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CUNY Dance Initiative Announces Performances of Assistant Professor Gerson Lanza in "To Dance Is To Be Free"
CUNY Dance Initiative announced performances of Assistant Professor Gerson Lanza in "To Dance Is To Be Free."
Dates: 5/14/2026 - 5/15/2026
📍 Theatre: CUNY Dance Initiative
129 Convent Ave…
Associate Professor Hannah Kosstrin featured as content expert in article about choreographer Anna Sokolow in the Forward
70 years ago, this Jewish choreographer predicted our epidemic of loneliness and isolation
‘Rooms,’ which premiered in 1955, was inspired by the Lower East Side tenements of Anna Sokolow’s youth…
Professor Charles O. Anderson named Artist Laureate
The Ohio State University has selected Anderson, professor in the Department of Dance, as its 2026–27 Artist Laureate.
Anderson will begin a one-year appointment on July 1, 2026.
PhD Student Sidra Bell commissioned by Columbus Dance Theatre for a new work
Columbus Dance Theatre commissioned PhD Student Sidra Bell for a new work for their professional ensemble company. In residence from March 30-April 4, 2026, Bell worked with them on a new piece…
BOOST dance festival features PhD Student Zihao Yuan's newest solo work
BOOST dance festival featured PhD Student and Graduate Fellow Zihao Yuan's newest solo work with other Seattle contemporary dance artists, March 27 - 29, 2026 @ eXit SPACE | NOD Theater.
MFA Dance Candidate jiara sha's dance film selected for Liminal Dance Film Festival
Congratulations to MFA Dance Candidate jiara sha as LIMINAL (LMNL) selected her dance film, "s o f t e d g e s m a l l d a n c e" for their dance film festival presented by Orange Grove Dance +…
Professor Valarie Williams and Lecturer Ambre Emory-Maier serve as consultants for the George Balanchine Trust
Dr. Valarie Williams and Ambre Emory-Maier served as consultants for the George Balanchine Trust during Paul Boos' staging of the iconic ballet, Serenade, on the Cincinnati Ballet for…
Assistant Professors Alfonso Abraham Cervera and Dr. Irvin Manuel Gonzalez to present Nostalgia Pop with Primera Generación Dance Collective
The Department of Dance at The Ohio State University is proud to share that Assistant Professors Alfonso Abraham Cervera and Dr. Irvin Manuel Gonzalez have been invited to present their evening…
Apply now for project support from the Dance Preservation Fund
Overview
The Dance Preservation Fund was established in 1994 to further the recording of dance, supporting projects dealing with Labanotation or other notation systems, movement analysis,…