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Winter 2024
Winter 2024
In this issue
Welcome Message
Dear Department of Dance Community, As you have heard from the College of Arts and Sciences, I will have stepped down as chair by the time you read this…
Professor and Chair Charles O. Anderson forms J.E.D.I. (Justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) standing committee
By Assistant Professor Irvin Manuel GonzalezThis autumn 2024 Chair Charles O. Anderson formed the J.E.D.I. (Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) standing committee in ongoing efforts to foster…
Professor and Chair Charles O. Anderson establishes Production and Events Planning standing committee
By Production Manager and Building Coordinator Nico LawsonThis autumn 2024, Professor and Chair Charles O. Anderson established the Production and Events Planning standing committee, known as “PEP,”…
Professor and Chair Charles O. Anderson’s proposal to bring Guest Artist Doug Varone to campus awarded $20,000
The Office of Academic Affairs awarded $20,000 to support Chair Anderson’s proposal to continue the HATCH (Holistic Approaches to Transformative…
Ohio State Dance welcomes new faculty, administrative and production team members
Postdoctoral Scholar Sinjini ChatterjeeOhio State Dance welcomes Postdoctoral Scholar Sinjini Chatterjee to the department in autumn 2024. Chatterjee holds a PhD in Critical Dance Studies from the…
BFA Dance Alumna Cali Cummings hired by Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders
Please join us in giving a shout out to Ohio State Dance Alumna Cali Cummings (BFA 2024) for being hired by the Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders! O-H!
Ohio State Dance Alum Fen Kennedy (PhD 2019) receives Outstanding Dance Educator award
Join us in giving a shout out to Ohio State Dance Alum Fen Kennedy (PhD 2019) for winning the 2024 National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) National Award for Outstanding Dance Educator. Dr.…
Human Rights on the Move Book Published
Human Rights on the Move — the first volume in Ohio State Press' new series, On Possibility: Social Change and the Arts and Humanities, was…
Radical Accounting Visualizations open at the Whitney Museum of American Art
Ohio State Associate Professor of Dance Harmony Bench and collaborator Kate Elswit, Professor of Performance and Technology at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (University of London),…
Abby Z and the New Utility's "Radioactive Practice" London, UK performance earns 5 star review from the Guardian
Associate Professor Abby Zbikowski's company Abby Z and the New Utility earned a 5 star review from the Guardian for her work "Radioactive Practice" presented in association with Dance Umbrella UK, a…
PhD Student Sidra Bell featured in new exhibit at the Met
The Biggest Surprise at the Met’s Egypt Show? Live PerformanceBlack artists have long claimed ancient Egypt as their own. Now they’re telling their stories in person on the museum’s floor.www.nytimes…
Ph.D. Candidate Yujie Chen wins one of the 2024-2025 Presidential Fellowships
Ohio State Dance congratulates Ph.D. Candidate Yujie Chen for being named one of the 2024-2025 Presidential Fellowship recipients. The Presidential Fellowship is the most prestigious award given by…
Professor Emeritus John Giffin featured in The New York Times
Revisiting Pina Bausch’s World of Love and Longing in Aging Bodies“Kontakthof,” a pivotal Bausch dance from 1978, is being staged with members of the original cast. They talk about coming back to it…