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Department of Dance Hosts Dialogues in Dance Studies: Author Series
September 30, 2025
2 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Sullivant Hall 247, 1813 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43210…
PhD Student Sidra Bell on creative team for "Old Man and the Sea" at the Wex
PhD in Dance Studies Student Sidra Bell worked with Slovenian director Karmina Sîlec as principal collaborator/movement advisor in collaboration with Beth Morrison Productions and renowned…
Ohio State's Department of Dance Welcomes Cyrah L. Ward
The Ohio State University Department of Dance welcomes Cyrah L. Ward (pronounced seer-ah) (she/they) to our faculty in autumn 2025 as an assistant professor of practice. Ward is a scholar of…
Ohio State's Department of Dance Welcomes Gerson Lanza Ruiz
The Ohio State University Department of Dance welcomes Gerson Lanza Ruiz to our faculty in autumn 2025 as a tenure-track assistant professor. Gerson is an Afro-Honduran immigrant and tap…
PhD Student Sidra Bell to receive Yaddo Artist Medal with Jill Viney and Langston Hughes
PhD Student Sidra Bell will be honored with an artist medal on October 22, 2025 at Edison Ballroom in NYC by Yaddo. Yaddo is the leading nonprofit retreat for artists and writers, who come from…
Assistant Professor Irvin Manuel Gonzalez leads department's inaugural course through the Ohio Prison Education Exchange Project (OPEEP)
In Spring 2025, Dr. Irvin Manuel Gonzalez led the Department of Dance’s inaugural course through the Ohio Prison Education Exchange Project (OPEEP). The semester focused on introducing students to…
Greater Columbus Arts Council awards grants to Ohio State Dance faculty and alumni
On June 11, 2025, the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) announced the recipients of the first round of its 2025 Artist Projects grants. Grant applications were reviewed and scored by community…
MFA Student Mary Storm wins Grad Student Career Accelerator Fund Award
The College of Arts and Sciences Center for Career Success granted MFA Student Mary Storm a Grad Student Career Accelerator Fund Award for the Summer 2025 cycle. Mary received $2,450 to…
PhD Student Sidra Bell premieres her work "Areas of Relief" at Yerba Buena Performing Arts Center
PhD Student Sidra Bell premiered her work "Areas of Relief" commissioned by ODC/Dance for the troupe’s “Dance Downtown” program April 10–13, 2025 at the Blue Shield of California Theater at Yerba…