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MFA Dance Alumni Alisha Jihn and Joshua Manculich receive Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Awards
The Ohio Arts Council recognized MFA Dance Alumni Alisha Jihn (MFA 2025) and Joshua Manculich (MFA 2017) with Individual Excellence Awards for "outstanding accomplishments by artists in a variety of…
DanceUS.org recommends Ohio State's Department of Dance as one of the best college dance programs for 2026 in the USA
DanceUS.org, "an innovative portal for dance professionals, learners and enthusiasts," recently recommended Ohio State's Department of Dance as one of the best college dance programs for 2026 in the…
PhD Dance Student Sidra Bell invited back to the Museum of African Diaspora for Black History Month celebrations
The Museum of African Diaspora invited PhD Student Sidra Bell back for Black History Month celebrations. Her collaborative team will be performing a new version of "O-O-H Child" this Thursday,…
Professor Valarie Williams and Lecturer Ambre Emory-Maier co-author new book chapter
Professor Valarie Williams and Lecturer Ambre Emory-Maier co-authored a book chapter titled “Sociability and Hidden Connections: The Ballet Stage and Ballroom in the Long Eighteenth Century” for the…
Assistant Professor Alfonso Cervera commissioned to create a new choreographic work for Bates College
The Department of Dance is pleased to share that Alfonso Cervera, Assistant Professor of Dance at The Ohio State University, has been commissioned to create a new choreographic work for Bates College…
Alumna Marjana Krajač (Ph.D. 2024) Receives Annual Award for Outstanding Choreography in Zagreb
Alumna Marjana Krajač (Ph.D. in Dance Studies, 2024) has been awarded the Annual Award of the Croatian Associations of Dance Artists for Outstanding Choreography for her 2025 work titled…
MFA Dance Candidate jiara sha's dance film accepted in the American College Dance Association (ACDA) Screendance Gala Concert
Congratulations MFA Dance Candidate jiara sha and her dance film, "s o f t e d g e s m a l l d a n c e" which was adjudicated and accepted as 1 of 7 films in the American College Dance Association …
Assistant Professor Kym McDaniel publishes chapter in in the volume Applied Bioarchaeology: Making an Impact
Assistant Professor Kym McDaniel's chapter, ACTING QUEERLY: Creative Collaboration in Applied Bioarchaeology, was published in the volume Applied Bioarchaeology: Making an Impact. Co-written with…
GCAC Awards Alumna Loren Bucek (MA 1980, PhD 2013) a Funds for Artists Grant
The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) awarded Alumna Loren Bucek (MA 1980, PhD 2013) a Funds for Artists grant for art making/ painting, exhibiting in the community - e.g., Hammond …