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BFA Student Lindsey Beatty presents her research at the Spring Undergraduate Research Festival
Under the mentorship of faculty advisors Dr. Hannah Kosstrin and Eddie Taketa, BFA Student Lindsey Beatty presented her research, "FIGS (Feminal InGlorius Surrender) An Embodied Study of Personal…
MFA Student Celia Benvenutti Receives Ohio State's Graduate Award in Religion, Spirituality, and the Arts
MFA Student Celia Benvenutti is the recipient of this year’s Graduate Award in Religion, Spirituality, and the Arts from The Ohio State University’s Center for the Study of Religion. The award…
PhD Student Zihao Yuan receives honorable mention at the Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum
PhD Student Zihao Yuan received an honorable mention for the arts at the Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum on March 6th, 2026 for his oral presentation, "Recentering the Cultural & Gender…
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 +…