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In Memoriam: Lucy Venable

Ohio State Dance Emerita Professor Lucy Venable died peacefully Tuesday morning, January 29, 2019. She is survived by her five nieces and their families. She was preceded in death by her brother…

Karen Eliot Wins Ratner Award

Interim Executive Dean and Vice Provost Janet Box-Steffensmeier surprised Dance Professor Karen Eliot at the faculty meeting on Monday, January 7 with a presentation of the Ronald and Deborah…

Dance and English Alumna Brings Ballet to the Big Screen

Kosstrin's Book Wins Finalist Award

Assistant Professor Hannah Kosstrin's book Honest Bodies: Revolutionary Modernism in the Dances of Anna Sokolow was awarded Finalist, which is second place, for the Jordan Schnitzer Book Award in…

Bench featured on Voices of Excellence podcast

Harmony Bench, associate professor in the Department of Dance, shines a light on trailblazing female dance giants in a recent episode of Voices of Excellence. Listen to the weekly podcast on …

Resolution of Expression for The Big 5-OH

The Columbus City Council passed a Resolution of Expression at their November 19, 2018 meeting to "recognize and celebrate" Ohio State Dance's 50th Anniversary. Department Chair Susan Hadley spoke…

Arts & Democracy Project

Director and Videographer: BFA Dance Student Sydney Lettau
Choreographer: BFA Dance Student Gina Buffano…

New Film by Associate Professor Mitchell Rose

The Brooklyn Academy of Music commissioned a new film from Associate Professor Mitchell Rose to honor their retiring executive producer, Joe Melillo, and it features 52 dance luminaries including…

Kosstrin and Summers Present LabanLens

Assistant Professor Hannah Kosstrin and Media Manager Chris Summers presented LabanLens at the 2018 National Dance Education Organization Annual Conference in La Jolla, California, …