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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
Arts & Democracy Video Project for First-Year Seminar
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, …

Susan Van Pelt Petry Choreographs Madama Butterfly
Professor Susan Van Pelt Petry choreographed Opera Columbus' upcoming production of Madama Butterfly, which features seven Ohio State dancers appearing in a variety of roles, including…

Dr. Dixon Speaking and Teaching in Bandung, Indonesia
Dr. Melanye White Dixon is in Bandung, Indonesia on a Fulbright grant as an invited speaker for the International Conference on Arts and Design Education (ICADE) September 18-19, 2018. She is also…
The Body in Code
Ohio State Dance Professor Norah Zuniga Shaw’s co-creation with Maria Palazzi and choreographer William Forsythe, Synchronous Objects is featured currently at the Pompidou Center in…

Catherine Turocy (BFA 1974) Featured by UMUV
"In 1976, Catherine Turocy asked her fellow Ohio State alumna Ann Jacoby to join her in forming the New York Baroque Dance Company. Turocy and Jacoby sought to bridge the gap between scholar and…