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DEPARTMENT OF DANCE POSITION OPENING
The Department of Dance seeks a dance artist/teacher/scholar with expertise in community engagement through dance pedagogy, art-making processes, and movement practice. We welcome a colleague…

Parallel Connections in the News
Dance preview: 'Parallel Connections'By Jim Fischer, Columbus Alive If dance is a universal language, then “Parallel Connections” presents the richness of its varied dialects and accents. Read…
Susan Petry Selected as a Mentor in the Faculty FIT: Foundation, Impact, Transformation Program
The University Institute for Teaching and Learning announces the selection of Professor Susan Petry as a mentor in the Faculty FIT: Foundation, Impact, Transformation program. A year-long…

Valarie Williams Named Associate Dean for Outreach and Engagement
Valarie Williams assumed a new role as associate dean for outreach and engagement for the College of Arts and Sciences, effective Sept. 1. Williams, professor of dance and former associate dean…

In the News: The Linen Closet & Other Collections
Renowned Columbus Dancer Susan Van Pelt Petry Returns to Stage to Premiere Her New Works
"We are born and we die, and in between we wear clothes."
That's dancer, choreographer and…

Kylee Smith: Black Female Bodies in American Culture
Kylee Smith (BFA 2017) is featured in the College of Arts and Sciences Autumn 2017 Field Guide to Arts at Ohio State. Congratulations Kylee!
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The Linen Closet & Other Collections
Dance Theatre Performance by Susan Van Pelt Petry
Performances:
Friday and Saturday, September 8 & 9, 2017
3:00 & 7:30
Van Fleet Theatre, Columbus, Ohio
Susan performs…
Buckeyes Represent at the ICKL Conference in Beijing!
Congratulations to all the Buckeyes who just returned from the International Council of Kinetography Laban Conference in Beijing!
Standing L-R: Wendy Chu (Hong Kong Academy of Performing…

Abby Zbikowski (MFA 2012) Wins 2017 Juried Bessie Award
Ohio State MFA Dance Alumna Abby Zbikowski was presented with the 2017 Juried Bessie Award at a press conference in New York, NY on July 12, 2017. The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies…