News

Dance Faculty Adriane Fang featured at the American Dance Guild Festival '13

November 11, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Dance Faculty Adriane Fang was featured at the American Dance Guild Festival '13, which took place in New York City at the 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Centre from November 8-10. 

Professor Hildy invited to attend Sam Wanamaker Theatre opening

November 08, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The Sam Wanamaker Theatre is the new indoor venue for Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.

UMD Dance student and alumna perform duet at "Brace"

November 07, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Chelsea Brown (BA Dance '15) and Bethany Disque (BA Dance '13) have been invited to perform their duet "If I Only Knew" at Brace, presented by the Spark Movement Collective.

Theatre, Technology and Humanity Converge in Chinese - UMD Theatre Collaboration

November 06, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts (NACTA) and TDPS are embarking on a new collaboration on October 28th as part of the five-year partnership that created the bi-lingual co-production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Staged Reading and Discussion of Plays by Gao Xingjian on 12/5

November 05, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The staged reading will feature excerpts of plays by Gao Xingjian, and will be performed by students of THET 489G (Globalization and Theatre).

Molière Impromptu reviewed in The Gazette

November 05, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Cara Hedgepeth has reviewed Molière Impromptu for the Gazette!

Allan Davis wins ATHE's Graduate Student Paper Award

November 01, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

PhD student Allan Davis was the recipient of the Graduate Student Paper Award, a writing competition sponsored by the Theory and Criticism Focus Group

Alvin Mayes and JCCGW Dance Department

October 28, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The JCCGW community has been enriched through its long association with renowned dance professional Alvin Mayes.

Jared Mezzochi's "THE DOWNTOWN LOOP" in NYC

October 28, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Jared Mezzochi's show THE DOWNTOWN LOOP has just opened at 3-Legged-Dog in New York City.  

Guest Artist Nick Bryson Visits TDPS

October 22, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Irish contemporary dance artist/improviser Nick Bryson is visiting TDPS October 16-28, guest teaching improvisation, somatics and choreography classes, and rehearsing with undergraduate students.