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UMD Team Aims to Make Live Music Accessible Through Touch

With a new $150K grant, an interdisciplinary team will develop wearable technology that allows Deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences to experience music in new ways.

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October 29, 2026 ARHU2, Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

How Can a Glue Stick or Fabric Softener Level Up Your Halloween Look?

UMD costume design student shares makeup and hair tips.
September 21, 2026 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS Lecturer and Alum, Kelly Colburn, Named One of Six Designers You Should Know by American Theatre Magazine

The list features designers working throughout the United States.
May 21, 2026 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS Alumni and Faculty Win 2026 Helen Hayes Awards

These annual awards recognize outstanding achievement from professional theatres and theatre-makers across the Washington, D.C. region.
May 06, 2026 Art, Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, Honors Humanities, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Arts for All Announces Spring 2026 ArtsAMP Grants

Learn more about the 17 arts-based, interdisciplinary projects developed by faculty, students and student organizations.
May 01, 2026 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Onstage at The Clarice, a Storm Is Brewing

Show blends music, film and theater in swamp-set production.
April 06, 2026 Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Heart of the Tiger: From UMD to Broadway and Back

Betsy Rosen ’06 reflects on her journey from her childhood puppetry influences to playing the fierce tiger Richard Parker in Broadway’s “Life of Pi.”

March 27, 2026 ARHU2, Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

UMD to Host 10th International Conference on Music and Minimalism

The conference provides attendees with an abundance of scholarly and performance attendance opportunities to dive into minimalism in music.
March 03, 2026 Arts for All, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UMD Launches Master’s Program in Dance Education with Teacher Certification

The program offers a clear pathway into full-time, salaried teaching positions.

February 25, 2026 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS in the 2026 Helen Hayes Award Nominations

Congrats to the TDPS alumni, faculty and student nominees!

TDPS in the News

September 21, 2026

TDPS Lecturer and Alum, Kelly Colburn, Named One of Six Designers You Should Know by American Theatre Magazine

The list features designers working throughout the United States.
May 21, 2026

TDPS Alumni and Faculty Win 2026 Helen Hayes Awards

These annual awards recognize outstanding achievement from professional theatres and theatre-makers across the Washington, D.C. region.
March 03, 2026

UMD Launches Master’s Program in Dance Education with Teacher Certification

The program offers a clear pathway into full-time, salaried teaching positions.

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The Diamondback

UMD departments work to connect music, deaf community with new technology

November 09, 2026 Arts for All, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Team is developing new wearable haptic sound devices, which would transform musical vibrations into patterns for hard-of-hearing audiences to feel.
Maryland Today

UMD Team Aims to Make Live Music Accessible Through Touch

October 30, 2026 Art, Arts for All, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

With a new $150K grant, an interdisciplinary team will develop wearable technology that allows Deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences to experience music in new ways.
Maryland Today

How Can a Glue Stick or Fabric Softener Level Up Your Halloween Look?

October 29, 2026 ARHU2, Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UMD costume design student shares makeup and hair tips.

ARHU 2026 Service Award Winners Announced

October 22, 2026 ARHU2, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Five exceptional members of the ARHU community received an annual service award.
DC Theater Arts

Hilarious and shocking ‘Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play’ at UMD

October 11, 2026 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

In Anne Washburn’s comic epic, Bart Simpson rescues civilization from collapse.

Five-Time Grammy Award Winner Angélique Kidjo: ‘We Have to Protect Hope’

October 09, 2026 ARHU2, Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

At ARHU Dean’s Lecture Series, the musician discussed the power of expression, language and staying hopeful.

Maryland Today

D’oh! The World Ends, “The Simpsons” Bumble On

October 09, 2026 Arts for All, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Show opening Friday at The Clarice imagines a strange future for the animated series.

TDPS Lecturer and Alum, Kelly Colburn, Named One of Six Designers You Should Know by American Theatre Magazine

September 21, 2026 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The list features designers working throughout the United States.
Maryland Today

$8.16M Gift Honors Longtime Supporter of UMD Science and Arts

July 29, 2026 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The Brin family’s commitment was matched by a $3.25M award from the state for 2 endowed chairs.
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