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TDPS undergrad stage managers to gain professional experience this summer

April 12, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to our TDPS undergraduate stage managers who have accepted professional theatre internships this summer!

TDPS alum Dior Brown receives Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award

April 04, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

We are proud to announce that TDPS alum Dior Brown is a recipient of the 2016 Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) Individual Artist Award (IAA).

TDPS Dance MFA Mustapha Braimah choreography selected for ACDA Gala

March 24, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to TDPS Dance faculty and students who attended the American College Dance Association mid-Atlantic conference this past weekend at West Virginia University in Morgantown.

TDPS Faculty and students at Comparative Drama Conference 2016

March 14, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

A number of faculty and graduate students will represent UMD's School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at this year's Comparative Drama Conference (CDC) in Baltimore on March 31 - April 2, 2016.

TDPS undergrads Avery Collins and Tyasia Velines featured in #UMDtransforms video

March 11, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to TDPS theatre undergrads Avery Collins and Tyasia Velines on being featured in President Loh's latest #‎UMDtransforms video. 

Flamenco master FARRUQUITO visits TDPS

March 08, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

On Tuesday, March 8, master Flamenco artist Juan Manuel Fernández Montoya--known as Farruquito--presented a lecture/demonstration at the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies.

TDPS Dance artist-in-residence Christopher K. Morgan presents “Pohaku”

March 07, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS Dance artist-in-residence Christopher K. Morgan will present the world premiere of his new solo Pohaku at Dance Place on Saturday, March 19 (8pm) and Sunday, March 20 (7pm).

TDPS Playwriting professor Jennifer Barclay to present new play Danny

March 03, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS' new Playwriting professor Jennifer Barclay presents the first public reading of her new play, Danny, at Baltimore’s Center Stage on Monday, March 21. 

TDPS Dance Professors and alumni take a trip to Cuba

March 01, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

In February 2016, TDPS Dance professors Sara Pearson and Patrik Widrig (of PEARSONWIDRIG DANCETHEATER) took a trip to Cuba with TDPS Dance alumni and collaborators Graham Brown (MFA Dance), Lindsay Gilmour, and Jonathan Hsu (BA Dance).

UMD TDPS goes to "Hamilton" on Broadway

February 29, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

On Wednesday, February 24, about 20 UMD TDPS undergraduate and graduate students took a field trip up to New York City to see the highly acclaimed new musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda.