News

Professor Laurie Frederik Meer receives book award from the Association of Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)

April 04, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The Awards Committee, and the Book Award Subcommittee, of ATHE have awarded Dr. Frederik Meer an Honorable Mention for Trumpets in the Mountains: Theater and the Politics of National Culture in Cuba in ATHE’s Outstanding Book Award for 2012

Mourning the Loss of Jane Henson: Artist, Creative Genius and UMD Alumna

April 04, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The University of Maryland is saddened by the news that alumna and world-celebrated puppeteer Jane Henson died Tuesday at her home in Connecticut at the age of 78 following a battle with cancer.  Ms. Henson was the widow of puppeteer Jim Henson.

Professor Scot Reese recognized for his mentorship of students

April 04, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Professor Reese, advisor for the student group Kreativity, is honored by recent awards.

2013 International Initiatives Awards

April 04, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to the 2013-2014 winners of International Initiatives funding for upcoming research projects that will take TDPS faculty and students to various corners of the world.

International Festival Honors Alvin Mayes with Inclusion of Contemporary Dance Work

March 26, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Alvin Mayes brings dance to life in his own choreography as well as the works of other choreographers.  He has been called on to rehearse dances of Anna Sokolow, Erika Thimey and Eric Hampton for area dance companies.

PEARSONWIDRIG’s Inventive Dance is Honored with Maryland State Arts Council Grant

March 26, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Sara Pearson and Patrik Widrig, artistic directors of PEARSONWIDRIG DANCETHEATER since 1987, have gained an international following for work that transforms the familiar into the “mysterious, the subversive, and the intimate”.

TDPS dance students stand out at Mid-Atlantic Region ACDF Conference

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

Dance students from the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies just returned from the Mid-Atlantic Region American College Dance Festival Conference, held at University of North Carolina-Greensboro. 

Two PhD candidates accepted into Writing Fellows Program

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

Matthew Shifflett and Aaron Tobiason, PhD candidates in Theatre and Performance Studies, have been accepted to UMD's new, prestigious Writing Fellows program.

Fulbright awarded to PhD candidate, James Hesla

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

James Hesla, PhD Candidate in Theatre and Performance Studies, was recently awarded a Fulbright Grant for graduate research in Indonesia during the 2013-14 academic year.

2013-2014 Arhu Fulbright Recipients

March 07, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, Arabic, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

ARHU students receive prestigious Fulbright award.