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Partnership between Adventure Theatre MTC and TDPS MFA Design students is a great model for local theatres

November 21, 2012 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Jessica Goldstein of the Washington Post, interviewed the Artistic Director of Adventur

The work of Connor Voss, BA Dance, selected for the 30th Annual Choreographers' Showcase

November 19, 2012 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Connor Voss, BA Dance, will be performing his piece, Corroded, at the 30th Annual Choreographers’ Showcase on Saturday, January 26, 2013, at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m

Sharon Mansur receives a University of Maryland Creative and Performing Arts Award (CAPAA)

November 19, 2012 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

A collaborative performance project, titled "INSERT [_____] HERE", will be developed with Irish contemporary dance artist Nick Bryson, based in Birr, Ireland, and involve UM undergraduate and graduate dance students.

Open Faculty position in the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

November 14, 2012 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The School is accepting applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position.

Nava Behnam Shabahang receives award from the Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars Program

November 14, 2012 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Nava Behnam Shabahang, BA Dance '13, was honored by the Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars Program, along with her faculty mentor, Adriane Fang of TDPS, and her High School teacher mentor, Robert Thomas, at the awa

Anjna Swaminathan receives Dean’s Senior Scholars Award

November 14, 2012 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Anjna, BA Theatre, has been chosen as a College of Arts and Humanities Senior Scholar for 2012‐13. ARHU departments nominate outstanding seniors majoring in their disciplines for the Dean's Senior Scholars Award.

Ana Farfan, MFA Dance '14, highlights her research at CORD Conference 2012

November 14, 2012 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Ana Patricia Farfan, Fulbright fellow from Mexico and MFA Candidate in Dance, in 2009 founded and became editor of a dance research journal in Mexico called Centrífuga, the first one in Mexic

In the Red and Brown Water receives great reviews

November 14, 2012 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

"In the Red and Brown Water is a stunning piece of theater by the School of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies at the University of Maryland", writes Jessica Vaughan in the DC MetroTheatre Arts.

Professor Brian MacDevitt wins Drama Desk and Henry Hewes awards

November 02, 2012 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

In June, 2012, Lighting Designer Brian MacDevitt, wins the 57th Annual Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design.

Drew Barker, MA Candidate in Theatre and Performance Studies, wins in NEH Contest

November 01, 2012 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Drew Barker was named a winner of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) creative writing contest, Emancipation Nation, based on Civil War-era documents relating to slavery