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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.

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.

TDPS Season 2013-2014 has begun!

October 14, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to The Matchmaker and Visible Seams teams for their wonderful opening performances of both shows that start the TDPS 2013-14 Season this week.

Kennedy Center Taps Two TDPS Faculty for Playwriting Festival

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

The Kennedy Center has announced that two faculty members from the UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) have been selected to participate in their New Visions/New Voices May 2014 program.

Erin Crawley-Woods, MFA Dance candidate, worked with juvenile offenders at Keshet Dance Company, which is featured in Dance Teacher

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

Erin Crawley-Woods appears in the August 2013 issue of Dance Teacher Magazine for her work teaching movement to promote math, literacy, and conflict resolution for juvenile offenders. 

Will Franklin Reviews "The Matchmaker" in the Gazette

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

Will Franklin wrote a review of CSPAC's "The Matchmaker" in the Gazette on Tuesday, Oct

Open Faculty positions in TDPS

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

Assistant Professor of Multi-Media Design and Assistant or Associate Professor of Theatre History and Performance Studies

TDPS Hosts Artist/Blogger Who Braved Cairo Turmoil to Teach Dance to Cancer Patients

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

Shawn Lent will be giving a brown bag lunch talk Wednesday, October 2.

TDPS at the 2013 Metro DC Dance Awards

September 30, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies receives multiple recognitions for recent dance and theatre work at the 2013 Metro DC Dance Awards, announced on September 9.

Prof. Frank Hildy: "Reconstructing the Architecture of Shakespeare's Theatres: Archaeology, Iconography, and Archives"

September 30, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Professor Franklin J. Hildy will give a talk entitled "Reconstructing the Architecture of Shakespeare's Theatres: Archaeology, Iconography, and Archives" for the Medieval & Early Modern Studies Field Committee Lecture Series.