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Professor Scot Reese to direct The Cricket in Times Square at the Kennedy Center

January 25, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Scot Reese is director of the NSO Family Concert, The Cricket in Times Square, a world premiere retelling of George Selden's Newbery Honor book composed and adapted by Chris Brubeck.

Emily Warheit, PhD candidate, is awarded the James F. Harris Visionary scholarhsip

January 24, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

PhD student Emily Warheit has received the first ever James F. Harris Visionary scholarship.

TDPS and Visiting Professor Jared Mezzocchi featured in the Washington Post

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

Katherine Boyle featured Visiting Professor Jared Mezzocchi as well as the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance studies in her article titled 

American Theatre features co-production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in January 2013 issue

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

"Co-productions are popular, but they get even more enticing when artists from far-flung parts of the world join forces to create a singular, bilingual super-production", writes Eliza Bent of American Theatre.

Professor Jared Mezzocchi Featured on BroadwayWorld.com

January 03, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

See Broadway World's story on Visiting Professor Jared Mezzocch

UMD and TDPS Performances Win DC Metro Theater Arts Honors "Best of 2012"

January 03, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

University of Maryland's School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, and Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center productions were chosen as the “Best of 2012” by

Students in Dance in Global Context course reveal research topics

December 18, 2012 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

DANCE 784, Dance in Global Context, end-of-semester presentations in early December included works-in-progress of class participants drawing on ideas from the dance ethnography model of The Dance Event.

American College Dance Festival 2013

December 18, 2012 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS students will be performing and attending the ACDF 2013 conference.

Professor Karen Bradley receives distinguished honor from University of Oregon

December 17, 2012 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Professor Karen Bradley has been selected by the School of Music and Dance faculty committee of the University of Oregon to be honored as the year's School of Music and Dance Distinguished Alum for the area of dance.

Dr. Esther Kim Lee joins the faculty of the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

December 17, 2012 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Professor Lee will teach courses in the Theatre and Performance Studies program.