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Week 7 Announcements: February 13-17, 2012

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A conversation with guest composer Steve Reich Thursday, February 23, 2012. 12:30-1:20pm in Weigel Hall Auditorium. Free and open to the public. Everyone is invited to attend an open forum spotlighting Pulitzer Prize winning composer Steve Reich, guest artist-in-residence and Drums Downtown IX featured composer. Tim Page, Professor of Journalism and Music at the University of Southern

Week 6 Announcements: February 6-10, 2012

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Featured image: From last week's production of Rugged Play. Blind Spots by Dante Brown. If you missed the show, view the livestream archive here. Ballet Memphis makes their Cleveland debut. Performing Trey McIntyre’s In Dreams, praised by the New York Times as “exceptional,” Ballet Memphis dances at the Ohio Theatre at PlayhouseSquare March 10-11, 2012. Students receive $5 off ticket

Week 5 Announcements: January 30-February 3, 2012

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Featured image: Visiting Artist Hind Benali and Assistant Professor Esther Baker-Tarpaga show a work in progress on Thursday, January 26, 2012 in Drake. The Ohio State University Department of Dance presents Rugged Play: an evening of new works by 3rd year MFA students Dante Brown and Abigail Zbikowski. Thursday-Saturday | February 2-4, 2012 in Pomerene Hall Gym (Room 316). 1760 Neil Ave.

Week 4 Announcements: January 23-27, 2012

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Featured photo: students help set-up the new foam subfloor in Pomerene Gym on Sunday, January 22 The Wexner Center for the Arts presents a screening of Stomp: Stomp Out Loud; February 1, 2012. This event is free with your Buck ID Exclusive Screenings at the Gateway Film Center For complete listings and other upcoming events visit the GFC website. • Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance:

Week 3 Announcements: January 17-20, 2012

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Dance @30fps - A Screening of Contemporary Dance-Films. Thursday, January 19, 2012; 7pm at Gateway Film Center. 1550 N High, Columbus. The OSU Department of Dance presents two programs of dance-films: At 7pm an anthology of international shorts. At 8:30pm, "The Co(te)lette Film" by acclaimed director Mike Figgis. A panel discussion follows. $5 admits you to one or both shows. For accessibility

Week 2 Announcements: January 9-13, 2012

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Featured video: Trailer for Full Circle by Eric Nordstrom. Presented in partial fulfillment of the MFA in Dance at OSU. Dance @30fps - A Screening of Contemporary Dance-Films. Thursday, January 19, 2012; 7pm at Gateway Film Center. 1550 N High, Columbus. The OSU Department of Dance presents two programs of dance-films: At 7pm an anthology of international shorts. At 8:30pm, "The Co(te

Week 1 Announcements: January 3-6, 2012

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Still from Eric Nordstrom's Full Circle, one of the shorts featured at Dance@30fps. Dance @30fps - A Screening of Contermporary Dance-Films. Thursday, January 19, 2012; 7pm at Gateway Film Center. 1550 N High, Columbus. For accessibility info, parking and directions call 614 545 2255 or visit their website. RSVP on Facebook. 7pm Shorts: Stronger. Wilkie Branson, UK. Two new-found

Week 11 Announcements: December 5-9, 2011

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All photos in this entry are from the Monday, December 5 Major Informance in Pomerene Hall. Work-in-progress showing at EMMA. Monday, December 5, 2011; 8pm Teoma Naccarato presents two mediated solos choreographed for dancers Meredith Hurst and Cheryl Rosario, as well as a collective creation titled “Intimacy in Performance,” a collaborative project facilitated by Naccarato, Owen David,

Week 10 Announcements: November 22-December 2, 2011

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Featured image: Alexis del Sol in Space/People/Dancing/Objects. Adjudication for UNPLUGGED. Saturday, December 3, 2011 starting at 1pm in Pom 316 we will adjudicate for UNPLUGGED, this year’s Winter Concert. The performances will be March 2-3, 2012 at 8pm. All dancers and choreographers must be available for lighting/technical rehearsals the week of the performances. Details will be fleshed

Week 9 Announcements: November 21-25, 2011

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Featured image: Erik Abbott-Main's piece "In the future, we’ll all be kings" from this weekend's Space/People/Dancing/Objects performance at NPAC. Adjudication for UNPLUGGED. Saturday, December 3, 2011 starting at 1pm in Pom 316 we will adjudicate for UNPLUGGED, this year’s Winter Concert. The performances will be March 2-3, 2012 at 8pm. All dancers and choreographers must be available for

Week 8 Announcements: November 14-18, 2011

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This Weekend! Space\People\Dancing\Objects. With choreography by 3rd year MFA students Erik Abbott-Main, Amanda Byars, and Alexis del Sol, Friday and Saturday, November 18-19, 2011; 8pm at Northland Performing Arts Center. 4411 Tamarack Blvd, Columbus 43229 (near Morse & Karl roads). $10 tickets available at the door. RSVP on Facebook. West African Dance with Olivier Tarpaga: Mandiani. MW 7-

Week 7 Announcements: November 7-11, 2011

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Space\People\Dancing\Objects. With choreography by 3rd year MFA students Erik Abbott-Main, Amanda Byars, and Alexis del Sol, Friday & Saturday, November 18 & 19, 2011; 8pm at Northland Performing Arts Center. 4411 Tamarack Blvd, Columbus 43229 (near Morse & Karl roads). $10 tickets available at the door. RSVP on Facebook. Save the date! Hairspray: the Broadway Musical will be performed by the

Week 6 Announcements October 31-November 4, 2011

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This Weekend! Physical Graffiti: November 4-5, 2011; 8pm at Northland Performing Arts Center. An evening of choreography by Mike Abbatiello, Quentin Burley, Rebecca Quintrell, Alexandra Runyon, & Chafin Seymour. $10 tickets available at the door. RSVP on Facebook. Perspectives: A Senior Project Art Installation Performance. Presented By Tessa Anton Friday, November 4, 2011 At the Drake

Week 5 Announcements: October 24-28, 2011

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Featured image: Contact improv jam. Fridays in Drake.Free Workshop at EMMAIsadora Basics: Interactive Control for Multi-Media Performance. Saturday November 5, 2011, 12-2:30pm at the Experimental Media and Movement Arts Lab (EMMA) 1224 Kinnear Rd., Columbus OH. Isadora is a program for interactive control of digital media during performance, offering real-time manipulation of video and audio.

Week 4 Announcements: October 17-21, 2011

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Ten Tiny DancesOctober 21-22, 2011; 7:30pm & 9pm at Feverhead -1199 Goodale Blvd, Columbus, OH 43212. Admission: Pay what you can, Suggested donation $10. Ten Tiny Dances, originally created by Mike Barber in Portland Oregon, is a performance that showcases the work of 10 choreographers who are challenged to create a movement piece on top of a 4ft x 4ft stage. This is the second Ten Tiny Dances

Week 3 Announcements: October 10-14, 2011

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Alexis del Sol will be presenting the first incarnation of her MFA project at the Wexner Center. The performance, a collaboration with 3 other Latina artists, is sponsored by the Multicultural Center as part of Hispanic Heritage month. See below for details.Donde Hay Vida, There is Art. A celebration of art, dance, theatre, and digital media. October 14-15, 2011; 8pm at the Wexner Center Black

Week 2 Announcements: October 3-7, 2011

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Featured image: One of our swing space studios in Pomerene Hall. Photo courtesy Dave Covey.Mirror Lake Amphitheater ShowPresented by Moving Performing Arts (MAP) ClubFriday, October 7, 2011 at 7pm. RSVP on Facebook.All are invited to the first informal performance of MAP: a club which brings together all genres of dance, music, and medias. This group allows all students of different artistic

Week 1 Announcements: September 25-October 1, 2011

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Welcome back everyone! If you missed last week's entry, please click here. It contains a lot of important info we received over the summer.Featured image: OSUdance Assistant Professor Esther Baker-Tarpaga presents a work in progress with MFAs Abby Zbikowski and Dante Brown in Drake's swing studio.OhioDance Presents a Dance Education Roundtable facilitated by Loren Bucek.October 15, 2011 from 10am

Week 0 Announcements: September 19-24, 2011

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Welcome back everyone! Our regular blog schedule starts next week, but here are some updates we received over the summer. Check back next Monday for more!Biggest Yoga Class Ever!Calling all Buckeye fans, yogis, athletes, and lululemon enthusiasts! Don't miss this one! Saturday, October 8, 2011; 9:30am at OSU Stadium! For more information, check out their Lululemon's Yoga online. Several jobs have

Summer Dance Classes at OSU

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Week 10 Announcements: May 30-June 3

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Featured image: Hummingbird from Dance Uptown.Need a break during Week 10?Well, here's a refreshing opportunity to be an enthusiastic audience member! ARC dancers will perform on Thursday, June 2 from 1:15-2:00pm in Sullivant Theatre, in collaboration with OSU dance students. The event is free, informal, brief, and open to the public. The ARC performance is a culminating celebration of the work

Week 9 Announcements: May 23-27, 2011

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Featured video: Olivier Tarpaga discusses L'Ombre du Silence, to be performed at Dance Uptown this Thursday and Friday, May 26-27, 2011. Video by Dante Brown.Featured image: Stephanie Ossowski practices maneuvers on a “slackline” in the Hoop & Street Performance course.Dance UptownThis week! – Thursday and Friday, May 26 & 27, 2011; 8pm. Mershon Auditorium. 1871 N. High Street. $10 general

Week 8 Announcements: May 16-20, 2011

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Featured video: Michael Kelly Bruce discusses Hummingbird, to be performed at Dance Uptown, this May 26-27, 2011. Video by Dante Brown. Featured image: Rehearsal for Olivier Tarpaga's L'ombre du Silence in preparation for Dance Uptown. May 26-27, 2011. Photo by Catherine Proctor. Monday, May 16, 2011; 8pm in Weigel Hall Auditorium. The OSU Percussion Ensemble presents an evening of works

Week 7 Announcements: May 9-13, 2011

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Susan Hadley discusses her reconstruction of Back, Jack. Dance Uptown: May 26 & 27, 2011.Featured photo: guest artist, Kristina Isabelle, leads the Hoop & Street Performance course in a Stilt Walking workshop.Interiors: A Site-Specific Dance PerformanceFriday, May 13, 2011 at 328 1/2 Wilber Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215. Free admission. Tour Times: 7pm, 7:30pm, 8pm, 8:30pm, 9pm. Come see Meredith

Week 6 Announcements: May 2-6, 2011

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Featured video: Sabela grimes discusses his role in Dance Uptown, May 26-27, 2011.Featured image: AJ Blankenship & Rachel Switlick research choreography for lower level, an upcoming performance presented by OSU students in the Alternative Performance Technique course.Fourteen: OSU Dance presents 14 dance works created by MFA & BFA students. Thursday-Saturday, May 5-7, 2011. Sullivant Theatre.

Week 5 Announcements: April 25-29, 2011

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Featured image: Mara Penrose presents her MFA Thesis Project Scoring Change, last Monday April 18, 2011.Fourteen: OSU Dance presents 14 dance works created by MFA & BFA students. Thursday-Saturday, May 5-7, 2011. Sullivant Theatre. RSVP on Facebook.Guerrilla Dance this week: Wednesday 2:35 - 3:35 PM. Meet outside Studio 1.Featured image: Seniors present their Senior Concert works in progress.

Week 4 Announcements: April 18-22, 2011

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Featured image: OSU dancers AJ Blankenship, Theresa Elwell, Daniel Holt, and Kiki Williams warm-up for COPE:Japan outside BalletMet performance space.Tonight! Monday, April 18 2011, 5pm. Scoring Change: MFA Thesis Project by Mara Penrose. Sullivant Hall, Studio 1. Get ready for FOURTEEN: 2011 Spring Dance Concert. Featuring 14 dances by OSU BFA & MFA students. Coming to Sullivant Theatre on May

Week 3 Announcements: April 11-15, 2011

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Featured photo: Students, faculty and community members check out our future performance swing space near Morse Road.Spring MFA Thesis Concert: Here, then, us and the other. April 14-16, 2011; 8pm in Sullivant Theater. Featuring work by: Kristen Jeppsen Groves, Teoma Naccarato and Maree ReMalia. For a complimentary ticket, sign up to usher on the Production Board outside Studio 1! Advanced

Week 2 Announcements: April 4-8, 2011

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Featured image: Chair Susan Van Pelt Petry introduces OSUdance students to one of the Pomerene Hall swing spaces. For more info on our upcoming renovation, visit the "Raise the Roof" page on the OSUdance website.SPRING MFA Thesis Concert: Here, then, us and the other. April 14-16, 2011; 8pm in Sullivant Theater. Featuring work by: Kristen Jeppsen Groves, Teoma Naccarato and Maree ReMalia. For a

Week 1 Announcements: March 28-April 1, 2011

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Featured image: MFA candidate Alejandra Jara demos her designs during a WI11 costume final. Guest Artists Q&AThursday, March 31, 2011; 2:45-4:15pm. Sullivant Hall, Studio 5Gregory Maqoma and Shanell Winlock will offer an informal discussion concerning their latest work Southern Bound Comfort at the Wexner Center.Southern Bound ComfortWednesday, March 30-Saturday, April 2, 2011; 8pm. Performance

Week 11 Announcements: March 14-18, 2011

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Featured image: Kristen Jeppsen Groves performs a work in progress at last Friday's Informance. Check back for more information on her concert with Teoma Naccarato and Maree ReMalia on April 14-16, 2011.On Tuesday March 29, 2011, 12:30-1:30pm, our quarterly departmental gathering will be held in one of our future spaces, Pomerene Gymnasium (306). Please come over and join us for updates on

Week 10 Announcements: March 7-11, 2011

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Featured photo: From last weekend's Winter Concert: [In]Visible Traces.Department Informance. Friday, March 11; 10:30am-12pm in Studio 1.As a reminder, the department informance this Friday is an opportunity for classes, groups, or individuals to share with the whole Department work that has been developed this quarter. This has most frequently included choreographic works-in-progress, comp

Week 9 Announcements: February 28-March 4, 2011

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Featured video: Documentary by Grad student Ann Sofie Clemmensen, following two undergrad students in their rehearsal process with choreographer Meghan Durham.The Department of Dance at the Ohio State University presents "[IN]VISIBLE TRACES: Winter Concert 2011," featuring works by choreographers: Mike Abbatiello, Danté Brown, Quentin Burley, Nicole Gross, Haley Harrison, Megan Haugen, Michael J.

Week 8 Announcements: February 21-25, 2011

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Featured image: Visiting Assistant Professor Meghan Durham leading a rep class. Photo by Maree ReMalia.Ishmael Houston-Jones at Oberlin-Warner Main SpacePublic workshop February 26, 2011; 1-4pmContact jam February 27, 2011; 3-6pmWebsite for more info.Domestic Matters Opens March 3 at Urban Arts SpaceDomestic Matters explores the intimate geographies and everyday life practices in the Agrarian

Week 7 Announcements: February 14-18, 2011

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Featured video: Drums Downtown VIII - Elements - Inside Look from Joseph Krygier on Vimeo.Drums Downtown VIII – ElementsFebruary 18-19, 2011; 8pm. Drums Downtown is an annual event that takes place each February in one of Columbus’ premier performance venues, the Riffe Center’s Capitol Theatre in downtown Columbus. This multi-disciplinary event showcases the OSU Percussion Ensemble alongside

Week 6 Announcements: February 7-11, 2011

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Featured video: Guerrilla Dance at OSU. Video: Daniel Holt, Steph Danyi.Guerrilla Dance: Friday, 2/11 from 4:15-5:15pm. Meet outside Studio 1. Stay up to date: Facebook, Blog, Vimeo, TwitterBrown Bag: Stories and film from the 2010 Burkina Faso Summer Study Abroad Program. Wednesday, February 2, 2011; 12-12:30pm Studio 5. Listen to students from the OSU Department of Dance speak about their

Week 5 Announcements: January 31-February 4, 2011

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Featured image: Ph.D. candidate Jessica Zeller gives a presentation on her research during Graduate Auditions.MFA Concert Series: Theatre of the ObsessedThursday – Saturday, February 3-5, 2011; 8pm in Sullivant TheatreGet a free ticket to see the MFA Concert: Theatre of the Obsessed featuring choreography by Betsy Miller and Sai Somboon. If you sign up to usher between February 3-5, 2011, you

Week 4 Announcements: January 24-28, 2011

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Featured image: Boxerman by Noa Zuk. Dancers: Maree ReMalia, Mara Penrose and Dante Brown Modern Jewish Experience through the Lens of Dancepresented by the Melton Center for Jewish Studies and the Department of Dance at The Ohio State University. The conference opens with a public performance.Jewish Dance in the 20th Century • Words, Imagery, MovementSunday, February 13, 2011; 3pm in Sullivant

Week 3 Announcements: January 18-21, 2011

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Coming soon: Theatre of the ObsessedAn MFA Concert by Betsy Miller and Maungsai SomboonThursday-Saturday, February 3-5, 2011; 8pmSullivant Hall Theatre. RSVP on Facebook!Guerrilla DanceLots of new happenings in this sect of the guerrilla world, in addition to the dancing. Check out the latest blog post to get a quick dose of the happenings: online community structure, mini films of guerrilla-ing,

Week 2 Announcements: January 10-14, 2011

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Featured image: Dance Uptown 2011 promo photo by Stephanie Matthews. Find the event on Facebook!Sympatico Percussion Group: A Tribute to NexusJanuary 18, 2011; 8pm, Weigel AuditoriumSympatico is comprised of OSU Faculty Susan Powell and Joe Krygier, as well as University of South Carolina-Greensboro faculty, Scott Herring, Kris Keeton and Christopher Norton. This group has been performing as a

Week 1 Announcements: January 3-7, 2011

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Featured video: Choreographer and dancer, Hind Benali, discusses women’s issues and dance in Morocco. For more information on this project directed by OSUDance Professor Esther Baker-Tarpaga, visit shiftafrica.wordpress.com.Dance this summer at Dance New Amsterdam in New York City. You may find extensive information about Dance New Amsterdam’s course offerings on the DNA website, including this

Week 10 Announcements: December 6-12, 2010

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Featured image: Mara Penrose, Dante Brown and Maree ReMalia perform Visiting Artist Noa Zuk's Boxerman at Friday evening's Department Informance.Eat / Love / Dance at Denison University, December 9-11 at 8pm in the Theatre Arts Building, Ace Morgan Theatre. The performance is free and open to the public. The performance features works by dance faculty Stafford C. Berry, Jr. and guest artists

Week 10 Announcements: November 29-December 3, 2010

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Featured image: Repertory rehearsal for this Friday's Informance. See below for more info. Repertory ShowingFriday, December 3, 2010; 7pm, Sullivant TheaterPlease join us for an informal showing of repertory created during Autumn quarter. The evening includes both live performance and video dance, with works created by Batsheva/Ohad Naharin, Meghan Durham, Ohad Fishof, Lily Skove, Rosanna Tavarez

Week 9 Announcements: November 22-26, 2010

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Featured image: Maree ReMalia rehearses during the Gaga repertory class. Photo by Ale Jara. Rep Showing: Department InformanceThis Friday, November 26; 7pm, Sullivant TheatrePerformances include: Lily Skove (video dance) Batsheva Rep "Boxerman" - a work by Noa ZukMegan Durham RepGuerrilla Dance is meeting on Monday from 5:15-6:15 outside Studio 1.Dalcroze Eurythmics,Winter Quarter 2011, Dance 685

Week 8 Annoucements: November 15-19, 2010

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Featured photo: From this physical body is the meeting place of worlds, an MFA thesis presentation of writing and choreography. Presented by Lisa Ferrugia Atkinson on Monday, November 8.Gotta Move: Women in Tap.Monday, November 22, 2010; 8pm. Followed by Q&A with the artist and reception. Gateway Film Center, 1550 N High St. Columbus, Ohio. Free to the public! RSVP on Facebook.Gotta Move: Women

Week 7 Announcements: November 8-11, 2010

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Featured image: Courtney Harris' S(he) Sylph, part of last weekend's "Up With Air" MFA Thesis Concert. Featured image: Ale Jara's Passenger, part of last weekend's "Up With Air" MFA Thesis Concert. Guerrilla Dance this weekTuesday, 2:30-3:30How it works: Meet outside Studio 1 and we'll go out and dance. Or contact Daniel Holt if you can't make it right at the beginning. Check out our Facebook,

Week 6 Announcements: November 1-5, 2010

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Featured video: Undergraduate Program at The Ohio State University Department of Dance - TheresaThe Love Art Laboratory (Annie M. Sprinkle and Elizabeth M. Stephens) will be in residency at Ohio University next week. On Saturday, November 6, they will present a collaborative performance art ecosexual wedding as part of their seven-year Love Art Lab project. They will marry the Appalachian

Week 5 Announcements: October 25-29, 2010

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Featured video: Undergraduate Program at The Ohio State University Department of Dance - CeciliaImprov at the Farmers Market @ the Wexner Center PlazaThursday, October 28, 2010 at 4:15-5:15pm. Join us for improvisation around the farmers market between the Wexner Center and Sullivant Hall. We'll gather at 4:15 in front of Sullivant Hall to go over a quick plan of attack. Email Rashana if you have

Week 4 Announcements: October 18-22, 2010

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Featured Video: The Moving Architects' Sacred Spaces (2010) - excerpts. See below for event listing.The Moving Architects. Photo by Peter McCullough.The Moving Architects presents SACRED SPACESOctober 22-23, 2010, 7:30pmArtistic Director: Erin Carlisle NortonColumbus Dance Theater592 E. Main StreetColumbus, OH 43215Tickets: Students with ID/Dancers: $10General Admission: $15 online/ $18 at the

Week 3 Announcements: October 11-15, 2010

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Featured images: Norah Zuniga Shaw leads an improv class in Studio 3.Sign up to usher to receive a free ticket to see the MFA Concert: Up With Air. Choreography by Courtney Harris and Ale Jara. Thursday-Saturday, November 4-6, 2010 @7pm. Tell your friends to sign up on the Production board outside Studio 1 or email Maree at remalia.1@buckeyemail.osu.edu to receive a complimentary ticket for that

Week 2 Announcements: October 4-10, 2010

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Featured image: Still from Cinética (Ana Cembrero Coca, Spain), part of next week's Dance for Camera screening. See below for details.Dance for Camera: Wednesday, October 13, 2010; 7-9pm in Sullivant Hall Theatre. The OSU Department of Dance is excited to host an evening of Dance for Camera shorts, selected from the Dance Film Association’s Dance on Camera Festival 2010 in New York City [

Week 1 Announcements: September 27-October 1, 2010

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Dance for Camera: Wednesday, October 13, 2010; 7-9pm in Sullivant Hall Theatre. The OSU Department of Dance is excited to host an evening of Dance for Camera shorts, selected from the Dance Film Association’s Dance on Camera Festival 2010 in New York City [www.dancefilmsassn.org]. Featuring artists from the US, Canada, Australia, Spain, and the Netherlands, this eclectic bill boasts site-specific

Auditions: AIDA

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The OSU Department of Theatre is producing the Elton John rock musical theatre version of AIDA this fall for six shows at the Southern Theatre, November 18-21, 2010. Susan Hadley is the choreographer. We are looking for dancers who can sing for five large chorus scenes and a short "exotic dancer" number. We might use some dancers who cannot sing, so please consider auditioning even if you do

New Resources for Dance in Columbus!

2010-07-02T10:58:00.004-04:00

Dance Artists in Columbus is a group of professional dance-artists and organizations who are working together to foster the growth and development of the Columbus, Ohio dance community through collaboration, advocacy and information sharing.DANCE ARTISTS / COMPANY DIRECTORS / INSTRUCTORS / EDUCATORSstay connected with each other and audiences and find helpful information about dance initiatives,

Week 11 Announcements: June 7-13, 2010

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Featured photo: OSUDance Spring Informance.Featured photo: Sololos at the Ohio Union.Performing and Teaching GigOSU Partners with Dublin Arts Council (DAC) and OhioDance sponsoring one dancer to participate in “Gravity’s Ripple II”. Please submit an email application to Susan Petry (petry.37@osu.edu) if interested in performing in a site-specific work at Dublin Arts Council and participating in

Week 10 Announcements: May 31-June 6, 2010

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Featured image: OSUDance students perform Sololos (Tricia Brown, 1976) in the Thompson Library. See flyer below for upcoming performance. Featured image: AJ Blankenship and Rachel Switlick perform Switlick's Someone Else during Spring Concert.Please join the Media in Performance class for a showing of final projects, Thursday, June 3, 5:30-7pm at ACCAD. We've been working collaboratively and

Week 9 Announcements: May 24-30

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Featured image: OSUDance Visiting Professor Abby Yager observes a Sololos performance at the Knowlton School of Architecture in 2008. Sololos will be performed again on May 28 and June 4, 2010. See below for details.Spring Dance ConcertProgram A: May 26 & 28, 2010Program B: May 27 & 29, 20108pm, Sullivant Hall TheatreCollegiate Winds Ensemble Featuring OSU Dancers Tuesday, May 25, 2010; 8pm at

Week 8 Announcements: May 17-23

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Featured image: OSUDance lecturer Meghan Durham in Attempts on her Life. Photo courtesy of Available Light Theatre. For more information on this event, see below. Attempts on Her Life Eight women. One Anne. Many mysterious. Available Light Theatre presents a multi-media spectacular about one-woman's quest for her true self. British playwright Martin Crimp's rarely-performed 1997 play

Week 7 Announcements: May 10-16

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Featured image: Ming-Lung Yang's No Trace, from last weekend's OSU Dance Downtown performance.EXPOSUREAn evening of new choreography and videodance by Teoma Naccarato.Friday, May 14 at 8pm in Sullivant Hall Theatre. Free admission!The Women’s Project at Columbus Dance Theatre. Friday, May 14 at 8pm and Saturday, May 15 at 3pm and 8pm. Features all women choreographers, including Susan Hadley and

Week 6 Announcements: May 3-9

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Featured video: Michael Kelly Bruce's work, Let's Dance, is about dancing in a community, small groups, and alone, with music from the Depression era, 1980s clubs, as well as music inspired by Thomas Manns short story, Disillusionment. Let's Dance is part of Dance Downtown 2010 on May 7 & 8. For more info on this event, see below. Video by James Graham.Featured video: Esther Baker-Tarpaga's Down

Week 5 Announcements: April 26-May 2

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Featured video: Bebe Miller presents How to Remember, an exuberant, quiet, chaotic, and persuasive work, featuring an eclectic sound score that includes music by Donny Hathaway and Van Morrison. The piece includes choreographic contributions from the dancers. How to Remember is part of Dance Downtown 2010: Remix Culture, coming May 7 & 8, 2010. For more info on this event, click here, or RSVP on

Week 4 Announcements: April 19-25

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Featured video: The new work, No Trace, by visiting artist Ming-Lung Yang is inspired by Japanese Zen gardens. The piece explores simplicity, multiplicity, balance between empty and occupied space, and the energy stored in time. The music includes Rothko, composed and performed by Joan La Barbara and Gaylord Mowrey, Recollections For An Old Friend, by the Chinese Classical Troupe of Beijing, and

Week 3 Announcements: April 12-18, 2010

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Featured photo: Image: Rodney Veal performs amid his sculpture and video installation, The Persistence of Memory II at the Spring Perspective MFA performance. Photo by Exhibitions Assistant Brianna Dance, from the Urban Arts Space blog (maintained by Leigh Lotocki). The Terra/Tela ProjectA five day festival of dance featuring BFA projects from the 2010 graduating class. Click here for more

Week 2 Announcements: April 5-11

2010-04-02T10:31:00.029-04:00

Featured photo: Visiting Artist Toshinori Hamada leads last week's Noh Theatre master class.Featured video: Rehearsal Footage for the Performance Improvisation Ensemble (PIE). Videographer: Rebecca Cash. See PIE live in the Terra/Tela project. More information below.The Terra/Tela ProjectA five day festival of dance featuring BFA projects from the 2010 graduating class. Click here for more

Week 1 Announcements: March 24-April 4

2010-03-26T15:25:00.027-04:00

Featured photo: OSUDance graduate student Dante Brown improvises a work in the former Sullivant Hall Library space over spring break. This experimental project led by Assistant Professor Esther Baker Tarpaga included a team of collaborators from within and outside the department.Spring PerspectiveExhibition Dates: March 18-April 2 with performances on April 1 & 2 at 7:30pm at the Urban Arts Space

Week 12 Announcements: March 21-26

2010-03-19T10:13:00.022-04:00

Leading Ladies (official movie trailer) from Shatterglass Studios on Vimeo.Featured video: Trailer for "Leading Ladies," a film co-written, directed, produced and choreographed by OSUDance alum Erika Randall (2003). Also featuring OSU alum Teena Custer (2004). Click here for more info.Dancing Alone at Columbus Dance Theatre, Friday & Saturday, March 26-27, 2010 at 8pm.Hands : dancers + artists +

Week 11 Announcements: March 15-21

2010-03-12T14:33:00.018-05:00

Featured image: OSUDance students show a work in progress at last Friday's Winter Informance.Spring PerspectiveExhibition Dates: March 18-April 2 with performances on April 1 & 2 at 7:30pm at the Urban Arts Space. Four graduate students in the OSU Department of Dance present their Master of Fine Arts projects as exhibition and performance. These works by Lindsay Caddle LaPointe, Lily Skove,

Week 10 Announcements: March 8-14

2010-03-05T10:10:00.034-05:00

Featured image: MFA candidate Lindsay Caddle LaPointe filming Romina de los Santos at the FREE stamp in Cleveland, for her project OVERSIZED. Read more about this project and others here. See the work as part of the Spring Perspective exhibition at UAS from March 18-April 2, 2010.Senior dance festival: the terra/tela projectSave the date! April 14-18, 2010. For more information visit the project

Week 9 Announcements: March 1-7

2010-02-26T12:13:00.016-05:00

Featured image: Winding down during Bebe Miller's repertory rehearsal for Dance Downtown.BalletMet Momentum  The BalletMet Education Department is in need of fifteen volunteers at the Capitol Theatre to assist 400 children with their BalletMet Momentum rehearsal and end of year performance, on Tuesday, May 25 and Wednesday, 26, 2010.   Momentum engages students throughout the academic year in

Week 8 Announcements: February 22-28

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Featured image: Separate Panes: Installation/Site Specific MFA Dance Concert with choreography by James Graham. See listing below for more info.Separate Panes: Installation/Site Specific MFA Dance Concert with choreography by James Graham. February 25-27, 2010; 8pm Thursday-Saturday, plus 2pm natural light matinee Saturday. Third Floor, Sullivant Library. $10 General Admission, $5 Seniors,

Week 7 Announcements: February 15-21

2010-02-10T16:17:00.023-05:00

Featured image: Karena Birk, accompanied by musician Sue Chess, performs La Cachucha (1836) as part of last week's Winter Perspective MFA concert.Susan Hadley's "Slow Swirl at the Edge of the Sea" from Drums Downtown 2009. Photo: Matt Mascaro.Drums Downtown VII: Traditions features the OSU Percussion Ensemble, directed by Susan Powell and Joseph Krygier, and choroeography by OSUDance faculty

Week 6 Announcements: February 8-14

2010-02-05T10:42:00.036-05:00

Featured image: Tap dance students take the stage during the "No-Talent Talent Gong Show" at the Gateway Film Center. Photo by Shari Lewis, Columbus Dispatch.Featured video: Drums Downtown VII preview. Visit http://music.osu.edu/node/530 for more information about this event. Merce Cunningham Dance Company: The Legacy TourFriday, Feb 12, 2010, 8pm at Mershon AuditoriumJoin us for this special

Week 5 Announcements: February 1-7

2010-01-29T12:00:00.017-05:00

Featured image: Tacita Dean’s Craneway Event. Photo by Marian Goodman Gallery. Merce Cunningham Film Screening EventThere will be two free screenings of Tacita Dean’s Craneway Event, featuring Merce Cunningham and his company, for the afternoon of Friday, February 12th – one will start at 12:30pm, and the second will start at 3:30pm. Complete information is on the Wexner website.Open Saturday

Week 4 Announcements: January 25-31

2010-01-22T10:15:00.027-05:00

Featured image: Guest Artist Lisa Race leading last Wednesday's Master Class.Super Sunday at the WexnerFirst year MFA candidate, Dante Brown, will be presenting an all male work in progress entitled Chalk Boundaries during Wexner Center for the Art's Super Sunday, February 7 at 1:30 and 2:30pm on the Mershon Stage. The work will be working with ideas of masculinity with dancers Mike Abbatiello,

Week 3 Announcements: January 18-24

2010-01-15T11:34:00.011-05:00

Featured image: Lisa Race. Contemporary dance technique and improvisation Master Classes taking place this Wednesday and Friday from 10:30am-12:00pm. Signup required.It's time for tango once again! On Saturdays, Milonga lessons are being offered at 9pm, free for students. Beginners lesson at 7pm. New people are always welcome, and we can arrange for a ride home if necessary.     No partner

Week 2 Announcements: January 11-17

2010-01-08T10:53:00.022-05:00

Featured image: Chair Susan Van Pelt Petry leads the WI10 quarter departmental welcome meeting.Birthday Bashes at The Shoe BoxJam Jam Productions and (Mix)ed Media announce the premier of 3rd Thursday Birthday Bashes at The Shoebox, part of the Arts Alley in the South Campus Gateway. Each month will celebrate the life and culture of a famous, or sometimes infamous, historical figure whose

Week 11 Announcements: December 7-13

2009-12-04T14:18:00.008-05:00

Featured image: Afaliah (Shayla) Tribune, Dance Department alum, teaching a master class for Dance Forms of the African Diaspora, Tuesday, November 24th. Afaliah performs with Rennie Harris Puremovement and Forces of Nature...in NYC. She recently established a pre-professional dance company based in Sunset Park Brooklyn called Urban Motions for youth ages 7-19.Featured image: Visiting Artist

Week 10 Announcements: November 30-December 6

2009-11-30T10:56:00.005-05:00

Featured image: The Synchronous Objects project was recognized at CSCA's Creative Best Awards. Pictured are co-project leaders Maria Palazzi, William Forsythe and Norah Zuniga Shaw. See 'kudos' below for details. Manimals & Other Human Creatures video screeningSullivant TheatreTuesday, December 1, 12:45-2:30pmLet's all watch and enjoy the fruits of our labors together!All are invited to enjoy!

Week 9 Announcements: November 23-29

2009-11-20T11:08:00.015-05:00

OSU Wind SymphonyJoe Krygier (Department of Dance accompanist) and Susan Powell (School of Music/Director of Percussion Studies) will be featured concerto soloists with the OSU Wind Symphony on Tuesday, December 1 at 8:00pm in Weigel Hall Auditorium. The concert will highlight the wind band music of acclaimed American composer, Michael Daugherty. Daugherty, one of the most frequently

Week 8 Announcements: November 16-22

2009-11-13T14:49:00.015-05:00

Featured video: Melanie Bales new work, set to Nocturnes No. 4 and No. 6 by Erik Satie, and performed by visiting artists Abby Yager and Ming-Lung Yang will be one of several featured at this year's Resident & Visiting Artists Concert “Manimals and Other Human Creatures,” taking place November 19-21 in Sullivant Theatre. Visit the OSUDance website to view more. Faculty and visiting artists from

Week 7 Announcements: November 9-15

2009-11-06T12:09:00.031-05:00

Featured image: MFA candidate Eran Hanlon performs his work The Anathema Project, part of last week's Autumn Perspective MFA Dance Concert.Anthro(pop)ology IINovember 13-15, 2009Columbus Dance Theatre, 592 E. Main Street, Columbus, OHFriday & Saturday; 8:00pmSunday Matinee; 3:00pmall tickets $10Visit the Amerifluff website for more info.Undergrads! Great opportunity to fulfill your Experiential

Week 6 Announcements: November 2-8

2009-10-30T12:25:00.020-04:00

Featured image: OSUDance Hip-hop students, led by MFA student Jolene Bartley, perform Thriller on the Oval on the Friday before Halloween.Featured image: MFA student Julie Fox directs a rehearsal of her piece for the Autumn Perspective Dance Concert on November 5-7.Contact Improvisation Jam - OSU November 14, 4:00-6:00pm, Studio 3 (No jam November 28, Thanksgiving) Lesson: before jam 3:30pm-4:

Week 5 Announcements: October 26-November 1

2009-10-23T11:04:00.019-04:00

Featured image: Professor Emeritus John Giffin and Professor Victoria Uris, in preparation for the Resident Artists performance on November 19-21, 2009.Dance on CameraOctober 28, 2009OSUdance Alumni Dance for Camera works. Please see attached flyer for more details.MFA 2009-2010 Dance Concert SeasonFollow the third year grads' final MFA projects by reading their blog! Their season titled,

Week 4 Announcements: October 19-25

2009-10-16T13:48:00.029-04:00

Featured image: OSUDance Lecturer Meghan Durham-Wall, in preparation for the Resident Artists performance, taking place in late November. Columbus Dances X!! Concert on October 23-25.Featuring work by:Megan Pitcher (MegLouise Dance)Paige Phillips (The Express Boatman)Mariah Layne French (Xclaim Dance)Sarah Hixon (Hixon Dance)Alejandra JaraCoCo Loupe (cocoloupedance) For more information

Week 3 Announcements: October 12-18

2009-10-09T10:41:00.025-04:00

Featured image: Abigail Yager and Ming-Lung Yang in preparation for the Resident Artists performance, taking place in late November. Danse Homage: An Evening of Repertory Dance Kristina Isabelle Dance CompanyFriday and Saturday, October 16 & 17; 8pm, Sullivant Hall TheaterDanse Homage features repertory works from the Kristina Isabelle Dance Company. The Friday evening performance will feature

Week 2 Announcements: October 5-11

2009-10-02T11:58:00.009-04:00

Featured image: OSUDance students perform at last Saturday's 60x60 event at Wall Street in downtown Columbus.Adjudication for Winter and Spring Concerts  On Saturday, December 5, in Sullivant Theatre at 1 PM, the Department of Dance will adjudicate for the Winter Concert which will be produced March 4-6 - that's the 9th week of WI 2010. Also, works will be chosen at that time for ACDFA at Ohio

Week 1 Announcements: September 28-October 4

2009-09-25T14:06:00.028-04:00

Featured image: Production Coordinator Carrie Cox explains the Farmyard game to students, faculty and staff at last Friday's Welcome Picnic.P.I.E. – Improvisational EnsembleThis fall Noelle Chun will once again be gathering interest and participation for creating a Improvisational Ensemble in the Tuesday and Thursday Rep. Slots. Throughout the quarter, this ensemble will be exploring ways of

Announcements: September 21-27

2009-09-21T15:29:00.027-04:00

Featured video: Excerpt from Dance Like Your Old Man. Six women imitate their dads' dancing in a film about fathers as seen through the eyes of their daughters. This film will be featured at the first Dance on Camera screening on 10/14. See below for details.Department of Dance Welcome PicnicFriday, September 25, 2009 from 5-7pm behind Sullivant HallAll Undergraduate and Graduate Students,

Opening of Autumn Quarter

2009-08-21T10:25:00.004-04:00

Welcome back students, staff and faculty! The Opening of Autumn Quarter Schedule is available on the department website under Resources > Current Students, under "Courses, Schedules and Curriculum" at the top of the page.These events are also listed on the Department Internal Calendar.Please also join us in welcoming Susan Heimburger to the

Audition for Gravity's Ripple

2009-07-07T14:14:00.005-04:00

Monday, July 27, 2009; 6:00 - 8:00 pmThe Ohio State University Department of Dance, Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43210Registration begins at 5:00 pm Dublin Arts Council (DAC) The Ohio State University Department of Dance and OhioDance are partnering to present a unique opportunity for the development and performance of a site-specific outdoor

Week 11 Announcements: June 7-13

2009-06-05T10:01:00.028-04:00

Featured photo: Retiring OSUDance Professor John Giffin receives an ovation from students, staff and faculty during his last ballet class.Dance for Camera Alumni Call for EntriesThe Department of Dance at the Ohio State University is pleased to announce a dance for camera works call for entries created by department alumnae. This alumnae evening will be presented as part of our annual autumn

Week 10 Announcements: May 31-June 6

2009-05-29T10:24:00.028-04:00

Featured video: OSUDance lecturer Coco Loupe dancing with alumnus Kristina Isabelle at the May 16th AGORA at Junctionview Studios. (by B. Hockensmith Photography. More images of the event here.)Featured image: Michelle Obama, right, was introduced by Caroline Kennedy at the American Ballet Theatre Opening Night Spring Gala on Monday. Photo by Andrea Mohin/The New York Times.The first lady,

Week 9 Announcements: May 24-30

2009-05-22T11:21:00.019-04:00

Featured image: Bebe Miller directing a rehearsal of Daily Day. (More info below)Daily DayWednesday, May 27 at 6:30 pmTogether with Bebe Miller, eight dancers have created a performance that tracks the group's progress over 141 days. Please join us on our last day. Free performance! Performed by Nicole Gross, Annie Kloppenberg, Marissa Guthrie, Danielle Meier, Kelly Onder, Katie Stehura, Lily

Week 8 Announcements: May 17-23

2009-05-15T10:32:00.023-04:00

Dance4Life Dance-a-thonSaturday, May 23 from 12:00-5:00pm at Goodale ParkThis event is going to be a ludicrous amount of fun! We really need the help of volunteers and dancers to come and support the Dance-a-thon. We will have a DJ busting out the tunes and people will pay to enter. All Dance4life Columbus artists will NOT have to pay to dance. We just need you to come out and bring the friends

Week 7 Announcements: May 10-16

2009-05-08T11:13:00.027-04:00

Featured photo: Dance Downtown rehearsal of "Still Time." Photo by Maree ReMalia.Between Eye and IMay 16-17 at Franklin ParkA site-specific work choreographed and conceived by Noelle Chun and Yu Xiao. This collaboration of choreographers, musicians, and dancers represent a melding of traditional and contemporary backgrounds, aesthetics, and interests in making dance works. Based on

Week 6 Announcements: May 3-9

2009-05-01T09:58:00.025-04:00

Featured video: OSU dancers perform selections from Blue Grass by Susan Hadley the 4/22 Brown Bag. Video by Eva Dujardin Dale.May 7–9, 2009Thursday – Saturday, 8 pmSaturday matinée, 3 pm Riffe Center’s Capitol Theater77 South High Street, Downtown Columbus$18 general admission$13 seniors, students with ID,BuckID, children under 12$10 groups of 10 or more CAPA: (

Week 5 Announcements: April 26-May 2

2009-04-24T11:32:00.035-04:00

Featured photo: Susan Hadley and cast of Blue Grass speaking with the audience at last week's Brown Bag at the OSU Urban Arts Space. For details, video previews and profile galleries, visit the Dance Downtown webpage. Photo by Eva Dujardin Dale.Featured video: OSU dancers perform selections from Ivory Dances by Melanie Bales at last week's Brown Bag. Video by Eva Dujardin Dale.DCDC2 To Present:

Week 4 Announcements: April 19-25

2009-04-17T10:58:00.041-04:00

Featured photo: Vicky DeRenzo and Katie Stehura in Daniela Wancier's re/made, featured in last week's MFA Concert 3x3x3. More photos of this event can be found here.Featured photo: President Gee (with Chair Susan Van Pelt Petry) stops by to watch the open rehearsal of Susan Hadley's Blue Grass, to be featured at Dance Downtown 2009: Face Time this May. See below for event details.Canaries in a

Week 3 Announcements: April 12-18

2009-04-10T09:54:00.023-04:00

Featured video: Trailer for Canaries in a Coal Mine: Artists in Lands of Conflict by James Graham. Premiering Monday, April 20 at 7pm in Sullivant Hall Theatre. See event listing below for details.The Department of Dance at The Ohio State University presents MFA concert 3x3x3, featuring three original choreographic works from MFA candidates Kathryn Enright, recipient of an Alumni Grant for

Week 2 Announcements: April 5-11

2009-04-03T09:54:00.044-04:00

Featured video: Trailer for Thinking On Their Feet: Women of the Tap Renaissance. A documentary film by Jenai Cutcher. See below for details about the premiere.Thinking On Their Feet: Women of the Tap Renaissancea documentary film by Jenai CutcherSunday, April 19, 2009 at 4pmWexner Center for the ArtsFilm/Video Theatre$15; $10 Seniors and BuckID614-292-3535Tickets available at