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“By gossiping about celebrities and by talking about what they’ve done that isn’t so great, it allows us to establish our values as a community and also for me, as an individual, to advertise my values to the people I’m speaking with,” says professor Julia Fawcett, who teaches a course called the History of Celebrity in the Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies. Celebrities, one theory goes, act to unite imagined communities in a modern nation. When people used to know ...

The Marsh Shares Compelling Stories in SOLO ARTS HEAL Series This Wednesday series features performance excerpts, talkbacks, and Q&A.by BWW News Desk The Marsh presents an inspiring lineup of individuals sharing deeply personal journeys in the MarshStream Solo Arts Heal series, discussing emotionally charged topics that range from facing dementia to sexual violence, jumping into climate change activism to dating someone with a psychiatric disorder, and more. This Wednesday series features pe...

A&S Follow U of T News Beyond the stage: U of Ts Seika Boye on what we can learn from dance Seika Boye, an assistant professor, teaching stream, at U of Ts Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies, is pictured dancing in Vancouver in 2001 (photo by Albert Normandin) The University of Toronto’s Seika Boye has performed and presented her choreography across the country with the nation’s top dance companies and worked alongside some of Canada’s most respected artists.   But ...

Transformative Vision And Leadership Of Prof. Sunaina Singh: An Educationist Par Excellence 06 March 2021 2021-03-06T11:43:30+05:30 Transformative Vision And Leadership Of Prof. Sunaina Singh: An Educationist Par Excellence outlookindia.com 2021-03-06T11:51:45+05:30 “For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it, if only we’re brave enough to be it” -Amanda  Gorman UN announced the theme for International Women’s Day 2021 as “wom...

This spring, the College of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M will be hosting Race Talks: An Interdisciplinary Virtual Colloquium Series. The program aims to invigorate campus wide conversation on anti-racist advocacy through pedagogy, performance and research. Six different university units, Africana studies, the dance program, film studies, Latino/a and Mexican American studies, performance studies and religious studies, are partaking in Race Talks to convene Black, Indigenous and people of color, sc...

February 25, 2021 Share this with FacebookShare this with TwitterShare this with LinkedInShare this with EmailPrint this Tavia Nyong’o Tavia Nyong’o, the newly appointed William Lampson Professor of Theater and Performance Studies, Professor of American Studies, and Professor of African American Studies, works on historical and contemporary approaches to Black performance. His appointment was effective January 1. A member of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, his current research, teaching...

Inaugural fellowship group of The Africa Institute announced 23 Feb 2021 Muhammad Yusuf, Features Writer Sharjah based The Africa Institute (TAI), the first centre of its kind in the Arab world dedicated to the advanced study, research and documentation of Africa and the African diaspora, has announced the inaugural group of fellowships awarded through its new Research Fellowships Program. Conceived as a research-based think tank and postgraduate studies institution, the Institute ...

Virtual Edition of the 29th Forum of Original Theatre Announced This years conference theme, Bordered States, seeks to engage with performing our bordered existence during a global pandemic.by BWW News Desk Artists, scholars, and activists from across Canada and beyond will come together from February 25 to 27 for the first virtual iteration of the Forum of Original Theatre. Hosted by the University of Torontos Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies (CDTPS) and now in its 29th year,...

$9M Gift from Michael and Eugenia Brin Establishes New Institute for Performance and Technology in the Arts at the University of Maryland Gift pushes Fearless Ideas campaign total to $1.4 billion News provided by Share this article Share this article COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland (UMD) announces today a $9 million gift to its School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) to boldly reimagine the future of education in the performing arts....

This Valentine’s Day, the Office of Alumni Engagement is sharing the stories of alumni who fell for each other while they were students at Pratt. Read about the couples’ magical moments, their favorite date spots, and relationship advice they have for Pratt students today. Do you know of other Pratt pairs and partners? The Office of Alumni Engagement would love to hear from you. Please share your stories by emailing alumni@pratt.edu. PAUL GILDERSLEEVE AND SUZIE HO GILDERSLEEVE How and where...