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Rice Krispie Treats in a Plastic Tube, and Other Dances

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Rice Krispie Treats in a Plastic Tube, and Other Dances Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 11/10/2023 - 00:00

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Jadd Tank (BFA, 2012) & Mollie Wolf (BFA, 2011)

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 15:45:00 +0000

Jadd Tank (BFA, 2012) & Mollie Wolf (BFA, 2011) Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 04/27/2020 - 09:45

Jadd Tank (BFA, 2012) and Mollie Wolf (BFA, 2011) created a collaborative company, WolfTank Productions, working on interdisciplinary performances.

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Jashodhara Sen: Recipient of the Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award for 2019-2020

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 21:21:34 +0000

Jashodhara Sen: Recipient of the Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award for 2019-2020 Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 04/15/2020 - 15:21

Congratulations to Jash who was selected as a recipient of the 2019-2020 Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award! Sending a big shout out!

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Erinn Liebhard

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:55:21 +0000

Erinn Liebhard Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 04/10/2020 - 11:55

Dance MFA Alum (2015) Erinn Liebhard recently received an excellent review for her company Rhythmically Speaking's reimagined annual production featuring choreographers creating work inspired by jazz and American social dance ideas! Check out the review here and learn more about Rhythmically Speaking and her other work in education and performance here.

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Bonnie Cox

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:50:16 +0000

Bonnie Cox Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 04/10/2020 - 11:50

Bonnie Cox received her MFA in Dance at The �鶹ӰԺ in Spring 2018. She was nominated for an Austin Chronicle critic’s choice award for her production Silence to Power: Dance as a response to trauma, through which she encouraged dance artists to transform trauma and societal pressures into growth and power through performance and choreography.

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Lara Branen

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:48:17 +0000

Lara Branen Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 04/10/2020 - 11:48

Lara Branen (BA, 1977; MFA, 1987) continues to direct the �鶹ӰԺ Jazz Dance Workshop with another alumni, Chris Harris.

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Marsha (Tardy) Barsky

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:46:11 +0000

Marsha (Tardy) Barsky Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 04/10/2020 - 11:46

Marsha (Tardy) Barsky- MFA, �鶹ӰԺ (2003), Marsha Barsky, Assistant Professor, teaches courses in contemporary dance, choreography, the Alexander Technique, and dance studies. Barsky serves as the Director of Dance at MTSU, and as the artistic director for the MTSU Dance Theatre. Barsky developed MTSU's Bachelor’s of Science degree program, the first of its kind in Tennessee.

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Joy French (MFA, 2010)

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:31:54 +0000

Joy French (MFA, 2010) Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 04/10/2020 - 11:31

Joy French is the founding member of Bare Bait Dance Company and is an instructor in the University of Montana dance department.

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Angie Simmons (MFA, 2004)

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:28:22 +0000

Angie Simmons (MFA, 2004) Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 04/10/2020 - 11:28

Angie Simmons is a Visting Artist at The University of Southern Mississippi for AY 15-16.

She holds an M.F.A. in dance choreography from the University of Colorado-�鶹ӰԺ, with an emphasis in the Alexander Technique, and a B.S. in secondary dance education from Illinois State University.

Simmons is former modern faculty for Longmont Dance Theatre Academy’s Pre-Professional Training Program and was adjunct dance faculty at Red Rocks Community College in Denver, Colorado. She has taught at various Denver metro studios and schools, been a company instructor for 3rd Law Dance/Theatre, and worked with arts in public school programs in Chicago and Minneapolis. Angie served as a resident guest artist in 2012 at Middle Tennessee State University, teaching and setting choreographic work focused on diversity, as well as a 2010 guest artist at Iowa State University. As Program Director and faculty, Simmons founded RHS Modern Dance Company, a collaborative arts outlet for Minnesota high school students.

Simmons is the Artistic Director/choreographer/founder of Evolving Doors Dance, a contemporary modern company founded in 2006. The company is known in Colorado for politically charged, evening-length works. It recently premiered new work while completing its first tour of the midwest and will present this work in Colorado in October. Angie has been granted by Colorado’s Neodata Endowment Fellowship, the �鶹ӰԺ Arts Commission, and the Colorado Open Door Foundation. She has choreographed, taught and performed in New York, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois, and throughout the midwest. Simmons has performed professionally with Isis Movement Company and Tribe of Human in New York and Cindy Brandle Dance, 3rd Law Dance/Theatre and Louder Than Words Dancetheatre in Colorado. Angie has also worked on individual projects with Maedée Dupree, Tom Evert, Jon DeMone, Doug Woods, David Dorfman, Toby Hankin, Nada Diachenko, Megan Flood, Nick Cave/William Gill, and various works with USM alumni Gabe Masson.

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Stephen Schroeder (BFA, 2000)

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:25:10 +0000

Stephen Schroeder (BFA, 2000) Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 04/10/2020 - 11:25

Stephen Schroeder has performed with Zenon Dance Company since 2001, with ARENA Dances, Minnesota Dance Theatre, TU Dance, Nautilus Music Theater and the Minnesota Opera. In addition, he currently acts as Zenon’s technical coordinator and was recently awarded the 2012 McKnight Artist Fellowship for $25,000.

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