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Be inspired to dance
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
The ninth annual inspireDance Festival features more than 30 events, performances, and master classes covering many dance styles, for newcomers and experienced dancers alike.
Public health joins dance to put arts into action
Thu, 10 Jan 2019
In an effort to understand how to initiate change in a community, students in an Arts and Activism course, and their counterparts in an Environmental Health and Justice course, met up in Rochester dance studio to create some new moves.
‘Fringe allows me to push myself to do things I don’t normally get to do’
Wed, 29 Aug 2018
Rochester Fringe Festival is one of the fastest growing in the United States, with performances from many University students, faculty, and staff. Six of those performers share what makes Fringe special.
Missy Pfohl Smith named director of Institute for Performing Arts
Tue, 03 Jul 2018
The Institute for Performing Arts was formed in 2015 to bring together the disciplines of music, theater, and dance into a collaborative venture. Smith, who also serves as the director of the Program of Movement and Dance, is appointed to a three-year term
Understanding the biology of grief through dance
Tue, 08 May 2018
Erin Dong ’18 didn't start dancing until she came to college. Now as she graduates with a double major in biology and dance, she is combining her two fields to explore how the body experiences both the emotional and physical aspects of grieving.
Students learn the art of community change through dance
Tue, 10 Apr 2018
How can high school students inspire political and social change with the instuments of dance, theater, and visual art? University of Rochester students in the Program of Dance and Movement are working with local high schools to answer that question.