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University takes the stage at 10th annual KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival
Mon, 13 Sep 2021
The recently opened Sloan Performing Arts Center on the River Campus gives Rochester’s arts community a new venue to shine.
Sloan Performing Arts Center opens on the River Campus
Tue, 31 Aug 2021
The 30,000-square-foot dedicated performing arts space had its soft opening at the end of August, adding a much-anticipated new building to the University of Rochester’s River Campus in time for the fall semester.
Restaging of the ‘Blank Placard Dance’ at Rochester
Mon, 26 Apr 2021
Students from the Program of Movement and Dance will present a recreation of the iconic 1960s work in the city of Rochester to inspire thought about the pandemic and the power of protest.
inspireDANCE moves online to connect the dance community and beyond
Thu, 11 Feb 2021
The virtual version of the annual inspireDANCE festival welcomes everyone to learn new dance styles for free from top choreographers and instructors.
With ‘Flight of Sites,’ students and faculty set choreography to campus architecture
Fri, 30 Oct 2020
Flight of Sites: Dances in Innovative Spaces, a two-day concert featuring student and faculty choreography, embraced both an outdoor and online audience experience.
An adapted classroom: Students and faculty find new ways to engage in teaching and learning
Fri, 18 Sep 2020
Students and faculty members adapt to new—and safety-conscious—ways of interacting as teachers, scholars, and researchers.