Dance
‘Ideas in Motion’ Initiative Kicks Off with 21st Century Dance Practices Series
By LeKesha Parkman, Special Editions Editor
February 6, 2020
The National Center for Choreography at The University of Akron (NCCAkron) and the University’s School of Dance Theatre and Arts Administration (DTAA) have announced a new joint initiative called “Ideas in Motion.” Supported by NCCAkron, UA, The University of Akron Foundation and the Mary Schi...
‘The Snow Maiden’ Dances into EJ Thomas Hall
By Amanda Piekarz, Arts & Entertainment Editor
February 13, 2019
The University of Akron Dance Institute hosted the production of “The Snow Maiden” on Feb. 2, at EJ Thomas Hall. "The Snow Maiden" is an opera composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1881 and has since been adapted into new formats as time went on. UA performed a ballet adaptation of the original opera,...
UADC Fall Dance Concert: A Mixture of Individual Styles
By Megan Parker, Copy Editor
November 14, 2018
The University of Akron Dance Company will be performing its Fall 2018 Dance Concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Kolbe Hall Daum Theatre on Nov. 15,16 and 17. Tickets for this event can be purchased by calling 330-972-7895. General admission is $12, student admission is $6 and seniors, UA alumni, faculty and st...
Calling All Professors
By Erika Newcome, Sports, Arts and Entertainment Editor
February 22, 2018
Forget Dancing with the Stars, The University of Akron’s Ballroom Dance team is hosting Dancing with the Professor’s on Monday, Apr. 9. Eight professors with the most amount of nominations will be given a lesson by UA’s Ballroom Dance Club at the University! “Our club has been talking about...
GroundWorks spring show
By Elizabeth Zumbach, Arts & Life Writer
March 9, 2015
The northeast Ohio dance company GroundWorks performed their annual spring show on Thursday, March 5 and Friday, March 6. Now, in it’s 16th season, the inaugural show was performed in E.J. Thomas Hall’s Stage Door theater. GroundWorks featured dancers Felise Bagley, Noelle Cotler, Annika Sheaff,...
Choreographer’s Workshop wows
By Hillary Martter
November 12, 2013
This past weekend, The University of Akron Dance Program hosted their Choreographer’s Workshop at Daum Theater. The performance, which happens twice a year (once in the fall semester and again in the spring), is “a chance for choreography students to articulate their artistic vision into a fully...
