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Larry Sousa is new Monan Professor in Theatre Arts at Boston College
Larry Sousa—whose extensive career as a director, choreographer, designer, educator, and performer has spanned Broadway, regional theater, television, film, and higher education for more than 30 years—has joined Boston College’s Theatre Department this academic year, as the Monan Professor in Theatre Arts. Sousa has directed and choreographed musicals on professional stages from coast to coast,…
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Largest recent hire of faculty in the arts brings 10 gifted scholars to Berkeley
The recent hire of 10 faculty members in UC Berkeley’s Division of Arts and Humanities is “the largest arts hire in recent years, and it shines a light on the important role that artists play at a public research university,” said Sara Guyer, dean of the division. These new scholars, welcomed to campus to continue…
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3 highlights from Hong Kong’s New Vision Arts Festival you won’t want to miss
The New Vision Arts Festival, organised by Hong Kong’s Leisure and Cultural Services Department, is known for its daring and challenging choice of programmes. This year’s event offers an eclectic mix of dance, multimedia and music theatre that focuses as much on original stagecraft as it does on traditional narrative. Here are three highlights that…
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Friendsgiving benefit for Mode Music and Performing Arts (2023-11-17)
When: November 17, 2023 @ 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm 2023-11-17T17:30:00-08:00 2023-11-17T22:00:00-08:00 Where: SODO Park3200 1st Ave SSeattle Cost: $150 Join Mode Music & Performing Arts for a Friendsgiving Fundraiser with live music, gourmet bites, local libations, and a heartwarming live auction to support MMPA’s accessible arts programs! Friendsgiving will be hosted on Friday, November…
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StoneLion Puppet Theatre presents: “The Frog Prints”
Kansas City’s StoneLion Puppet Theatre presents “The Frog Prints,” a funny and poignant musical, at 6 p.m. in the Studio Theater at the Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts. The show, which is free and open to the public, is family-friendly with a runtime of about 45 minutes. The production follows Prince Rana, who…
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A Performance Venue at Brown University Gives the Arts Top Billing
A Performance Venue at Brown University Gives the Arts Top Billing | Architectural Record
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Saint Francis Jesters get helping hand from the Second City Theatre Group
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Saint Francis Jesters is a performing arts program for people with mild to severe intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD). “I’m so proud of them and in awe,” said Gloria Minnich, an improv teacher with the Jesters. “They are just incredible performers.” They meet on the third Thursday of every month, but…
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Dramatic Arts mainstage production puts modern spin on classic play
Third-year Dramatic Arts student Lucas Charters (left) and second-year student Victoria Marshall rehearse on the set of the upcoming Dramatic Arts mainstage production at the Marilyn I. Walker Theatre, opening Friday, Oct. 27. More than a hundred years after it was written, a celebrated play by famed playwright Anton Chekhov is getting a contemporary reboot…
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Colby College unveils $95 million performing arts center, the largest project in its history
WATERVILLE (WGME) – Colby College is celebrating the opening of their new $95 million performing arts center. The Gordon Center for creative and performing arts is the largest academic project in the college’s history. Colby’s performance center is the new home to multiple departments, including cinema studies, theater, and dance. Inside, the college’s new performance…
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Outside In – ARTS. WORK. LIFE. by the Association of Performing Arts Professionals Ep.4.
Arts workers are essential, and more than ever, it’s important that the world understand what it’s like to work in the performing arts. Hear the bold, untold personal stories on workplace and work culture from arts workers themselves. The ARTS. WORK. LIFE. podcast series is produced by APAP and made possible with support from the…