Missouri State’s student group Inertia Dance Company will use dance to help illustrate the resilience of fellow students at the free event “Undeniable Victories.” Bringing students' triumphs to life This deeply personal, poignant dance routine was choreographed based entirely on the challenges facing several first-generation college students from MSU-West Plains’ group … [Read more...] about Inertia’s free dance concert celebrates students’ grit
Alumnus Mark Santillano is on campus this week teaching dance classes while assisting with choreography for the dance program's spring dance concert, "Images in Motion." Santillano teaches dance at Mercyhurst Santillano is an assistant professor of dance at Mercyhurst Univeristy in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he teaches modern, tap, jazz, musical theatre dance and … [Read more...] about Alumnus returns to help with spring dance concert
The department of theatre and dance will host its fall dance concert Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 in Craig Hall's Balcony Theatre. Dancers explore culture of modern, contemporary The concert “Taking Flight” is a collection of student-choreographed work that explores the culture of modern and contemporary dance. It is free and open to the public, but seating is limited and offered at … [Read more...] about Fall dance concert to feature student-choreographed work
Congratulations to Sara Brummel for being featured in the September 2015 issue of Mind's Eye. Her work is also being highlighted on the Research web page and on the Missouri State homepage. [youTubeVideo width="620" height="440" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQnCbfr0RPk"] Collaborative research in biomechanics Brummel, an associate professor of dance, teamed with … [Read more...] about Brummel explores science of movement in Mind’s Eye
This year’s spring dance concert, titled "Strutting & Fretting: a neo-vaudeville," will celebrate the joy of dance with a neo-vaudeville flair. The program of new works, conceived by dance faculty and performed by students, is playful and fun, designed to engage the imagination and delight the senses. The event is coordinated by Associate Professor Ruth Barnes. Event … [Read more...] about Spring dance concert brings whimsy, fun to stage