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New positions announced at the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

February 23, 2022 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS is seeking to fill three new positions

The Diamondback

Dance Students Steal the Spotlight with Intimate Performances

February 14, 2022 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The Diamondback spotlights the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies' Experimental PerformanceSeries.

Maryland Today

Five Black Pioneers You Should Know About

February 08, 2022 History, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UMD faculty and staff share stories of overlooked figures From American history.

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Announces Vaccine Requirement for Performances

January 18, 2022 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Requirement goes into effect January 24 until further notice.

Washington Post

Clarice Smith, Artist and D.C. Philanthropist, Dies at 88

December 17, 2021 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Art History and Archaeology, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Read Clarice Smith's obituary in the Washington Post.

A Message to Winter 2021 Graduates

December 17, 2021 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Art, Classics, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill addresses graduating students.

Maryland Today

A Portrait-Worthy Legacy

December 13, 2021 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Art History and Archaeology

Clarice Smith, major supporter of the arts at UMD, dies.

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UMD Seniors Bring Personal Stories to Life Through Dance

December 06, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

University of Maryland’s theater, dance and performance studies school put on an experimental dance series on Dec. 3 and 4 that proved dancers can also be successful choreographers.

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Fall Dance Concert at The Clarice spotlights creativity, emotional choreographies

November 22, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The University of Maryland theatre, dance and performance studies school’s Fall Dance Concert included performances by students that encompassed a variety of music, emotions, dance styles and costumes from its opening night on Nov. 18 to its close on Sund