News

Leticia Ridley (MA '17) is awarded Predoctoral Fellowship from the Ford Foundation

April 17, 2017 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to MA candidate Leticia Ridley (and her advisor, Professor Faedra Carpenter) on receiving a prestigious Predoctoral Fellowship award from the Ford Foundation!

Congratulations to Jonelle Walker on being awarded a UMD Flagship Fellowship

April 14, 2017 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to Jonelle Walker on being awarded a UMD Flagship Fellowship to continue her studies as a PhD student at the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies!

Congratulations to Kate Spanos PhD '16 on being awarded a Fulbright to Brazil

April 12, 2017 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Kate Spanos (PhD ‘16) has been awarded a postdoctoral Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant to study dance in Brazil for six months starting in January 2018.

Professor James Harding's anthology "The Sixties, Center Stage" published

April 10, 2017 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to Professor James Harding, whose anthology The Sixties, Center Stage: Mainstream and Popular Performances in a Turbulent Decade was published by University of Michigan Press in March 2017.

Welcome to TDPS, Professor Crystal Davis!

April 07, 2017 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

It is with enormous pleasure that we share the appointment of a new Assistant Professor of Dance, Crystal U. Davis to the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, beginning in the fall of 2017.

Jared Mezzocchi accepted to MacDowell Colony and nominated for Lucille Lortel award

April 07, 2017 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to Professor Jared Mezzocchi on being accepted into the MacDowell Colony this summer, as well as being nominated for a Lucille Lortel award for his projection design on Vietgone!

Professor Misha Kachman featured on Live Design

March 27, 2017 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to Professor Misha Kachman on having his work studio featured on Live Design's website!

We're Hiring! Open position for Business Services Specialist

March 27, 2017 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

We are hiring a Business Services Specialist for the University of Maryland School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies.

TDPS Welcomes Back Performance Librarian and Alum Drew Barker

March 02, 2017 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Last month, TDPS welcomed back Drew Barker (MA Theatre and Performance Studies ’13) as the new Performing Arts Librarian at the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library (MSPAL).

Reception for Randy Lord ’77 and Steve Fessler

February 16, 2017 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

On Friday, February 10 we celebrated Randy Lord and Steve Fessler’s generous gift to the UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS).