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dancers performing on stage

Current students and alumni take spotlight in Fredonia dance concert

Arts Merrins Dance Theatre Rockefeller Arts Center Dance Department of Theatre and Dance

Current Fredonia students and alumni will be the focus at the annual Merrins Fall Chamber Concert.

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group of students posing outside

Fredonia students bring together a variety of dance styles for the Orchesis Fall Showcase

Orchesis Department of Theatre and Dance Student Association Dance

More than 60 students at SUNY Fredonia will come together to bring a dance showcase to the stage in October.

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SUNY Fredonia alumni and faculty gathering for a group photo ahead of the Buffalo Opera Unlimited production of “The Marriage of Figaro” are (front row, from left): Nicole Brendel, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Paul Mockovak, Tim Flynn and Jamie Gangemi; (back row) Matt Marco, Eun Joo Jeon, Zachary Bills-Warman, Amie Adams and Dr. Rob Strauss.
SUNY Fredonia alumni and faculty gathering for a group photo ahead of the Buffalo Opera Unlimited production of “The Marriage of Figaro” are (front row, from left): Nicole Brendel, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Paul Mockovak, Tim Flynn and Jamie Gangemi; (back row) Matt Marco, Eun Joo Jeon, Zachary Bills-Warman, Amie Adams and Dr. Rob Strauss.

Buffalo’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ production abounds with SUNY Fredonia talent

Department of Theatre and Dance Dance Theatre School of Music Music Alumni Music Performance Music Education

There’s an outsized connection between SUNY Fredonia music and theatre and Buffalo Opera Limited’s presentation of “The Marriage of Figaro.”

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Members of Rince: Fredonia Irish Dance include (front row, from left): Sarah Warren, Makayla Mohrman, Molly Radigan, Alyssa Marley, Allyson Mohrman, and (back row): Eliora Emmott, Sydney Mclelland, Jackson Kelly, Rayne Mescallado, and current Jamestown Community College student Quincy Goyer. Missing from the photo is Maddie DeJoy (photo by Katherine Hanley).
Members of Rince: Fredonia Irish Dance include (front row, from left): Sarah Warren, Makayla Mohrman, Molly Radigan, Alyssa Marley, Allyson Mohrman, and (back row): Eliora Emmott, Sydney Mclelland, Jackson Kelly, Rayne Mescallado, and current Jamestown Community College student Quincy Goyer. Missing from the photo is Maddie DeJoy (photo by Katherine Hanley).

Fredonia home of only SUNY school with a registered Irish dance club

Dance Student Clubs Student Activities Extra-curricular

In all of SUNY, you’ll find just one Irish dance club registered with the Collegiate Irish Dance Association. It’s at SUNY Fredonia.

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dancers on stage

Orchesis presents spring showcase with three April performances

Dance Student Association Rockefeller Arts Center Arts

Orchesis, the student-run dance company at SUNY Fredonia, is gearing up for its next production with the largest cast in more than five years.

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Dancers on stage performing

Fredonia Dance Ensemble concert to feature works by alumni

Dance Arts Department of Theatre and Dance Walter Gloor Mainstage Series

Works created by two Dance alumni will be among the many highlights of the 2024 Fredonia Dance Ensemble concert at SUNY Fredonia.

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Dancers on stage performing
Dancers on stage performing

Merrins Chamber Concert will tell stories through dance

Arts Dance Department of Theatre and Dance Merrins Dance Theatre

Stories will be told through the art of dance when the Dance Program at SUNY Fredonia presents the annual Merrins Chamber Concert in November.

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dancers on stage, Dance major
dancers on stage, Dance major

Fredonia Dance Ensemble returns for annual concert March 24 and 25

Arts Merrins Dance Theatre Dance Department of Theatre and Dance Rockefeller Arts Center Carnahan Jackson Fund for the Humanities Walter Gloor Mainstage Series

After a solid year of planning and preparation, the Fredonia Dance Ensemble is set to return to Marvel Theatre at SUNY Fredonia for its annual...

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Students in dance formation
Students in dance formation

‘Art and Activism’ focus of dance residency discussion session

Department of Theatre and Dance Dance Merrins Dance Theatre Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center

A week-long dance residency of Sumi Clements will culminate with “The Choreographic Process: A Conversation on Art and Activism,” a question/answer session, at the Merrins...

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Dancers on stage performing, Dance major, Dance program, Department of Theatre and Dance
Dancers on stage performing, Dance major, Dance program, Department of Theatre and Dance

Fredonia Merrins Chamber Concert to feature variety of dance styles

Arts Dance Department of Theatre and Dance

Nineteen Dance majors will perform when the Fredonia Dance program presents the annual Merrins Chamber Concert from Nov. 3 through 5.

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