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Premiere ‘Informal Choreography Showing’ set for Friday on Zoom

The Dance area of the Department of Theatre and Dance has created a new and exciting opportunity for students in the department to showcase their...

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National dance honor society chapter formed at Fredonia

The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) recently granted a National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA) chapter to Fredonia.

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Incubator business competition winner launches music lesson service

Two Fredonia seniors, Olivia Soto and Niklas Dahlen, who won the Fredonia Technology Incubator’s fifth annual Student Business Competition, officially formed a new business, Lessons...

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Fredonia professor, Dance majors create work for Buffalo Pride Week

For an artist, the opportunity to perform is always special. In the current climate of COVID 19 restrictions, such opportunities take on even more significance...

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Gender nonconforming artist to give Zoom presentations for Fredonia

Donald C. Shorter Jr., a gender nonconforming artist, will conduct two separate programs – a conversation exploring community activism and the arts and presentation of...

Virtual talk coordinated by Mockovak for theatre and dance students

Carl Cofield, associate artistic director of The Classical Theatre of Harlem, gave a TED-type talk for the Department of Theatre and Dance on recently, discussing...

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Efforts made to give Theatre and Dance students a traditional sendoff

When it was announced that the university would go to distance education, the Department of Theatre and Dance students, faculty and staff made sure they...

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B.F.A. Dance students create a video for ‘Thank a Dance Teacher Day’

Students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts Dance program at Fredonia made a surprise video to say thank you to their professors for "Thank a...

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Theatre faculty member brings in experts for online sessions

Department of Theatre and Dance Professor Paul Mockovak conducted a “TED-type” talk with TONY-nominated actress Beth Malone (“Fun Home” “Angels in America” “The Unsinkable Molly...

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A daily routine, a daily plan, defines Distance Education

“Let’s get on with it…let’s make today count.” With those words, a sip of coffee, and a cleansing breath (or two), Department of Theatre and...