College of Fine Arts News
International interdisciplinary dancer brings mindfulness and body awareness to students
September 13, 2021Hagan, an interdisciplinary artist with a background in dance and film, worked with dancers at Ohio University as part of a weeklong residency in the School of Dance at the end of August and beginning of September.
Read MoreFrom New York City to Athens, tech-savvy choreographer workshops with School of Dance students
April 8, 2021After a year of isolation due to COVID-19, New York City-based choreographer, Brian Brooks, came to Ohio University’s Athens Campus for a weeklong residency with students in the School of Dance.
Read MoreThree Faculty Speak to the Value of the Arts Administration Program
April 1, 2021Featuring faculty members who are teaching three (of the four) required foundational courses in the Master of Arts Administration degree. Heather Infantry, Rachel Cornish, and Dr.
Read MoreOHIO professor publishes first article that looks at concussion risk in stunt performers
November 23, 2020Dr. Jeff Russell's new paper highlights the risk of concussion for dance, circus, theater and film and television stunt performers, along with guidelines for treatment. This groundbreaking research is the first of its kind being featured in scientific literature.
Read more on OHIO/NewsA COVID Experiment: School of Dance puts on virtual dance concert
October 30, 2020Dancers are inventive and adaptable. Dancers know how to make it work, despite challenges. Dancers at Ohio University knew that even during a pandemic—with so much uncertainty and restriction—there are still opportunities to be creative.
Originally Posted on OHIO news50 years of Dance
June 6, 2020With more than 50 years of practice in training students’ bodies to express art through movement, what do OHIO’s School of Dance students take with them when they graduate?
Read MoreFactory Street Studio
June 6, 2020Shortly after Cita Strauss, BFA '77, MA '04, completed her degree in Dance in 1977, she teamed up with fellow OHIO grad Marina Walchli, BFA '77, MS '81, to take a leap of faith.
Read MoreA life in the arts
June 6, 2020Head of Arts Administration and Assistant Professor of Dance Christi Camper Moore, could be described as a professional learner.
Read MoreThe Film and Dance Legacy of Jo Andres (1954–2019) Leading a Pack
June 6, 2020One night at “legendary uptown Athens bar” Swanky’s in the spring of 1980, as Jo Andres took in the sight of a friend and fellow dance major shifting and sliding over the dance floor in jeans and a T-shirt to Devo’s frenetic cover of (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, she must have felt a me
Read MoreFine Arts College Summer 2020 Course Offerings
May 22, 2020Explore the Dance Cultures of the World with Zelma Badu-Younge, learn more about film criticism with Rafal Sokolowski, sharpen your understanding of music theory and the history of rock music, or take an acting fundamentals course with Rebecca Vernoy.
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