Student award applications due today + Winter Commencement |
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Monday, December 6, 2021
Congrats to all students involved in this past weekend's Experimental Performance Series, featuring original choreography by senior dance majors Paetyn Lewis and Megan McDevitt. Check out some photos below.
We are in the final stretch of the semester! Check out the details about this year's Winter Commencement ceremonies, which will take place on Monday, December 20 for the UMD campus and on Wednesday, December 22 for TDPS specifically. Come cheer on our latest graduates!
Finally, TDPS is accepting applications for the Annual Jim Henson Award for Puppetry and the Board of Visitors Students Award, available to both undergraduate and graduate students. Check out the details below—applications are due today by 5PM!
Please email tdpsmarketing@umd.edu if you have any events, news, or opportunities to share with our community. |
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UTAS End of the Year Cabaret and Date Auction |
December 13, 7:30PM
Cafritz Foundation Theatre
It's that time of year again! UTAS is hosting their annual End of the Semester Cabaret and Date Auction!
The night will consist of different performances with date auctions occurring in-between. Here are some ideas of what you could do:
- For performances: Dance! Rap! Monologue! Juggle! Mime! Do anything that shows how talented you are.
- For date ideas: This can be anything you want! It can be as simple or as grand as you want, but please remember to keep it safe (socially distanced or on Zoom). This can include an outdoor picnic (6 feet apart!), a Watch Party date online, or simply making your date a very cute DIY gift!
If you are interested in participating, either as a performer or as a date, please fill out this form. If you sign up for a performance, you are expected to either perform live, OR submit a pre-recorded performance for the day of the performance. Please fill out this form by December 10th to be able to participate!
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The University of Maryland will hold its campuswide Winter 2021 Commencement on Monday, December 20, 2021. The ceremony will be held at 4PM at the XFINITY Center.
Our TDPS celebration will take place on Wednesday, December 22 at 9:30AM in the Kogod Theatre of The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
More information about this year's Winter Commencement can be found here. |
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Rebels and Revels: A Photo Exhibit of the Theatre of the Middle East |
Through December
Principal Investigator, Marjan Moosavi, Roshan Institute of Persian Studies at UMD
Co-curators, Kelley Holley and Q-Mars Haeri, TDPS
The Rebels and Revels photo exhibit has been extended through December!
This exhibit features 58 photos from six Middle Eastern countries, featuring theatre of the 1950s and '60s.
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Experimental Performance Series |
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Crisscross
choreographed by Paetyn Lewis (B.A. Dance '22)
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Crisscross
choreographed by Paetyn Lewis (B.A. Dance '22)
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Crisscross
choreographed by Paetyn Lewis (B.A. Dance '22)
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Crisscross
choreographed by Paetyn Lewis (B.A. Dance '22)
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Strangers
choreographed by Megan McDevitt (B.A. Dance '22)
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Strangers
choreographed by Megan McDevitt (B.A. Dance '22)
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Strangers
choreographed by Megan McDevitt (B.A. Dance '22)
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Strangers
choreographed by Megan McDevitt (B.A. Dance '22)
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Photos by David Andrews. Click to enlarge. |
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- For the fall semester, M.F.A. dance alum Krissy Harris '21 was a commissioned choreographer for Washington College’s Department of Theatre and Dance. She made a new work titled Shift with undergraduate students at the college, directed by fellow M.F.A. dance alum Renee Gerardo '21. It was performed this past weekend as part of Washington College's Dancescape concert.
- Congratulations to associate professor Jared Mezzocchi on Caryl Churchill's new work WHAT IF ONLY, which he co-directed with Les Waters through National Asian American Theater Company (NAATCO). The production was mentioned in the New York Times' Best of Theater 2021 section last week.
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TDPS Awards—Applications due today! |
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- The Annual Jim Henson Award for Puppetry applications are due TODAY Monday, December 6 by 5PM via email to Susan Miller at smille13@umd.edu. The Jim Henson Fund for Puppetry was established by the Jane Henson family to honor the memory of Jim Henson '60, creator of the world famous Muppets. Up to 4 awards in the amount of $1,500 will be offered to undergraduate or graduate students in the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies for the creation of a puppet project or performance. Find out how to apply here.
- Applications for the Board of Visitors Student Award are due TODAY Monday, December 6 by 5PM via email to Susan Miller at smille13@umd.edu. This prestigious merit award is available for undergraduate and graduate Dance and Theatre majors and may be used to fund projects supporting career training, study abroad, research projects, unpaid internships, etc. during Summer 2022. Find out how to apply here.
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- The University of Maryland College of Arts and Humanities and Education Abroad are pleased to launch a new, semester-long study abroad program in London for the Spring 2022 term. Arts & Humanities-in-London is designed for students with interests in the arts and humanities to develop important cross-cultural skills and knowledge for success in a global workplace. Applications for Spring 2022 are now open! Find out more here.
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Imagination Stage is opening auditions/casting for next year's production of Mr. Popper's Penguins, which will be directed by TDPS alum Nathaniel P. Claridad '04 (also the director of this fall's Hookman at TDPS). Rehearsals begin May 30th, 2022. For more information about auditions/casting, please send an electronic headshot and resume to audition@imaginationstage.org.
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Dance Place is seeking an audio and video supervisor and an individual giving associate. They are also seeking interns in administration, communication/marketing, curation, education, technical theater, and social media for the winter/spring session (January 3 - May 22). Find out more on their careers page and internships page.
- DC opera-theater company IN Series is seeking dancers for their upcoming series, THE MONTEVERDI TRILOGY, which is a month-long festival of Asian art and culture, structured around productions of three operas by Claudio Monteverdi: The Coronation of Poppea, The Return of Ulysses, and The Night Song of Orpheus. The performances would take place in August/September 2022. See the full casting notice here.
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The Columbus Museum of Art in Ohio has an application open for U.S. based writers, scholars and researchers that identify as African American. It is a $15,000 award and a 90-day stay at the home of artist and MacArthur Fellow Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson. Learn more here.
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Wolf Trap is seeking interns for spring 2022. Find out more and apply here.
- The Baltimore School for the Arts is seeking a Theater Educational Associate to begin in August 2022. The Theater Educational Associate will serve as the artistic and educational leader of a distinguished staff of theater professionals. In this role, the Theater Educational Associate guides artistic programming within the Theater Department while managing the educational work that prepares students for study at the nation’s finest colleges and universities. Learn more here.
- The University of Maryland is seeking a Visit Experience Student Representative to support Enrollment Management in welcoming prospective students and their families to campus. This position requires in-person and virtual work. Student representatives will assist with our visit offerings including presenting undergraduate admissions information and working on projects and new initiatives. This is a paid position at $12.00 per hour. Find out more and apply here.
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NEW Bard DC is interviewing for a Performing Arts short-term leave replacement position from January 3rd to June 25. The position comes with a full-time salary based on education and years of teaching experience, and a complete insurance package. Bachelor's degree required. Learn more here.
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