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Lindsey James Creates DIY Coffin Project with Artist Joe Scanlan

Tuesday, April 17, 2018 - 2:43pm
Have you ever thought about building your own coffin?  This may seem like one of the most bizarre DIY projects, but one of the School of Art’s graduate students explored this possibility through a book she discovered during one of her classes. Lindsey James, M.F.A. student in Tex...

Kent State University Orchestra and Choirs present world premiere of “I Sing the Body” May 6

Monday, April 16, 2018 - 4:02pm
The KSU Orchestra and Choirs join together to conclude the School of Music’s 2017-18 season on Sun., May 6 at 3 p.m. in Cartwright Hall’s University Auditorium. This annual concert brings together nearly 200 musicians to present masterworks for choir and orchestra. This year’s ev...

Kent State Wind Ensemble presents partnership concert with the Olmsted Falls High School Wind Symphony May 4

Monday, April 16, 2018 - 3:56pm
Kent State Bands presents their final concert of the 2017-18 season on Fri., May 4 at 7:30 p.m. at University Auditorium in Cartwright Hall. This free concert will feature the Kent Wind Ensemble, directed by Jesse Leyva, and the Olmsted Falls High School Wind Symphony, directed b...

Kent State’s New Music Series final concert celebrates the work of retiring faculty member Frank Wiley April 28

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 - 3:59pm
New Music at Kent State presents the final concert of the 2017-18 New Music Series on Sat., April 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Ludwig Recital Hall. This free concert will feature the music of composer and faculty member Frank Wiley who is retiring after 39 years at Kent State. Ludwig Recit...

Kent Keyboard Series concludes its 2017-2018 season with renowned pianist Logan Skelton on April 22

Wednesday, April 4, 2018 - 4:04pm
The Kent Keyboard Series concludes its 2017-2018 season with pianist Logan Skelton on Sun., April 22 at 5 p.m. in Ludwig Recital Hall. Now in its 16th year, the Kent Keyboard Series has hosted an impressive roster of guest pianists from around the country including Eduardus Halim...
Oxana Dallas MA thesis exhibition, weaving

Grad Student's Artwork Inspired by Friend's Battle With Cancer

Thursday, March 29, 2018 - 4:14pm
Oxana Dallas, graduate student in textiles, was recently featured in the Canton Repository for her M.A. thesis exhibition, “Augmented Reality: The Art of Story Telling Through the Blend of Digital Photography and Woven Jacquard Structure.” The exhibition, which was on view in the...
Two prints by Arron Foster

Arron Foster Featured in Four Exhibitions

Thursday, March 29, 2018 - 1:27pm
Arron Foster, Assistant Professor of Print Media, will be exhibiting his work at four different galleries in April.  His work has been included in two shows at the Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI) Conference in Las Vegas from April 4-7.  He has also been included in...

Calling Ohio Artists, Writers, Performers and Makers for the Kent Creativity Festival!

Thursday, March 29, 2018 - 1:01pm
The Kent Creativity Festival event planning committee invites you to submit an application to participate in the third annual Kent Creativity Festival, to be held on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Last year, the event drew over 2,500 attendee...

Cotton Grants Fund Fashionable Student Research at Kent State

Thursday, March 22, 2018 - 11:57am
New funding will support student research and curriculum expansion efforts in Kent State University’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising.

Kent State Chorale to present their post-tour spring concert April 8

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 - 2:07pm
The Kent Chorale presents their spring concert on Sun., April 8, at 3 p.m. in Ludwig Recital Hall. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling 330-672-2787 (ARTS) or at www.kent.edu/music/buy-tickets. $15, adults; $13, senio...

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Theatre Faculty Participate in World Premiere Reading of Lauren Gunderson's "Natural Shocks"

Tuesday, April 17, 2018 - 12:50pm
Faculty from the School of Theatre and Dance will present a world premiere reading of Lauren Gunderson's "Natural Shocks" on Thurs., April 19 as part of a national activism campaign against gun violence.

2017-2018 Season closes with Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler"

Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 3:21pm
The School of Theatre and Dance at Kent State University closes its 2017-2018 season with a contemporary take on the Henrik Ibsen classic "Hedda Gabler." The production is presented through the Roe Green Visiting Director Series and runs Fri., April 20 through Sun., April 29 in W...

Kent State Alumna Makes Her Broadway Debut

Saturday, April 7, 2018 - 7:23pm
School of Theatre and Dance alumna Tee Boyich '13, makes her Broadway debut in Mean Girls, opening April 8 at the August Wilson Theatre.

Kent Dance Ensemble to present world premiere choreography at Prime concert

Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - 12:20am
The School of Theatre and Dance at Kent State University continues its 2017-2018 season with the Kent Dance Ensemble’s annual concert Prime, running Fri., April 6 through Sun., April 8 in E. Turner Stump Theatre. 

Kent Dance Ensemble to Perform at ACDA National Festival at Kennedy Center

Saturday, March 17, 2018 - 5:41pm
The School of Theatre and Dance is thrilled to announce that members of the Kent Dance Ensemble will perform at the American College Dance Association's National College Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. in June. 

Students Take Top Honors at 2018 Southeastern Theatre Conference Convention

Saturday, March 17, 2018 - 4:58pm
Six Kent State School of Theatre and Dance students were honored for their work at the annual Southeastern Theatre Conference Convention held March 7-11, 2018 in Mobile, Alabama. The conference, at which Kent State students regularly compete, is one of the largest gatherings of t...

Kent Dance Ensemble Welcomes Guest Artists Ronald K. Brown and Arcell Cabuag

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 - 1:29pm
The Kent Dance Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Gregory King, welcomed guest artists Ronald K. Brown and Arcell Cabuag of EVIDENCE, A Dance Company March 5 - 10, 2018. Brown is the founder and artistic director of EVIDENCE. Cabuag is the associate artistic director of EV...

Kent State Student Choreographers Highlight New Works in "Roots to Wings"

Sunday, March 4, 2018 - 9:48pm
Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance will continue its 2017-2018 production season with the B.F.A. Senior Dance Concert/Student Dance Festival: Roots to Wings, March 16-18 in Erdmann-Zucchero Theatre. 

Kent Dance Ensemble Welcomes Silvana Cardell as Guest Artist

Monday, February 26, 2018 - 2:50pm
The Kent Dance Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Gregory King, welcomed guest artist Silvana Cardell February 15 - 19, 2018. During her residency, Cardell restaged excerpts from her award winning "Supper! People on the Move!" The Kent Dance Ensemble will perform the resta...

School of Theatre and Dance Welcomes Lionel Walsh for Michael Chekhov Workshop

Tuesday, February 20, 2018 - 10:55am
The School of Theatre and Dance welcomes Lionel Walsh to Kent State Sun., Feb. 25 and Mon., Feb. 26 for a two-day residency in the Michael Chekhov Technique. The workshop will be held each day from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Erdmann-Zucchero Theatre in the Center for the Perfo...

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