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The Kent Blossom Music Festival, an educational partnership between Kent State University and The Cleveland Orchestra returns for its 56th season from June 23 through July 28.
The Kent State University Museum is pleased to announce their latest exhibition: “The Hepburn Style: Katharine and Her Designers.”
In a recent feature, Vogue magazine named Kent State as “One of the Best Fashion Schools for Design, Marketing, and More.”
Over the Spring semester, associate professor of ethnomusicology Dr. Janine Tiffe and School of Music alumnus Jennalee Quillen participated in the Advanced Pan Fellowship program. The…
Ava Preston, a recent alumna of Kent State University’s Glauser School of Music, has won an award for Undergraduate College Outstanding Performance from DownBeat Magazine. She will be featured in the DownBeat Magazine Student Awards issue…
The Kent State University Museum is pleased to announce their latest exhibition: "Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman: Dazzling Day and Night." The exhibition will open Friday, May 31, 2024, and will continue until Monday, July 28, 2025.
Each year, Kent State University invites an exciting array of visiting artists to speak at the School of Art. In 2024, Kent Blossom Art Intensives welcomes eight visiting artists to participate in course workshops and give free lectures to the community.
This Spring, the Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series hosted three creatives from around the world: Thijs Verhaar and Lyske Gais from Knitwear Lab, and New York – based photographer, Pauline St. Denis.
The School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University are pleased to announce a new exhibit, Sticks • Rocks • Leaves, by Natalie Petrosky. The show will be on display from June 7- July 27, 2024, in the KSU Downtown Gallery, located at 141 East Main Street in Kent,…
We are thrilled to announce two new faculty hires in the School of Fashion. Dr. Laura McAndrews will join us as associate professor and Robert Pettys-Baker as assistant professor beginning in Fall 2024.
Porthouse Theatre's 2021 Season concludes with "Altar Boyz," running July 29 – August 15, 2021. "Altar Boyz" is directed by Porthouse producing artistic director Terri Kent, choreographed by Martín Céspedes, and music directed by Jonathan Swoboda.
Porthouse Theatre is thrilled to announce a special Buy One, Get One Free offer for tickets to the July 3, 2021 performance of "Quilters."
Members of the general public may reserve these specially discounted tickets online at the link below or by calling the Porthouse Box…
The School of Theatre and Dance is thrilled to announce the recipients of the annual Alpha Psi Omega (APO) Awards, normally presented at the School's annual APO Banquet. Congratulations to all the winners and huge kudos to every single School of Theatre and Dance student on…
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Directed by Kent State dance faculty member Samuel McIntosh, the BFA/SDF: Revision concert features performance and choreography by B.F.A. Dance Performance candidates Maggie Busch and Elyza Morckel and by dance students Mathew Blasio, Niarra Gooden-Clarke, Kira Ruffin, and…
Kent State University's School of Theatre and Dance is ranked #50 on Study.com's list of Best Theatre Bachelor's Degree programs in the United States. In addition to this national ranking, the School of Theatre and Dance is one of only two theatre programs from the state of…
Written by Qui Nguyen and directed by assistant director Paul Hurley, She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms is a comedic homage "to the geek and warrior within us all" that will be performed LIVE over Zoom.
Hate has no home at Kent State University.
Hate has no home in the College of the Arts.
The College of the Arts condemns the ongoing incidents of hate, racism, xenophobia, and violence against the Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander community. In the past year, there…
The School of Theatre and Dance Condemns Violence, Hatred and Discrimination Against Asian Community
The School of Theatre and Dance condemns incidents of violence, hatred, and discrimination against the Asian and Pacific Islander community. We grieve the tragedies of Tuesday’s horrific killings and of every incident of hate, and we are here to support our students,…
Kent State University School of Theatre and Dance alumna Morgan Walker, a 2018 B.F.A. in Dance Performance graduate and full-time company member of The Dancing Wheels Company, is a featured choreographer and performer in the 2021 Mark DeGarmo Virtual International Arts…