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The College of the Arts is celebrating another semester of creativity! With over 85 events, our students, future flashes and community members engaged in and shared their love for the arts. Check out some of our favorite moments.
The Kent State University Museum is pleased to announce a collaborative program at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (the Kate) and Katharine Hepburn Museum in Old Saybrook, Connecticut on Dec. 4. The program will highlight Kent…
Kent State University’s School of Fashion was recently featured on the front page of the Akron Beacon Journal and Record-Courier newspapers for the innovative and collaborative opportunities it has implemented for its students.

Meet Marianna Young!“I chose Kent State because I felt immediately at home here,” said Marianna. “As soon as I toured the school I knew this was the place for me and I truly wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. I also really fell in love with the musical theatre program. All of…

Kent State’s School of Fashion has long fostered deep industry connections, and on Nov. 7 those partnerships were on full display as the school hosted a fashion show in Cleveland’s Flats district to launch the new all-electric Porsche Macan.
The Kent State University Museum has announced a new partnership with the Fabric Pantry, a Kent State student organization that provides free fabric to university students.
The Kent State University Museum is pleased to announce a first-time partnership with the National First Ladies Library & Museum on an Election Day program.

In November, multi-disciplinary artist Stephanie J. Woods visited campus as part of the 2024 Curlee Raven Holton & Raven Fine Art Editions Distinguished Art…

Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance continues its 2024-2025 season with “Belonging” Fall Faculty Concert running November 22 through 24 in E. Turner Stump Theatre, located in the Center for Performing Arts.
In a world where creativity knows no boundaries, the vibrant halls of the College of the Arts make a canvas for artists of all abilities. Nearly 1,100 guests gathered at the Arts Without Limits 2024 event on Oct. 9 as the air buzzed with inspiration and new perspectives on…

Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance continues its 2022-2023 production season with the 2023 Kent State Dance Ensemble Collective Impressions. The concert will be presented in E. Turner Stump Theatre Fri., March 24 through Sat., March. 25, 2023.

The School of Theatre and Dance is thrilled to announce that the Kent Dance Ensemble (KDE), under the artistic direction of assistant professor of dance Catherine Meredith, was chosen for the American College Dance Association's (ACDA) East-Central Conference GALA…
Kent State University has been notified by AudienceView, its third-party ticket sale vendor, that AudienceView has had a security breach. This breach may have affected customers who purchased tickets between Feb. 17 and Feb. 21 to university events for athletics, the College of…

The Kent Dance Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Catherine Meredith, welcomes professional dancer and choreographer Micaela Taylor to Kent State as a guest artist Feb. 25 -March 5, 2023. Micaela will collaborate with the members of the Kent Dance Ensemble on a work…

The School of Theatre and Dance is thrilled to announce its 2023-2024 season: "PASSAGE," "Cabaret (1998 version)," the Fall Faculty Dance Concert, "Rent," Kent Dance Ensemble Concert, and "Everybody."

The Kent Dance Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Catherine Meredith, welcomes professional dancer and choreographer Lisa Viola to Kent State as a guest artist Feb. 6-10, 2023. During her residency, Lisa Viola will collaborate with the members of the Kent Dance…

Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis
URINETOWN was produced on Broadway in September 2001 by the Araca Group and Dodger Theatricals in association with TheaterDreams Inc. and Lauren Mitchell
Kent State University’s School of Theatre and…
Experience Dance at Kent State
Dance and learn from Kent State University dance faculty during the Open Master Classes event Sunday, Jan. 29 from noon to 5 p.m. on the Kent Campus!
We're inviting high school-aged dancers at the intermediate/advanced level to spend…

The World Premiere of the musical "The Land of Oz" is part of Dobama Theatre’s 2022/23 mainstage season. This production includes alumni and faculty from Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance. The production is currently running through December 31, 2022 at…

Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance continued its 2022-2023 production season with the Dance '22: Shifting Landscapes.