College of the Arts
Due to reduced participation from scheduled vendors and artists, the Kent Creativity Festival has been canceled for Saturday, Sept. 29. We look forward to its return in fall 2019. The Kent Green Energy Ohio Tour is also canceled for Sept. 29, including its Kent Clean Transportation Cruise-In at the Kent Creativity Festival. The...
Kent, OH – The School of Theatre and Dance at Kent State University opens its 2018-2019 season with Lauren Gunderson's "Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight," running Thur., Oct. 4 through Wed., Oct. 10 in Wright-Curtis Theatre, located in the Roe Green Center for the School of Theatre and Dance, Center for the Performing...
Dr. Joseph Underwood, Assistant Professor of Art History, has curated an exhibition called The View From Here: Contemporary Perspectives From Senegal, which is traveling to multiple locations in the U.S. after its debut in Dakar in May. Featuring work created since 2010, this exhibition offers a wide panorama of...
Current graduate student in Jewelry/Metals/Enameling, Erica Hoosic was awarded the Juror's Choice Award in Ethical Metalsmiths Students’ "So Fresh + So Clean" online exhibition. Two alumni, Felicia Severn (BFA ’17) and Amanda Stumpf (BFA ’16), were also included in the exhibition. The call for entry states that the juried competition was...
The Kent Dance Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Gregory King, will welcome guest artists Christopher Huggins and Daniel Harder Sep. 30 - Oct. 7. Huggins is a former member of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and works nationally and internationally as a dancer, teacher, and choreographer. Harder is a member of the Alvin...
The School of Theatre and Dance is proud to congratulate senior B.F.A. Musical Theatre student Chantrell Lewis on receiving the Kent State University Alumni Association's 2018 Golden Flash Award. Nominated by School of Theatre and Dance associate professor Fabio Polanco, Lewis is actively involved in the theatre program at Kent State. During...
The School of Theatre and Dance’s BFA Musical Theatre program has been selected by On Stage Blog as one of the top 25 programs for the 2018-2019 academic year. In our ranking at #18, On Stage highlights Kent State's multi-faceted program which focuses on developing students' skills in music, theatre, and dance. The Bachelor of Fine Arts in...
Professor Kimberly Karpanty's professional dance company Travesty Dance Group will perform at Playhouse Square's Dance Showcase on Friday, September 7 at 7:00 p.m. This annual performance, now in its 18th year, showcases Northeast Ohio's finest dance companies in a vast array of dance styles. Travesty Dance Group will perform “the tongue...
Congratulations to assistant professor of dance and Kent Dance Ensemble artistic director Gregory King who has been recognized by Kent State's University College and Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with the 2018 Creative Contribution Award. The Outstanding Creative Contribution Award is given annually and recognizes an...
Kent State University School of Theatre and Dance professor Tamara L. Honesty is helping bring one of Major League Baseball's most notable controversies to life in the Human Race Theatre Company's world premiere production of "Banned from Baseball," written by Patricia O'Hara and directed by Margarett Perry. Honesty serves as scenic designer for...