School of Theatre & Dance

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  UH School of Theater & Dance Expands MFA Acting Program in New Partnership with Alley Theater

  In expanding the existing MFA in Acting program, acting students will now be placed in residence at the Alley.

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  Faculty Spotlight: UH's Pioneering Arts Educators

  KGMCA welcomes three extraordinary artists in dance, guitar, and mariachi, pushing boundaries and fostering cultural unity on campus and in the community.

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  University of Houston Collaborative Project Sheds Light On Social Justice Through Art and Dance

  University of Houston and University of Houston Clear Lake collaborate on bringing "Lyrics from Lockdown” production to the Bayou Theater.

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  "POP DEMO" Featured on the Cover of OutSmart Magazine

  This groundbreaking performance features UH faculty and alumni.

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  Complementary Differences in Plays Elevated at Houston Shakespeare Festival

  ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Performed July 27-August 5

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  UH Faculty, Alumni and Students Collaborate on Educational Video for Breast Cancer Medication

  Representatives from the College of Pharmacy, the School of Theatre & Dance, and the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication are producing the video to improve medication adherence in Black women.
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  UH Theatre Students Design Course Reading List

  Theatre students visited University of Houston Libraries Special Collections to access the archives and take part in a reimagined way of learning.
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  Dance Professor Wins Award at Fragmentos Ballet Gala

  Dr. M. Gabriela Estrada is awarded for her work as a founding ballet educator in Sonora, Mexico.
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  UH Dance Fellow to Stage Site-Specific Performances Celebrating Street Basketball Culture

  Key’Aira Lockett, the University of Houston’s Cynthia Woods-Mitchell Dance Fellow, turns pandemic woes into a celebration of community and culture with [ HOME TEAM ].
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  Celebrated Broadway Actor and UH Alum Returns to Campus to Teach New Course

  Sally Mayes is coming back to helm a new course at the McGovern College of the Arts titled “Song Performance for Musical Theatre".
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  UH Choreographer Karen Stokes Maps a Life Reset at MATCH

  Choreographer and Director of Dance, Karen Stokes, to retire from University of Houston after 25 years. This weekend she premieres a new work about change.

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  UH’s Cynthia Woods-Mitchell Dance Fellow, Key’Aira Lockett was recently accepted into the 2022/2023 cohort of Midnight Oil Collective.

  Supported by mentors and advisors from four accelerator programs as well as the Yale Innovation and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, a community of diverse Artist CEOs developed the model for the Midnight Oil Collective Venture Studio for the sole purpose of supporting independent artists incubate and accelerate their projects into large scale productions. After completing MOC’s incubator program this winter, Key’Aira is to receive up to $1,000,000 in funding to produce her newest choreographic work and documentary, “[ HOME TEAM ]”.  [ HOME TEAM ] is both a live and on-screen dance production. 
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  UH Associate Dance Professor Teresa Chapman brings together a diverse interdisciplinary panel for a discussion following the film “Girl"

  UH Professor Teresa Chapman comes back to campus and with her brings a wonderful insight on the film"Girl".
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  UH Dance Professor of Practice Toni will present “Score,” at MATCH in October

  Join 6 Degrees in the premier of "POP DEMO" a historical perspective through political cartoons of how the ideas of popular democracy, extremism, and propaganda have shaped and warped American political and cultural beliefs, ultimately attempting to overthrow democracy.
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  UH School of Theatre & Dance 2022 - 23 Season

  The School of Theatre & Dance at the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts at the University of Houston is pleased to announce its 2022-23 season. Featuring 10 productions, the season promises to be one of the school’s most ambitious in recent memory.
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  Shakespeare Festival Returns!

  UH School of Theatre & Dance Presents ‘King Lear’ and ‘Cymbeline’ at Miller Outdoor Theatre July 28 - Aug. 6
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  UH Stage Management Alum Is Alliance Theatre’s New BIPOC Stage Management Fellow

  The Alliance Theatre has named UH Stage Management Alum, Kacie Pimentel, its National Vision, Inc. BIPOC Stage Management Fellow for the 2022-23 season.
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  UH MFA Alum Joins 2022 Season of Prestigious Utah Shakespeare Fest

  Philip Orazio, ‘13, recently joined the casts of All’s Well That Ends Well and King Lear.
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  UH MFA Acting Alumni Brothers to Return for Houston Shakespeare Festival

  Brothers Caleb and Kyle Clark, both UH MFA Acting alumni, will return to perform in the 2022 season of the Houston Shakespeare Festival this summer. They join talented casts in both King Lear and Cymbeline.
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  Culture Map Covers UH's Marvelously Monstrous Musical Classic Starring a Scene-Stealing Killer Plant

  In a first-ever, full-scale collaboration between the University of Houston's students and faculty from its Moores School of Music and the School of Theatre & Dance, the university presents the beloved musical Little Shop of Horrors.
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  Houston Chronicle Meet UH’s Bigger, Badder Flesh-Eating Flower for ‘Little Shop of Horrors’

  When University of Houston alumni Afsaneh Aayani and Corey Nance had a chance to put their own spin on the iconic monster for the University of Houston production that launches May 27, they wanted it bigger, badder, and more frightening.

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