Dance Program Alum Emily Johnson Performed at Northrop Auditorium

Emily Johnson, a graduate of the University of Minnesota's dance program, brought her company Catalyst, Dances by Emily Johnson to Northrop Auditorium to perform her latest work The Thank You Bar. For more information about this piece, check out Camille LeFevre's article on MinnPost and Caroline Palmer's article in the Star Tribune.

Professor Michal Kobialka's 1993 book has been translated into Romanian

Professor Michal Kobialka's 1993 book about the theatre of Tadeusz Kantor, A Journey Through Other Spaces, has just been translated into Romanian.

O Călătorie ĭn Alte Spaţii: Teatrul lui Tadeusz Kantor had an official book launch on November 2, 2010 in Bucharest. The book was translated by Cipriana Petre.

Head of BA Performance Program Luverne Seifert in Guthrie Theater's "39 Steps"

Luverne Seifert, instructor and head of BA Performance Program, is part of the ensemble of four actors in the Guthrie Theater's production of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps.

Check out the reviews:

• Going all ha-ha on Hitchcock


• Weekend outlook: farcical


• Theater review: Hitchcock's '39 Steps' at the Guthrie needs a few more edits


• Review: Guthrie takes 39 Steps to inspired comedic heights


• Thriller goes slapstick


• Review: The 39 Steps @ The Guthrie Theater

Chair Carl Flink Featured on MN Original

Faculty Member Michael Sommers Featured in MN Original

Producing Director Tom Proehl Participates in Creative Community Leadership Institute

New Producing Director Tom Proehl has received a fellowship to participate in The Creative Community Leadership Institute. Sponsored by Intermedia Arts, The Creative Community Leadership Institute provides comprehensive training and support for community-engaged artists, organizers, educators, administrators and developers. Each year 25 leaders from the community development field and the arts/culture field participate in this institute to learn more about the history and ecology of arts-based community development, partnership skills, strategies for sustainability, negotiation and conflict resolution, learning styles, program design and project planning, fund-raising, assessment, public relations and advocacy. The program consist of hands-on learning activities, lectures/discussions, critical readings, site visits, case studies, community interactions, writing assignments, creative engagement with guest artists and other presenters from the field, and a laboratory project in which fellows collaboratively design an arts-based community development program.

This opportunity will help Proehl as he continues to shape and develop the department's Re-imagining Community Arts Partnerships (RiCAP) initiative. RiCAP explores the relationships between the Department of Theatre Arts & Dance and the performing arts community in which it is embedded. It focuses on the importance of creation and production to the department's educational and research mission and training of theatre and dance students--the next generation of artists and arts leaders--and how strong community partnerships could transform that mission.

MFA Alum Kalere Payton Receives Emerging Artist Ivey Award

Kalere Payton (MFA 2009) received the Emerging Artist Ivey Award for her costume design work at several local theatres including Penumbra, Park Square, and the Guthrie.

For more information, check out Graydon Royce's recap of this year's Ivey Awards and Quinton Skinner's Ivey Awards 2010: worthy recipients, few surprises.