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Tag: Program of Dance and Movement

Disability arts ensemble Kinetic Light performs at the Sloan Performing Arts Center

Disability arts ensemble Kinetic Light performs at the Sloan Performing Arts Center

September 12, 2022

The internationally recognized ensemble Kinetic Light performed at the Sloan Performing Arts Center as part of the group’s fall 2022 East Coast tour. Using art, technology, design, and dance, the artists create, perform, and teach at the intersections of access, queerness, disability, dance, and race.

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Faculty, students, and local Indigenous community come together for performances and conversation

Faculty, students, and local Indigenous community come together for performances and conversation

May 25, 2022

Over four days in April, the University hosted “UR Remnants,” an interdisciplinary collaboration between faculty and members of the local indigenous and arts communities.

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Dance concert showcases the interplay of lights, music, and action in a brand-new space

Dance concert showcases the interplay of lights, music, and action in a brand-new space

November 17, 2021

The Sloan Performing Arts Center serves as a new campus site for students, faculty, and guest artists to perform original choreography.

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University takes the stage at 10th annual KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival

University takes the stage at 10th annual KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival

September 13, 2021

The recently opened Sloan Performing Arts Center on the River Campus gives Rochester’s arts community a new venue to shine.

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Sloan Performing Arts Center opens on the River Campus

Sloan Performing Arts Center opens on the River Campus

August 31, 2021

The 30,000-square-foot dedicated performing arts space had its soft opening at the end of August, adding a much-anticipated new building to the University of Rochester’s River Campus in time for the fall semester.

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Restaging of the ‘Blank Placard Dance’ at Rochester

Restaging of the ‘Blank Placard Dance’ at Rochester

April 26, 2021

Students from the Program of Movement and Dance will present a recreation of the iconic 1960s work in the city of Rochester to inspire thought about the pandemic and the power of protest.

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inspireDANCE moves online to connect the dance community and beyond

inspireDANCE moves online to connect the dance community and beyond

February 11, 2021

The virtual version of the annual inspireDANCE festival welcomes everyone to learn new dance styles for free from top choreographers and instructors.

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With ‘Flight of Sites,’ students and faculty set choreography to campus architecture

With ‘Flight of Sites,’ students and faculty set choreography to campus architecture

October 30, 2020

Flight of Sites: Dances in Innovative Spaces, a two-day concert featuring student and faculty choreography, embraced both an outdoor and online audience experience.

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An adapted classroom: Students and faculty find new ways to engage in teaching and learning

An adapted classroom: Students and faculty find new ways to engage in teaching and learning

September 18, 2020

Students and faculty members adapt to new—and safety-conscious—ways of interacting as teachers, scholars, and researchers.

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Spring weekend of shows explores dance, collaboration

Spring weekend of shows explores dance, collaboration

April 10, 2019

Spring Explorations and Experimental Dances, or “S.E.E.D.,” features original work from student choreographers and composers, alongside renowned choreographer David Dorfman and performances from Rochester faculty.

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