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Graduate Students Receive TETA Scholarships

August 13, 2020

Graduate students Jasmine Games and Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel have been selected as the two recipients of the 2020 Texas Educational Theatre Association's Founders' Scholarship for Upper Division/Graduate Theatre Students.

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Veronica Boccardo cast as lead actress in debut acting role

August 10, 2020 | Amazon

Veronica Boccardo (B.F.A., Dance, 2017) was cast as the lead actress in her first debut acting work in the short dance film, Ms. Anita. The film has been selected to be streamed as part of the Amazon Prime video platform this year and has won awards at the Accolade Global Film Competition, The IndieFest Film Awards, the 53rd World-fest Houston International Film Festival and the Lift-off Global Network in London and Sydney. The film has been selected for the Lake Travis Film Festival. Photo by Aditya Ali

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Gennifer Joe new dance artist for Tapestry Dance Company

August 10, 2020 | Tapestry Dance Company

Gennifer Joe (B.F.A., Dance, 2019) was contracted as a paid dance artist with Tapestry Dance Company in Austin, Texas for their 2020-2021 season. Photo by Bianca Buentello

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Alumna Stars in Short Film on Amazon Prime

August 8, 2020 | Amazon

Alumna Veronica Boccardo (B.F.A. 2017) holds the lead role in "Ms. Anita," a short film about a dancer who struggles under the weight of her own self-criticism. The film, which has garnered multiple international awards, is available to watch on Amazon Prime.

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ON THE BLOG: Theatre Students Have Instrumental Role in Welcoming Incoming Longhorns

August 7, 2020 | Off Book: A Theatre and Dance Blog

Theatre and Dance students Andrea L. Hart, Anna Skidis Vargas and Zoey Crow created virtual performances for UT Orientation, providing incoming Longhorns with an introduction to the university despite being unable to attend orientation on the 40 Acres.

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Charles O. Anderson is Honored with Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award

August 6, 2020 | The University of Texas System

Faculty member Charles O. Anderson has been selected to receive a 2020 Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award, an honor recognizing a select number of educators throughout the entire UT System for their dedication to students and the university.

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Alumna Featured in Toni Braxton's Music Video

August 6, 2020 | YouTube

Alumna Christian Henley (B.F.A. 2017), who graduated as part of the initial cohort of the revived B.F.A. in Acting program at the Department of Theatre and Dance, was recently featured as a dancer in Toni Braxton's new music video for her song "Dance." 

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Leah Cox is Featured in Liz Lerman's WICKED BODIES

July 31, 2020 | Jacob's Pillow

Faculty member Leah Cox is a featured dancer and collaborator in Liz Lerman's upcoming work entitled Wicked Bodies. Inspired by the grotesque artistic depictions of women's bodies throughout history, Wicked Bodies will be presented by Jacob's Pillow featuring a discussion with Lerman on August 7, 2020.

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Purchase Lisa B. Thompson's Underground, Monroe, and The Mamalogues

July 28, 2020 | Northwestern University Press

Playwright and faculty member Lisa B. Thompson's play collection, entitled Underground, Monroe, and The Mamalogues, is now available for purchase. Thompson's work touches a variety of themes within the Black experience in America, including family, racial violence and motherhood.

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Rusty Cloyes Honored with Department of Theatre and Dance Teaching Excellence Award

July 27, 2020

Associate Professor of Practice Rusty Cloyes has been named the recipient of the 2020 Department of Theatre and Dance Teaching Excellence Award, a prestigious teaching accolade recognizing his contributions to student success within the department.