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Dance Repertory Theatre Takes the National Stage

May 29, 2012

Audiences have the opportunity to be enchanted once again by Oblivion’s Ink, the contemporary ballet by Department of Theatre and Dance Associate Professor David Justin.

Dance Repertory Theatre returns to Tanzsommer Austria in 2012

May 29, 2012

The Young! Tanzsommer summer dance festival is the experience of a lifetime for young dancers — an opportunity to perform in Austria at one of the most respected dance gatherings of its kind.

34th Annual International Showcase Hits Austin

May 29, 2012

The annual Showcase is IPAY’s premiere event in North America, dedicated to promoting the best in international performing arts for young audiences.

All Over Creation: Dispatch From the New Theatre Front

May 29, 2012 | The Austin Chronicle

A report of the most recent UTNT productions by The Austin Chronicle's Robert Faires.

Dance Revolution

May 29, 2012 | The University of Texas at Austin: Know

Every high school has one: the uninhibited kid who dances nonstop at every prom and party. Senior Cooper Neely was that kid at his high school in Throckmorton, population 900. Now, he is a dancing king at The University of Texas at Austin. 

New Professorship and Center Posthumously Honor Theatre Historian

May 29, 2012 | The University of Texas at Austin: Know

The Oscar and Lenyth Brockett Professorship in Theatre History is the first endowment to support the creation of the Oscar G. Brockett Center for Theatre History and Criticism.

Scholars Shine in Leading Journals

May 29, 2012

Open the latest scholarly theatre or dance publication, and you are apt to see articles by Department of Theatre and Dance faculty, alumni and students. The recent March issues of Theatre Topics and Theatre Journal are no exception.

Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig (MFA '09) named 2011 Wasserstein Prize Winner

May 29, 2012 | Theatre Development Fund

Playwright will receive $25,000 prize from the Educational Foundation of America (EFA)

Students get "Wicked"

May 29, 2012

A student perspective from a workshop with Broadway talent, David Nathan Perlow.

Broadway Dreams Begin at The University of Texas at Austin

May 29, 2012 | The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with Texas State University-San Marcos, is offering the inaugural Texas Musical Theatre Workshop, a three-week, pre-professional summer intensive for high school students exploring a potential career in musical theatre.