Tag Archives: dance
UM-Flint to host Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Jan. 11-15
Shakespeare might tell us "All the world's a stage," but the spotlight will undoubtedly shine brightest on the University of Michigan-Flint this month. The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival for Region 3 is taking place, Jan. 11-15, on the UM-Flint campus. The event will bring close to 800 college students from Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana,[…]
UM-Flint faculty receive $18,000 grant to support "Unlocking the Arts in Flint" program
An $18,000 grant from the U-M Arts Initiative will assist three University of Michigan-Flint faculty members in helping to foster social change in Flint and Genesee County. The grant will support and strengthen a program titled "Unlocking the Arts in Flint," a joint venture between the Flint-area nonprofit Youth Arts: Unlocked and the UM-Flint Arts[…]
Picturing the Performance: UM-Flint Students, Alumni and Faculty featured in Flint Mural Plays
Standing in front of the Flint Public Art Project mural in front of Hoffman's Deco Deli & Café, UM-Flint sophomore Olivia Maxwell-Cook watched as a group of audience members listened to her original micro audio play, "Resting Garden," using headphones. Not wearing headphones herself, all Maxwell-Cook could do was watch how the crowd was impacted.[…]
Occupational Therapy and Theatre Collaboration takes Center Stage at UM-Flint
What happens when the Theatre program and Occupational Therapy department join forces? The result is the use of standardized patients in a high-fidelity experiential learning experience at UM-Flint. Standardized patients are people trained to take on characteristics of a real patient, affording the student the opportunity to learn and to be evaluated in a simulated[…]
Recognizing Juneteenth: 5 Courses to Take This Fall
Today is Juneteenth, our newest national holiday and the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the abolishment of slavery in the United States. The day memorializes the events of June 19, 1865, in which Major General Gordan Granger of the Union Army announced the emancipation of slaves in Texas, freeing the final remaining enslaved African Americans in the Confederacy.[…]
Dance students "Dream in Color" to create performance video
One UM-Flint student can do amazing things; put two UM-Flint students together and there's no limit to what they'll achieve. Two Dance students – Meredith Sheatzley (BA Dance, BSW '21) and Morgan Nichols (BA Dance '22) – teamed up to create "Dream in Color – A Dance Film." The video follows Meredith's performance from the[…]
What's Going On: Viral Topics, Personal Stories, Virtual Performances
How can the vibrant tradition of theatre performance continue during social distancing? Since COVID-19 has restricted audiences from gathering to enjoy live performances, the Department of Theatre & Dance has released "What's Going On: Viral Topics, Personal Stories, Virtual Performances." "What's Going On" is a collection of student-written and performed monologues that offer UM-Flint performers[…]
An "Evening with Erin"
As recently announced, the University of Michigan-Flint has big plans for this year's Giving Blueday event to be held on March 10. The campus has established a very ambitious $1M goal and is now unveiling plans for thanking those who support the campus' fundraising efforts and make a gift to UM-Flint on Giving Blueday. To[…]
Meet Jermariana Chandler: The first UM-Flint Chancellor Scholarship graduate
Jermariana Chandler, one of the first recipients of the Chancellor's Scholarship, graduated in April 2019.
Michigan Shakespeare Festival to Showcase UM-Flint Faculty Member Janet Haley
The Michigan Shakespeare Festival 2013 season, featuring Twelfth Night, King John, and Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer runs July 18 to August 11 at the Potter Center in Jackson, Michigan.