Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2022 graduates.
Isabel Verdugo, who graduates this May from the School of Music, Dance and Theatre with a Bachelor of Music in music learning and teaching, said she will foster a community of compassion and empathy in her future classrooms.
This year’s dance performance season at Arizona State University will include a series of concerts highlighting works created by guest artists, faculty and students that “represent a rich variety of aesthetics, movement genres and concepts,” according to Mary Fitzgerald, ASU professor and artistic director of dance in the School of Music, Dance and Theatre.
Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2022 graduates.
When Olivia Hernandez discovered the MFA in theatre with a concentration in interdisciplinary digital media and performance at the Herberger Institute for Design and Arts, she knew Arizona State University was the next step in expanding her creative practice.
A new study from Arizona State University, in collaboration with the Recording Academy and Berklee College of Music Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship, is illuminating the experiences of women in the music industry to inspire a more inclusive and equitable environment.
Twelve Arizona State University graduates are embarking upon an adventure of a lifetime through the Fulbright U.S. Student program as they begin arriving in their host countries over the next few weeks.
Some, like Claire Agee, have already arrived in their host countries. After an 18-hour journey, the May 2022 graduate arrived in Lappeenranta, Finland, on Aug. 9, where she will soon begin a master’s degree in sustainable supply chain management at LUT university.
The Arizona State University School of Music, Dance and Theatre’s 2022–23 Organ Series is a celebration of the margins of the organ repertoire.
“We have a vast body of music composed for the instrument dating back to the 14th century, so it’s been fun to explore the many works written for organ by underrepresented composers,” said Kimberly Marshall, Patricia and Leonard Goldman Endowed Professor of Organ in the School of Music, Dance and Theatre.
Two undergraduates and one graduate student in the ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre received first place awards in the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Southwest Division competition. The regional competition includes Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.
Three Arizona State University undergraduates have been chosen for the Killam Fellowships Program, an exchange program that will give the students the opportunity to study in Canada during the 2021–22 academic year.
This year’s winners are Adam Chismar, Madisyn GoodBallet and David Lopez. The Foundation for Educational Exchange Between Canada and the United States of America, also known as Fulbright Canada, administers the program. The winners will receive up to $10,000 ($5,000 per semester), plus a health insurance allowance and travel allowance.
Almost a year off the stage and behind monitor screens, the theater program in Arizona State University's School of Music, Dance and Theatre continues to find new ways to produce and share their work, launching the New Play Festival this weekend.
Four Arizona State University dance students — Kyla Kabat, Isabella Lepp, Karla Marquez and Fernanda Viera — have been chosen to represent ASU at the 2022 American College Dance Association (ACDA) regional conference, which will be held at the University of Oregon starting March 23. The conference brings students and faculty together to share responses to choreography and performance.
