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ASU theater alum helps create better work environments for actors

Chelsea Pace is using her expertise in staging sex to create safer spaces for actors. Pace , who received her MFA in theatre performance from Arizona State University, is an intimacy consultant and...
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St. Lawrence String Quartet welcomed back as resident artists at ASU

The renowned St. Lawrence String Quartet returns to Arizona State University as resident artists in the School of Music, Dance and Theatre’s Visiting Quartet Residency Program. Described by The...
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From drones to water tastings to sonic art, ASU creatives take part in 2021 Canal Convergence

Each year the city of Scottsdale lights up for a two-weekend-long event by the waterfront, Canal Convergence, filled with community projects, live music, workshops and artist talks. Following the...
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ASU grad told the stories of campus life

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall 2021 graduates . A student storyteller is starting his own next chapter this semester. Connor Newton, who graduates this...
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Doctoral music graduate's generosity of spirit benefits future musicians

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall 2021 graduates . International student Ramon “Chino” Alfonso Soberano, who graduates this fall with a Doctor of Musical...
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Music learning and teaching grad brings mariachi music into school curriculum

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall 2021 graduates . Angie Stephanie Valencia, who graduates this December with a Bachelor of Music in music learning and...
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ASU musicologist recognized for decades of service to American music

Kay Norton, musicologist and professor in Arizona State University's School of Music, Dance and Theatre, received the Distinguished Service Citation at the virtual Society of American Music...
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Music professor receives international award for excellence in teaching

Deanna Swoboda, associate professor in the School of Music, Dance and Theatre in Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, is the first woman to be awarded the...
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Music industry professional joins ASU program

Arizona State University's School of Music, Dance and Theatre welcomes international music engineer and producer Jorge Costa Palazuelos as assistant professor of studio engineering and recording...
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ASU digital art grad activates and honors Indigenous perspectives

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2021 graduates . John Joe is an Irish and Din é (Navajo) student graduating this spring with an MFA in art (digital...
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Sun Devils well represented in state awards for landscape architecture profession

The Arizona chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects recently announced their 2020 award winners, and affiliates of Arizona State University were represented in nearly every category....
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ASU opera singer rebuilds her voice and discovers new artistic path

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2020 graduates . ASU graduate student Stephanie Sadownik, DMA in voice performance, started suffering from undiagnosed...
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ASU digital art grad activates and honors Indigenous perspectives

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2021 graduates . John Joe is an Irish and Din é (Navajo) student graduating this spring with an MFA in art (digital...
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The Design School remembers alum, faculty associate Shon Quannie

Shon Quannie, an influential leader in the design community throughout the Southwest thanks to his practice, teaching and advocacy, died Dec. 30, 2020 . Quannie was an alumnus from The Design School...
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Sun Devils well represented in state awards for landscape architecture profession

The Arizona chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects recently announced their 2020 award winners, and affiliates of Arizona State University were represented in nearly every category....
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A new class of design and arts graduates and more–Herberger Institute highlights from December 2021

Diversity in holiday moviesEmmy-winning producer and writer Peter Murrieta, associate director of advancement and professor of practice at The Sidney Poitier New American Film School, spoke with KJZZ...
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The founding director of The Sidney Poitier New American Film School–Herberger Institute highlights…

The founding director of The Sidney Poitier New American Film School–Herberger Institute highlights from November 2021Announcing the founding director of the film schoolCheryl Boone Isaacs, former...
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Institute Professor Maria Rosario Jackson to be nominated to lead NEA and more–Herberger Institute…

Institute Professor Maria Rosario Jackson to be nominated to lead NEA and more–Herberger Institute highlights from October 2021NEA nomination“Our art, culture, and creativity are some of our country’...
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