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- Alumnus Sam Richardson is always looking for opportunities to say nice things about Detroit. So he decided to make a TV show about it.
- MetroArts Detroit debuts 10th season on Detroit Public Television July 6
- IPG launches Motor City marketing and communications fellowship program
- Theatre and Dance lecturer releases publication focusing on AutoCAD for theatrical use
- Fashion design and merchandising students place at Coach and Michael Kors competition
- Academic Recognition Week celebrates faculty, staff virtually
- Dunamis Archer beats the odds with unbridled determination and grit
- Music and entrepreneurial spirit create path to graduation for Ana Jaquim
- ‘My Kinky Hair is Beautiful’: Research explores how Black women negotiate their identities
- 2021 MFA Thesis Exhibition
- Participate in Freep Film Festival's Real Fresh Student Documentary Showcase and Competition
- Department of Music students to participate in Detroit Jazz Festival kick off preview event
- Visiting Artist Lecture: Ghost Words by Helen Lee
- Student Spotlight: Shelley Brinkley, Art History, BA with a Minor in Art, ‘21
- Once a WSU interior design major, Shelley Brinkley returned to our department in 2020 to complete her BA in Art History with a Minor in Art. In this Spotlight, she talks about her recent curatorial work entitled "Cultivating Identity", her love of art history, and her dream of becoming an art administrator.
- Faculty Spotlight: Jessika Edgar, Assistant Professor in Ceramics
- Assistant Professor Jessika Edgar is the Area Coordinator of Ceramics. She joined the Art Department faculty in Fall 2018. In this Spotlight, she talks about her passion for guiding students to find their own creative voices, building a mindfulness practice to help inspire new work, and staying creative during COVID.
- Student Spotlight: Kristen Canda, Painting, MFA ’21
- Kristen Canda grew up in Cleveland Ohio, and received her BFA in 2017 from Ohio Wesleyan University, where she concentrated and drawing, painting, and ceramics. In this Spotlight, she talks about drawing inspiration from childhood and bringing attention to everyday domestic objects through vibrant, vivid color.
- Student Spotlight: Daynah Grant, Fashion Design, BFA ’22/’23
- Daynah Grant is all about standing out and standing for something, fusing her passions for Cosplay, alternative fashion, and social causes through her design projects at WSU. In this Spotlight, she talks about how she got started, what inspires her, and looking forward to her future career as a professional designer.
- Department of Music students to produce combined musical piece for Wayne Redefined choral project
- Music tech grad joins Sony at Insomniac Games as a sound designer
- Dr. Doug Risner, professor of dance wins inaugural Stinson Award
- Wayne State students ‘Go Red’
- Fair treatment of grade disputes
- James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History alumnus matt lambert and Associate Professor Lauren Kalman, Curatorial Fellows at the Center for Craft open the exhibition Desire Paths
- Associate Professor in Art Lauren Kalman named Françoise van den Bosch award winner
- Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Ledisi joins Department of Music’s choral experience Wayne Redefined
- Wayne State produces it’s first virtual dance production
- Wayne State student among AEJMC national student podcast contest winners
- Pepsi works with WSU alumna Desiree Kelly to share her take on Detroit
- Wayne State researchers and students receive EPA funding to understand Detroit’s unique groundwater/stormwater interface
- CFPCA honors outstanding alumni and community members at 41st Arts Achievement Awards
- Professor Duchan Discusses New Book on Billy Joel
- Theatre management student works on study to help theatres, art centers and cultural organizations understand audience readiness to return
- Associate Dean Loraleigh Keashly featured on EmpowerED to Lead podcast
- What’s the one social skill that everybody should have in their repertoire? Tune in to the latest episode of Wayne State's #EmpowerEDtoLead to hear CFPCA Associate Dean and Professor of Communication Loraleigh Keashly share her thoughts!
- Artist Allana Clarke Joins Art Department Faculty
- Elise Komer, Music Business major, named Presser Award winner
- Quinn Hunter Joins Wayne as Artist-in-Residence
- Theatre and Dance at Wayne Reinvents 2020-2021 Season for the Digital World
- Theatre and Dance at Wayne, the producing entity of the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance at Wayne State University, announces its revised 2020-2021 season with three signature series, each delivered digitally to audiences around the globe.
- Wayne State's Fuhlhage to receive AJHA national award for Excellence in Teaching
- Department of Communication and Journalism Institute for Media Diversity members Jessica Taylor and Quintin Banks named News Fund recipients
- Chris Collins, Wayne State jazz bring Detroit to the world — and vice versa
- Three of 2020’s Kresge Arts Fellows are among CFPCA faculty
- Department of Music expands virtual engagement with Music @ Wayne: Random Acts of Music social media project
- CFPCA stands with you
- Department of Communication to kick off Faculty Selects showcase
- Department of Communication’s official Faculty Selects Honors page and showcase. Hosted by the department’s Media Arts and Studies program, the Faculty Select Honors program is an annual showcase of film and media arts projects chosen by faculty as examples of excellence in production and writing.
- DSO Bassist Nicholas Myers joins Department of Music Faculty Fall 2020
- Department of Music Welcomes Dr. Brandon Waddles to Faculty Beginning Fall 2020
- Department of Communication 2020 graduate receives Television Academy Foundation Internship in Directing
- The Future of Communications in a Changed World
- How to ensure water security and beat coronavirus in Michigan
- Associate Professor Rahul Mitra researches environmental organizing and policymaking, especially around water systems. Learn more about the Detroit Water Stories Project.
- Department of Music launches virtual music studio to promote togetherness amidst extended social distancing
- Fashion department faculty, alum sew masks for health care workers, first responders battling COVID-19
- Prof. Chris Collins, WSU Director of Jazz and Artistic Director of the Detroit Jazz Festival announces 2020 festival line-up
- CFPCA among Detroit Public Schools Community District new expanded arts and music partnership
- Labyrinths: Shiva Ahmadi @ Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
- Designers, nonprofits and entrepreneurs work to make Detroit a fashion hub
- Model D's article “Designers, nonprofits and entrepreneurs work to make Detroit a fashion hub” highlights Department of Art/Art History faculty member Roslyn Karamoko and her local retail shop, Détroit is the New Black, as well as alumna Kelsey Tucker and her recently launched brand Deviate Fashion.
- WSU jazz band to perform benefit concert in support of upcoming trip to Elmhurst College Jazz Festival
- Karen Prall, dance lecturer, featured in Dance On Detroit
- Art + business: New Lyft mural project gives students experience of being for-hire artists
- Theatre and Dance at Wayne State Presents Annual December Dance Concert at Detroit’s Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts
- The Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance, a program within the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts at Wayne State University is proud to present its annual December Dance Concert at Detroit’s Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts (350 Madison St, Detroit, MI 48226), December 7 at 7:30 p.m. and 8 at 3 p.m.
- Theatre and Dance at Wayne Presents the Final Performance of Charles Dickens' "a Christmas Carol" at the Bonstelle Theatre
- Ebenezer Scrooge returns to the Bonstelle Theatre one final time to delight audiences with this heartwarming tale of family and redemption. After four years of bringing joy for the holiday season, Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” takes its final bow at the Bonstelle Theatre from December 4 to December 15 as Wayne State University prepares for the construction of the new Gateway Performing Arts Center.
- Mauer Broadcast by Composer Lisa Bielawa and Artist Sheryl Oring
- A Q&A with Assistant Professor Billicia Hines, director of the WSU Black Theatre and Dance Collective
- 2019 National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) Conference
- The Encore Years: Arthur Bryant
- New displays in College of Engineering labs draw connections between engineering and art
- Craig Lucas’ Dark Christmas Comedy, "Reckless," Arrives at Wayne State University Just in Time for the Holidays
- The outrageously funny story begins on Christmas Eve when Rachel’s husband reveals he’s hired a hitman to kill her. She scrambles out the kitchen window, fleeing for her life, and escapes into the snowy night. She meets and joins up with Lloyd, who’s changed his name to avoid alimony payments and who now lives with a paraplegic named Pootie — who also pretends to be deaf in order to get double disability. But downtrodden Rachel’s luck changes when she wins $100,000 on a game show and begins a series of wild escapades with several psychiatrists and, eventually, an ill-fated reunion with her husband. Soon, she begins to wonder whether the modern world might not be a vast conspiracy designed to systematically undermine her own increasingly shaky sanity. And who hasn’t felt that way during the holidays?
- Theatre and Dance at Wayne State Brings Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright Lynn Nottage’s Sweat to the Detroit Stage
- Filled with warmth, humor and tremendous heart, Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat.
- Theatre students meet renowned actress and comedian Lily Tomlin
- WSU Dance's very own, Lisa LaMarre Wilmot, published in the Journal of Dance Education
- Sir Noël Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” is a Sidesplitting Scream at the Hilberry Theatre
- The Maggie Allessee Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to present "Blithe Spirit" by Sir Noël Coward. Beginning in the 1940s, this beloved comedy has gone on to perform on Broadway, the West End, and in local theatres around the world ever since. Performing at the Hilberry Theatre September 20 to October 6, Blithe Spirit will leave audiences laughing and dying for more.
- Theatre and Dance at Wayne Offers Special Two-Show Family Deal for “a Christmas Carol” and “Mary Poppins” Plus a Chance to Win a “Mary Poppins” Prize Package
- Theatre and Dance at Wayne, the producing company of the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance at Wayne State University, is offering families a special discount when purchasing tickets to both of this season’s family-friendly productions, “A Christmas Carol” and “Mary Poppins” and a chance to win official “Mary Poppins” merchandise plus a tea party at The Whitney mansion!
- NYT Review: "‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ Offers a Party, and a Playlist, for the Ages" - features WSU Dance Alum Sonya Tayeh
- Dr. Joo Won Park, Music Technology professor, gets featured by Clevelandclassical.com
- Passing of distinguished professor of Communication and internationally recognized debate educator, George William Ziegelmueller
- Flute Performance Alumna, Shantanique Moore, announced as Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Fellow
- Professor Loraleigh Keashly among WSU inaugural Distinguished Service Professors
- Wayne State University’s Mackenzie house begins its move on April 1
- An interview with retiring Director and Professor Dr. Blair Anderson on Theatre and Dance’s production of Angels in America
- Warriors win big in DIA Student Design Summit
- Communication Assistant Professor wins WhatsApp grant to fight fake news
- Wayne State University Department of Music presents its 52nd Annual Salute to Greater Detroit Concert
- RECAP: Gateway Performance Complex Groundbreaking
- Journalism Alumnus and Wife Commission Bust of Madame Curie for WSU’s Polish Room
- "Dance: A Seaside Romp on Rockaway Beach"
- Vocal Performance Major, Brianna Wetherington, awarded the David DiChiera Scholarship Award
- Wayne State University Department of Music Students Compete for Prestigious David DiChiera Endowed Scholarship
- Russell Miller, Associate Chair and Professor of Jazz, debuts his new arrangement of the Hymn to Wayne
- WSU board approves $65 million performance complex for Midtown Detroit
- WHO Guideline on “Communicating Risk in Public Health Emergencies”
- Dean Seeger Wins Prestigious Gerald M. Phillips Award from the National Communication Association
- Wayne State University Department of Music presents its 51st Annual Salute to Greater Detroit Concert
- CFPCA Board of Visitor Sue Nine to receive the Special Lifetime Achievement award for 2017
- CFPCA alumnus Jeffrey Tambor was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star! #creativewarriors
- Ford Motor Company Fund awards $50,000 for David DiChiera Scholarship in Vocal Performance and Related Music Programs at Wayne State’s College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts
- The Billy Joel Professor: Associate Professor of Music History, Dr. Joshua Duchan, debuts his book, “Billy Joel: America's Piano Man”
- Congratulations CFPCA and University Television for their EMMY winning collaboration on the promotional video Be Inspired!
- Department of Communication Chair Announcement
- Jack Lessenberry Journalism Area Head Receives SPJ Detroit Lifetime Achievement Award!
- CFPCA alumna making strides at Ford Motor Company
- Kresge names WSU long-time Harp Instructor and Music Education Instructor, Patricia Terry-Ross, 2017 Eminent Artist!
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