December 2011
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Scott Kanoff Recognized with 2012 Texas Exes...
Scott Kanoff, Department of Theatre and Dance lecturer of directing, has been named a recipient of the Texas Exes Teaching Award. The student-nominated and student-selected awards were first given by the Texas Exes in 1982. The annual awards promote quality teaching at The University of Texas at Austin by publicly recognizing professors who have had a positive influence on the educational...
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Alumna Halena Kays lands new role with The...
Halena Kays (MFA ‘11) is the new Artistic Director for The Hypocrites. A director, writer and performer from Chicago, she is the co-founder and former artistic director of Barrel of Monkeys where she created and directed the majority of their public performances including their critically acclaimed long-running show: That’s Weird, Grandma, called “the best reason to live in Chicago on a Monday...
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Alumni Lead at Westlake High School
Westlake High School, nestled in the Texas Hill Country, wrapped up their fall season this week with their annual production of The Nutcracker. This year’s iteration of the seasonal favorite included a “Carol of the Bells” light show and a band.
The onstage performance is designed and orchestrated in large part by the Westlake Technical Entertainment Crew (TEC), an organization...
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Congrats to the Rude Mechs for making Time Out New... →
The Rude Mechs Co-Producing Artistic Directors include Madge Darlington (UT M.F.A. ‘04), Thomas Graves (UT M.F.A. ‘08), Lana Lesley, Kirk Lynn (Department of Theatre and Dance Lecturer, UT M.F.A. ‘04), Sarah Richardson and Shawn Sides.
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Dance Repertory Theatre returns to Tanzsommer...
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. We’re trying to raise $15,000 by Feb. 1 in order to help 15 undergraduate student dancers in The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Theatre and Dance attend this prestigious festival in...
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For He's a Jolly Good Fellow - Kirk Lynn earns a... →
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Kirk Lynn Honored as 2011 United States Artists...
Kirk Lynn, Department of Theatre and Dance lecturer of playwriting and directing, has been honored as one of the 2011 United States Artists Fellows. This prestigious award grants 50 of America’s finest artists with individual fellowships of $50,000. Past winners include Austin-based choreographer Deborah Hay, Anne Bogart (artistic director, The SITI Company), Ping Chong, Bill Rauch...
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Alvin Rangel seizes the day (and the dance)
“I first saw Alvin Rangel dance in May 2010. A minute or two into the piece, ‘Mapping Desire’ by Holly Williams, I felt the relief mixed with excitement that occurs when you realize that your experience as an audience member is in the hands of a proficient, capable performer, one who can take you places. Physically, he was muscular, powerful, and well-proportioned, with...
"The doors to the theatre don't keep the world...
“I’m reasonably certain that the terms ‘occupy’ and ‘Wall Street’ never appeared in either 360 (round dance) or Guest by Courtesy, but that didn’t stop me from thinking about the movement with which they’re associated as I watched those plays the week before last.”
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All Over Creation: Occupied World Seat The doors to...