School of Music Theatre & Dance
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April 11, 2023
Arts Initiative, SMTD expanding student arts opportunities
A collaboration between the Arts Initiative and the School of Music, Theatre & Dance is expanding opportunities for students who want to learn to play the guitar.
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April 7, 2023
Two from U-M receive Guggenheim Fellowships
LSA faculty members Monica Dus and Petra Kuppers are among recipients awarded 2023 fellowships by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
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March 27, 2023
Organ professor James Kibbie gives Bach to U-M
James Kibbie, professor of organ at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, will perform the last of 18 concerts featuring all 281 solo organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach on April 16 at Hill Auditorium.
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February 22, 2023
Reviving the lost work of a groundbreaking Black composer
Ph.D. candidate Bryan Ijames followed his ear, his heart and some scholarly detective work to resurrect a forgotten piece by composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor that will be performed March 16 at Hill Auditorium.
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February 16, 2023
Marching band’s Elbel Field poised for major makeover
U-M’s iconic Elbel Field will be transformed into one of the country’s best marching band practice facilities after the Board of Regents approved a project design and authorized construction.
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February 6, 2023
Voice professor finds joy and solace in saltwater swimming
Despite growing up in landlocked Colorado, Ann Evans Watson always felt drawn to the water and takes part in long-distance saltwater swims.
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January 31, 2023
Blindfolded Rubik’s Cube champion sets the score
Stanley Chapel, a violin performance major at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, is a world champion in solving a Rubik’s Cube blindfolded.
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January 23, 2023
Professor embraces disability through movement
Petra Kuppers, the Anita Gonzalez Collegiate Professor of Performance Studies and Disability Culture in LSA, and her wife launched Turtle Disco, weekly group sessions that incorporated writing and movement.
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January 23, 2023
Accolades — January 2023
Awards and honors for U-M faculty and staff.
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January 12, 2023
Showcasing student talent to inspire democratic engagement
Five student acts will vie for prizes at a free, festival-style concert at Hill Auditorium on Jan. 21 in a performance that celebrates the grand finale of the Songs for Democracy competition.
