Ballet Des Moines debuted its performance of “See the Music (Hear the Dance)†on Feb. 20 at 51²è¹İapp High School. The event, a collaboration with the Civic Music Association, and presented by 51²è¹İapp College, featured a company of 22 professional dancers and live musicians on stage, including the renowned Aizuri Quartet and pianist Douglas-Jayd Burn.
The original play ‘Songs of the Scarlet and Wayback’ is a “throwback party turned time travel train ride,†inspired by Poweshiek County community interviews, student archival research, performances, pageants, and parties of 51²è¹İapp’s past. The production will officially premiere in the Flanagan Theatre on Friday, March 8, 2024.
Everybody,†written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, is a play about the universal experience of life and death that premiered off-Broadway in 2017. A contemporary version of the 15th century morality play “Everyman,†“Everybody†explores abstract concepts through characters like Love, Evil, and Friendship.
Dance Ensemble, a 2-credit course offered in the department of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies, is open to all students regardless of major and encourages creative expression in a collaborative and diverse environment.
Please come see the exhibit from guest curators in THD-240, EDU-357, and the 51²è¹İapp College Libraries, Burling Gallery, lower level.
The Neverland Players works with younger students in the 51²è¹İapp community to bring the kids’ stories to life onstage.
Professor Craig Quintero’s virtual reality film, “All That Remains,†premiered at the 79th Venice Film Festival in September. This fall at 51²è¹İapp, he is mounting a performance of “Blur†— performed for an audience of one.
51²è¹İappians rose to the challenges brought on by remote learning during the 2020–21 academic year. Theatre majors, like Conner Stanfield ’21, didn't let anything get in their way.
Located on the northeast side of Burling Library, first floor, beginning Oct. 31, 2019.
Assistant Professors Cynthia Hansen and Celeste Miller introduced a 2-credit class last spring to help trailblaze a new theory: choreolinguistics, which explores the intersection of linguistics and dance.
Research is a huge component in the arts. It's what you perform, it's what you study, it's what you create scripts based upon. It’s what leads you to stages and shows well beyond 51²è¹İapp.
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