Faculty Research

The Department of Theatre and Dance provides a home for innovative research in theatre, dance, design, and technology that intersects with our active performance and production opportunities. Faculty are top scholars and practitioners who lead the way in national and international conversations on contemporary studies and trends in their field. Students at both the undergraduate and graduate are able to work alongside faculty on exciting research, as well as exploring their own areas of interest with departmental support. 

Publications

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Professors Koscielniak and Shimon Publish New Book on Theatre Design Technology

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Dr. Ariel Nereson Publishes New Book on Dance Pioneer Bill T. Jones

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Dr. Danielle Rosvally Co-Edits New Book on Mediating Presence in Text, Stage and Screen

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Dr. Eero Laine Publishes New Book on Sports in The Theatre

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Dr. Meredith Conti Co-Edits New Book on Theatre and Horror

Creative Activities and Awards

Professors Chanon Judson dancing.

Professor Chanon Judson Performs at The Joyce Theater

Professors Rosvally and Boffone side by side.

Digital Elevator Pitches: How to Put Your Research on TikTok, with Professor Danielle Rosvally

Professor Vincent O'Neill at a podium.

Buffalo Theatre District Honors Professor Vincent O'Neill

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Professor Anne Burnidge's Dancing DNA: Embodying the Human Genome Class Featured on UB Now

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Dr. Meredith Conti Featured Speaker at Feminist Research Alliance Workshop

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Professor Emeritus Kazimierz Braun Receives London Literary Award

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Professor Emeritus Stephen McKinley Henderson nominated for a Tony Award for best actor

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Dr. Ariel Nereson Receives Research Grant from UB Baldy Center

Professor Jon Shimon at a podium.

Design and Technology Program Receives Distinguished University Resident Theatre Association Award

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Dr. Ariel Nereson Selected for New York Public Library for The Performing Arts 2021 Dance Research Fellows

Close photograph of student dancer Nina Tucker, a young black woman, with her eyes closed in the sun.

Professor Jenna Zavrel Contributes Dance Film to Istanbul Festival

Chanon Judson on stage.

Professor Chanon Judson performs at Philip Glass 85th birthday celebration

Professor Zech Saenz with THD students.

THD Represented at Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) with Professor Zech Saenz

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Honoring Two Outstanding UB Dance Professors: Jeanne Fornarola and Thomas Ralabate

Faculty and Student Collaborations

Female student of color in green, red, yellow, black snake makeup.

Pushing The Boundaries of Stage Makeup with Professor Zech Saenz

Performers on TV.

Professor Kerry Ring and Cast of Zodiaque Dance Company Appear on WIVB-TV

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Zodiaque Dance Company Collaborates with UB Digital Media Studies

Michael Deeb Weaver and Delia Mandik.

Professor Michael Deeb Weaver and Dance Students Featured on UB Now

Jenna Zavrel dance pose.

The Evolution of ChoreoLab Under Professor Jenna Zavrel

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Zodiaque Dance Company and Professor Michael Deeb Weaver Featured on UB Now

Performers on TV.

Professor James Beaudry and Cast of "Renascence" Appear on Morning TV Show

Show directors.

Family Fun and Theatrical Spectacle Highlight UB's "Cinderella," Directed by Professor James Beaudry

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On "Trifles:" An Interview with Show Director Meredith Conti