Recent News

The 39 Steps, 2024. Photo by Ken Smith.

MFA Dance Student Natasha McCandless Receives Prestigious Teaching Award
3/20/24
Congratulations to MFA Dance candidate Natasha McCandless, who is an award winner for this year’s Excellence in Teaching Award for Graduate Teaching Assistants at the University at Buffalo.
Students in "Mr. Burns" Recognized by Kennedy Center Festival
3/14/24
Congratulations to the dozen students and faculty members who proudly represented the Department of Theatre and Dance (THD) and UB at the 56^th annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) at the Playhouse Theatre in Pittsburgh, January 24-27, 2024.
THD Faculty and Alumni Work on "Cabrini" Movie Shot in Buffalo
3/14/24
Theatre skills translate to the film industry
THD Students Excel at American College Dance Association
3/21/24
Congratulations to the 20 students and faculty members who represented the Department of Theatre and Dance (THD) and UB at the American College Dance Association (ACDA) North East Regional Conference Festival at the University of Rochester, March 7-10, 2024.
THD Production Spotlight: "Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play"
3/7/24
This freakish ‘Simpsons’-adjacent future is not far off
PhD Student Troy Coleman Publishes First Article in Thornton Wilder Journal
3/11/24
Congratulations to first-year PhD student Troy Coleman on the publication of his first article in the Thornton Wilder Journal. In "The Uncoupling of Humanity Aboard the Pullman Car Hiawatha” Coleman explores the inclination of humans to seek solace in luxury as a response to shared hardship, as depicted in Wilder's one-act play, The Pullman Car Hiawatha. The article is available in the Thornton Wilder Journal (2023) 4 (2): 200–222. (https://doi.org/10.5325/thorntonwilderj.4.2.0200).
THD Production Spotlight: Zodiaque Dance Company
3/1/24
Combining technique with technology
"danceSense" Integrates Wearable Sensor Technology Into Zodiaque's Spring Program
2/28/24
Zodiaque Dance Company (ZDC) is UB Theatre and Dance’s (THD) in-house pre-professional dance company, celebrating its 49 season with a spring program which includes diversified choreography in jazz, tap, ballet, modern, commercial, and contemporary dance works performed by current UB dance majors. The show is under the co-direction of faculty members Kerry Ring and Michael Deeb Weaver.
THD Production Spotlight on "The Odd Couple"
2/22/24
Who knew divorce could be so funny?
THD Production Spotlight: "The 39 Steps"
2/15/24
Student-directed play promises to be ‘unlike anything’ UB has done in recent years.
Grad Student Spotlight: Dance Dynamo Josh Ikechukwa is on a Mission
5/1/24
A native of Delta State, Nigeria, second year MFA student Joshua Ikechukwu is a dynamic and driven dancer, choreographer, playwright, director, and producer. Trained in African dance, Latin ballroom, Contemporary, Afro-pop, and Hip-hop dance, Joshua received his BA in Theatre Art from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria with a specialization in Choreography and Directing, graduating in 2015.
THD Students Honored at Kennedy Center Theater Festival
2/9/24
Congratulations to the dozen students and faculty members who proudly represented the Department of Theatre and Dance (THD) and UB at the 56^th annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) at the Playhouse Theatre in Pittsburgh, January 24-27, 2024.

Next> <Previous

Recent News

Jump To:

Department of Theatre and Dance