Dear ##First Name##,
Just over three years ago, I packed up my house and family to fly across the Atlantic in what would turn out to be the most exciting "dance move" of my life—a new job as Chair of Dance at Temple University! So much has happened since then and I want to share some of it now.
We have tweaked all of the dance programs to ensure that students are equipped to enter the professional world as artists, scholars and educators, with such exciting courses as "Choreographing Philadelphia" and "Writing the City," both of which capitalize on our dynamic urban location. We have welcomed new staff and faculty, including our Recruitment Representative Mary Garcia, internationally-renowned scholar Dr. Mark Franko, and from our own PhD program, ballet educator, performer and scholar, Dr. Laura Katz-Rizzo.
We continue to foster creative and critical engagement with dance through an annual choreographic commission, Reflection: Response and our speaker series, the Dance Studies Colloquium. And you can read about all of the wonderful dancing moments that our faculty and students encounter in their daily lives through our weekly Dance Department Blog.
We also continue to present our annual showcase of dances by alumni in early October. The Production Committee is in the process of mailing out letters requesting proposals right now. For more information and deadlines contact Nanette at njoyce@temple.edu.
Finally, we want to hear from our many alumni who have touched the field of dance in innovative and widespread ways, and use this impressive network of creative individuals to help advocate for current and future students at Temple. To this end, we have put together a Temple Dance Alumni Working Group and we will hold our first meeting at the end of September. I will certainly let you know about our planned activities and please let me know if you would like to get involved.
You can always check back to the Dance Department website to learn more.
Sincerely,
Sherril Dodds
Dance Department Chair
sherril.dodds@temple.edu
Upcoming Events
"Toast to the New Season" Reception
Friday, October 10 | 9 p.m.
Immediately following the Mosaic Concert at 7:30 p.m.
Temple Performing Arts Center (TPAC), 1837 N. Broad St.
$5 per person
Celebrate the Arts at Homecoming on Friday evening, October 10 at the "Toast to the New Season" reception for Boyer College alumni. The "Toast to the New Season" celebration offers Boyer alumni an opportunity to come back to campus, reminisce with former classmates, greet faculty and current students, and hear a wonderful performance in the beautiful, vibrant Temple Performing Arts Center (formerly the Baptist Temple).
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2014-15 Boyer College Concert Series Announced
Please join us for hundreds of concerts, recitals, master classes and lectures—most all of which are free! All are open to the public.
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Art Market at Tyler
Friday, October 10 (12:00–7:00 p.m.)
Saturday, October 11 (12:00–5:00 p.m.)
Tyler School of Art
Free and open to the public
The Art Market at Tyler is a fine-arts and crafts fair held in conjunction with Design Philadelphia and Temple University's Homecoming. There will be over 25 juried artists and 10 Tyler art guilds and departments participating.
Featured Art Market events include panel discussion
Show & Tell: Successfully Presenting Your Work, Your Product, Yourself and the Crafts & Drafts Happy Hour.
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2014 Architecture Alumni Lecture
in Honor of Brigitte Knowles
Tuesday, October 28
Alumni Reception: 6 p.m.
Lecture: 7 p.m.
Tickets are required
Named The Wall Street Journal's "Architecture Innovator" of 2013, David Adjaye, OBE of Adjaye Associates, is recognized as a leading architect of his generation. Adjaye Associates now has offices in London, Berlin, New York, Accra and Shanghai and is working on projects throughout the world, including a new collection of furniture for Knoll.
Adjaye Associates
Currently Adjaye Associates is the lead designer for the Freelon Adjaye Bond/Smith Group team for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) located on the Mall in Washington, DC.
David Adjaye's lecture is provided through the generous support of Tyler Architecture alumni in honor of Professor Brigitte Knowles.
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