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P.A.R.T.S. SUMMERPROGRAM 2024 IS OUT & REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN.

We are very excited to announce our SUMMERPROGRAM for 2024.SummerProgram 2024 builds on last year's success and re-hosts our well-known SummerSchool, takes the SummerResidencies a step further and elaborates the SummerCommunity, adding some exciting novelties!SummerProgram 2024 takes place during 5 weeks: from Monday July 8 until Friday August 9.

Unbounded : Preliminary Studies in Algorithmic Choreography - CASSIEL GAUBE + T.H. + P.A.R.T.S. - TUE FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For this year’s X-week of artistic practice, PARTS invited Cassiel Gaube to work with the 39 Bachelor Training students. During this week, they will explore how a seemingly infinite variety of choreographic compositions can be created using a limited number of rules. Through experimentation with these tools, a series of choreographic sketches emerge. The result of this intensive one-week workshop is shown at Concertgebouw Brugge, in the frame of the Festival Bits of Dance.

PUBLIC LECTURE THOMAS F. DEFRANTZ - MON 26 February 2024 - 19h

PARTS, Wiels and Kaaitheater organise a public lecture by Professor Thomas F. DeFrantz, well-known specialist in Black Dance Studies and Queer and Feminist Studies. The public lecture happens in the context of DeFrantz’ seminar for the MA students at PARTS.

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In 1995, Rosas and De Munt/La Monnaie initiated the founding of the dance school P.A.R.T.S. (Performing Arts Research and Training Studios). Under the direction of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Theo Van Rompay P.A.R.T.S. rapidly developed into an innovative, internationally renowned school. Every three years a group of young dancers and choreographers leaves P.A.R.T.S. to add to the dynamism of the international contemporary dance community.

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Rosas mourns the passing of wolfgang kolb (1956-2024), rosas presents vocabularium lecture performance at concertgebouw brugge, anne teresa de keersmaeker is part of wintergloed 2023, rosas and p.a.r.t.s. mourn the passing of janet panetta, echo. wrapped in memory.

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas collaborates with MoMu - Fashion Museum Antwerp

Rosas presents BERNABO at Festival Constellations

16-17.09.2023, Toulon

Rosas presents EXIT ABOVE and En Atendant at Festival d'Avignon

From the 6th until the 25th of July.

Interview with Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Jean-Marie Aerts and Meskerem Mees on EXIT ABOVE - after the tempest / d'après la tempête / naar de storm

by Wannes Gyselinck for Concertgebouw Brugge

Sand / Encore 1Eté created for the Festival of Art History in Fontainebleau

June 3rd and 4th, 2023

Summer Residencies 2023

Rosas and P.A.R.T.S. offer free studio space and thematic labs this summer!

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P.A.R.T.S. building. Courtesy Performing Arts Research and Training Studios (P.A.R.T.S.).

P.A.R.T.S. is an international school for contemporary dance and choreography based in Brussels, Belgium. P.A.R.T.S. is an artistic project, inspired by the multifaceted artistic practice of its founder and director Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and other choreographers. P.A.R.T.S. provides a thorough education for dancers and choreographers to become independent and creative artists.

P.A.R.T.S. is a full-time curriculum with two independent programs: the bachelor training program (three years) and the master STUDIOS program (two years).

BA Training is a professional education for dancers and choreographers, offering the theoretical and practical fundamentals of contemporary dance and the typical P.A.R.T.S.-approach, which consists of a focus on physical conscience, the development of creative and compositional skills, a training in drama and music, and theoretical reflection. A cycle starts every three years, in 2022, then in 2025.

MA STUDIOS targets choreographers and dance-makers who want to develop their creative voice and practice, in a learning environment that is communal and collaborative. The program consists of self-directed research, movement research workshops, choreography masterclasses, theoretical seminars, dance classes, and projects fostering cross-cultural thinking and creation. The program finishes with a written thesis and end-of-studies creations with public presentations. The cycle starts every three years, in 2022, then in 2025.

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Digital Program: The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

Anne teresa de keersmaeker / pavel kolesnikov / rosas, the goldberg variations, bwv 988.

The  Goldberg Variations  belong to Bach’s late period. The composer pushes the boundaries of musical themes in a play of variations, canons and fugues. For this composition, he started from a simple and quiet melody, joined with an underlying bass line, which steadily unfolds into a musical cosmos that reveals itself with extraordinary variety and unparalleled complexity.

Together with pianists Pavel Kolesnikov and Alain Franco, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker continues her journey with Bach in dialogue with these variations. After working with a large dance ensemble for The Six Brandenburg Concertos  (2019), her previous choreography to music by Bach, De Keersmaeker creates a solo for herself. In this piece, she stays true to the same principle of the musical score as the blueprint for choreography.

Including an aria and no less than thirty variations, Bach’s Goldberg Variations challenges the choreographer to a similar exercise: to find a form of dance capable of adaptation and flexibility while retaining an immutable core. To De Keersmaeker, it is above all an invitation to consolidate the road she travelled so far as an artist, addressing today’s pressing questions in her ongoing search for a personal choreographic idiom.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Anee Teresa De Keersmaeker

In 1980, after studying dance at Mudra School in Brussels and Tisch School of the Arts in New York, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (1960) created Asch , her first choreographic work. Two years later came the premiere of Fase, Four Movements to the Music of Steve Reich. De Keersmaeker established the dance company Rosas in Brussels in 1983, while creating the work Rosas danst Rosas. Since these breakthrough pieces, her choreography has been grounded in a rigorous and prolific exploration of the relationship between dance and music. She has created with Rosas a wide-ranging body of work engaging the musical structures and scores of several periods, from early music to contemporary and popular idioms. Her choreographic practice also draws formal principles from geometry, numerical patterns, the natural world, and social structures to offer a unique perspective on the body’s articulation in space and time. In 1995 De Keersmaeker established the school P.A.R.T.S. (Performing Arts Research and Training Studios) in Brussels in association with De Munt/La Monnaie.

Pavel Kolesnikov

Following his seven-concert residency at the Aldeburgh Festival and sixth appearance at the BBC Proms this summer, the 2023/24 season sees Pavel Kolesnikov perform twice with the with the Danish National Symphony (with Susanna Mälkki and Manfred Honeck), debut with Cincinnati Symphony and Netherlands Philharmonic (both with Sir Mark Elder) and embark on a recital tour of North America. He also returns to the Philharmonia Orchestra (Santtu-Matias Rouvali), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Vasily Petrenko), Klavier Festival Ruhr and to Wigmore Hall where he was Artist-in-Residence during 2020/21.

Pavel is known for his cross-genre collaborations and narrative programmes. Recent examples include Celestial Navigation – a sequence of music featuring projections by architect Sophie Hicks and text by Martin Crimp – and his realisation of Bach’s Goldberg Variations with dancer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker which has been staged over fifty times across Europe. Pavel also regularly performs with pianist Samson and the duo’s Carnegie Hall debut this season follows recent dates at Amsterdam’s Muziekgebouw, London’s Southbank and Barbican centres – the latter as part of Europe’s first-ever Classical Pride.

Pavel won the Honens International Piano Competition in 2012 and was a BBC New Generation Artist between 2014-16. He has since worked with all the BBC orchestras, London Symphony, London Philharmonic, The Hallé, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Orquestra Simfónica de Barcelona, City of Birmingham Symphony, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony and Stavanger Symphony among others. He regularly gives recitals at Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Park Avenue Armoury, La Roque-d’Anthéron, Konzerthaus Berlin, Piano aux Jacobins Festival and De Singel.

Pavel’s discography for Hyperion includes albums of music by Reynaldo Hahn, Louis Couperin and Chopin.

The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Pavel Kolesnikov / Rosas

Choreography and Dance

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker  

Johann Sebastian Bach, The Goldberg Variations , BWV 988

Musical Collaboration

Alain Franco

Choreographic Assistant

Diane Madden

Set and Lighting Design

Minna Tiikkainen

Alban Moraud

Assistant to the Artistic Director

Martine Lange

Artistic Coordination and Planning

Anne Van Aerschot

Technical Director

Thomas Verachtert

Technical Coordinator

Costumes coordinator

Alexandra Verschueren

assisted by Els Van Buggenhout

Emmanuelle Erhart

Jan Balfoort

Coproduction

Wiener Festwochen, Concertgebouw (Bruges), De Munt / La Monnaie (Brussels), Théâtre de la Ville à Paris – Théâtre du Châtelet (Paris), Internationaal Theater Amsterdam / Julidans, Sadler’s Wells (London), Montpellier Danse

World Premiere

26.08.2020, Wiener Festwochen

Special thanks to

Takeshi Sakai, Anke Loh, Kees Van Houten, Leen Decin, Cynthia Loemij, Jacob Storer

Duration 2h, technical break included. Please do not leave your seat during this technical break.

Piano provided by Yamaha

This production is realized with the support of the Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government, in collaboration with Casa Kafka Pictures –Belfius.

Rosas is supported by the Flemish Community and by the Flemish Commmunity Commission (VGC).

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A roster of international artistic visionaries command our stage, often with North American or World Premieres, including directors Milo Rau and Toshiki Okada; choreographers Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, Florentina Holzinger, and Faustin Linyekula; composers Du Yun, George Lewis, and John Zorn; the theatre ensembles Elevator Repair Service, Forced Entertainment, Gob Squad, Wooster Group, and Teatro La ReSentida; along with the dance companies A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, Big Dance Theater, and Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance. Eminent scholars, authors, and paradigm shifters headline our events and have included Kwame Anthony Appiah, Judith Butler, David Chalmers, Angela Davis, Zadie Smith, and Slavoj Žižek.

NYU Skirball’s engagement programming supports the University’s academic mission with conjunctions of cutting-edge live art and practical, experiential curricular resources, including artists’ conversations, workshops, scholarly essays, and diverse public events. Our work promotes encounters with boundary-pushing art forms, enhances critical thinking, nurtures imaginations, and employs the performing arts as an essential means of teaching, researching, and lifelong learning.

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NYU Skirball’s programs are made possible in part with support from the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and by Howard Gilman Foundation; FUSED (French U.S. Exchange in Dance), a program of FACE Foundation in partnership with Villa Albertine; General Delegation of the Government of Flanders to the USA; Collins Building Services; Korean Cultural Center New York; Marta Heflin Foundation; Harkness Foundation for Dance; Van Cleef & Arpels; as well as our valued donors through memberships, commissioning, and Stage Pass Fund support.

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P.A.R.T.S. (Performing Arts Research and Training Studios) is an international school for contemporary dance that is located in Vorst , one of the 19 municipalities located in the Brussels -Capital Region of Belgium.

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P.A.R.T.S. - Performing Arts Research and Training Studios is an international school for contemporary dance that is located in Vorst , one of the 19 municipalities located in the Brussels -Capital Region of Belgium.

P.A.R.T.S School for Contemporary Dance was founded in 1995 by the Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Bernard Foccroulle , then director of the national opera De Munt . They initiated P.A.R.T.S. to fill the gap in professional training for contemporary dance. [1] Their intention was to provide a pedagogical anchor for contemporary dance in Belgium, which had started in the early 1980s and had seen a quick and strong development since then. At that time, there were only a few institutions in Europe that resolutely focused on these new artistic developments. [2]

"At that time, contemporary Belgian dance was already internationally well-respected. But there was no longer a school to pass along that experience. That's why De Keersmaeker decided to set up P.A.R.T.S.”, said deputy director Theo Van Rompay in an interview in 2012. [3] In 1988, Maurice Béjart 's dance school Mudra in Brussels had closed. In 1992, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker became the choreographer-in-residence at the national opera De Munt and one of her ambitions was to answer the lack of educational possibilities for contemporary dance. Prior to the start of P.A.R.T.S. in 1995, Rosas, the dance company of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, and De Munt had already been organizing a dance course for students from different countries for a couple of years. With P.A.R.T.S., they wanted to give that dance education a permanent character. [4]

Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker expressed the philosophy, ambition and spirit of P.A.R.T.S. as follows: “I cannot teach anyone to dance. One learns to dance oneself. But perhaps I can give them a desire, an experience, create a space for challenges.” [5]

The first generation of P.A.R.T.S. students graduated in 1998, a group of dancers and choreographers who immediately found work in the main dance companies or attracted public and critical attention with their own creations. [2]

When P.A.R.T.S. marked its 20th anniversary in 2015, the school announced that approximately 860 students, teachers and staff had been involved with the school since its start in 1995. [1] P.A.R.T.S. and HES-SO/Manufacture, the High School of Performing Arts that is part of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (Lausanne), are 2013-2017 partner institutions for higher education in contemporary dance. [6]

Pedagogical curriculum

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker was inspired by Mudra, where she had been a student herself, and which had moved with Béjart to Switzerland. [2] "Mudra was accommodated in an enormous hangar where also the Ballet of the 20th Century (Note: the company of choreographer Maurice Béjart ) rehearsed. The idea of the choreographer was to train dancers who would have a look at other disciplines. Among the teachers, there were great people like Fernand Schirren (rhythm and percussion) and Alfons Goris (theatre acting). It was a gathering place for young people from all over the world, a meeting place for different generations of dancers and choreographers. There was both rigor and anarchy. It was a crucial place for me." [7] As Mudra shared its housing with the Ballet of the 20th century, today P.A.R.T.S. shares its accommodation with Rosas and Ictus, the contemporary music ensemble. Mudra teacher Fernand Schirren even became one of the teachers at P.A.R.T.S.. And like Mudra, P.A.R.T.S. has become a meeting place for different generations of dancers and choreographers from all over the world.

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker designed the pedagogical curriculum of P.A.R.T.S.. Originally, the program lasted three years. This changed in 2000, when some changes were made and the program was extended, with the option to specialize as a dancer or as a choreographer. [8] The pedagogical curriculum currently consists of two independent parts (called cycles). The first part is the Training Cycle which lasts three years and forms the basis of the course. [9] The second part is the subsequent Research Studios , which lasts two years. [10]

During the program, much attention is paid to the repertoire of Rosas, the dance company of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. Each year students learn one complete Rosas choreography. In addition, the repertoire of other contemporary choreographers is addressed, such as Pina Bausch, William Forsythe and Trisha Brown .

International renown

P.A.R.T.S. has achieved international renown with its students and teachers from more than twenty countries, mainly Europe and the United States. [11]

However, at its founding in 1995, the influential French critic Jean-Marc Adolphe claimed that the idea for the school was not good and that it would only be a training college for Rosas. Six years later, he revised his opinion. Together with Alain Crombecque, director of the Festival d’Automne, he invited the school for a one-month stay at the Théâtre de la Bastille and the Théâtre du Rond-Point in Paris. According to Alain Crombecque they considered the activity carried out by P.A.R.T.S. since 1995 in Brussels as exemplary, and they considered it important to testify about it in France. [12] This initiative was repeated during the 2010 edition of the Festival d’Automne. [13] [14]

The P.A.R.T.S. students regularly present their work to the audience. They do not only do this at the P.A.R.T.S. studios in Brussels, but also at wide range of theatres and art centres in Belgium and abroad (amongst others at the Kaaitheater [15] in Brussels, Vooruit [16] and CAMPO [17] in Ghent , DE Studio [18] and Monty [19] in Antwerp , STUK [20] in Leuven , De Brakke Grond [21] in Amsterdam, PACT Zollverein [22] in Essen , Plac Wolnosci/ Malta Festival in Poznan and Mimar Sinan University Bomonti Campus in Istanbul [23] [24] ).

In 2010, P.A.R.T.S. received the Silver Lion for Dance at the 7th International Festival of Contemporary Dance of the Venice Biennale . The jury awarded P.A.R.T.S. the prize for its study program. [25] The motivation of the Silver Lion award reads as follows: “Instituted rather recently (1995), the P.A.R.T.S acquired immediate recognition throughout Europe as a center of pedagogical innovation, with a complete and intensive program of studies in which the most advanced techniques of contemporary dance dialogue with other artistic disciplines, in particular with theatre and music. A laboratory of movement which focuses not only on the development of the dancer’s skills, but on his search for artistic identity as well.” [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]

Some renowned alumni

Some well-known alumni who graduated from P.A.R.T.S., are: [31]

• Heine Avdal [32]
• Eleanor Bauer [32]
• Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui [33]
• Mette Ingvartsen [34]
• Salva Sanchis
• Ula Sickle [34]
• Andros Zins-Browne [35]

Financial support

Since 1998, P.A.R.T.S. receives grants from the Ministry of Education of the Flemish Community of Belgium. From 2002, this is arranged through contractual agreements that are renewed five-yearly. The school currently receives additional funding from the netwerk [DNA] Departures and Arrivals , that is co-financed by the European Commission (Creative Europe Program). [36] Between 2001 and 2014 the school received additional funding from the DÉPARTS, that was also co-financed by the European Commission. [37]

Book publications about P.A.R.T.S.

• Steven de Belder (ed.), Theo van Rompay (ed.), Documenting 10 years of contemporary dance education , P.A.R.T.S., 2006, 211 p.

This book was conceived on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of P.A.R.T.S..

• Theo van Rompay (ed.), 20 years - 50 portraits, P.A.R.T.S. , 2016, 408 p.,

This book was conceived on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of P.A.R.T.S.. It comprises portraits of 50 P.A.R.T.S. students and an overview of the 860 students, teachers and staff who together have built out the school. [38]

• Kunstenpunt - Organisations - P.A.R.T.S. according to the Flemish Arts Institute

Further reading

• Joris Janssens, Theo Van Rompay over de impact van 10 jaar P.A.R.T.S. , in: Courant , VTi / Vlaams Theater Instituut, May – July 2006, Issue 77, p. 23-28

Notes and References

• Theo Van Rompay (ed.), P.A.R.T.S. 20 years - 50 portraits ,, P.A.R.T.S., 2016, 408 p.,
• http://www.parts.be/en/presentation Page about P.A.R.T.S.
• Koen Van Boxem, Op zoek naar de spirit van de kunstenaar , in: De Tijd, 17/01/2012, p. 24
• Rudi Knaepen, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker opent nieuwe dansschool , in: Het Belang van Limburg, 25/04/1995, p. 33
• Jef de Roeck, P.A.R.T.S. - A School of Contemporary Dance , in: The Low Countries - Arts and Society in Flanders and the Netherlands – A Yearbook, Volume 4 (1996-1997)
• Web site: Homepage of website of P.A.R.T.S. . 2017-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170812145307/http://parts.be/en . 2017-08-12 . dead .
• Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, in: L’héritage de Mudra , in: Le Vif/L'Express, 16/12/2016, p. 81
• Jeroen Peeters, Dansfeest in de blekerij , in: De Tijd, 23/02/2000
• http://parts.be/en/curriculum-training Basic Cycle Training
• http://parts.be/en/Curriculum-Research Progress Cycle Research Studios
• http://www.parts.be/presentation Website of P.A.R.T.S.
• Pieter TJonck, P.A.R.T.S. in de buurt van Bauhaus , in: De Tijd, 03/11/2001, p. 10
• http://www.festival-automne.com/edition-2010/after-pr Announcement After Parts
• http://www.paris-art.com/after-parts-2/ Announcement After Parts, 02 Oct - 03 Oct 2010
• https://kaaitheater.be/en/agenda/parts-graduation-tour-2016 Page about the P.A.R.T.S. Graduation Tour 2016
• https://vooruit.be/nl/show/detail/10863/PARTS Page about the P.A.R.T.S. Graduation Tour 2016
• http://www.campo.nu/nl/production/2680/parts-graduation-tour-2016 Page about the P.A.R.T.S. Graduation Tour 2016
• https://www.destudio.com/production/620/graduation-tour Page about the P.A.R.T.S. Graduation Tour 2014
• http://www.monty.be/749/parts-graduation-tour Page about the P.A.R.T.S. Graduation Tour 2014
• http://www.stuk.be/nl/programma/parts-graduation-tour-another-song Page about the P.A.R.T.S. Graduation Tour 2014
• https://www.brakkegrond.nl/agenda/parts-brussel-graduation-tour Page about the P.A.R.T.S. Graduation Tour 2016
• http://www.pact-zollverein.de/en/stage/programme/parts-graduation-tour Page about the P.A.R.T.S. Graduation Tour 2016
• http://www.artsflanders.be/news/performing-arts/parts-graduation-tour-2014 Page about P.A.R.T.S. Graduation Tour 2014
• http://www.parts.be/nl/archief#GraduationTour14 Announcement of the P.A.R.T.S. Graduation Tour 2014
• http://focus.knack.be/entertainment/podium/p-a-r-t-s-van-anne-teresa-de-keersmaeker-wint-zilveren-leeuw-in-venetie/article-normal-193531.html School van Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker wint Zilveren Leeuw in Venetië
• http://www.onserfdeel.be/en/blogs/detail/venice-silver-lion-goes-to-anne-teresa-de-keersmaeker%E2%80%99s-p.a.r.t.s. Venice Silver Lion goes to Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s P.A.R.T.S.
• vsa, P.A.R.T.S. in de prijzen , in: De Standaard, 27/05/2010, p. 74
• Pieter T'jonck, Zoveel meer dan alleen maar mooi dansen , in: De Morgen, 05/06/2010, p. 47
• Eric Rinckhout, Choreografe Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker ontvangt Zilveren Leeuw in Venetië , in: De Morgen, 07/06/2010, p. 31
• Sarah Theerlynck, Eerste Zilveren Leeuw voor P.A.R.T.S. van Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker , in: De Morgen, 27/05/2010, p. 32
• Web site: Alumni .
• Web site: School for contemporary dance .
• http://www.departuresandarrivals.eu/ Website of DNA - Departures and Arrivals
• http://departs.eu/index.php Website of DÉPARTS
• http://www.parts.be/en/news-activities#book Book publication P.A.R.T.S. 20 years - 50 portraits

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The Music Center has partnered with Dance Magazine  to present an in-depth conversation between American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Principal Dancer Misty Copeland and South African dancer/choreographer Dada Masilo in  INSIDE LOOK: misty copeland & dada masilo—changing narratives in danc e, curated and produced by The Music Center. 

INSIDE LOOK: misty copeland & dada masilo—changing narratives in dance

Watch Misty and Dada's 30-minute conversation as they share the personal anecdotes of having navigated and conquered the complicated world of dance, breaking down barriers and misconceptions about dancer body types and repertoire storylines as two strong women of color.

Misty Copeland

Misty Copeland  began her ballet studies at the age of 13 and became a finalist at age 15 in  The Music Center’s Spotlight  scholarship and arts training program. The talented prodigy started her studies at the Lauridsen Ballet Center, followed by the San Francisco Ballet School and American Ballet Theatre’s Summer Intensive. She became a member of American Ballet Theatre’s corps de ballet in 2001 and was appointed a soloist in 2007. Rising to lead roles in nearly all major ballets, Copeland became the first African American principal dancer for American Ballet Theatre in 2015. In 2014, President Obama appointed Copeland to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition. She is the recipient of a 2014  Dance  Magazine Award and was named to the 2015 TIME 100 by TIME Magazine. Copeland is the author of the best-selling books,  Life in Motion  and  Ballerina Body , as well as children’s books  Firebird , which received the Ezra Jack Keats Honor, Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Book Award, and the recently published  Bunheads .  

Dada Masilo

Dada Masilo is a South African dancer and choreographer who fuses classical ballet and contemporary dance with African traditions. Known for her unique and innovative interpretations, Masilo reimagines classic masterpieces in the dance canon to address societal ills such as class, gender and homophobia through an African lens. This INSIDE LOOK  introduces Masilo and the artistic vision behind her genre-bending versions of  Swan Lake , Giselle and Carmen. Born and bred in Johannesburg, she began formal training at The Dance Factory at the age of 11. At the age of 19, she began studying at the Performing Arts Research and Training Studios in Brussels. After returning to South Africa, she received the prestigious Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Dance in 2008. The National Arts Festival commissioned three of her works:   Romeo and Juliet  (2008),  Carmen  (2009) and  Swan Lake  (2010). In May 2017, the Bessie-nominated choreographer premiered her  Giselle , which was commissioned by The Joyce Theater, The Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College, La Biennale de la Danse de Lyon and Sadlers Wells. Masilo performs in her own works, together with some of South Africa’s finest dance artists, selected by audition. She is Artist-in-Residence at The Dance Factory.

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Take a few minutes to get acquainted with our wonderful faculty:

Erika Frank OWNER | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

ERIKA FRANK 

Erika is the Owner and Artistic Director of The Conservatory School for the Performing Arts, located in Stoughton Massachusetts. Established in 2014, Miss Frank built her business from scratch and grew it into a nationally recognized performing arts center. Erika was named one of the South Shore's Stars Top 40 Under 40 for her excellence in leadership, community development, and entrepreneurial skills. Her Pre-Professional Dance and Musical Theatre students have booked professional jobs on Broadway, Film, Television, and Commercials. In just 8 years of owning her school she has successfully placed students with top talent agencies and managers such as; CTG, DDO, Carson Adler, and KTM. Most recently her pre-professional musical theatre student, originated the role of Young Anna in FROZEN’s first National Broadway Tour. Miss Frank has a 100% college placement rate, where all of her alumni have been accepted into top dance and musical theatre college programs on scholarships, and have made names for themselves as performers, choreographers, and teachers in the dance community.

A native of Stoughton, MA Miss Frank started her dance career at the age of eleven dancing in The Ballet Theatre of Boston’s production of The Nutcracker. Miss Frank has worked on major motion films and on television including, The Teen Nick Halo Award Show, Taking Woodstock, Going the Distance, and The Forger starring John Travolta. Erika is a graduate of Dean College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance, and is also a graduate of the Dance Teachers Club of Boston’s Teachers Training Program. She is a degreed active member in good standing with Dance Masters of America (certified to teach ballet, modern, jazz and tap), and is a professional member of the National Dance Educators Organization. Erika has worked as a judge and master class teacher for the On Point National Dance Competition where she adjudicates performers in all dance genres/levels, and has taught musical theatre convention classes for competitive dancers.

Miss Frank has over a decade of teaching experience working with children in diverse ages, levels, and genres. Her choreography has won numerous awards at both regional and national dance competitions, and her students have been recognized in the competitive circa through high adjudications and as top scoring soloists. Erika has worked as a choreographer in the musical theatre community for over ten years choreographing musicals such as CHICAGO, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, and LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL.

Erika is very thankful and humbled by the opportunity to give back to the upcoming generation of performers!

Amy Spanger VOCAL INSTRUCTOR | INTENSIVE | PRE-PROFESSIONAL

Amy Spanger  is a Drama Desk-nominated Broadway star, television and film actress, solo artist, musical theater teacher, and vocal coach. Broadway credits include Sunset Boulevard , Chicago , Kiss Me Kate , The Wedding Singer (Drama Desk Nomination), Rock of Ages , Elf: The Musical , Urinetown , and Matilda . She also created the role of Susan in Jonathan Larson's tick, tick... Boom off-Broadway and play Maureen in the first national tour of Rent . She played Gwendoly in The Importance of Being Earnest at Williamstown directed by David Hyde Pierce. Television and film credits include Six Feet Under , Bored To Death , Royal Pains , Law & Order: SVU , The Blacklist , Chicago Med , Synecdoche, NY and Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical . She has performed her solo shows at 54 Below, Birdland and Joe's Pub in NYC. She is a singing/acting coach and musical theater teacher. She lives in NYC with her husband, actor Brian Shepard.

Nick Silva LYRICAL/CONTEMPORARY | HIP HOP | ACROBATICS | RECREATIONAL | PRE-PROFESSIONAL

NICK SILVA is a Boston born, dancer and performer currently living between NYC and Boston. At a very young age Nick found a drive and passion for dance that took him to places he couldn’t even imagine. Nick has trained extensively with some of today’s most sought after choreographers such as Dana Foglia, Rhapsody James and more in Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop, and Ballet. Nick can be seen performing in a number of TV shows and films such as, Glee, America’s Got Talent, Big Brother, Good Morning America, The Wendy Williams Show, and Annie to name a few. He has danced behind artists such as Demi Lovato, Lindsey Stirling, Jennifer Hudson, and Halsey. As well Nick has performed broadway style and burlesque shows internationally in India, Dubai, Singapore, and Mexico. Most recently Nick had the amazing opportunity to be a featured dancer in Halsey‘s, “You Should Be Sad” music video. Follow Nick on Instagram @NickBasilSilva to keep up with what he’s up to these days!

Angela Cole

Angela is a dance artist, choreographer, and teacher based in the Providence and Boston areas. After training in classical ballet as a student, she went on to receive her Bachelor of Arts in Dance from Roger Williams University, where she was the recipient of the Kelli Wicke Davis Outstanding Achievement in Dance Award. Upon graduating, Angela was a 2017 Young Artist in Residence at Bearnstow, Maine, and then went on to perform as a freelance artist and teacher throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts. She has danced for Natalie Johnson Dance in Cambridge, MA and is co-founder of ProviDANCE Project, a contemporary dance collaborative with her artistic partner, Ellen Oliver. Angela continues to create and share her choreography in various spaces throughout New England, striving to use movement as a medium to portray the human spirit and stories of people who have inspired her. She is on faculty teaching creative movement at The Croft School and Montessori Children’s House in Providence, RI, in addition to teaching ballet, pointe, and contemporary in dance schools throughout Massachusetts. Angela is passionate about inspiring students to find joy and their own individual voice in dancing, and is very excited to meet the students at the CSPA!

Jocelyn Padilla

Miss Jocelyn has a degree in Theater Education with an emphasis on Acting and Directing from Emerson College, and is a Stoughton native. Miss Jocelyn focuses on creating a nurturing and positive energy in all her classes and as part of her constitution. Her mission is to mentor and guide her students to help them grow their skills, make better, informed professional decisions, prepare for real-world experiences and gain new perspectives on their life and career by connecting to their true, authentic uniqueness. Jocelyn has been called to share her resources with 10+years of film and stage acting, audition techniques, and modeling expertise with the students of CSPA. She provides a warm and safe space to empower her students to grow and align themselves to a life of creativity, self-confidence, success, positivity, and community impact. She is excited to be a part of CSPA 2023! 

Olga Marchenko

Olga is originally from Russia where she began her dancing education at the age of nine. Taught the Vaganova method, she acquired the best academic traditions of classical Russian ballet. After graduating from Saratov Ballet Academy at the top of her class, she joined her hometown ballet theater. Three years later Olga moved to Moscow to join the Moscow City Ballet of Smirnov-Golovanov with which she toured the world for four years, performing as a corps-de-ballet and soloist dancer. Once in Boston, she continued dancing professionally and began her teaching career in 2008. Working with children of all ages, Olga has been involved with staging and choreographing recitals during the past 14 years at different studios and in public school settings throughout the greater Boston area. Her professional teaching engagements include Boston University, Tony Williams Dance Center, BalletRox, North End Music Performance Center among others. Olga is excited to share with children her experience and love of dancing.

Madison Hollen

Madison Hollen is a "triple threat" from Portsmouth, Rhode Island. She is a recent graduate of Roger Williams University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a concentration in Theater. Madison has played lead roles in the theater community, including Cha Cha in "Grease" RI, and has played numerous parts in shows throughout New England. She is a trained dancer in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, modern, and contemporary. While at RWU, Madison had the opportunity to perform and choreograph student pieces. Madison has spent over a decade training in acting, voice, and dance and is excited to share her knowledge to help mold the next generation of artists at the Conservatory School.

Erla Haxhiaj

My name is Erla Haxhiaj, I go by the name Air! I've been dancing for 19 years, living and telling my story through it all. My training is based in ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, lyrical, African, popping, tap, free-styling/improv, modern, Afro-beat, and heels, burlesque, musical theater, belling dancing and street-jazz. I've been in multiple music/concept videos, trained in choir & acting as well. With this acting I have done musicals in high school & was in Hubbies Halloween filmed in MA. I've taught at Zello Dance Studio and do pop-up classes through out the year. This year I also had the opportunity to join Liv3lihood dance crew out in Providence, Rhode Island at a studio called Thr3e Live Dance Complex. Also, performing for NKTOB, being in concept videos, and tutorials for other choreographers.

Justin Parish is an American composer, baritone, and educator living on Massachusetts' South Shore. His musical philosophy is rooted in the idea that humans can accomplish more when creating together. During his time in Massachusetts, he has had the pleasure of helping students of all ages and backgrounds reach their musical goals. His specialties include vocal health/maintenance, body awareness, audition preparedness, theory lessons, and songwriting/composition. Ultimately, Justin seeks to encourage confidence and independence in each student's individual pursuits, whether in musical theater, classical music, or contemporary music of any genre. He received his BM in Music Composition and Vocal Performance from Indiana University where he studied with Patricia Stiles, Aaron Travers, and Don Freund among others. Justin enjoys life in Plymouth with his partner, Michael, and dog, Sunny.

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June 1              [in]terlaced stage , jones theater   purchase tickets june 17-21      dance camp 1: artful june  with guest artist   bryanna cross july 22-26     dance camp 2:  christmas in july august 12       first day of fall classes (enrollment opens 6/1/24) august 17       auditions for the nutcracker 2024 .

[IN]terlaced Stage Saturday June 1st 2pm  Jones Theater at Daggy Hall  1060 NE College Ave, Pullman, WA 99163

Enjoy an ecclectic mix of musical classics from artists such as Henry Mancini, Paolo Conte, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Ludwig Minkus punctuated by children's classics from Mary Poppins and Jim Henson's The Muppets. Dancers of all ages from Moscow Movement Arts Center come together to share independent dance works that are sure to be fun for the entire family! Interlaced with the live dance performances, viewers will enjoy a select number of dance films from the [IN]terlaced International Screendance Festival 2024's pool of featured artists.

General Admission (child/student/senior discounts available) House doors open at 1:30pm Run time is approximately 60 minutes

[IN]terlaced International Screendance Festival

[IN]terlaced: International Screendance Festival 2024 will bring the best of dance cinema from all artists all around the world to our region for one lucky audience at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre on Saturday, April 6th at 11am. Short dance films engaging with innovative cinematic practices and dance conceptualization will be screened in the first stand-alone dance cinema festival curated especially for our community. With diversity and inclusivity at the center of our value system, audience members can expect this season's selections to celebrate and explore a variety of styles of movement, themes, and approaches to creative composition through genre, form, line, representation, identity, and impetus. Submission categories of selected films for this screening include Experimental Short Film, Dance Film, Music Video, LGBTQA+, Female Filmmakers, and Student Filmmakers and will feature artists from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Korea, Iran, Russia, and the United States. The carefully curated program welcomes all ages, so usher in your weekend with a bit of dance and a bit of film at this unique stand-alone screening. G eneral Admission $5 - $7 (Child/Student/Senior discount)

Summer Dance Camps

June session 6/17-6/21: artful june with guest artist bryanna cross.

Students attending this camp enjoy an artful dance experience exploring ballet through movement play, introductory exercises, and art-making. This is an excellent camp for dancers who may be interested in learning more about dance while making new friends.

July Session 7/22-7/26: Christmas in July

Our most popular dance camp since inception, students attending this week enjoy a community-centered classroom exploring ballet through movement games, embodied exercises, and the most exciting part--sampling original choreography from The Nutcracker. This is an excellent camp for dancers who may be interested in auditioning for our upcoming season's production, as well as for dancers simply seeking to playfully explore characters such as the party children, jolly polichinelles, spritely candy canes or marzipan candies. 

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Hello! MCPA is proud to have an excellent staff, with the expertise to work with students at every level in their training.

Shannon Torres

Mrs. Torres received her early training at the Susan Ina Dance Studio. She went on to continue her training at the Baltimore School for the Arts and Towson University, where she received her B.F.A. in Dance. She spent her summers studying at the Joffrey Ballet and the Eglevsky Ballet. Mrs. Torres studied with such notables as Sylvester Campbell, Stephanie Powell, John Clifford, and Broadway star and choreographer Hinton Battle. Incredibly, she even found herself performing on the same stage with Nureyev at the BSO.

Students trained by Mrs. Torres have performed on Broadway in Cats, Chicago, Wicked, Rockettes Spectaculars, as well as in companies such as Alivin Ailey, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, ABT, Hubbard Street, and Danceworks. Many of her students have gone on to become teachers themselves.

She has been awarded for her choreography in such diverse arenas as the Youth America Grand Prix and the Jazz Dance World Congress, where in 2003 “Fragile”, her choreography from MCPA, was selected as 1 of the top 20 in the United States.

Our Instructors

Ninel cherevko.

Ninel graduated from Lvov Choreographic Institute (Ukraine) in 1991. One of her teachers was a direct student of the greatest Russian teacher, A. Vaganova. In 1988 Ninel was selected for the Ukrainian Youth Ballet competition and in 1990 to dance with Lvov Ballet Theatre. Ms. Cherevko was a soloist and principal dancer with Lvov Ballet Theatre, Donetsk Ballet Theatre, Moscow City Ballet and Ballet Theatre of Maryland.

Lindsay Curlee

Lindsay began dancing at MCPA at age 2, and is the primary instructor in the Children's program. She attended Baltimore City College as a dance education major, and graduated with a BFA in K-12 certification at the top of her class. She was an extra in the movie "Step Up", and was asked to choreograph a few barre exercises while on set. She continues her training by attending dance teacher seminars and conventions.

Danielle Homan

Danielle trained at MCPA, and attended Carver Center for the Arts as a Dance Major. She is an accomplished choreographer, presenting work at the High School Dance Festival, and receiving accolades at both the regional and national level. She attended Villa Julie college, and recently received her pre-school teaching certification.

Dmitri Malikov

Mr. Malikov graduated from Bolshoi Ballet Academy (Russia) in 1987. Mr. Malikov was a soloist and principal dancer with Donetsk Ballet Company, L'vov Ballet Theatre, Moscow City Ballet, and Ballet Theatre of MD. He has performed internationally in the United States, United Kingdom, Poland, Estonia, Taiwan, Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Italy. In 1994 and 1995, Mr.Malikov appeared in the International Festival "Stars of World Ballet", and in 1995 he was promoted to Highest Category Ballet Artist.

Victoria Rucchio

Victoria began her training at the age of four at the Susan Ina Dance Studio where she studied ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, and hip-hop. Victoria trained in the Vaganova method of ballet under Renee Rassa, Madame Marina of the Kirov Academy of Ballet, Dmitri Malikov, and Ninel Cherevko- both of Donetsk Ballet Theatre, Moscow City Ballet and Ballet Theatre of Maryland. She trained in tap, jazz and lyrical under Ashely Canterna-Hardy, Denise Ebert Rogers, Susan Ingrassia, Michelle Stafford, Karen Antosca, and Erin Vitalos-Banning; she also studied hip-hop under Kevin Clopton. Victoria is a member of Dance Educators of America and currently holds a Level 1 Advanced Teacher Certification in ballet, jazz, modern and tap. She has won numerous awards for her fast, clean footwork and high scoring dances as a both dancer and choreographer. She continues her dance education by training with Vanessa Jackson, Director of the Coppin State Dance Program and Ellen Bast at Charm City Ballet, Anthony Morigerato, Ayodele Casel, and Mike Miney thru Operation Tap.

Guest Faculty- Maeghan McHale

Maeghan McHale, named one of Dance Magazine's " Top 25 to Watch" in 2010. Maeghan is in her 11th year as a company member with Giordano Dance Chicago. Her choreography has appeared in Dance Chicago, YAGP Stars of Today meet the Stars of Tomorrow, at the Joyce Theatre in NYC, Summer Stage in NYC, and she is soon to present her work at the Bolshoi in Russia. Ms. McHale has also had the honor of being on the faculty of the USA IBC Ballet Competition in 2014 and has been a judge and instructor regionally for YAGP.

Guest Faculty- Lauren Carnesi Daniels

Lauren Carnesi Daniels graduated from the MCPA program and went on to continue her dance studies at Shenandoah University where she graduated cum laude and also was the recipient of the programs choreography award. She is a teacher and choreographer for schools throughout our area. Most recently noted, Lauren is the artistic director and choreographer for the Kinetic Canvas dance series in Harford County and most close to her heart, she is the founder, artistic director, and choreographer of InvisibleWings Dance Project, creating awareness for Lupus through dance.

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Review: These Rites of Spring Push Back at Ruthlessness

The South African choreographer and dancer Dada Masilo’s “The Sacrifice,” at the Joyce Theater, responds to Pina Bausch.

By Siobhan Burke

Over the past decade, the South African choreographer Dada Masilo has become internationally known and respected for her bold, socially conscious adaptations of canonical ballets like “Giselle” and “Swan Lake.” With her current touring production, “The Sacrifice” (2021), she responds to source material that is a bit more contemporary but carries just as much historical weight: Pina Bausch’s “The Rite of Spring,” which Bausch choreographed in 1975 to Stravinsky’s groundbreaking 1913 score. (The music originally accompanied Nijinsky’s earth-pounding modernist choreography, a pairing that caused a riot at the ballet’s Paris premiere.)

In a program note for “The Sacrifice,” which opened at the Joyce Theater on Tuesday, Masilo explains that she first encountered Bausch’s “Rite” as a student at the Performing Arts Research and Training Studios, or P.A.R.T.S., the prestigious Brussels dance academy. She describes feeling intrigued by the ballet’s rhythmic complexity and wanting to explore its themes of ritual and sacrifice through Tswana, a dance form of her own heritage, traditional to Botswana. “I want to create a story that is deeper than a chosen maiden dancing herself to death,” she writes.

Bausch’s “Rite” is famous for its bracing, uncompromising brutality. After its New York premiere in 1984, critics commented on its utter grimness; Anna Kisselgoff, writing in The New York Times, and Deborah Jowitt, in The Village Voice, both used the phrase “ no promise of rebirth .” It ends with the sacrificial virgin falling to an unequivocal death. Lights out.

“The Sacrifice” tells an impassioned but more nuanced, winding story — if not necessarily a deeper one — riding peaks and valleys of joy and mourning, dotted with humor. In place of Stravinsky’s score is music by Ann Masina, Leroy Mapholo, Tiale Makhene and Nathi Shongwe, gorgeously performed live by all but Makhene, and with the addition of Mpho Mothiba. Their compositions take cues from “Rite,” particularly in Mapholo’s startling violin and Mothiba’s invigorating percussion. But they also go their own way, with a warmth that emanates especially from Masina’s formidable singing.

The 65-minute work begins with a solo for Masilo, topless in a long, flowing skirt. Her slow trajectory across the stage contrasts with the rapid, searching motion of her arms, a kind of precise but agitated scribbling that will return again and again, reminiscent of the tangled tree branches projected as a backdrop.

A rush of energy follows the introspective opening, as more dancers arrive, joining together in full-bodied, undulatory movement that integrates the fast-paced, stamping footwork of Tswana. (The Joyce stage at times felt too small.) At one point they form a semicircle around Masilo as if to celebrate her. In the work’s most lighthearted passage, they directly address the musicians, who play from corner at the front of the stage. “Why are you going so fast?” a dancer asks. “Can we please have an adagio, so we can breathe?” Masilo adds. It takes a few tries, but the adagio comes.

In this way and others, Masilo seems to be pushing back against the ruthlessness of “Rite.” While she does play the role of a “chosen one,” she doesn’t go without a struggle, and her send-off is long and compassionate. Handed a white lily, she leaves it on the floor and exits. When three men in white later surround her, she falls into their arms but also pries herself away. Eventually, she is delivered into the embrace of Masina, who sings an anguished song while gently guiding her to the ground. The other dancers, now also dressed in white, bow before her.

While emotionally resonant at times and full of beautiful dancing — Eutychia Rakaki and Lwando Dutyulwa gave especially vibrant performances — “The Sacrifice” often feels confused in its tone and structure. Masilo has spoken about her love of narrative, but the storytelling here lacks the dramatic stakes and piercing clarity that make other versions of “Rite,” like Bausch’s, so gripping. Perhaps that sort of comparison isn’t entirely fruitful, though. Masilo set out to create something different, and in that sense, her “Sacrifice” is a success.

“The Sacrifice”

Through Sunday at the Joyce Theater, Manhattan; joyce.org

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Ovpr announces recipients of 2024 discovery and innovation awards.

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is honoring 11 faculty and staff for their exceptional contributions to research, scholarship, and creative activity as part of the 2024 Discovery and Innovation Awards .

“ The winners represent the best and the brightest of our University of Iowa faculty and staff, who are making an impact across a range of disciplines,”  said Marty Scholtz, vice president for research. “Their research and scholarship enhance undergraduate and graduate education on campus, and their efforts to expand the frontiers of discovery betters our community, state, and world.”

The OVPR solicited nominations from across campus for the awards, which include: Scholar of the Year, Early Career Scholar of the Year, Leadership in Research, and awards that recognize achievement in communicating scholarship with public audiences, community engagement, arts and humanities, mentorship, research administration and safety. A campuswide event on April 30 will celebrate the winners.

Faculty Awards

Jun Wang , James E. Ashton Professor and interim departmental executive officer in the College of Engineering’s

 Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, is the 2024 Scholar of the Year . The award celebrates nationally recognized recent achievement in outstanding research, scholarship, and/or creative activities. 

Wang’s research centers on the development of novel remote sensing techniques to characterize aerosols and fires from space. He serves as the University of Iowa’s lead investigator on NASA’s TEMPO, Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring Pollution, which Time magazine named one of its best inventions of 2023. 

“Professor Wang's scholarly endeavors over the past two years stand out as a paradigm of excellence, serving as an exemplary model for both emerging and seasoned faculty members to aspire toward,” said Karim Abdel-Malek, professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Iowa Technology Institute.

James Byrne , assistant professor of radiation oncology in the Carver College of Medicine ( CCOM ), is the 2024 Early Career Scholar of the Year . The award honors assistant professors who are currently involved in research, scholarship, and/or creative activity and show promise of making a significant contribution to their field. 

As a physician scientist, Byrne continues to care for patients while developing novel biomedical therapies for cancer, finding inspiration in everything from latte foam to tardigrades. In his first two years as faculty at the UI, he has earned more that $2.5M in external research funding, including a K08 award from the NIH.

“Dr. Byrne’s scientific creativity stems from both an active and curious mind as well as his ability to bridge diverse fields from engineering to biology to medicine,” said Michael Henry, professor and interim director of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. “These interdisciplinary boundaries are where some of the most interesting and important work is happening today.”

Donna Santillan , research professor and director of the Division of Reproductive Science Research in the CCOM Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, received the Leadership in Research Award , which recognizes research and scholarly accomplishments throughout a career. 

While Santillan’s research has spanned across the field of reproductive science, she has a particular interest in the deadly diseases of pregnancy, including preeclampsia and its intergenerational effects. She designed and directs the Women’s Health Tissue Repository. Santillan’s work has been cited more than 2,700 times, and she has mentored 114 early career scientists and students, a testament to her expansive impact.

“Dr. Santillan has consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to fostering the professional and personal development of trainees in research, including myself,” said Banu Gumusoglu, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology. “Her mentorship extends beyond the confines of traditional academic settings, touching the lives of many aspiring trainees from high school through residency, clinical fellowship, and faculty levels.”

Stephen Warren , professor of history and American studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), received the Distinguished Achievement in Publicly Engaged Research Award . The award recognizes an individual faculty member who has put addressing public needs and direct engagement with the public, in the service of improving quality of life through research, at the forefront of his or her academic activities.

A prolific scholar of Native American culture, Warren’s research has centered on the Shawnee people of Oklahoma for the past two decades. He has published four books and co-authored the most recent one , Replanting Cultures: Community-Engaged Scholarship in Indian Country, with Chief Benjamin Barnes of the Shawnee Tribe. 

“Over the last two decades, Professor Warren has established himself as a leading community-engaged scholar, and his achievements in research and publishing demonstrate that community engagement and strong scholarship are not mutually exclusive,” said Nick Benson, director of the Office of Community Engagement. “Professor Warren’s work serves as an inspiration for researchers at Iowa and nationally who seek not only to make a difference in academia, but also in our communities.”

Kaveh Akbar , associate professor of English in CLAS, received the Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Humanities Research Award . This award honors distinguished achievement in humanities scholarship and work in the creative, visual and performing arts. 

Akbar joined Iowa in 2022 to serve as the director of the English and creative writing major. In January, his new novel, Martyr!, was published to critical acclaim. Akbar previously published two prize-winning poetry collections and has served as poetry editor for The Nation  since 2021. 

“Akbar’s leadership in the profession and on campus continues: his transformative work in our department not only enriches the academic experiences of 700+ English and creative writing majors, but also enhances the profile of UI as ‘The Writing University,’” said Blaine Greteman, professor and departmental executive officer of the Department of English.

Cara Hamann , associate professor of epidemiology, received the Faculty Communicating ideas Award . This award recognizes excellence in communication about research and scholarship in the sciences and humanities and the study of creative, visual, and performing arts to a general audience directly or via print and electronic media.

Hamann has frequently shared her work on transportation issues, including teen driving, bike and scooter safety, and pedestrian safety, through peer-reviewed journals and extensive media outreach. Her recent op-ed, “The most deadly traffic policy you’ve never heard of leaves you vulnerable, too,” drew widespread attention to a legal loophole in crosswalk laws and appeared in more than 50 news outlets nationwide, including USA Today .

“Dr. Hamann’s work is not only academically rigorous but also accessible and impactful to a

wide audience,” said Diane Rohlman, associate dean for research in the College of Public Health. “Her ability to communicate with clarity, creativity, and passion coupled with her extensive media outreach, exemplifies how she utilizes multiple approaches to address transportation challenges impacting society.”

Bob McMurray , F. Wendell Miller Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and Caroline Clay , assistant professor of acting in the Department of Theatre Arts, were recipients of the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) Distinguished Mentor Awards . The awards honors mentors’ dedication to making their students research experiences successful.

“I can’t imagine my research journey without Bob’s welcoming kindness, thriving lab community, and confident mentorship, and I am so deeply grateful for his impact on me,” said Hannah Franke, a psychology and linguistics major mentored by McMurray.

“I know I am far from the only student whose life has been impacted by Caroline Clay,” said Isabella Hohenadel, a second-year theatre arts major. “She deserves to be recognized of all of the wonderful work she does and how much she cares about us as students. I cannot think of anyone more deserving of recognition than her.”

Staff Awards

Angie Robertson , department administrator for CCOM’s Department of Microbiology and Immunology, received the Distinguished Research Administrator Award . The award recognizes staff members who performed exceptional service in support of research at the UI by exploring funding opportunities, assisting in grant proposal preparation, submission, post-award administration, and operational support. 

In addition to overseeing every aspect of daily operations for the department, Robertson manages nearly 100 research grants for the department and three longstanding NIH T32 training grants. 

“Angie plays a leading role in our department office, inspiring us to achieve all aspects of our missions ,” said Li Wu, professor and department chair. “She is innovative, collaborative, accountable, and respectful  in her daily work. She exceeds any expectations and sets a great example for staff members in the department.”

Min Zhu , research specialist in the Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research (IIOHR) within the College of Dentistry, received the Distinguished Research Professional Award . The award recognizes staff members who performed exceptional service in support of research at the UI by conducting experiments, collecting, and analyzing results and performing operational duties associated with a laboratory or research program. 

Zhu has worked as a lab bench scientist in the College of Dentistry since 2006, executing experimental work for grants and other research, working closely with IIOHR faculty members, overseeing lab maintenance and environmental health and safety efforts. 

“Beyond her research skills, Dr. Zhu has been an exceptional mentor and educator for my students and other junior researchers,” said Liu Hong, professor of prosthodontics. “Her kindness and willingness to share her knowledge have made her a beloved figure among them.”

Curtis Iberg , manager of sterilization services in the College of Dentistry, received the Innovation in Safety Award, which celebrates exceptional and ground-breaking innovations that advance safety at the UI. Iberg led a major renovation of the College of Dentistry’s instrument processing and sterilization area, with the aim of encouraging better workflow and support for future growth. 

“His innovations in workspace are a valuable asset to the greater University and demonstrates that the most important people to be involved in a space renovation are those that use the area because they can see how the facility can better function and how it can be designed for future needs,” said Kecia Leary, associate dean of clinics.