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UMS Friends, Thank you for a wonderful first season at UMS! As we wrap up our fiscal year on June 30th, I want to extend a special thank you for the important part…

The 21st Century Artist Internship program was developed to help prepare students for the new demands that working artists face in the contemporary marketplace. This highly competitive program is open to University…

The University Musical Society (UMS) and the DTE Energy Foundation are pleased to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. High School Teacher Denise Allen and Thurston Elementary School Teacher Yael Rothfeld as the…

This post was written by Veronica Dittman Stanich. Veronica danced for a variety of choreographers in New York, then went on to earn a PhD in Dance Studies from The Ohio State…

This essay is published in conjunction with FRAME: A salon series on visual art, performance, and identity surrounding the No Safety Net Series theater festival performances. “FRAME & Storytelling” is written by Angela G. King….

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download pdf press images chron listing view brochure   Innovative arts presenter leverages its 140-year legacy to refine, incubate, and premiere new works, projects Debut collaboration by Joyce DiDonato and conductor Yannick…

SMTD Associate Professor and Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) Director Ashley Lucas explains the incorporation of Us/Them in her curriculum.

Faculty across a variety of schools at the University of Michigan chose to integrate this engaging performance into their syllabi, exposing their students to the world of performance art and modern dance.  Below, some of these faculty discuss the impact of Hair and Other Stories on their courses and students.