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I don’t buy into the idea that art is best consumed by the young or—despite what pop music tells us—that the best living is done in our twenties. But I do wonder what the trick is to staying open in this way. How do we continue to experience art as though we are finding it for the first time?

My body becomes similarly constricted, mirror neurons blazing.

Editor’s note: As part of the UMS 21st Century Artist Internships program, four students interned for a minimum of five weeks with a dance, theater, or music ensemble part of our 2015-2016 season. Christina Maxwell…

Follow U-M student Sophia Deery on her journey through our 21st century internship program. Open to U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance sophomore and junior students, the next session of this…

Lots of happy faces at our You Can Dance workshop and Breakfast Download Discussion event this weekend. Photos by Sharman Spieser. Interested in more? See the full listing of upcoming free activities…

We caught up with the dancers from Hubbard Street Dance Chicago ahead of their performance of the works of choreographer William Forsythe in Ann Arbor. Interested in more? Learn more about how…

Did you know that you can join dancers from visiting companies for an exploration of the company’s movement style? These “You Can Dance” workshops are for everyone, no dance training or experience…

Members of the Antigone cast and crew visited the Big House on Saturday. Did you attend the performance? Share your thoughts.

Photo: Pianist Chucho Valdés (center) with his band the Afro-Cuban Messengers. They’ll be at Michigan Theater on November 8, 2015 as part of their Irakere 40 tour. Photo by Francis Vernhet. Saying…