Five Composers You Need to Hear Right Now
Meet 5 of America's luminary young composers, and hear their work performed live by yMusic this November.
December 1, 2017: Your Arts & Culture Adventure Picks
Your Southeast Michigan arts & culture adventures, curated by UMS Blogging Fellow Hailey Dukes.
January 25, 2017: Your Arts and Culture Adventure Picks
Your arts and culture adventure picks! Seeking cultural adventures in Southeast Michigan? Look no further than this bi-weekly roundup.
Dance Renegade: Choreography of William Forsythe
What you need to know about ground-breaking choreographer William Forsythe ahead of an evening-length program of his work.
UMS Night School: Curious About Dance – Session 5 Recap
Editor’s note: This post is a part of a series by U-M student and UMS intern Hillary Kooistra, who’s covering our free UMS Night School: Curious About Dance workshop series. Moving Forward...
UMS Night School: Curious About Dance – Session 3 Recap
Editor’s note: This post is a part of a series of by U-M student and UMS intern Hillary Kooistra, who’s covering our free UMS Night School: Curious About Dance workshop series. Presenting:...
UMS Night School: Curious About Dance – Session 2 Recap
Editor’s note: This post is a part of a series of by U-M student and UMS intern Hillary Kooistra, who’s covering our free UMS Night School: Curious About Dance workshop series. It’s...
Artist Interview: Jamie Scott, Trisha Brown Dance Company Dancer
Photo: Trisha Brown Dance Company dancer Jamie Scott performs “If You Couldn’t See Me.” Photo by Alice Gebura. The Trisha Brown Dance Company performs in Ann Arbor on February 21-22, 2015. Hillary...
What do Street Dance and Ballet have in common?
Photo: Compagnie Käfig performs Correria Agwa. They perform in Ann Arbor on February 14-15, 2014. Photo by Michel Cavalca. Stand a ballerina and a break-dancer side by side and the differences are...
Keepin’ up with the Joneses: BTJAZ Dance Co. in Residence
When asked to write this blog, I have to admit, I was more than a little anxious. I was stoked but I couldn’t shake the unnerving feeling about doing something way outside the job description. I was handed the opportunity to leave my usual post in the UMS Ticket Office to work closer than I ever have with our artists. I was to follow the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company during their educational residency with UMS.
Meet the 2023/24 Season 21st Century Artist Interns
Meet our new class of 21st Century Artist Interns and learn about the artists they'll work with over the summer.
Meet the 2022/23 Season 21st Century Artist Interns
Each year, UMS and the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance pair students with an internship working with dance, theater, and music ensembles in the forefront of their fields....
Beyond the Stage: UMS Community & Audience Programs 2021/22 Rewind
Each year UMS Education & Community Engagement programs invite Audiences and Southeast Michigan Community members to participate in context-building events, including workshops, panel discussions, and post-performance Q & A sessions.
