UA Little Rock to Host BodyWorks 2022 April 22-24

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will present a three-night spring dance concert showcasing the professional faculty and students from the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance. Continue reading “UA Little Rock to Host BodyWorks 2022 April 22-24”

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host two performances of “Turn Off the Light: A Visual Narrative of Horror and Queerness” Nov. 12-13.

UA Little Rock to Host ‘Turn Off the Light’ Nov. 12-13

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host two performances of “Turn Off the Light: A Visual Narrative of Horror and Queerness” Nov. 12-13. Continue reading “UA Little Rock to Host ‘Turn Off the Light’ Nov. 12-13”

Gage Pipkin, center, is one of five playwrights. Photo by Isaak Berliner, resident photographer for the O'Neill Center.

UA Little Rock Student Completes National Theatre Institute Theatermakers Summer Intensive

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student completed a highly competitive four-week summer theater program where participants create new work while training with professionals and emerging artists.

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Don Bolinger, UA Little Rock Theater Arts Department Costume Shop Manager, made hundreds of face masks of various prints and patterns to protect students from CoVid 19 when they return to campus.

UA Little Rock’s costume shop manager creates unique line of face masks

Students and faculty members in UA Little Rock’s Department of Theatre Arts and Dance began the fall semester with a fashion-forward surprise.

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Now a graduate of UA Little Rock’s dance performance program, Mimms has opened a nonprofit modern dance troupe to bridge her two worlds. Mimms created the Listen With Your Eyes Dance Troupe to provide more opportunities for dance performers in Arkansas and to raise awareness about deaf and hard of hearing performers.

UA Little Rock alum creates dance troupe to inspire deaf, hard of hearing dancers

While growing up as a deaf child in an adopted family with hearing parents, Brandy Mimms felt conflicted about whether she belonged in the hearing world or the deaf world.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock alum creates dance troupe to inspire deaf, hard of hearing dancers”

The Department of Theatre Arts and Dance presents "Dance Harvest 2019," the work of our BFA student choreographers and the introduction of our freshman Dance majors. Publicity image courtesy Melissa Dooley Photography.

Dance Harvest to showcase UA Little Rock student choreography Nov. 14-17

The UA Little Rock Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will feature student choreography and performances in its “Dance Harvest” to be held nightly at 7:30 p.m. Nov 14-16 and again 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at University Theater.  Continue reading “Dance Harvest to showcase UA Little Rock student choreography Nov. 14-17”

Selena Mykenzie Gordon will star as Eurydice. The image is courtesy of Melissa Dooley Photography.

UA Little Rock to present ‘Eurydice’ Oct. 16-20

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will showcase its fall production of “Eurydice” Oct. 16-20 in the Haislip Theatre in the Center for Performing Arts.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock to present ‘Eurydice’ Oct. 16-20”