DANCE Dance Studies, Performance & Choreography, Single Teaching Certification, & Dual Teaching Certifications FACULTY ACCOLADES Ana Baer’s Sympoiesis had its debut in Africa at the Green Film Festival, Accra, Ghana. Additionally, it was awarded Best Experimental Short, Make Art Not Fear, Porto, Portugal and Finalist in Photopolis Agrinio Photo Festival, Agrinio, Greece. Ana Baer’s UrbáTerra screened at Cinedanza Festival, Moderna, Italy. The screendance features Amanda McCorkle Michelle Nance , and Heike Salzer dancing in Barcelona, Spain with original music from Richard D. Hall . [1] Ana Carolina Brotons presented on a panel titled "Building Community Through Cohorts" at the 2024 National Dance Education Conference in Bellevue, WA on Tuesday, October 1st. This was her first time presenting and was excited for the opportunity to share her research. [2] Kaysie Seitz Brown and Amanda McCorkle presented on a panel titled "Anxiety & Depression—How Can Dance Ed Help?" at the 2024 National Dance Education Conference in Bellevue, WA, on Oct. 1. The panelists also included TXST Dance Alumnus Carisa Armstrong , an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University and Juliana Williams, 9 - 12 grade dance educator from Dallas ISD. [3] Brandon Gonzalez presented his class, Spatial Contact, at the 15th annual Texas Dance Improvisation Festival held at the University of North Texas in Denton. The festival featured an international roster of artists and welcomed over 200 attendees. Gonzalez also serves on the festival’s advisory board and curatorial committee. Michelle Nance presented "HinterTerra" at the Women in Dance Leadership Conference, Los Angeles. The work is a collaboration with Ana Baer , Heike Salzer , Kim Olson and Richard D. Hall .
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Ana Baer's film UrbáTerra
Jonathan Pattiwael (bottom left) co-taught a workshop titled "Groove as Somatic Practice" with Organi City at Texas Dance Improvisation Festival in October as part of a larger research project pertaining to street dance and somatic practice. UPCOMING EVENTS
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Ana Carolina Brotons presented on a panel titled "Building Community Through Cohorts"
The Division of Dance presents: The annual concert for graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance and Choreography seniors. This year’s concert entitled The State of Human Affairs , showcases the creativity, intellectuality and versatility of each artist upon their completion of this degree. When: November 14-16, 2024 Location: Evans Auditorium Cost: $8-$15 Contact: Lauren Jurgemeyer theatre@txstate.edu Campus Sponsor: Department of Theatre and Dance
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Kaysie Seitz Brown and Amanda McCorkle presented on a panel titled " Anxiety & Depression—How Can Dance Ed Help?"
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