2025
In the News
Denison professors Marion Ramirez, Ojeya Cruz Banks, Pete Mills, Tim Carpenter, & Christian Faur contribute to interdisciplinary performance, Mareas/Tides.
Date: August 25, 2025
Students
What began as an audition featuring a first dance improv performance turned into a summer experience that changed a post-graduation trajectory.
Date: February 25, 2025
2024
Performances, Visiting Artists
Timeless/Eterna blends enduring music and stories in a contemporary dance concert
Date: October 16, 2024
Performances
A Denison-sponsored trip to Seoul inspired Grace Han ’24 to “share with my friends and family what I’m really passionate about.”
Date: February 29, 2024
Faculty
Matthew Dixon is the creative force behind the live music at Denison’s dance concerts
Date: February 29, 2024
2023
Fairs & Festivals
A collaborative space for students to introduce new, creative and exciting choreographies to the community.
Date: September 21, 2023
Featured News
Tenure has been awarded to five members of the faculty, who will be promoted to associate professor in fall 2023.
Date: June 23, 2023
Performances
A Q & A with dance major Sebastien Goodman ’23 helps us understand the layers of work and dedication that culminate in a performance.
Date: April 12, 2023
2022
Denison Magazine
Conversations with faculty about what it means to teach — and to trigger those amazing moments of illumination
Date: February 21, 2022
2021
In the News
Denison's Eisner Center director talks about keeping the arts alive during the year-plus of COVID-19.
Date: May 2, 2021
Fairs & Festivals
Moving Resiliency: A Screendance Festival on Friday, February 26 7 & 8pm; Saturday, February 27, 7pm
Date: February 25, 2021
2020
Performances
BRANCH: a performance practice exploring groundedness and connection in unpredictable times
Date: October 14, 2020
2019
Performances
A full listing of Denison's offered events during the Granville Christmas Candlelight Walking Tour taking place Saturday, Dec. 7.
Date: November 8, 2019
Featured News
Denison dedicates the Eisner Center, highlighting the interdisciplinary energy of dance, music and theatre.
Date: October 14, 2019
In the News
Denison's beloved Vail Series celebrates 40 years with a stellar line-up.
Date: September 18, 2019
Alumni
Dance major Connie Bergstein Dow '73 wants to engage children with dance through her book, "From A to Z with Energy! 26 Ways to Move and Play."
Date: August 1, 2019
Awards & Honors
The New England Foundation for the Arts has awarded Denison a grant for a performing arts initiative.
Date: July 31, 2019
In the News
A performance by Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak investigates the alchemy that occurs between performer and audience.
Date: April 6, 2019
In the News
Ro Nita Hawes-Saunders '73, CEO of the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Dayton.
Date: April 1, 2019
Alumni
La Femme Dance Festival celebrates choreography by women of Black/African Diaspora/African descent, featuring work by L. Graciella Maiolatesi '16.
Date: January 22, 2019
2018
Performances
The Denison Department of Dance presents I BECOME WE, a pairing of two new pieces presented in two different spaces over the course of three days
Date: October 29, 2018
2017
Awards & Honors
Sandra Mathern-Smith, professor and department chair of Denison University’s Department of Dance, has received a prestigious Fulbright Scholars Award.
Date: March 1, 2017
2015
Awards & Honors
Denison University offers three scholarships to outstanding Fine Arts Majors.
Date: October 20, 2015
