On Friday, March 8, and Saturday, March 9, Take Root — a dance company founded by Oakland University Assistant Professor of Dance Ali Woerner — took the stage to an excited crowd to perform and promote...
On Friday, Oct. 6, Oakland University’s Dance Department’s Repertory Dance Company hosted their fourth annual Bodies in Protest event at Elliott Tower.
The event was originally created in response...
Dr. Elisabeth Hoegberg was filled with nervous excitement when she first saw the position of Director of the School of Music, Theatre and Dance (SMTD) was open at Oakland University. Although the teaching...
Four years of hard work paid off for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) dance majors this past week. On April 5 and 6, the seniors in the dance program at Oakland University performed their senior recital...
On Nov. 24 as Elliott Clock Tower struck 1 p.m., five students gathered around for a dance party. Approaching the end of the semester, then senior, Jenna Amore, organized the dance party as a celebration...
Everyone loves a little cha-cha-cha, and the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine has been doing Dance Medicine, M.D. (metro Detroit) to connect the fun of dance with the health benefits...
Dance your way into the Detroit Institute of Arts this Sunday, May 8 for a fun-filled adventure into the world of American dance art from the years of 1830 to 1960. The event will feature several activities...
As the curtain opened, OU’s Bachelor of Fine Arts dance majors took the spotlight for their final performance at the university.On Saturday, March 7, seniors showcased their final level of choreography...
The music, theatre and dance department is introducing its next musical production, Sweet Charity, opening this Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Varner Studio Theatre.The musical, originally directed by Bob Fosse,...
The curtains opened to expose 13 silhouettes on a dark stage. The blast of electronic feedback and a cyborg voice roaring “Sail” brought light on stage.The silhouettes shed the shadows and revealed...
This year Thayer Jonutz, choreographer, performer and teacher, will celebrate his fifth year with the Oakland University Repertory Dance Company. Jonutz has been dancing over twenty years, since his freshman...
Thayer Jonutz, choreographer, performer and teacher, will celebrate his fifth year with the Oakland University Repertory Dance Company this fall.Jonutz has been dancing since his freshman year in high...
