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Jan 19, 2018

Mullins’ Dance Film “Gull” Honored Nationally and Internationally

One-minute film “Gull” created by NC State dance director Tara Mullins and assistant professor of communications at Elon University Doug Kass was selected for seven national and international film festivals and won Best Performance Art 360 at the Rhode Island’s Avalonia Film Festival and Best Editing at the Free Spirit International Film Festival in Dharamsala,…

Jan 18, 2018

The NCSU Dance Company Will Perform Mullins’ Choreography at Interdisciplinary Space-Themed Piano Recital

NC State dance director Tara Mullins and students in the NCSU Dance Company have created space-inspired movement metaphors for the piano and visual recital “…Our passage to the stars” presented by associate professor in music Olga Kleiankina on Sunday, Feb. 4 at 4 p.m. in Stewart Theatre. In this non-traditional music performance, Kleiankina brings together…

Dec 8, 2017

Unfiltered Response: Faculty Dances

Thursday, January 25 at 6pm & 7:30pm Gregg Museum of Art & Design | Free, limited seating In a first of its kind performance, Unfiltered Response: Faculty Dances brings live dance and dance film to the new university art museum. Dance faculty members Tara Mullins, Autumn Mist Belk and Francine Ott will present a collection of their…

Nov 19, 2017

NC State Fall Dance Concert showcases versatality, emotion

The story was initially published on the Technician page on Nov. 19, 2017. Shawn Fredericks, Correspondent; Photo by Robert Davezac The NC State dance program lit up the stage at its fall concert last weekend at Stewart Theatre. The concert featured dynamic performances from both the  NCSU Dance Company and Panoramic Dance Project, as well as independent…

Nov 16, 2017

Panoramic Dance Project: United Through Dance

The story was initially published on the Technician page on Nov. 16, 2017. Emma Berg, Staff Writer; Photo by Drew Hickland The Panoramic Dance Project is an NC State dance company focusing on inclusion, diversity and self-expression, which will be showcased in the Dance Programs Fall Concert alongside the NCSU Dance Company this Thursday and Friday. ‘Panoramic’…

Nov 14, 2017

Independent Study in Dance Class Showing, Fall 2017

Join us for an Independent Study in Dance Class Showing as five  advanced NC State Dance Program students present their original dance works that they have created during the Independent Study in Dance course (DAN 498).  A short Q&A session to follow each piece. The dance themes range from eating disorder to revealing sexual orientation. Independent…

Oct 24, 2017

Dance Program Fall Concert 2017

For Immediate Release October 24, 2017 The NC State Dance Program, one of the six programs of Arts NC State, will present its annual fall concert in Stewart Theatre inside Talley Student Union on Thursday, Nov. 16 and Friday, Nov. 17. The Dance Program Fall Concert features NC State students in all majors –– ranging…

Oct 9, 2017

How Dance Can Help Students in STEM Disciplines

The article was initially published on the NC State News page on Oct. 9, 2017. A new research, co-authored by dance director Tara Mullins, shows that dance helps students be more creative in problem-solving and access a more diverse group of people –– all help students incorporate multiple viewpoints when tackling academic challenges   For Immediate…

Oct 5, 2017

Three Dance Program Students Received Arts NC State Awards

Congratulations to the three outstanding NC State Dance Program students for receiving the Arts NC State awards for performing and choreographing dance works at NC State in the following nominations: Performing Artist Award: • Gini Brown, the NCSU Dance Company member • Danyale Calhoun, the Panoramic Dance Project member Creative Artist Award: • Gini Brown, the Dance Composition class student •…

Sep 27, 2017

Innovative Projects Present at ACCelerate Festival

The article was initially published on the NC State News page on Sept. 27, 2017. The NC State Dance Program and the Virtual MLK Project take the stage in Washington, D.C. next month at a three-day festival showcasing innovative university projects that combine art, science and humanities to address global challenges. The 15 universities of the…