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OVPR supports seven faculty projects through the Arts and Humanities Initiative

Dance Professor Jennifer Kayle will receive funding for her "Ageing Virtuosity" project.
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Meet the faculty and staff winners of the 2025 Discovery and Innovation awards

Dance Assistant Professor Stephanie Miracle is one of two winners of the 2025 Early Career Scholar of the Year award
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MFA Candidates Emily Culbreath and Mikey Rioux selected for National College Dance Festival

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
University of Iowa Dance MFA candidates Emily Culbreath and Mikey Rioux have been selected to represent the American College Dance Association (ACDA) Central Conference at the 2025 National College Dance Festival.
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Department of Dance Spring e-News

Monday, March 10, 2025
Announcements and news from the department and our alumni
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Grant Wood Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Performance now accepting applications

Friday, February 21, 2025
The University of Iowa Department of Dance seeks applications from emerging to mid-career artists in dance making, choreography, performance, and/or interdisciplinary digital media for the Grant Wood Fellowship Program for the 2025-2026 academic year.
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New York City Ballet has a new Principal Dancer – Miriam Miller

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Miller was born in Iowa City, Iowa, and began her dance training in 2001 at University of Iowa Youth Ballet and Community Dance School.
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Facilities upgrades to CLAS research spaces will spur discovery, creative activity

Monday, January 27, 2025
A $12 million renovation will provide the Department of Dance with a new home in the building on the west bank that previously housed the University of Iowa Museum of Art.