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The Art of Teaching: Faculty Spotlight on Lara Dossett

As an instructor in the Drama and Theatre for Youth and Communities area, faculty member Lara Dossett (M.F.A. 2014) can be found teaching graduate students and pre-service teachers throughout the academic year. As a researcher, she works to share arts-based pedagogies with K-12 educators across Texas and internationally. As a mentor, she shares a dedication to arts integration and her deep knowledge of working in school and community contexts. We spoke with Dossett about the ways her research informs her teaching and the path that led her to the Department of Theatre and Dance.

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Summer Updates 2024, Part II

Over the summer months, UT Theatre and Dance artists have been seen at conferences across the country and the world, honing their craft through intensives and fellowships, working with young artists to cultivate the next generation of performers and presenting new theatre in Texas and beyond. Find out about some of the incredible ways our artists have shared their talents beyond the Winship Drama Building in our final roundup of summer projects for 2024.

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Alumni, Faculty and Students Collaborate at Illinois Shakespeare Festival

Throughout the summer months, the outdoor stages of Illinois Shakespeare Festival have been filled with energetic performances, presented in repertory by a talented group of artists. During the 2024 season, UT faculty and former faculty have directed and designed new renditions of classic tales, UT alumni have reunited to act opposite one another and UT students have performed alongside professional actors. We spoke with the three students, two alumni and two faculty members about the meaningful collaborations that have brought a little bit of UT Theatre and Dance all the way to Bloomington, Illinois.

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