For one week in December, eager, participatory shouts of children filled the Art Galleries at Black Studies. Multicolored origami carved a path through the Blanton Museum of Art, while other days, intergenerational conversations reverberated off its atrium walls. Children learned about abstract art, teenage immigrants reflected on belonging and adults reminisced on fond memories, all through performances by Theatre and Dance students. Though their pieces were vastly different, each group of students shared a common goal – making a performance with specific audiences that would help participants share and understand their own stories.
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UTeach Student Teachers Learn to Lead with Empathy and Encouragement
As another academic year ends, our 2023 UTeach Theatre graduates finished their college careers as student teachers this past spring. They’ve spent months blocking scenes, assisting with curriculum and encouraging students to be the truest, most creative versions of themselves. Our UTeach grads learned first-hand that teaching is more than just sharing information – teachers serve as support systems and role models for the next generation of creative thinkers, artists and future educators. We spoke with a few of our 2023 UTeach Theatre grads about the lessons they learned in the classroom and the advice that carried them through their months of student teaching.
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PPP@20: A History Marked by Passion in Performance and Scholarship
The University of Texas at Austin’s Performance as Public Practice program has celebrated wide reaching success since its inception 20 years ago. For years, this graduate program has offered curriculum that aims to explore the historical development, cultural and theoretical concepts behind performance as well as its wider artistic significance and role in public spheres. In addition, Performance as Public Practice courses have contextualized the art of performance for hundreds of undergraduate students. PPP has constantly evolved throughout its history, revolutionized by the professors who champion it and the students who contribute to its courses, changing its very fabric through their participation. In celebration of the program’s impact and growth, we spoke to faculty members past and present to find out more about the area’s development and evolution.
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