“Dance is such a great outlet for emotions, and when I notice that a client is struggling with reconnecting with their body, I will use dancing mindfulness to help them,” says Maddy Zijdel (BFA’13), assistant director of clinical support at Rutgers’ Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance.
The New York Times singled out Dance chair Gerald Casel in their review of Oliver Tompkins Ray’s spoken-word opera Woolgathering, based on singer-songwriter and author Patti Smith’s memoir about growing up in South Jersey. “Mykel Marai Nairne and the...
Lecturer and alum Kiana Rosa Fischer’s (BFA’16) “These Years” will be among the short films screened on September 13 at the Fall 2024 New Jersey Film Festival.
The BFA Senior Solo Dance Concert continues through November 4, 2023, with performances featuring new choreographic works by dance majors in collaboration with visual artists, lighting and costume designers, composers, animators, and filmmakers. “Ruminate”...
Donovyn Diaz recently struck a nerve with America’s Got Talent viewers – and judges – with his heartfelt performance of a dance he choreographed in honor of his mother, who is battling cancer.
Amanda Osborne can’t imagine her life without dance. The daughter and granddaughter of educators says she wants to change people’s lives in the classroom by teaching dance to those who aren’t as lucky as she was growing up. “The teachers around me have altered my...
Mason Gross is one of four schools at Rutgers University–New Brunswick collaborating to launch a new minor this fall in interdisciplinary disability studies. The minor is designed to support the lived experience of those with disabilities and examine how society views...
“Employers like my dance background with political science,” says BFA alum Megan Amen, a legislative aide on Capitol Hill. “That background showed I could multi-task and acclimate to different things.”
BFA dance alum Anna Gichan explores how accessibility in the arts and beyond can create a world that is fully engaging to all.
Introduced at the start of the fall 2022 semester, “Interplay” is designed to bring all five departments together to focus on the themes of play, experimentation, and exploration.