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.
Eric Ortega keeps his foot in multiple worlds, whether working as an executive producer for ABC News or keeping his love of dance alive as an instructor with local studios. Ortega was recently hired by ABC to serve as executive producer of ABC News Live with Linsey...
Every Wednesday after school this spring, students at the Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts in New Brunswick have been moving, dancing, leaping, and twisting, all while learning about community, emotions, and identity. “Kinetic Connections,” a 10-week program...
Photo credit: Katherine Helen Fisher Bessie Award-winning dance artist Gerald Casel has been named professor and chair of the Mason Gross School’s Dance Department. Casel comes to Rutgers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he currently serves...
“I will never be the institution. It’s not in my DNA to. But it’s always in my DNA to contribute and to move the institution forward. Because that’s what hip-hop is. Hip-hop is a way of living.” Assistant Professor Kim Elliott died on March 23, 2022. In...
Nicolette Alberti (center front) danced with Jennifer Lopez in the Super Bowl LIV halftime show in Miami, Florida, in 2020. As a kid, Nicolette Alberti loved watching awards shows and going to concerts with her mom, not just to see big-name stars but also the dancers...
Dance alum Kyle Marshall returns to his alma mater to teach and to showcase his new uplifting works with his company, Kyle Marshall Choreography, at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. The three performances Oct. 15-16 are Mason Gross’s first since the pandemic.