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Student Spotlight: Highlighting the Hard Work of Momo Sugawara
Student Spotlight: Highlighting the Hard Work of Momo Sugawara

The UNT Dance and Theatre Department houses many aspiring and fantastic artists and creators. This week, we want to highlight Momoka “Momo” Sugawara for her dedicated and hard work for this department. Momo is a Technical Theatre Major, concentrating in Scenic Design, minoring in Dance, and will be graduating this May.
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Heart and Sole: The Dedication and Craft of UNT Dance
Heart and Sole: The Dedication and Craft of UNT Dance
The UNT Dance and Theatre Department presented their annual Spring Dance Concert (SDC) this past week, running February 6th-9th. SDC featured a variety of works choreographed by the department’s talented faculty and students, as well as featured guest artists. “The pieces are really strong,” comments Daniel Garcia, Dance Adjunct and Rehearsal Director for SDC.
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UNT Faculty and Alumni Take the Stage with Shane at Dallas Theatre Center
UNT Faculty and Alumni Take the Stage with Shane at Dallas Theatre Center
It examines the forgotten voices of the true Wild West—the People of Color and Native Americans who shaped the American West—but are erased in the John Wanye-esque ideals of Hollywood and the American cowboy myth. The production and its themes are incredibly timely.
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Shining a Light on New Equipment in the RTFP
Shining a Light on New Equipment in the RTFP
The UNT E-Shop staff was hard at work over the winter break installing new lighting systems into the RTFP 127 and 130 classrooms! The new system has implemented LEDs with allow for color washes and more complex looks with the lighting setup in the classrooms. This opens new opportunities for classes, student directors, student designers and productions.
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The Directors Cut: A Look at This Semester’s Student Directors
The Directors Cut: A Look at This Semester’s Student Directors
Love/Sick features nine scenes, each showcasing a different couple dealing with their own unique struggles. “It shows real couples really struggling with life issues, along with a deep love for one another,” Richey comments. Having a full year to conceptualize her show, Richey went through many different concepts along the way. “Our original concept was going to be reincarnated lovers, as if each of the characters become the next characters. Two people in a lifetime destined to not be together, then it became two people in a lifetime who are destined to meet, teach each other something, and then not end up together,” she says.

Congratulations to Professor Sally Vahle on another wonderful performance of "A Christmas Carol" with the Dallas Theatre

Sally Vahle has been working with the Dallas Theatre for 30 years and we are so proud to have her with our theatre!

Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award Winner- Donna Marquet!

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Congratulations to Dance and Theatre's Donna Marquet for winning the Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award! 
  • Donna has been working for UNT's Dance and Theatre department for 10 Years.
  • Donna is known to be direct, honest, and compassionate when advising.
  • Donna has increased contact, clarity, and care to the students she advises. 

THANK YOU DONNA!!!
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Take 5: Anatomies
Take 5: Anatomies
Interview with Director, Nathan Autrey
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2024 Texas Dance Improvisation Festival
2024 Texas Dance Improvisation Festival

TDIF is an annual event curated by Texas artists to inspire and foster diverse improvisational dance communities. We are grateful for the guidance of our event director, Whitney Geldon, and the production support from Reyna Mondragon.
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Take 5: Peter and the Starcatcher
Take 5: Peter and the Starcatcher
Interview with Director, Morgana Wilborn
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Take 5: American Idiot!
Take 5: American Idiot!
Interview with Director, Nathan Autrey