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Modern Cuba is home to an incongruous mixture of modern and traditional. Bustling, urban Havana is a remarkable contrast with the remote and isolated countryside, where many Cubans live and work.
Laurie Frederik Meer arrived in Cuba's eastern Guantanamo Province on the back of a Russian flatbed truck accompanied by twenty-four Cuban artists and theatre performers. The professor in UMD's School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies conducted ethnographic field research for over two years, attached to a troupe of performing artists who trekked into the most isolated parts of Cuba's mountain terrain. These artists presented outdoor theatre that celebrated cubanía (Cuban-ness) and the beloved campesino (farmer), while at the same time questioning their traditional role in a modern Communist society.
As an anthropologist, [Dr. Laurie Frederik Meer] examines how and why particular cultures use theatre to define themselves and deal with social and ethical conflicts.
Senior Government and Politics major, Andrew Mulinge will be part of the student activist conversation at the Civil War to Civil Rights: The Well-Being of a Nation national symposium on September 6.
The Civil Rights Movement has left an everlasting impression on me, and I use that time period as the standard for how to create change in society.
Big news: Martin Wollsen has been named our new executive director, officially assuming his duties on September 2, 2013.
The Civil War to Civil Rights symposium planning committee invites students to participate in the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington Rally. The rally will begin at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall at 8AM on Saturday, August 24, 2013.
As of July 1, 2013, the University of Maryland is a smoke-free campus. This means that smoking is no longer allowed directly outside the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Maryland ranks among the top 10 states for HIV/AIDS infection, and Prince George's County has some of the highest rates in the state.
We know that the arts facilitate self-exploration and self-expression like nothing else, which is why we've joined forces with the UMD School of Public Health's Prevention Research Center to address these important issues through CREATE (Community Redirection of Expections through Arts Transformation Experiences) for Change. This arts-based, intergenerational project aims to raise awareness about HIV and STD prevention in Prince George's County through creative expression.
Watch the video above to learn more about School of Music's fearless students and the paths they're trailblazing.
Update: Support scholarships for performing arts Terps. Today is Scholarship Day!
The School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies is cultivating teaching artists. Watch the video above to learn more about the MFA Candidates, why they chose to pursue graduate-level studies at TDPS and how their passions and art intersect.
The classical music world is exploding with change. Each day, we experience new ways to present classical music, hear emerging composers changing the landscape and witness surprising ways to appreciate this sublime art form. It’s vital that young aspiring performers genuinely understand why classical music is changing so they can apply this insight to their own performance and artistry.