Program Archives | Past Performances
Program History
2013
April 2013: Phase II Chastain Pointe Dance Facility opens
March 2013: Regional American College Dance Festival (Gala Selection)
Rebuild
Choreography: Sandra Parks
January 2013: KSU Dance Festival Board started
2012
Aug 2012: Assistant professor Stevan Novakovich joins the Department of Dance
July 2012: Formation of the Department of Dance
Chair: Dr. Ivan Pulinkala
June 2012: Rialto Dance Series Partnership started to host professional dance companies
May 2012: National American College Dance Festival (3rd Successive National Selection)
Rhizome
Choreography: Ivan Pulinkala
Scenery: Ming Chen
Lighting: Rebecca Makus
Mar 2012: Regional American College Dance Festival (Gala Selection)
Rhizome
Choreography: Ivan Pulinkala
Scenery: Ming Chen
Lighting: Rebecca Makus
Jan 2012: Dance Canvas Choreographic Partnership started to promote student choreography
Jan 2012: KSU in partnership with the Rialto and gloATL host "Off The Edge"
2011
Apr 2011: gloATL Artistic Partnership started to promote collaborative performance
Jan 2011: Chastain Pointe Dance Facility opens
2010
Sep 2010: Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company residency
D-Man in the Waters (NEA American Masterpiece Grant)
Aug 2010: Assistant professor Sandra Parks joins Program in Dance
May 2010: National American College Dance Festival (National selection)
CHAKRA
Choreography: Ivan Pulinkala
Scenery: Ming Chen
Performed at the KENNEDY CENTER, Washington D.C.
Apr 2010: Department name change approved to include dance
Department of Theatre, Performance Studies & Dance
Mar 2010: Regional American College Dance Festival (Gala selection)
CHAKRA
Choreography: Ivan Pulinkala
Scenery: Ming Chen
Mar 2010: National Endowment for the Arts- American Masterpiece Grant
Project Director: Ivan Pulinkala
Jan 2010: Nu Delta Alpha (National Dance Honors Society) started at KSU
2009
Nov 2009: Atlanta Ballet Educational Partnership started to promote collaborative education
Jun 2009: Summer Dance Clinic started at KSU
Mar 2009: Regional American College Dance Festival (Gala selection)
Metastasis
Choreography: Ivan Pulinkala
Jan 2009: Bachelor of Arts in Dance started at KSU
2008
Aug 2008: Friends of Dance Board started at KSU
May 2008: National American College Dance Festival (National selection)
INCUBUS
Choreography: Ivan Pulinkala
Scenery: Ming Chen
Performed at the Miller Theatre, NYC
Apr 2008: Board of Regents (University System of Georgia) approves B.A. in Dance
Apr 2008: Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center partnership started to promote educational
outreach- SYNERGY
Mar 2008: Regional American College Dance Festival (Gala selection)
INCUBUS
Choreography: Ivan Pulinkala
Scenery: Ming Chen
2007
Aug 2007: Dance minor enrollment crosses 100 students
July 2007: Atlanta Ballet summer program hosted at KSU
July 2007: KSU Dance Company performs with the Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus
Misbehavin'
Mar 2007: Regional American College Dance Festival (Gala selection)
A Dream Discarded
Choreography: Ivan Pulinkala
2006
Sep 2006: KSU Dance Advisory Board formed to serve community engagement mission
Mar 2006: Outreach partnership developed with the Dozier Center for the Arts (Kennesaw)
Mar 2006: KSU Dance Company registered as an official student organization
Jan 2006: Recreation Center dance studio opens
2005
Dec 2005: KSU Dance minors travel to Shanghai, China to perform in Monkey King
Project Director/Designer: Ming Chen (NEA grant recepient)
Director: Karen Robinson
Choreographer: Ivan Pulinkala
Aug 2005: Dance Minor started in the Department of Theatre & Performance Studies
COTA Dean: Joseph Meeks
Department Chair: Dr. John Gentile
Founding Director: Dr. Ivan Pulinkala