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Take an International Journey through ArtsKSU Fall Events
October 31, 2023
There is no need for a passport to take an amazing, international journey in November and December with Kennesaw State University’s College of the Arts. Venture to the islands for musical theatre, enter a mystical world created by sages of dance, and stand on a rug made for a Parisian fashion house. Finally, arrive home just in time to kick off the holidays with festive music and artisan gifts.
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Research in the Arts presented by Kennesaw State College of the Arts Undergraduates
October 24, 2023
Kennesaw State University undergraduate students from the College of the Arts (COTA) presented their research today in the ArtsKSU Research Forum, coordinated by the College of the Arts Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR). The research represented all four units of COTA, including the School of Art and Design, the Bailey School of Music, the Department of Theatre & Performance Studies, and the Department of Dance. In alignment with the mission of Kennesaw State’s Office of Undergraduate Research, the College of the Arts seeks to promote high-quality undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research and scholarship, and to make research an integral part of the undergraduate experience.
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Kennesaw State University Department of Dance to Present New Choreography in "Sage"
October 17, 2023
Kennesaw State University Department of Dance is pleased to present “Sage,” featuring innovative works by four experienced choreographers. Dance students in KSU Dance Company have been learning the choreography all semester and will present the works on Nov. 10-11, 8 p.m., at the KSU Dance Theater on the Marietta campus.
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KSU's Theatre & Performance Studies to present "Once on This Island: The Musical"
October 10, 2023
Kennesaw State University’s Department of Theatre and Performance Studies (TPS) will present the Tony Award-winning musical “Once on This Island: The Musical” in the Stillwell Theater on Nov. 2-5 and Nov. 9-12. Tickets are $12-$20 and are available online or by calling Patron Services at 470-578-6650. Written by Lynn Ahrens, with music by Stephen Flaherty, the musical is the universal tale of Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl in search of her place in the world, and ready to risk it all for love. Guided by the mighty island gods, Ti Moune sets out on a remarkable journey to reunite with the man who captured her heart. With the power to inspire and heal, the story is simply, beautifully told.
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New York City Ballet hires Kennesaw State Dance Alumna
October 03, 2023
KSU Dance alumna Angelina Pellini told her senior seminar class that her ultimate career goal was to be stage manager for a Balanchine-based ballet company. Now, only a short few years later, Pellini is living her wildest dreams as the Assistant Stage Manager for the prestigious New York City Ballet.
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Kennesaw State to exhibit work of artist Polly Apfelbaum in "Nirvana"
September 26, 2023
Kennesaw State University’s Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art (ZMA), a unit of the School of Art and Design, is proud to present “Nirvana,” a new exhibition featuring the work of Polly Apfelbaum. Curated by Cynthia Nourse Thompson, Associate Professor of Fine Art and Director of Curatorial Affairs at the ZMA, the free exhibition runs Oct. 3 to Dec. 9.
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MAAD Virtual Exhibition Fall 2023
September 19, 2023
This is the virtual exhibition of 29 graduate students in the MA, Art and Design program at Kennesaw State University.
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Kennesaw State's Department of Theatre and Performance Studies presents "Sweat"
September 12, 2023
Kennesaw State University’s Department of Theatre and Performance Studies (TPS) will present Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Sweat” in the Onyx Theater, October 3-8. Tickets are $10-$12 and are available online or by calling Patron Services at 470-578-6650. Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, “Sweat” tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together in a factory. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat. For two and a half years, Nottage extensively interviewed Reading residents; in 2011, a report ranked Reading as the poorest city in the nation.
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Kennesaw State Bailey School of Music to host Grammy-nominated Imani Winds
September 05, 2023
Kennesaw State University’s Bailey School of Music (BSOM) will host Imani Winds, the twice Grammy-nominated ensemble, on Friday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m. A part of the ArtsKSU Presenting Series, the concert will kick off the BSOM's 2023-2024 ArtsKSU series.
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Kennesaw State University's Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art Opens "{UNDER}flow"
August 29, 2023
Kennesaw State University’s Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art (ZMA), a unit of the School of Art and Design, is proud to present “{UNDER}flow,” a new exhibition featuring the work of five internationally celebrated Afro-Caribbean artists. Curated by Cynthia Nourse Thompson, Associate Professor of Fine Art and Director of Curatorial Affairs at the ZMA, the free exhibition runs Aug. 29 to Dec. 9.