Category Archives: Undergraduate

Colorful Sunset on the beach

Eventide: Senior dance majors dance their way to graduation

By Emily Kaiser, SMTD Publicity Intern Colorado State University Dance presents this semester’s Senior Dance Capstone Concert, Eventide. Senior dance majors Tiana Farnsworth, Hannah Finnegan, and Emily LaCourse prepare their final dance concert before walking across the graduation stage in May. The concert takes place in the University Dance Theater at the University Center for […]


Fall Dance Concert 2017 Performance Photo

Spring Dance Concert: A Final Farewell

The School of Music Theatre and Dance presents the Fall Dance Concert at the University Center for the Arts. November 8, 2017 By Viola Cai, SMTD Publicity Intern “As director of dance, I am delighted to invite you to our Spring Dance Concert during my last semester at CSU,” said Jane Slusarski-Harris, who retires at […]


Magic Flute 2018 Promotional Poster

A magical night at the opera

Die Zauberflöte, German for “The Magic Flute,” is a classic opera making its way to the Griffin Concert Hall stage during the first week of April. The CSU Ralph Opera Program is delighted to perform this fan-favorite by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The premiere of Die Zauberflöte took place in Germany in Sept. of 1791, and has […]


Fall Dance Concert 2017 Performance Photo

The Color of Change Brings Artistic Collaboration to CSU

By Nicole Towne, CSU Publicity Intern After a busy first semester of teaching and performing, the dance department’s newest faculty members, Madeline and Matthew Harvey, are bringing an all new dance experience to CSU and the community. The Color of Change features live music, dance, and conversation centered around community partnership while honoring some of […]


Madeline and Matthew Harvey 2017 Dance Concert Performance Photo

CSU Dance Concert Combines Faculty and Student Strengths

By Tyler Stup, SMTD Publicity Intern Havelock Ellis, English physician and writer once said, “dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is not mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself.” For three days in Nov., dance students at the UCA will show audiences a […]


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Student Profile: Emily LaCourse

Meet Junior Emily LaCourse Emily, originally from Columbus, Texas, found her state studying dance at Colorado State University. 1. What upcoming productions are you currently preparing for? We have our upcoming Spring Dance Concert Apr. 21 and 22. I will perform in a piece titled American Lullaby, choreographed by professor Judy Bejarano. It’s a work […]


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2017 Spring Dance Concert

By Brandon Adams and Jennifer Clary Jacobs CSU Dance performs their biannual concert on April 21 and 22, undoubtedly amazing audiences on a whole new level. “The program is entirely new work that has never been seen on the CSU stage before,” said Jane Slusarski-Harris, director of CSU Dance. The concert is full of wonderful […]


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Dance Major Capstone Concert Presents Noise and Nothingness

The dance program at Colorado State’s University Center for the Arts presents the Spring 2015 Dance Major Capstone Concert: Noise and Nothingness on Friday, May 1 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 2 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the University Dance Theatre at the University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington St. Tickets […]


Green Room 2015 Hobbit Cover

Introducing “The Green Room,” the UCA’s Online Magazine

“Celebrate what you want to see more of.” ~ Tom Peters, author of In Search of Excellence, Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies On April 1, the University Center for the Arts launched The Green Room, a celebration of visual and performing arts at Colorado State University. The publication is a comprehensive showcase for behind-the-scenes event details, […]


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Spring 2015 Internships at the University Center for the Arts

The University Center for the Arts at Colorado State University provides an enriched venue in which the study and practice of Art, Dance, Music and Theatre are nurtured and sustained by building the skills and knowledge needed by future generations of arts professionals to become contributors to the essential vitality of our culture and society. […]