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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 […]


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Weeks away from retirement, Jane Slusarski-Harris reminisces on 30 years of teaching dance at CSU

By Maddie Wright, Rocky Mountain Collegian – Reprinted with permission Jane Slusarski-Harris has been the Director of Dance at CSU since 1988. She has mentored 30 years of students through the dance department. Slusarski-Harris will retire at the end of this semester. Colorado State University professor Jane Slusarski-Harris has spent 30 years on a stage she’s grown quite comfortable […]


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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 […]


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Pas De Deux

Madeline and Matthew Harvey Take Root at CSU By Nicole Towne, SMTD Publicity Intern Madeline Harvey and Matthew Harvey are dancers. They started before the age of 10. They are professionals on the stage. They are professors in the classroom, and in 2013, they decided to make a life-long commitment to each other that remains […]


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February 2018 Class Notes

Chloe Patrick, 2016, B.A. Music I graduated from CSU with a degree in music and a minor in business administration. I am currently the customer service representative at Squires Insurance Solutions LLC, and obtained my Property and Casualty Producer icense earlier this year. However, music is my passion; it always has been, and always will be. Up until […]


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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 […]


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Spring 2018 Student Internships

General Information In the Spring of 2018, the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance at the University Center for the Arts will have two (2) available internship positions. The following information applies to both positions: Department: School of Music, Theatre, and Dance; University Center for the Arts, Marketing Office, Rm. 112Academic Credit Offered: YesHours Per […]


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Places Between Explores Next Steps for Graduating Dancers

By Nicole Towne, SMTD Publicity Intern Colorado State University students Shannon Gerney, Emily Kaiser, and Julianna Williams prepare to bookend their time training with the dance department. Before they empty out their lockers for good, they will first take their combined 50 years of dance experience and construct a show from the ground up. The […]



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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 […]