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Press Releases

May 24, 2007

Herberger College chair of dance hails from the Netherlands
British artistic director Simon Dove begins post at Arizona State University Aug. 1

TEMPE, Ariz. - After an international search, the Herberger College of the Arts at Arizona State University announced that it has appointed Simon Dove as chair of its Department of Dance. Dove, 48, is a contemporary dance expert from Britain who has directed the Springdance international contemporary dance festival in the Netherlands since 2000. Read more

New Major

Master of Fine Arts in Dance with a concentration in Interdisciplinary Digital Media & Performance.

Deadline for application to this and all other graduate programs for Fall 2006 is:
Friday, March 3, 2006.

New Publications

Dr. Pegge Vissicaro has new book published

Studying Dance Cultures around the World is an introductory text for college and university students in dance appreciation and humanities based courses that facilitate the critical examination of dance in its varied contexts around the world. The focus of this instructional tool is to provide a holistic approach that addresses key topics for learning about dance cultures, situated within a broad theoretical framework.

Studying Dance Cultures around the World is the first book of its kind specifically designed to advance the field of multicultural dance education. Multicultural dance education exemplifies the zeitgeist of the past 30 years concerning a heightened consciousness about dance cultures of the world. This spirit continues to grow since the demand for providing effective multicultural learning environments and instructional tools to compare diverse ideas and information is rapidly expanding due to an increasingly dynamic global society. People are recognizing and valuing cultural study as a skill that encourages greater acceptance toward those practicing different customs and traditions, which may lead to more benevolent relations between all humans. Studying Dance Cultures around the World is a point of departure for expanding multicultural dance curricula and serves as a catalyst to further develop content, learning strategies, and resources to strengthen the field as well as explore new directions.

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