This past week, students from RIT Performing Arts and NTID Department of Performing Arts attended the KCACTF Region 2 festival, a conference for theatre education: for students, staff, and faculty in higher education.
Attendees participated in design presentations, auditions, new play development programs, dramaturgy, workshops, and so much more!
For the second year in a row, Ace Gray won the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship. The top award for acting at the festival. Ace competed with a monologue from The Crucible by Arthur Miller and a scene from Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, with their scene partner, student Sarah Appel. Ace is Deaf and performed in ASL. They were nominated for the conference for their work in Peter and the Starcatcher. They are eligible to compete at the national conference at the Kennedy Center in April.
Alison Maselek won the LMDA/KCACTF Student Dramaturgy Award for her work on Concord Floral. This is the top award for dramaturgy at the festival. Ali is eligible to compete at the national conference at the Kennedy Center in April. Ali also won the Musical Theatre Initiative award. This is the top award for musical theatre at the festival. Ali is eligible to compete at the national conference at the Kennedy Center in April. Ali won for her performance of "Calm" from Ordinary Days.
Catherine Hampp won the Jay Duckworth Award for Properties for her work on the Difference Engine in Ada and the Engine. The award is named for the renown prop designer, who designed shows like Hamilton.
Emily Ohl received 2nd place for Costume Design for her work on Concord Floral.
Mac Leong received Honorable Mention for the DTM/RED Stage Management Championing Accessibility for Those On and Off Stage award for their caption design for Unstageably Fresh Gynt.
Pierre-Ilias Arzimanoglou was named runner up for the Open Jar Institute Dance Scholarship Award.
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PAS Trivia Night
January 24 | 6pm
Munson Music Loft, SHED
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| Practice Techniques for Winds
January 27 | 6:30pm
Munson Music Loft, SHED
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Songwriting Master Class with Sarah De Vallière
February 1 | 1pm
Annex 907
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Performing Arts Game Night
February 2 | 5pm
Panara Theatre, LBJ
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| Live Music Sound Training
February 3 | 6:30pm
SAU A150
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Saturday, February 8, 2025
LBJ 1845
Hip Hop
with Julia Nguyen
3-4:30pm
Foundational exercises and drills in groups and across the floor. Class will culminate in a combo that focuses on the social and communal aspect of hip hop dance.
Hip Hop Foundations
with Sienna Jones
4:30-6pm
Across the floor progressions of hip hop basics and finishing class with a hip hop combination.
Village Krump Experience
with Elton Ward
6-7:30pm
The class will consist of grooves, character building and, constructing a round.
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Sunday, February 9, 2025
SHED Dance Studio
Hip Hop: Grooves + Musicality
with James Levy Jr. aka T.E.I.N.
10-11:30am
Exercises in body awareness, movement comprehension, and posture. Drills to improve freestyle, technique, variations, and intention.
Afrobeats
with Christian Quayson
11:30am-1pm
Students will learn foundational movement going across the floor, culminating in a combo.
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Practice Techniques for Strings
February 10 | 6:30pm
Munson Music Loft, SHED
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Jazz Workshop with The Bad Plus
February 11 | 5pm
Sklarsky Glass Box Theater, SHED
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Costumes for Theater Workshop
February 12 | 7pm
Panara Theatre, LBJ
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PAS Monthly Breakfast
February 14 | 9am
Munson Music Loft, SHED
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Off-campus Enrichment Events |
All off campus events are free to attend, with round trip bussing provided from the RIT Campus to the off campus destination.
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Popular Music Collective Night
at Lovin' Cup
January 22 | 8pm
$5 Cover Charge at the Door
*Bussing is not provided for this event. Lovin' Cup is within walking distance from the RIT Campus.
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RPO: Elgar's Enigma
January 25 | 8pm
Eastman Theatre
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Gypsy
February 1 | 7:30pm
OFC Creations Theatre
| MUSIC | THEATRE | DANCE |
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Faculty Artist Series at Eastman: Christine Jensen, jazz saxophone
February 5 | 7:30pm
Eastman School of Music
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RPO: Ravishing Rachmaninov
February 8 | 8pm
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
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| The Bad Plus Live
February 12 | 7:30pm
The Little Theatre
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RPO: Happy Birthday, John Williams!
February 15 | 8pm
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
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| The Wiz
February 27 | 7:30pm
West Herr Auditorium
| MUSIC | THEATRE | DANCE |
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Meet the Faculty and Performing Arts Mentors |
Performing Arts is abundant all over campus. RIT's faculty and staff (including those outside of the College of Liberal Arts) have a variety of performing arts interests ranging from bagpipes to bluegrass and stage design to dance. Our mentors are available for you to contact if you have a particular question or if you have an interest in learning more about their performing arts experiences.
Meet the Performing Arts Mentors >
Meet the Performing Arts Faculty and Staff >
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| Robert Truan
Lecturer
Director of RIT Concert Bands
School of Performing Arts
Currently Teaching:
PRFL 160 - Introduction to Music
PRFL 282 - RIT Concert Bands
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We are excited to welcome Robert Truan, Lecturer and Director of RIT Concert Bands to RIT's School of Performing Arts!
Previously, he was the Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga where he helped in all aspects of the music department. He completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Conducting with a related field in Music Theory from the University of North Texas. His research, an analysis of Paquito D’Rivera’s Caribbean Berceuse (2021), was recently presented at an international theory conference in Prague, Czech Republic entitled, “Contemporary Music Theory: Approaches, Challenges, Limits.” He also presented pedagogical research at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic in 2021. Dr. Truan graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Georgia in 2009, where he continued to complete his Master’s in Music Education in 2013.
Full Bio >
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Reminders and Announcements
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Join the Performing Arts Discord channel to stay up-to date on news and events! Join Today >
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The reservation template for Performing Arts spaces is now open. Request Performing Arts spaces by visiting reserve.rit.edu and submitting the "Request Performing Arts Rehearsal Space" template.
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