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TWU marks 65 years of dance PhDs

6/27/22

Now in its 65th year, Texas Woman's University's PhD in dance program is the longest running in the United States, and has produced 117 graduates.

TWU alumna Ritter named dean of USC Dance

6/15/22

Julia M. Ritter, who earned her PhD from Texas Woman's University in 2016, has been named dean of the University of Southern California Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, effective July 1.

Ritter's doctoral studies at TWU focused on immersive performance, bridging theater, dance, film and digital media. “As I’ve been studying these new ways to collaborate throughout my career, I’ve seen a real hunger from both faculty and students to build institutional and creative infrastructures that support those kinds of interactions,” Ritter said.

Ritter was a professor of dance at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, where she served as chair and artistic director of the department of dance from 2010 to 2021.

Professor Richard Shuster to present lecture-recital at Liszt Academy of Music

4/20/22

Professor of Piano Richard Shuster, DMA will present an analysis and performance of the work Chain of Circumstances at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music on May 16, 2022.

PBS Wisconsin Q&A with Joni Jensen, 2021 State Honors Treble Choir Conductor

11/4/21

Joni Jensen, DMA, TWU director of choral activities and professor of voice, was interviewed by PBS Wisconsin about Texas Woman’s music students’ activities over the past year and a half as well as her participation in the State Honors Treble Choir performance in Wisconsin. The 2021 Wisconsin School Music Association State Honors Concerts were held live and in-person on Oct. 28 and 29.

TWU Theatre presents ‘Every Human: Tales of the Unanswerable’

9/16/21

The Texas Woman's University Division of Theatre opens the season with “Every Human: Tales of the Unanswerable,” adapted and directed by Associate Professor Steven Young. All performances will take place in the Redbud Theater Complex, located on the north side of Hubbard Hall on TWU’s Denton campus. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students and seniors