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2017

December
- Dance Ensemble Winter Concerts
  
  12/19/2017 2:11:39 PM
  Each winter, the Drexel Dance Ensemble and FreshDance present two wonderful concerts in the Mandell Theater. These performances provide Drexel students, regardless of their major, an opportunity to express their artistry through dance performance and choreography.
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November
- DNews
  
  11/15/2017 4:10:04 PM
  The latest episode of DNews, our award-winning student-produced monthly TV news magazine that airs on DUTV the Philadelphia metropolitan area on Comcast channels 54 or 62 and Verizon channel 47, will premier its latest episode on Friday, November 17, 2017 at 8PM.
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- Concert Band: Luminescence
  
  11/15/2017 3:52:31 PM
  
  The Drexel Concert Band, comprised of over 70 musicians from across the University, will present Luminescence on Sunday, December 10 at 7PM in Mandell Theater. Their Fall Concert program is curated around the theme of light and the spirit of the holiday season, and includes works by Tchaikovsky, Wilson, Ticheli, Zainelli, & Reed.
  
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- ArtistYear
  
  11/15/2017 3:37:12 PM
  The ArtistYear program provides a unique opportunity for Westphal students graduating this year and alumni up to the age of 28 to make a difference by creating unique arts programs and classes in nearby, underserved Philadelphia public schools.
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October
- BioDesign Challenge
  
  10/30/2017 10:04:17 AM
  
  BioDesign Challenge is a special topics course that will be offered this winter term and is open to all undergraduate and graduate students. Participants will work towards a coveted spot in the annual BioDesign Challenge Summit, an annual competition held in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA).
  
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- Belén Maya: Fall Dance Lecture
  
  10/11/2017 2:56:08 PM
  Acclaimed modernist Flamenco artist Belén Maya will deliver a public lecture and demonstration, accompanied by live music, at 6:00PM in the Mandell Theater on Thursday October 19th entitled Creative process: transformation, collaboration and choreography in contemporary Flamenco.
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- Peter Wiegold: Music Without Boundaries
  
  10/11/2017 2:49:24 PM
  Peter Wiegold, the critically acclaimed international composer and conductor will present Music Without Boundaries at the Mandell Theater on Monday, October 16th . Wiegold is a pioneer in contemporary music, recognized for his innovative composition while crossing boundaries of genre and culture.
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- Jagged Little Pill Goes to the Stage
  
  10/11/2017 1:47:55 PM
  
  Tony Award-winning Broadway producer and New York Times bestselling author, Vivek Tiwary, will return to campus this fall to deliver Jagged Little Pill, a public lecture that speaks to his work bringing Alanis Morissette's iconic album to the stage.
  
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September
- Belén Maya
  
  9/27/2017 9:41:34 AM
  Belén Maya, renowned Flamenco dancer, artist and teacher, joins us for a month of performances, master classes, and engagements as a Rankin Scholar in Residence. Maya will bring her celebrated one woman show, Romnia, to the Black Box Theater for two nights only on October 13and 14. Romnia, or woman in the romani language, takes a complex and deeply emotive look into the historical narrative of the Gypsy woman, countering joy with the courage to survive.
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- Sandra Shih Parks
  
  9/22/2017 10:30:12 AM
  
  Sandra Parks joins the Performing Arts Department as an Assistant Teaching Professor of Dance.
  
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August
- Philadelphia Museum of Dance
  
  8/10/2017 1:37:21 PM
  The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (the Center), a multidisciplinary grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing that is dedicated to fostering a vibrant cultural community in Greater Philadelphia, recently announced its 2017 grantees and fellowships and we are very proud to have been included.
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- Revolutionary Flamenca: Belén Maya
  
  8/10/2017 11:33:29 AM
  This fall we will welcome world renowned Flamenco dancer, artist, and teacher, Belén Maya, for a month full of performances, master classes and engagements. Maya has performed the world over during the past three decades after bursting onto the scene in Carlos Sauro's masterpiece movie, FLAMENCO.
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May
- Spring Performing Arts
  
  5/22/2017 4:10:08 PM
  
  The Department of Performing Arts will enliven our campus with a variety of performances from May 24th - June 11th. Whether your interests lie in dance, music, or theatre, there will be wonderful performances for virtually everyone’s tastes.
  
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- FreshDance: Beyond the Mind
  
  5/9/2017 4:23:15 PM
  
  This year's FreshDance ensemble is our largest to date, comprising forty dedicated freshmen dancers from the University's many Colleges. Their Spring concert, Beyond the Mind, is a series of six unique pieces that investigate and express the connection between body and mind, rendering their internal dialogues into tangibly visible depictions.
  
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April
- New Videos Highligh Theatre and Music Programs
  
  4/24/2017 4:20:43 PM
  Our Department of Cinema & Television’s Dragon Productions has just produced videos on our programs in Theatre and Music; take a moment to see first hand what these programs have to offer.
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- Avenue Q
  
  4/24/2017 4:08:11 PM
  
  What do recent college graduates do with their lives after graduation from a puppet’s point of view? Find out in the Drexel Co-op Theatre's latest lollapalooza of a production, Avenue Q, a TONY Award-winning musical that follows recent college graduate, Princeton, as he navigates the big city with even bigger dreams… but with a tiny bank account.
  
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- Coffee & Jazz
  
  4/24/2017 3:40:43 PM
  Get ready to sit back, relax, and enjoy the sultry sounds of Drexel's Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Naturally Sharp, as they serenade you in the City View Room against the backdrop of Philadelphia’s skyline.
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March
- Jazz Extravaganza XVIII
  
  3/31/2017 4:51:37 PM
  
  April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and to honor this historical and culturally rich art form our Drexel Jazz Orchestra will perform a dual-concert with Howard University's Jazz Ensemble at Drexel's annual Jazz Extravaganza.
  
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- Mediterranean & Fusion Ensembles
  
  3/13/2017 10:03:54 AM
  
  The Performing Arts Music program is back at it again with two show stopping performances this weekend from our Mediterranean and Fusion Band & Rock ensembles, bringing interdisciplinary and worldly compositions to our audiences on campus.
  
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- March Madness
  
  3/1/2017 10:53:53 AM
  
  March Madness isn't only for basketball fans, as our Performing Arts brings you bracket-busting back-to-back performances this month from our University Orchestra and Choral ensembles.
  
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February
- The Devil's Auction
  
  2/13/2017 10:46:43 AM
  Spend a dramatic evening in the Philadelphia theater scene in 1892 with the spirits of the Devil’s Auction Theater Company, who were lost in a devastating fire in Philadelphia's Grand Central Theater.
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January
- Dance in the Gallery
  
  1/25/2017 10:43:11 AM
  The Drexel University Dance Program will present On Common Ground in the Pearlstein Gallery on Saturday, February 11 from 2-3pm as part of the 125 Years: Drexel and the City exhibition.
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- Winter Dance Concerts
  
  1/25/2017 10:27:23 AM
  Each season, our Dance students and faculty produce professional caliber shows featuring the Drexel Dance Ensemble and the FreshDance companies, giving students the opportunity to explore their artistry by working with professional choreographers, both faculty and guest artists, and fellow student choreographers.
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- Conductors Guild Conference
  
  1/10/2017 11:27:49 AM
  We are proud to be the hosts for the 2017 Conductors Guild National Conference, which is being attended by over fifty musicians representing this premiere organization.
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- Westphal at the Dornsife
  
  1/10/2017 11:21:48 AM
  In partnership with the Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships, leading Westphal faculty from our Dance, Music, Theatre, Design & Merchandising, and Music Industry programs are now offering ongoing programming to the residents of Mantua and Powelton.
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