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BFA | BA w/ Business Cognate | Dance minor
Dedicated to developing holistic, and technically excellent artists.
#gozips

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I had so much working on hiphop this week. Trix really brought my vibe back!! #dancer #hiphopdance

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One stage. Ninety minutes. Anything can happen! Join UA's School of Performing Arts for its annual nonstop kinetic celebration of student & faculty artists converging to form Collage!

@uakronsopa @uakronbands @uachoirs @uakrondanceprogram @uasteeldrumband
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Pre-show reception at 6:30pm!

#uasopa #sopaculture #univeristyofakronschoolofperformingarts #univeristyofakron #band

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While auditioning for collegiate dance programs can be a challenging and isolating experience, See & Be Seen ensures you do not have to navigate it alone.

Our program connects you with a community of peers sharing the exact same journey.

See & Be Seen is happening October 3+4, 2026 - learn more about and audition for 18 college dance programs in ONE PLACE!

Register now at the link in our bio!

Footage by @allison.armfield.jpg
Edit by @jane.midori.k

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Syllabus day for ballet technique ✌️

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What an incredible end to the first week of school! Today, at our Fall Convocation, we proudly celebrated our inaugural year as the School of Performing Arts and 50 years in Guzzetta Hall. This is truly a historic moment to be part of the University of Akron as we remain passionate, competitive, creative, and affordable. We’re thrilled to welcome students back to our building and congratulate faculty stepping into new roles, including Matt Dudack (percussion), Dr. Justin Evangelist (saxophone), Jenny Robinson (flute), and Dr. TJ Harper (choir). Join us for one of our many FREE public concerts and experience the excitement firsthand! Special thanks to our school director, Dr. Todd Gaffke, for hosting another memorable hot dog picnic. Go Zips, and go SOPA!

#uakron

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Get to know us 💕

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Devilstrip Cabaret 2026! We look forward to this every year. Ruby Rabbit thank you for the opportunity and support! Beautiful shots by Vontam_photography 🌸💕🌸💕🌸💕

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Music at Akron, Ohio. A great venue for concerts and performances! Pictures courtesy of Vontam_photography. 🌸💕🌸💕🌸💕

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“Christy and the team are very intentional with the way NCCAkron builds space for creative practice. This is not a transactional relationship, it is body-felt.” – Gerald Casel

Longitudinal relationships—what do they look like in practice?

Gerald Casel’s work complicates and provokes questions surrounding colonialism, cultural amnesia, and structures of power. NCCAkron’s relationship with Gerald (San Francisco, CA/ Brooklyn, NY) is long, evolving, and deeply rooted.

In 2017, as part of NCCAkron’s Open House, Gerald and Dianne McIntyre (Cleveland, OH) led Wrecking sessions with University of Akron dance students—a choreographic practice developed by Susan Rethorst that deconstructs and recomposes existing material. During that same opening event, Gerald reconnected with Netta Yerushalmy.

In 2018, Gerald returned as part of Netta’s PARAMODERNITIES technical residency cast.

In 2019, as part of the Cunningham Centennial, he was invited to participate in the Dancing Lab: Immersive Media Through Cunningham. We also worked out extending his time on the ground to realize a Creative Residency for his next work, Not About Race Dance.

Gerald is a respected dance educator and has been essential as we develop media platforms to support dance scholarship and research. From 2021–23, he served on NCCAkron’s Artist Editorial Council, helping shape the question: how can dance be a podcast? This led to our long-form series How People Move People.

Over these years, Gerald’s own path has shifted—from San Francisco and UC Santa Cruz, to Rutgers University, and now as Director of the School at Jacob’s Pillow.

Collaboration does not always look the same, sometimes you’re the lead artist, sometimes a cast member or consultant. This is what a longitudinal relationship includes: flexibility, return, and embodied trust.

💫 As part of our #NCCAkron10 Anniversary, we’re sharing stories of artist residencies, collaborations, and research from the past ten years — just a glimpse at 800+ artists from 100 U.S. cities. #NCC10 #makingdancework

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First day of our Summer Dance Intensive AND Summer Arts Camp!! Guzzetta was buzzing with almost 100 young performers and artists!! @uakron @uakrondanceprogram

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Hey boo I’m Secret Melody. A musician from Akron, Ohio. Get to know me 💋
Host~ @secretmelodyofakron_

#explore #guitar #cleveland #musicreels #independentartist

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Not “the freshies” anymore 😢
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Semester #2 ✅

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