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Choreography By Students, Faculty Showcased During Sold-Out ‘Perpetual Motion’ Concerts

The Dance Science program hosted its 16th annual “Perpetual Motion” concert Feb. 22-24, with four sold-out shows that each featured 12 individual dance performances. Guests were treated to a two-act showcase of dances choreographed by students and faculty at the Dance Black Box Theater in the Physical Education Activity Program Building. To open the show, Carisa Armstrong, program director and…

Dance Science Program To Host Students From Across The Country With Regional High School Dance Festival

High school students from across the country will visit Texas A&M University for the Regional High School Dance Festival from March 8-11, hosted by the School of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts’ Dance Science program. Students from 21 high schools across Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Colorado and Wisconsin will get to experience first-hand what the program has…

Student Musicians To Star In Performance Series On Thursday

Student musicians will perform Thursday at 4 p.m. as part of the School of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts’ Performance Series at the Black Box Theater in the Liberal Arts and Arts and Humanities Building. The series is organized by Dr. Matthew Campbell, assistant program director for Performance Studies. Campbell said the performance will showcase student musicians and…

Visualization Students Explore Houdini’s Tools And Benefits During Gamedev Workshop

Students looking to expand their technical skill sets participated in the Houdini Gamedev Workshop, a partnership between SideFX and the Visualization program, on Feb. 9 at the Hildebrand Equine Complex. Houdini is a software program and digital content creation package made by Toronto developer SideFX. It allows artists and developers to produce digital assets for games, films,…

First-Of-Its-Kind Virtual Production Institute Approved By Board Of Regents

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on Feb. 8 approved the establishment of the Virtual Production Institute, the nation’s first institute of its kind that comprehensively integrates real-world scenarios and the latest in extended reality technology to advance problem-solving and support workforce development across industries. The new institute will be part of the …

Texas A&M Student Nico Rey Shares Songs From New Album ‘An Endless Conversation’

Nico Ruiz Barnes, an alternative-rock artist whose stage name is Nico Rey, performed songs from the new album “An Endless Conversation” during a recent Performance Series event at the Black Box Theater in the Liberal Arts and Arts and Humanities Building. The series is hosted by the School of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts and organized by…

Gibson Celebrates Black History Through ‘Dance Of America’ Art Installation

The history of Black dancers was on display through video footage and artwork during a recent immersive exhibit at the Black Box Theater in the Liberal Arts and Arts and Humanities Building. Elijah Alhadji Gibson, assistant program director and lecturer in the Dance Science program, organized “Dance of America: A Celebration of Black Dance in the United States”…

Texas A&M Students Sweep Top Honors At Annual Chillennium Game Jam

Texas A&M University students took first, second and third place honors at Chillennium — the world’s largest student-run game jam — on March 1-3 at the Hildebrand Equine Center. Sponsored by the Texas A&M School of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts, the event brought in 265 students from 25 colleges across the country, competing to create a video…

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. James R. Ball III Explores Theatricality In Global Politics With Book Series

A family trip to Cyprus helped to spark a lifelong fascination with politics and performance for Dr. James R. Ball III. The associate dean for industry and community engagement in the School of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts grew up internationally, living in Malaysia and Malawi in his childhood. His father was a management consultant working in international…

Research Spotlight: Dr. Dawna Schuld Examines Artist Residencies In Cold War Industrial Settings Through Arts And Humanities Fellowship

Dr. Dawna Schuld, associate professor in the School of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts, is in the midst of a book project as part of Texas A&M University’s Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program through the Division of Research. Each fellow is chosen by a peer-review committee from project-based applications, and receives a three-year grant totaling $15,000.