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Graduation Spotlight: Nicholas Mireles, Visualization

Nicholas Mireles grew up in Georgetown, and would often go to the movie theater on weekends, attempting to catch every new release. As his love of film grew, he started a DVD collection and would watch the director’s cuts and behind-the-scenes clips. Mireles became enamored with the “movie-making magic” process. “I think my initial interest in technology came because I…

Graduation Spotlight: Maggie Lloyd, Visualization

Maggie Lloyd was inspired by superhero media and comics in her youth, as well as animation including “Gravity Falls,” “The Muppets,” “Avatar: The Last Airbender” and “Steven Universe.” As the Fayetteville, Arkansas native began exploring her academic interests, she knew she wanted to pursue a degree that included animation. “I chose the Visualization degree at Texas A&M because of its…

Graduation Spotlight: Bailey Zettler, Dance

Bailey Zettler has been dancing since she was 3. In middle school, she choreographed her own dance routines. And she hasn’t looked back since. The Dallas native is set to graduate May 8 with a Bachelor of Science degree in University Studies Dance Concentration. “By the time I came to college at Texas A&M, I was unsure of what to…

Graduation Spotlight: Zoe Nygren, Dance

Zoe Nygren has been dancing since she was 4, from ballet and modern to Chinese folk dance. Throughout her dance journey, Nygren said she saw fellow students face injuries that led to chronic pain. It was through those experiences she decided to pursue a career path in physical therapy at Texas A&M. “When I was looking at majors, I thought…

Photos: World Shakuhachi Festival Brings Artists From Around The World To Aggieland

The 2025 World Shakuhachi Festival was a success. For four days in April, hundreds of shakuhachi artists and aficionados traveled from around the world to Aggieland to celebrate the shakuhachi — a traditional end-blown bamboo flute — and its hundreds of years of impact on music and culture in Japan and beyond. Attendees enjoyed 10 concerts, more than 75 workshops and…

Dance Students And Faculty Traveling To Washington, D.C., To Present Works Selected For National College Dance Festival

Dance students and faculty are heading to Washington, D.C., to present work at the ACDA National College Dance Festival, which begins Friday at Georgetown University and George Washington University. The works were choreographed by Bailey Zettler, senior, and Abby Williams Chin, lecturer. They were among 12 works selected from the American College Dance Association South-Central Conference…

‘Amazing Projects’: Visualization Students’ Artistic Works Star In Annual Viz-a-GoGo Showcase

Paintings, animated shorts, game design and research by Visualization students will be among the artistic works featured in the 32nd annual Viz-a-GoGo, starting Wednesday and continuing through Friday at the Rudder Theatre Complex. Viz-a-GoGo is student-run and features the “best of the best” work from the summer, fall and spring semesters, said Anna Keniston, co-curation lead for Viz-a-GoGo…

Dance Science Students To Present New Works During Choreography Showcase

Dance Science students will present 14 new choreographic works during the sold-out Student Choreography Showcase on Friday and Saturday. Sixty students will perform at the Black Box Theater in the Physical Education Activity Program Building, presenting modern, contemporary, jazz, musical theatre, ballet and tap dances. John Cartwright, lecturer and faculty mentor for the showcase, said he is…

Interdisciplinary Collaborations Lead To ‘Disaster Divergence’ Outdoor Performance

Note: Because of rain on April 24, this event has been postponed to May 6 at 8:30 p.m. An evening of music and visuals influenced by the impact of natural disasters will be performed by faculty in the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. in the courtyard of the Liberal Arts and Arts…

Austin Percussionist Ivan Trevino To Join Students And Faculty In Ensemble Concert April 14

Austin-based percussionist Ivan Trevino will join students and faculty members in the Music Performance program in a Percussion Ensemble Concert on April 14 at 7 p.m. The free concert in the Black Box Theater in the Liberal Arts and Arts and Humanities Building will feature a selection of works composed by Trevino, who is a professor of…