Dance

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.

Faculty in the Texas A&M College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts showcased a wide variety of research during the 2025 Research and Creative Works Day. The third-annual spring symposium was held Feb. 3 at the Stella Hotel in Bryan, and included three keynote speakers and several performances by faculty members.

Innovation has been a consistent theme throughout Tim McLaughlin’s career, both in higher education and the visual effects industry. The Longview native’s degrees at Texas A&M University helped to take him to Industrial Light & Magic, where he played a major role in how digital creatures look and move in films including “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace,” “Mars Attacks!” and “Jumanji,” along with a prototype project for “Avatar.”

“The Heartbeat: A Cultural Revival” continues through Friday with an art exhibition at the Parker-Astin in Downtown Bryan and a performance at the Physical Education Activity Program Building.

The Institute for Applied Creativity in the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts held its first LASER Talk Jan. 29 at the J. Wayne Stark Galleries in the Memorial Student Center.

Works choreographed by Dance Science students and faculty will be featured during the 17th annual "Perpetual Motion" showcase Feb. 20-22.

Aggieland Saturday — Texas A&M University’s largest open-house event — returns on Feb. 8, inviting prospective students and their families to explore everything Aggieland has to offer.

An exhibition and series of dance performances honoring the Harlem Renaissance will be featured in “The Heartbeat: A Cultural Revival."

The Dance Science program debuted 13 dance compositions entirely produced by students during four performances in November. Six seniors crafted all aspects of the performances — including design, lighting, choreography and marketing — in Concert Choreography courses taught by Diane Bedford, clinical associate professor and section chair of Dance, Music and Theatre Performance.

Graduating students in the Texas A&M College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts were honored at a Dec. 11 recognition event at Geren Auditorium prior to their graduation ceremonies that followed on Dec. 12 and 13 at Reed Arena.