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Perpich Dance Students Stretch Their Learning with Paul Taylor Dance Company Workshop
Perpich Dance students with Michael Apuzzo, a company member and instructor from the Paul Taylor Dance Company.January 19, 2022
When a dance company performs at Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota, typically only the ones performing a school matinee will…
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Perpich Dance Students Unite in “Convergence of 9 – A Dance Concert”
December 6, 2021
Perpich Dance students united to perform their fall concert, Convergence of 9 – A Dance Concert. The event was the culmination of a semester of work. The dancers demonstrated their creativity, choreographic skills, and performance expertise in 13 student-choreographed works, a faculty-choreographed…
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Connect and Respond to the Arts of Dakota and Ojibwe People in Mankato
October 27, 2021
As part of the Professional Development on Location Series, the Perpich Center’s Professional Development and Resource (PDR) team led three tracks of professional learning opportunities in Mankato on October 26, 2021. The day centered around the theme of Connect and Respond to…
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Herb Johnson III (Dance 2010) Named Jerome Hill Artist Fellow
Herb Johnson III (Photo by Juiceedope aka Julius Johnson)January 27, 2021
The Jerome Foundation recently announced the 2021 grant recipients in the second round of the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships program. Among the recipients of the 60 Fellowships awarded is Herb…
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Mary Harding, Dance Instructor, Elected to the Board of Directors of the National Dance Education Organization
October 12, 2020
Mary Harding, Perpich Dance Instructor, was elected to the policy board of directors for the National Dance Education Organization in October, 2020. Her three year term begins in November, 2020.
The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) is a non-profit, membership organization dedicated to advancing dance…
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How Are Teachers Handling Arts Education From A Distance?
K-12 arts educators and administrators talk about the challenges and opportunities posed by distance learning.
By Brittany Shrimpton
April 13, 2020Jeremy Holien
Jeremy Holien has been fielding a lot of calls from visual and media arts teachers during this time of triage distance…
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Harding and Lein Walseth lead Osseo educators in Arts Integration Professional Development
Mary Harding (Education Specialist in Dance) and Stephanie Lein Walseth (Education Specialist in Theater) partnered with Zanewood Community School in ISD 279 – Osseo Area Schools for a day of professional development in August, 2019. Harding and Lein Walseth presented an arts integration unit…
