Links for
Loading view.
Calendar of Events
M Mon
T Tue
W Wed
T Thu
F Fri
S Sat
S Sun
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
1 event,
1 event,
–
Artist Talk I: Alicia-Lynn Nascimento Castro
Artist Talk I: Alicia-Lynn Nascimento Castro
Alicia Nascimento Castro transitioned into dance after training as an elite gymnast. She is currently finishing her M.F.A. in the two-summer track program at Hollins and graduated with a B.F.A. in dance from the University ofArizona. In Philadelphia she continued her dance training with Philadanco then moved to Denver where she danced with Cleo Parker […]
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
2 events,
–
Ignite Your Purpose Conference
Ignite Your Purpose Conference
Are you interested in attending a conference that will help you explore various career paths, gain additional insight on your mental health and emotional intelligence, and conceptualize professionalism and adulthood? We hope you will join us on Saturday, June 10 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. for the Ignite Your Purpose Conference, a FREE program […]
–
M.F.A. Dance Performance I
M.F.A. Dance Performance I
Saturday, June 10, 2023, 8 p.m., Hollins Theatre M.F.A. Dance Performance I features a collection of original work in performance and/or choreography by current M.F.A. dance candidates. As part of the thesis capstone research project, performance and dance work featured in this concert highlight a diverse approach to contemporary dance practices, research, and making.
1 event,
Tinker Mountain Writers Workshop
Since 2005, Tinker Mountain Writers Workshop has nurtured and empowered over 750 writers. Intimate and inspiring workshops encourage participants to fuel their passion and transform their writing. Both virtual and in-person options allow you to participate and learn in the format that works best for you. Join a workshop and leave with a new manuscript, […]
3 events,
Picture Book Trends: A Curated Reading Workshop
Hollins University’s graduate programs in children’s literature are renowned for their emphasis on the study, writing, and illustration of work in that field. We also offer one-week intensive workshops for teachers and librarians, aspiring authors and illustrators, and alumnae/i of Hollins’ undergraduate and graduate programs. Whether you want to grow your skills as a picture […]
Women Working with Clay Symposium
Women Working with Clay Symposium is about women who work with clay to create pottery, art vessels and sculpture, and whatever point of view may come with that distinction. It explores the connections of the long history of women in cultures all over the world as vessel makers, artists, and artisans. The symposium is a three-day […]
4 events,
–
Artist Talk II: Gary Abbott
Artist Talk II: Gary Abbott
Gary Abbott is a founder and associate artistic director of Deeply Rooted Dance Theater in Chicago, Illinois, a professor of dance at the University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory, and a 2022 John Simon Guggenheim Fellow. Abbott began his career in Atlanta, Georgia, with Barbara Sullivan’s Atlanta Dance Theatre and later attended the California Institute […]
3 events,
–
M.F.A. Dance at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum
M.F.A. Dance at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum
Thesis Performance and Installation by M.F.A. Dance Graduate Student Eiby Lobos Friday, June 16 through July 2, 2023, Exhibition Tuesday – Sunday, 12 – 5 p.m. Thursday, 12 – 8 p.m. Voices of the Highlands: Untold Stories of Heritage, Blood, and Memory focuses on topics of settler colonialism, Indigenous resistance, ancestral memory, and healing. This work makes […]
0 events,
2 events,
–
M.F.A. Dance Performance II
M.F.A. Dance Performance II
M.F.A. Dance Performance II features a collection of original work in performance and/or choreography by current M.F.A. dance candidates. As part of the thesis capstone research project, performance and dance work featured in this concert highlight a diverse approach to contemporary dance practices, research, and making.
–
DRAFTWORKS: A Studio Salon
DRAFTWORKS: A Studio Salon
DRAFTWORKS is a dance department and M.F.A. dance event inaugurated during fall 2005 and spring 2006. The platform was designed to provide a space for intimate, nontraditional, radical, often-times explicit performance work to be shared with the dance department community and guests. DRAFTWORKS: A Studio Salon was designed to challenge makers and witnesses to consider […]
1 event,
Summer Term Begins
Classes will be in session for Hollins summer graduate programs. Juneteenth, the national holiday, is recognized today at Hollins.
1 event,
–
Artist Talk III: Angelica Salazar
Artist Talk III: Angelica Salazar
Angelica Salazar is a native of Mexico City, Mexico. She earned a B.F.A. from The National Institute of Fine Arts and danced with Ballet Teatro del Espacio before moving to NYC, where she studied at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater School. Salazar was invited to join The Ailey II Dance Company, where she performed […]
0 events,
1 event,
–
Artist Talk IV: Russell Clarke
Artist Talk IV: Russell Clarke
Russell Clarke is an artist and educator currently residing in Massachusetts. Following his graduation from The Royal Ballet School in 2017, he moved to the U.S. to begin his professional career with Ballet Arizona. Highlights from his time with the company include principal roles in Don Quixote, Christopher Wheeldon’s Polyphonia, Ib Andersen’s Symphonie Classique, and George Balanchine’s La Valse. […]
3 events,
–
Faculty Chalk Talk with Illustrator Mark Braught
Faculty Chalk Talk with Illustrator Mark Braught
The first 10 years of Mark Braught’s career were spent on the other side of the table as a designer, art director, and creative director. Since then, he has created images for some of the best-known advertising agencies, publishers, corporations, and design firms, with recognition by the Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts Magazine, and others. His illustrations […]
–
M.F.A. Dance Faculty/Staff Performance
M.F.A. Dance Faculty/Staff Performance
The Faculty and Staff Performance Concert features choreographic and performance work of faculty, staff, and interns engaged with the Hollins M.F.A. dance 2023 summer gathering. Creative work is diverse, eclectic, and represents the amazing artistic talent of the Hollins summer gathering community.
–
No Shame Theatre
No Shame Theatre
No Shame Theatre is an experiential performance lab where writers, performers, and audience are constantly changing roles. Anything can happen and usually does in this late-night venue for original work. We take the first 15 pieces to walk in the door and there are only three rules: pieces must be original (no copyright violations), short […]
2 events,
Summer Visit Day
Designed for rising juniors and seniors in high school, our Summer Visit Day provides a perfect first look at the Hollins campus. Connect with Hollins students, tour our beautiful campus, and receive an overview of topics including academic programs, admission, experiential learning opportunities such as internships and study abroad, and financial aid. Register by clicking […]
–
M.F.A. Dance Performance III
M.F.A. Dance Performance III
M.F.A. Dance Performance III features a collection of original work in performance and/or choreography by current M.F.A. dance candidates. As part of the thesis capstone research project, performance and dance work featured in this concert highlight a diverse approach to contemporary dance practices, research, and making.
0 events,
3 events,
Writing Intensive: The Path to Publication
Hollins University’s graduate programs in children’s literature are renowned for their emphasis on the study, writing, and illustration of work in that field. We also offer one-week intensive workshops for teachers and librarians, aspiring authors and illustrators, and alumnae/i of Hollins’ undergraduate and graduate programs. Whether you want to grow your skills as a picture […]
–
Monday Night Guest Speaker Series
Monday Night Guest Speaker Series
June 26: Wendy-Marie Martin Each Monday night the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins and Mill Mountain Theatre present a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist.
–
2023 Children’s Lit Writer-in-Residence
2023 Children’s Lit Writer-in-Residence
Rosemary Wells is the award-winning author and illustrator of more than 125 published books for young readers, ranging in age level from picture books to teen, both fiction and nonfiction. Her work has been translated into 12 languages. Some of her best-known works include the ongoing series Max and Ruby, with 22+ published books and a children’s […]
1 event,
–
Artist Talk V: Bobby Wesner
Artist Talk V: Bobby Wesner
Bobby Wesner is the artistic/executive/founding director of Neos Dance Theatre (NDT), a choreographer, dancer, artist, and educator. He has served on faculty at Oberlin College, Belhaven University, and The University of Akron. He was awarded three ‘Knight Art Challenge’ awards, Ohio Arts Council project support, a Dance/U.S.A. scholarship, and a fellowship from Hollins. Wesner has […]
2 events,
–
Wednesday Night Lab Readings
Wednesday Night Lab Readings
June 28: Do Not Go Gentle, by Robert Watts These readings, which are early drafts of student-written plays, are presented as part of the Playwright’s Lab course. The reading is followed by a two-tier feedback session. The first tier is based on the Liz Lerman Critical Response, with the playwright taking notes on audience reactions […]
–
Author Amanda Cockrell
Author Amanda Cockrell
Amanda Cockrell is the author of Coyote Weather, a novel of “new adults” finding their way through the turbulence of the Vietnam War era; Pomegranate Seed, a novel of the Hollywood blacklist; and the young adult novel What We Keep Is Not Always What Will Stay. As Damion Hunter she is the author of eight novels of Roman myth […]
0 events,
1 event,
–
No Shame Theatre
No Shame Theatre
No Shame Theatre is an experiential performance lab where writers, performers, and audience are constantly changing roles. Anything can happen and usually does in this late-night venue for original work. We take the first 15 pieces to walk in the door and there are only three rules: pieces must be original (no copyright violations), short […]
1 event,
M.F.A. Dance Performance IV: Mobile Tour
M.F.A. Dance Performance IV features a collection of original work in performance and/or choreography by current M.F.A. dance candidates in alternative-site locations on and around the Hollins campus. As part of the thesis capstone research project, performance and dance work featured in this concert highlight a diverse approach to contemporary dance practices, research, and making. […]