Hollins’ M.F.A. in dance is resuming its on-campus engagement this summer following a year of remote instruction necessitated by the pandemic. 

Yet the pandemic and global events have continued to challenge some of the program’s plans. Students were scheduled to travel to Plovdiv, Bulgaria, considered by many to be the nation’s cultural hub and in 2019 was named a European Capital of Culture; however, COVID-19 precautions and the geopolitical instabilities associated with the war in Ukraine necessitated a shift. 

“We hope to go to Plovdiv in the summer of 2023,” said Jeffery Bullock, professor and chair of Hollins’ dance program. This summer, Hollins M.F.A. dance students will have the opportunity to join Maurya Kerr M.F.A. ’17 and her San Francisco-based dance company for focused learning for three weeks at the end of the summer. “I am eager to connect Hollins dance with the exciting things happening on the West Coast,” said Bullock. 

Hollins’ M.F.A. in dance is an innovative program in which students immerse themselves for five weeks during the summer in the intimate learning atmosphere on the Hollins campus, followed by three weeks of travel and immersive study.