by Kassidy Jackson | Feb 22, 2018 | Campus Life Blog, College of Liberal Arts, Theatre and Dance Program
When I was a freshman in 2015, I decided to audition for the annual Dancescape performance because I knew I wasn’t ready to stop dancing. As a dance minor, I knew I wanted to jump right into the performing arts my first semester of college. It turned out to be...
by Kim Schneider | Feb 17, 2015 | Admissions, College of Liberal Arts, Theatre and Dance Program
Upon entering Winona State University as a freshman two and a half years ago, I never suspected that I might get involved with the Theater and Dance department. Actually, I never thought I’d be in a dance performance period (unless you count the one I did in...
by Kim Schneider | Feb 3, 2015 | Admissions, Campus Life, College of Liberal Arts, Theatre and Dance Program
On a warm night in September 2014, I found myself fumbling over my feet in the Memorial 300 dance studio at auditions for the 2015 Dancescape. How did I get here? The last time I danced in a studio setting was in third grade. Back then, I loved performing—I loved the...
by Olivia Wulf | Feb 25, 2014 | Admissions Blog, College of Liberal Arts, Theatre and Dance Program
A little over a year ago, a small group of college students gathered inside Mugby Junction. We opened our laptops, pulled up our emails, and double clicked on something our friend and peer, Conlan Carter, had written: a play called “The Fractal Pattern.” Since that...
by Courtney McCaw | Feb 11, 2014 | Admissions, Campus Life, College of Liberal Arts, Theatre and Dance Program
It seems there is nothing better in winter than to approach a fire, feel its warmth and become entranced watching its flames dance. Gretchen Cohenour, WSU dance professor and founder of Dancescape, gently tells me that Dancescape is like approaching a fire–it is...
by Olivia Wulf | Jan 24, 2014 | Admissions, College of Liberal Arts, Theatre and Dance Program
Lincoln, Nebraska is especially dramatic this week. Students in theatre programs from Minnesota to Missouri are all gathered here, both competing against and working with one another to celebrate their hard work over the past year. This week is known as KCACTF, which...
