Performing Arts

Professor of Dance Lauren Kearns and three undergraduate students presented their research and attended the national conference in Houston, Texas.

Elon this year has been recognized and ranked as one of the top musical theatre programs in the country by Backstage, Playbill, Dance Magazine and more.

Associate Professor Lynne Kurdziel Formato spent June 2017 remounting the Reumert Award-winning Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame

Backstage noted the breadth of instruction and support that musical theatre students at Elon receive in highlighting the program. 

Preeshl, assistant professor of performing arts, directed "Ripe Figs," a reconstruction-era film that premiered Oct. 15 as an official entry in the festival's Louisiana Shorts category. 

A Chinese television program took notice of the talent Kevin Lacey '21 and the other three members of the a capella group The 4 Tones, and brought them on air to sing — in Mandarin. 

Four professors will work on projects that explore partnerships between students and faculty through dance technique, investigating the effects of learning with nature as a source, and experimenting with different teaching methods in the same course.

Dietz attended the opening night of "American La Ronde" and taught playwriting masterclass.

Assitant Professor Matt Pardo, who is also co-director of The Blanket, was interviewed for the October edition of Departures Magazine, the magazine for American Express Card Members. 

A member of the Class of 2012, Serafini teaches at Bates Middle School in Ellicott City, Maryland.