Category "75:20 Reunion Updates"
May 25, 2006
Thank you for attending the reunion
I would like to take this opportunity to offer my deepest thanks to all of you who attended the recent 75:20 celebration sponsored by the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance. As former and current members of this department, you know how very important it is for our students to learn about where the department comes from in order to know better where it is going. And that includes learning about the lives and careers of those who stood in their shoes in years past.
Seventy-five years ago, we launched University Theatre’s first season as both a laboratory for our students and a way of thinking critically about the world. Twenty years ago, dance joined theatre to become one department, and ever since, we have investigated the intersections between the two disciplines, which has helped redefine the very meaning of performance. The 75:20 events of April 28-30 showed quite well what it has really taken to achieve these landmarks: an extraordinary faculty, adventuresome students and accomplished alumni.
It was indeed a pleasure watching you reconnect with each other. I was constantly reminded that members of this department have always had the ability to use their imaginations as artists, and at the same time have demonstrated an incredible commitment to make their art, their scholarship and their education matter as both a process of self-discovery and a way of engaging with what is going on in the world outside the theatre.
I listened to Charles Nolte read from his journal one day after seeing an afternoon of original performances by our current students. I overheard all of you sharing memories animatedly at the dinner, followed an hour later by our students’ wonderful performance of Cabaret. All this truly reaffirmed my optimism about the department’s future. With such a rich past and an eventful present, how can we not have a strong future as both an excellent place to create and learn the performing arts, and an intellectual and artistic leader in the Twin Cities arts community?
So, again, from all of our students and faculty, thank you for helping us celebrate our first 75 years. More important, thanks for helping us imagine our next 75.
Sincerely,
Michal Kobialka
Professor and Chair
Posted by utheatre at 02:19 PM | 75:20 Reunion Updates
Category "75:20 Reunion Updates"
March 31, 2006
Another look at who's coming to the reunion
Greetings alumni,
April is upon us and it's time to take another look at who will be attending the 75:20 Reunion, April 28-30. There's still time to register. Just go to www.7520.umn.edu and click on "events" where you can download a registration form.
Michael & Katie Beery
Richard & Judy Borgen
Michael Boyden
Tessie Bundick
Steve Cardamone
Dan Cashman
Jon Cranney
Carolynne Darling
Catherine C. Davis
Ann Del Vecchio-McDonogh
Doug & Donna Eichten
Michael Ellison
Sarah Erickson
David Feldshuh
Donn/Mali Finn
Daniel Fogelberg
Kirsten Frantzich
Debra Gluesing
Peter Michael Goetz
Sheldon Goldstein
Gary Heyer
Lawrence J. Hill
Jann Iaco
Judith Brin Ingber
John & Marliynn Tammi
Wendell & Elizabeth Josal
John Justad
Linda Kelsey
Pamela Kidahl
Katherine Kohl
Edward & Rhonda Krehl
Scott Latendresse
Matt LeFebvre
Rachael Lindhart
Jenna Lordo
Helen Manfull
Joseph Meischer
Pam Mitman
David-Michael Monasch
Jean Montgomery
Maggie Moulton
Michelle Myers Berg
Paul & Patti Newman
Charles Nolte
Darlene Faye Olson
Annie Ozega
Stephen Peabody
Gerald Roe
Robert Scales
Erin Scott
Luverne Seifert
Robert Skloot
Lila Smith
Karen Spahn
Margaret Mohn Spear
Sara Stiles
Carole Peterson Wendt
Posted by utheatre at 12:49 PM | 75:20 Reunion Updates
Category "75:20 Reunion Updates"
February 28, 2006
A look at who's coming to the reunion
Hello theatre and dance alumni,
If you're pondering whether or not to attend the big 75:20 Reunion, April 28-30, here's a arm-twisting list of alumni and faculty who have already registered. And there's still time to register. Just visit http://7520.umn.edu/events.html and download your very own registration form.
Michael & Katie Beery
C. Lance Brockman
Tessie Bundick
Steve Cardamone
Carolynne Darling
Ann Del Vecchio-McDonogh
Sarah Erickson
David Feldshuh
Donn/Mali Finn
Peter Michael Goetz
Lawrence J. Hill
Jann Iaco
Wendell & Elizabeth Josal
Michal Kobialka
Katherine Kohl
Rachael Lindhart
Helen Manfull
Joseph Meischer
Jean Montgomery
Maggie Moulton
Michelle Myers Berg
Paul & Patti Newman
Charles Nolte
Darlene Faye Olson
Annie Ozega
Stephen Peabody
Gerald Roe
Robert Scales
Luverne Seifert
Robert Skloot
http://7520.umn.edu/events.html
Posted by utheatre at 03:05 PM | Comments (2) | 75:20 Reunion Updates