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Dancing with Purpose

When Darlene Leysath Robinson (SFS’87) and Valerie Settles McDowell (B’87) were students, they noticed a void in Black representation and activities engaging Black students at Georgetown…

November 14, 2024

In the News, Theater News

New Theater Professor Van Tran Nguyen’s The Motherload to premiere at Hawai’i Film Festival

Newly appointed Assistant Professor for the Theater and Performance Studies Program, Van Tran Nguyen is a Vietnamese American artist-scholar, filmmaker, curator, and multimedia artist. Her research…

September 9, 2024

Announcements, In the News, Music News

Associate Professor, Carlos Simon awarded the Magis Prize

Department of Performing Arts Faculty member and Grammy award winning composer, Carlos Simon was one of three associate professors awarded the Magis Prize by Georgetown University. The Magis prize…

September 9, 2024

‘Remember This’ Review: A Stark Portrait of Resilience

Derek Goldman returns as director alongside Jeff Hutchens, and Strathairn is once again a one-man tour de force.