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GU Music Program Prof. Carlos Simon Named as Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence

Georgetown University Music Program Professor, composer, and arranger Carlos Simon will join the Kennedy Center in 2021-2022 as its new Composer-in-Residence. During his three…

April 7, 2021

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The Laboratory for Global Performance & Politics Presents World Premiere Original Virtual Production “Here I Am,” in Conjunction with Emancipation Day the Week of April 16 (Opening Night April 15th at 5:30 p.m.)

An Original Performance by Mélisande Short-Colomb, Descendant of the GU272, Bringing Her Family’s History of Slavery to the Table of Acknowledgement Washington, DC –…

March 25, 2021

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Acclaimed Playwright/Director Prof. Natsu Onoda Power’s Interactive “Okinawa Field Trip” Invites Virtual Audiences to Join a Bus Exploration of Islands and Military Presence April 19-29, 2021

Part of Georgetown University Theater & Performance Studies Program season, creative participatory project combines protests, Pacific beaches, and puppets …

March 25, 2021

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Georgetown Voice: When racial justice meets academia: Georgetown professors on the study of anti-racism

A new article from The Voice examines the impact of “Such a Time as This,” Georgetown College’s speaker series on a variety of topics related to anti-racism,…

November 19, 2020

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GU Music Program Prof. Benjamin J. Harbert Receives American Musicological Society’s 2020 Best Essay Prize in Popular Music

Congratulations to Georgetown University Music Program Professor Benjamin J. Harbert, who just received the American Musicological Society’s 2020 Best Essay Prize in…

November 16, 2020

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Soyica Colbert Appointed Interim Dean of Georgetown College

Georgetown College is delighted to announce that Soyica Colbert (C’01), vice dean of faculty and an Idol Family Professor of African American Studies and Theater and…

November 12, 2020

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The Laboratory for Global Performance & Politics, Sojourn Theatre, and Georgetown University’s Theater & Performance Studies Program Present Civic Theater Project, THE RACE, 2020, Virtually Via Zoom as a One-Time Special Event Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 5 p.m.

Artists, Citizens, and Students Come Together to Engage Leadership and the Stakes of Next Month’s Election Through Participatory Event Washington, DC – The Laboratory…

October 19, 2020

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Russian and American Playwrights Take Center Stage at Flash Acts, a Groundbreaking Theater Festival October 8-13, 2020

The Forum for Cultural Engagement, Arena Stage, Georgetown University, The Lubimovka Young Russian Playwrights Festival, and the Center for Modern Drama brings together more than…

October 2, 2020

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Performing Arts Department Adapts to Online Learning, Provides Space for Students to Heal and Grow

Read the full story on Georgetown College’s.…

August 31, 2020

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New York Times: GU Music Program Prof. Carlos Simon’s new work “Loop” featured as part of NY Philharmonic Bandwagon’s pop-up concert series

The New York Times August 30, 2020 edition covers the New York Philharmonic’s first public performances since March, including premiere of a new work by Georgetown…

August 31, 2020