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Mikaal Sulaiman Appointed Head of Sound Design Concentration
Sulaiman will begin his appointment as Assistant Professor and Head of the Sound Design Concentration full-time on July 1.
April 7, 2021
REST by Frederick Kennedy (’18) is a Meditation on Audio Reduction
The 16-minute piece, voiced by Emily Reilly (’13) and Hugh Farrell (’15) was inspired by reports of noise reduction during the pandemic.
March 8, 2021
Dede Ayite’s (’11) Costumes Always ‘Build Up Layers’
Ayite has been nominated for Tony Awards for both ‘A Soldier’s Tale’ and ‘Slave Play.’
March 5, 2021
Yale Schwarzman Center Launches Original Series
The 16-episode series, Transpositions: Dance Poems for an Online World, features work by several School of Drama collaborators.
March 2, 2021
Garrett Allen (’24) and Brittany Bland (’19) Join NEXUS Initiative
New York Stage and Film is providing 20 selected artists in the initiative with resources to explore new ways to tell stories.
February 24, 2021
“I don’t stay in my lane.”
Wendall Harrington (Faculty) discusses her approach to designing and teaching projections in Stage Directions Magazine.
February 15, 2021
Inside This Season’s Tony-Nominated Scenic Designs
These impressive designs include the work of Riccardo Hernandez (’92, Faculty) and Derek McLane (’84).
January 6, 2021
Miami City Ballet Adapts “The Nutcracker” for Outdoor Performance
Wendall K. Harrington (Faculty) suggested that the company put on a ‘Nutcracker’ for 2020. “We need a little Christmas, as the song goes.”
December 18, 2020
Design Faculty Receive 2020 “Viv” Awards from AUDELCO
Alan C. Edwards (’11) and Toni-Leslie James received awards for their lighting and costume design during a virtual ceremony.
December 2, 2020
Ming Cho Lee, 1930–2020
The Donald M. Oenslager Professor in the Practice of Design Emeritus, died of natural causes at the age of 90 on October 23.
October 26, 2020
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