Residencies

ARTS AND HUMANITIES ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE  (AiR)  

An initiative of the College of Arts and Humanities, AIR is a joint project of the Departments of Art, Dance, English, and Theatre and the School of Music. Each of these units has components, including the MFA degree, that involve “working art” - that is, the creative work of a variety of artists, including writers, composers, performers, dancers and visual artists, to name a few. AIR aims to contribute to the creative educational mission of each department, while simultaneously fostering cross-disciplinary discussion and collaboration.

2008-2009 Victoria Marks, Tere O’Connor; acclaimed choreographers

AIR guest artists for the past academic year also included, Michael Cunningham, David Henry Hwang, Douglas Fitch, Nathan Coley, Shirin Neshat. This roster of internationally recognized artists worked intensively with students during the year with each residency culminating in a public event. Victoria Marks and Tere O’Connor conducted two separate week-long intensive courses, which culminated in public performances.

2007-2008 John Jasperse, acclaimed dancer/choreographer

In February 2008, John Jasperse led an intensive course with Dance students, culminating in a public performance.  Other AIR guest artists include:  director and theatre visionary Mary Zimmerman, and  poets Yevgeny Yevtushenko and Robert Hass.

2006 - 2007 Liz Lerman, visionary choreographer

Along with Laurie Anderson, Russell Banks, Joe Goode and Walter Dallas, Liz Lerman participated in “A Conversation on Creativity with Artists-in-Residence,” moderated by University of Maryland poet Michael Collier.