Alumni in the News

Kyle Jones (A.D., Woodwinds, 2020) selected as a recipient of a 2023 Rocket Grant

Sept. 11, 2023 | Charlotte Street

Jones's project, entitled Seasons and Cycles, he will be partnering with composer Paul Berlinsky to envision a public concert that will take place in February 2024 at the Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium in Kansas City's Union Station. Featuring baritone saxophone and electronics, the new work centers our relationship to nature as human beings, as well as the importance of cyclical change.

Kyle Jones A.D., Woodwinds, 2020 selected as a recipient of a 2023 Rocket Grant

Kelly N. Baggett (B.F.A., Art Education/Visual Art Studies, 2001) publishes "Fables for the Connected Age" by FireflySkates, a children's book based on technology

Sept. 5, 2023

Kelly N. Baggett B.F.A., Art EducationVisual Art Studies, 2001 publishes Fables for the Connected Age by FireflySkates, a childrens book based on technology

Danny Tejera's (M.F.A., Playwriting, 2020) play, TOROS, had its world premiere at Second Stage Uptown in August

Sept. 1, 2023 | New York Times

The play was presented at UTNT and stars Tony-Award-winner Frank Wood.

Danny Tejeras M.F.A., Playwriting, 2020 play, TOROS, had its world premiere at Second Stage Uptown in August

Jacqueline Hinton (B.F.A., Dance, 2001) produced, choreographed, and performed in the short dance film "Mi Gran Dolor"

Sept. 1, 2023 | Instagram

The short film was chosen to screen at Los Angeles Dance Film Festival's Dance Films on the Lawn at the California Heritage Museum in Santa Monica. Hinton can also be seen in the sci-fi film Blue Hour: The Disappearance of Nick Brandreth, now out on Amazon Prime.

Jacqueline Hinton B.F.A., Dance, 2001 produced, choreographed, and performed in the short dance film Mi Gran Dolor