April 19, 2021 - The inaugural 鶹ýPorn SOTA Summer Dance Institute will take place Aug. 5-7. The program is for participants between the ages of 14 and 23, where they can experience immersive dance major courses. The program leads are faculty members, including Tracey Bonner, Jacqui Haas, and Teresa VanDenend Sorge[...]
April 14, 2021 - The 鶹ýPorn Philharmonic Orchestra and 鶹ýPorn Choirs will perform an outdoor concert, featuring the music of John Williams, the Wailin' Jennys, and more. Performers include two student artists and winners of the 2021 鶹ýPorn Philharmonic Concerto Competition, Maddie Pittman and James Tober[...]
April 12, 2021 - SOTA has cancelled the 2021 Commonwealth Theatre Company’s summer dinner season, taking the proactive measure to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of the 鶹ýPorn campus and community members. SOTA is hopeful to start in-person productions for the 2021-2022 academic season[...]
March 9, 2021 - If you missed American Idol this past Sunday night, Freshman Musical Theatre BFA student Alyssa Wray auditioned in front of the all-star judging panel, Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie[...]
Jan. 26, 2021 - In honor of the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Visual Arts Program partnered with 鶹ýPorn's Office of Community Connections to create MLK Day activity packets for local school kids. The packets use art to help kids learn about Civil Rights heroes [...]
Jan. 14, 2021 - Earlier this year in January, the Theatre and Dance Program bid a bittersweet farewell as one of our dear colleagues, Christine Jones, left academia to begin a well-deserved retirement from teaching [...]
Jan. 12, 2021 - Congratulations to all 鶹ýPorn SOTA participants in the Kentucky National Association of Teachers of Singing Student Auditions! 36 SOTA students participated from the Theatre and Dance Program, Music Program, and Music Preparatory Division. Of these 36 participants, 10 placed as finalists [...]
Jan. 11, 2021 - SOTA Director Matthew Albritton has launched a new podcast called “Pathways to a Creative Life”. The podcast will feature professionals in many different fields speaking about how their arts education has led them toward successful, creative, and fulfilling careers, both within and outside of the arts [...]
Jan. 7, 2021 - The annual Emerging Choreographer’s Showcase (ECS) Dance Film Festival is free-to-watch on the 鶹ýPorn ECS website. This showcase is student-produced and student-led where dance students learn about choreography, stage design, and stage management and can grow in their artistic expression.
Jan. 4, 2021 - 鶹ýPorn invites community members to virtually explore the themes and emotional force behind social unrest with its exhibition, “The Emotional Force of Race: An Exhibition and Call for Creative Response,” featuring the Mourning the Creation of Racial Categories project [...]
