Meet Keanna Peña ’25
Peña is an English and creative writing major from Brooklyn, New York.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 09:16 AM
‘Fall Studio Sessions’ Presents a Semester of Growth and Collaboration
Performance Dec. 4-5 displays talent of 7 student choreographers, more than 40 dancers.
Monday, November 18, 2024 11:12 AM
‘Reset: New Dances’ Explores Life by Pushing Boundaries of Movement
Performance Nov. 21-23 displays talent of nine student choreographers, with more than 50 dancers.
Friday, November 15, 2024 11:22 AM
Why I Study Dance, Specifically Ballet
Assistant Professor of Dance Heidi Cruz-Austin shares the story of how she began dancing, her professional experience and how she began teaching in a college setting.
Thursday, November 14, 2024 01:30 PM
Theatre & Dance Department Welcomes Noel Price-Bracey to Dance Faculty
New assistant professor will teach advanced jazz courses, choreograph work for dance concerts.
Monday, August 19, 2024 04:09 PM
Meet Lexy Widi ’26
Widi is a dance and neuroscience double major from Stillwater, Minnesota.
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 10:30 AM
Leslie Hill to Join Theatre & Dance Faculty as Department Chair, Artistic Director
Hill was most recently a professor of theatre and performance making at the University of Roehampton, London.
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 05:34 PM
Four Alumni Are Co-authors on a Recently Published Biochemistry Paper
As students, Sara Ringenbach ’23, Riri Yoza ’23, Paige A. Jones ’22 and Muxue Du ’21 conducted undergraduate research with Professor of Chemistry Keri Colabroy, who’s also a co-author. The research relates to enzymes that create building blocks for antibiotics.
Monday, April 29, 2024 09:28 AM
Community-Engaged Course Brings Dance to Local Elementary Students
First- and second-grade students at Allentown’s Muhlenberg Elementary School participate in 45-minute classes during the school day taught by Muhlenberg College students interested in dance education.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 10:36 AM
Baker Artist-in-Residence Sanchel Brown headlines ‘Spring Studio Sessions’
Dance concert May 1-3 features eight student choreographers, over 35 dancers in Muhlenberg’s intimate Studio Theatre
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 04:10 PM
From First-Year Experience to First Job: Bella Pansera ’23 Begins Her Career at Ballet Hispánico
Pansera works in fundraising for this New York-based dance organization, which she connected with through a course early in her time at Muhlenberg.
Friday, March 15, 2024 09:13 AM
Muhlenberg Dancers Take to NYC for Benefit Performance ‘Dancing Beyond’ (VIDEO)
Check out the behind-the-scenes footage of the benefit performance, which raises funds for cancer research, and featured a piece that was created for this year’s In Motion concert.
Friday, February 9, 2024 11:40 AM
Politics and the Paranormal
’Berg New Works festival showcases plays by Muhlenberg playwrights, Feb. 29 – March 3
Monday, February 5, 2024 02:37 PM
Guest Artist Tommie-Waheed Evans Headlines 'In Motion' Dance Concert
A choreographic tour-de-force from Muhlenberg’s dance faculty choreographers and guest artist, 'In Motion' runs Feb. 8-10.
Friday, January 12, 2024 04:09 PM
Choreographers Explore a Variety of Influences: Expanding Horizons through Fusion of Dance Styles
Performance Nov. 16-18 displays talents of 12 student choreographers, with more than 60 dancers
Thursday, October 26, 2023 02:38 PM
Turning Up the Heat
Romance author Timothy Janovsky ’19, whose third novel in two years will be released on August 15, recently made a deal with the famous publisher Harlequin.
Monday, July 31, 2023 08:49 AM
Two Alumni Are Performing in the Broadway National Tour of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
Gabe Martinez ’10 is playing Santiago; Tommy Gedrich ’21, who’s part of the ensemble, is his understudy.
Thursday, June 22, 2023 02:38 PM
Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance Announces Its 2023-24 Performance Season
Selections include four dance concerts; musical theater featuring the music of the Go-Go's; plays by Caridad Svich and Marcus Gardley; and student-written works
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 01:30 PM
This Is the Liberal Arts
At Muhlenberg, each student is exposed to a variety of ideas, ways of thinking and academic disciplines, regardless of what they end up declaring as a major. These stories demonstrate the power and potential of such an education.
Friday, May 5, 2023 00:33 PM
Muhlenberg Receives $4M Gift to Establish Endowed Professorships in Theatre and Dance
The gift from James R. Lentz ’66 and his wife, Debra A. Lentz, dedicated supporters of the performing arts at Muhlenberg, will sustain faculty in two of the College’s signature programs in perpetuity.
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 08:36 AM
‘Dance Emerge’ Concert Showcases Explorative, Interactive Dance Works
Performance April 28-30 displays talents of 10 emerging choreographers, with more than 40 dancers
Monday, April 24, 2023 05:52 PM
Why My Love for Dance Has Grown Exponentially at Muhlenberg
The courses, faculty and performance opportunities here have helped me overcome my belief that dance at the college level was only for those who grew up dancing in studios.
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 04:05 PM
Theatre and Dance Alum Explains Why They Chose Muhlenberg to “Dance Magazine”
Tommy Gedrich ’21, who’s currently on the national tour of “Moulin Rouge!,” was quoted in a feature about dancers studying musical theatre in college.
Friday, March 31, 2023 09:36 AM
Guest Artist Melanie George Headlines 'In Motion' Dance Concert
Seven world-premiere dance works feature explorations of form and theme from acclaimed faculty and guest choreographers. 'In Motion' runs March 30 – April 1
Thursday, March 16, 2023 04:52 PM
Turning Off-Broadway Upside Down
Nick Flatto ’10, the co-lead producer and director of “Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical,” discusses the success of the show.
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 08:15 AM
Shankweiler Scholar Helps Foster Allentown Children’s Love of Learning in Community Bike Works Internship
Samantha Lipson ’24 created her own reading program, Earn A Book, at the community nonprofit.
Thursday, September 15, 2022 09:47 AM
In Pursuit of the Mind-Body Connection
As Alison Bashford ’20 embarks on a Ph.D. in neuroscience, she holds on to roots in dance
Monday, August 8, 2022 04:36 PM
Accounting and Dance Double Major Pursues Both Passions
This summer, Sarah Gwiazda ’23 is an intern at an accounting firm and a choreographer for two youth performance programs.
Thursday, July 21, 2022 09:19 AM
Randall Smith Named Recipient of the Student Government Award
The award was presented at the College's 2022 Honors Convocation.
Monday, June 6, 2022 10:50 AM
RJ Fellows Give Senior Symposium Presentations
Presentations and research aligned with this year’s theme of “Positive Change Through Social Entrepreneurship.”
Friday, April 29, 2022 09:04 AM
Senior Theatre & Dance Students Lead Production for Local Children
The Muhlenberg team works in collaboration with one another and the Allentown Jewish Community Center community to put on a production of “Schoolhouse Rock Live!”
Thursday, April 21, 2022 11:47 AM
Muhlenberg's ‘In Motion’ Dance Concert Showcases Talents of Acclaimed Choreographers, More than 70 Dancers
Opening March 31, the performance features work by guest artist Fredrick Earl Mosley
Thursday, March 17, 2022 03:53 PM
Muhlenberg Announces Faculty Promotions
Eleven members of the faculty were recently granted tenure and promoted to associate professor by the Board of Trustees on the recommendation of President Kathleen Harring.
Monday, February 28, 2022 03:07 PM
Fredrick Earl Mosley, Diversity of Dance Founder, in Residence at Muhlenberg College
Activities include workshop dance performance ‘UNCONQUERED,’ community dance classes
Friday, February 25, 2022 11:34 AM
Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance Launches Assembly Performance Festival
Featuring more than fifty student performers, the Festival’s five projects range from performance art based on ‘The Odyssey’ to an immersive ‘party of the year’
Thursday, February 24, 2022 11:18 AM
A Uniquely American Roadtrip Musical, "Miss You Like Hell" Crosses the Country in Search of a Connection
Mother and daughter embark on an unforgettable journey in a new musical by Quiara Alegría Hudes and Erin McKeown, opening Feb. 24 at Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 11:02 AM
‘Reset: New Dances’ Concert Showcases Dance Works on Themes of Reinvention, Renewal
Performance Nov. 18-20 displays talents of eight senior choreographers, with more than 40 dancers
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 10:07 AM
Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance Announces In-Person Performance Season
The department's return to the (non-virtual) stage features a world premiere Shakespeare adaptation, new themed dance concerts, and a spring performance festival
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 05:40 PM
Meet Our New Faculty
Muhlenberg welcomes 26 new full-time educators to campus this fall, including tenure-track and visiting faculty members and Consortium for Faculty Diversity fellows from a variety of disciplines.
Monday, September 13, 2021 08:00 AM
A Theatre Community on Cayuga Lake
Arianna Tilley '22 is immersing herself in the arts in Ithaca, New York.
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 10:18 AM
Theatre & Dance — Back on Stage
Theatre & Dance Department announces an eclectic new season of live performances for 2021-22.
Monday, August 9, 2021 03:59 PM
Nonstop at a Nonprofit
A summer internship is preparing Emily Leandro `22 for a career in the arts.
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 10:01 AM
Muhlenberg Hosts First In-Person Commencement Since the COVID-19 Pandemic Began
The College’s 173rd Commencement celebrated the Class of 2021 in a pair of socially distanced ceremonies held in downtown Allentown.
Monday, May 24, 2021 09:35 PM
‘En-Route’ site-responsive dance festival showcases works created and performed in locations throughout ’Berg campus
Innovative and immersive outdoor dance production, May 7-9, will premiere works from 11 choreographers, 68 dancers
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 02:45 PM
‘Ephemerality: Dances In Time’ dance concert celebrates return to live performance, showcases work by student and faculty
Innovative outdoor dance performance, April 16-18, marks one of the first live dance performances in over a year at Muhlenberg
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 01:36 PM
Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance celebrates Black Girl Magic with world premiere ‘Magic’
Opening March 18, Kiyaana Cox Jones’ play takes a Restorative Theater approach to the story of a young woman on a quest to find her magic
Sunday, March 7, 2021 10:24 PM
Muhlenberg College Celebrates the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
The event, In Solidarity: Lift Every Voice, was streamed to the Muhlenberg College community on January 18.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 09:38 AM
Muhlenberg Hosts 63rd Annual Candlelight Carols Services
The three performances were produced by the Gideon F. Egner Memorial Chapel, the Department of Music and the Department of Theater & Dance and will be held virtually.
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 03:18 PM
Muhlenberg Announces 2020 Faculty Rising Scholar Award Recipients
The awards were presented at the College's 2020 Honors Convocation.
Monday, May 4, 2020 02:31 PM
Muhlenberg Appoints Dance Program Director
Associate Professor Jeffrey Peterson will assume leadership of the dance program July 1.
Thursday, April 9, 2020 11:54 AM
Kyra Hickey ’21 Honored as a Newman Civic Fellow
Students selected for the fellowship are campus leaders who demonstrate a commitment to finding solutions for challenges facing communities locally, nationally and internationally.
Monday, March 9, 2020 08:45 AM
Behind the Healthcare Curtain
From an early age, Meredith Krewson '20 knew that she wanted a career in medicine and healthcare for small children.
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 08:45 AM
Muhlenberg Showcases Global Research
Muhlenberg students presented global education research at the annual LVAIC Global Student Conference.
Saturday, February 29, 2020 08:30 AM
‘Master Choreographers’ dance concert, Feb. 6-8, showcases talents of acclaimed choreographers, over 60 dancers
Highlights include pieces by guest artists Bill Evans, Yoshito Sakuraba
Friday, January 24, 2020 05:52 PM