Using the Arts to Heal, Inform, and Engage
What do dance, studio art, and art therapy have in common? Each one requires creativity, technique, and commitment — and each one has the power to heal. At LMU, the arts are not just…
Dance to Launch New Curriculum That Helps Students Hone Niche Expertise
In Fall 2025, incoming LMU dance students will have the option to choose from one of three distinct degree pathways: a B.A. in Dance, a B.A. in Choreography and Performance, or a B.A. in…
New York Times | When Critic vs. Choreographer Ignited a Cultural Firestorm
LMU Dance Professor Rosalynde LeBlanc is quoted in this story about Bill T. Jones’ production of “Still/Here,” which will return to the Brooklyn Academy of Music. LeBlanc was an original “Still/Here” cast member. Source:…
LeBlanc’s Dance Documentary “Can You Bring It” Wins 2024 Peabody Award
Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters, a documentary produced by dance professor and chair Rosalynde LeBlanc, and featuring performances by LMU Dance students, has won a 2024 Peabody…
Art Therapy and Dance Partnership Prioritizes Self-Care for Incoming Dance Students
As a part of an ongoing collaboration between LMU Dance and LMU Marital and Family/Art Therapy, freshman dance students have opportunities to engage in community building and self-care through art therapy. This partnership sprung…
Misty Copeland Visits LMU for Talk and Q&A with Students
There aren’t many prima ballerinas out there who started dancing at the ripe age of thirteen. There are even fewer who spent portions of their childhood homeless, learning how to dance on a basketball…
CFA Community Shines in Santa Monica Playhouse Production
Twenty LMU Theatre Arts and Dance students, alumni, faculty, and staff intertwined their talents in a production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet titled Romeo and Juliet – Love is a Fire at the famed…
