Henry Bial, Professor Theatre
Performance Studies and Theatre History Impact and Achievements •
Author or Editor of five books, including The Performance Studies Reader, now in its third edition.
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Past President, Association for Theatre in Higher Education
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Member, College of Fellows of the American Theatre
Mentoring and Student Learning Opportunities •
Directs students in productions for University Theatre
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Mentors student directors and dramaturgs
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Advises undergraduate theses and doctoral dissertations
More Information: theatre.ku.edu/henry-bial or henrybial.com
Bial’s most recent book, winner of the Byron Caldwell Smith Award for best non-fiction book published by a Kansas resident in 2015 and 2016
Matthew Burke
Professor | Visual Art & Environmental Studies
When We Hear Water: Ecological-Art Sculpture Installation Solo Exhibition and Artist Lecture at the Salina Art Center •
Exhibition partners included Kansas State Forest Service
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Served as contemplative meeting space for Salina businesses and organizations including Restorative Justice and Friends of the River
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Smoky Hill River Festival, Salina Art Center Featured Artist
Presentations on Timber Frame Building &Sustainability in the Arts •
Presentation on timber framing at American Institute of Architects, Kansas
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Co-panelist International Sculpture Center, 2017 Conference, Sustainability in the Arts, “A Place Where The Soul Can Go”
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Peer Reviewer for upcoming Eco-Art book from Intellect Books
More Information: http://www.mattburkesculpture.com
When We Hear Water: a timber, stone and water sculpture
Sarah Gross
Assistant Professor | Visual Art
Ceramics Impact and Achievements In the Collections of: •
The U.S. Department of State Art in Embassies Program
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Guangdong Shiwan Ceramics Museum, Foshan, China
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University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica
Mentoring and Student Learning Opportunities •
Teaches functional and sculptural ceramic techniques while underscoring conceptual development
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Emphasizes historical sources including ceramics in the collection of the Spencer Museum
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Fosters community with ceramics potlucks and outdoor firings
More Information: www.sarahgrossceramics.com
Bird’s eye view of “Continental Drift”, a tile installation consisting of over 1000 units. This piece explores the visual tradition of blue and white ceramics as carriers of information across national and cultural borders.
Michelle Heffner Hayes Professor | Dance
Critical Dance Studies: Flamenco, Improvisation and Performance as Culture Impact and Achievements •
Author of two books and several chapters on flamenco dance
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Performer of flamenco, Latin popular and contemporary dance
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15-year career as performing arts presenter
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NEA, Ford Foundation and other national arts funding
Mentoring and Student Learning Opportunities •
Provides professional development mentoring to students in the arts
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Creates research-based choreography for the University Dance Company and the University Theatre
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Received Mortar Board Outstanding Educator and Silver Anniversary Teaching Awards
More Information: http://dance.ku.edu/michelle-heffner-hayes#link2
Hayes performing the Afro-Caribbean flamenco form of guajiras.
Jerel Hilding
Associate Professor/Associate Chair | Department of Dance
Impact and Achievements •
Former dancer with the Joffrey Ballet
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Choreographer, performer, musician, accompanist
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Wilson Center for Humanities and Arts Distinguished Artist, University of Georgia
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Member of International Guild of Musicians in Dance
Mentoring and Student Learning Opportunities •
Teaches all levels of ballet and music for dancers
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Center for Teaching Excellence Award
More Information: https://dance.ku.edu
artist playng Drosselmeyer in the Lawrence Arts Center production of The Nutcracker.
Michael Krueger
Professor | Visual Art - SOTA
Creative Research in Painting, Drawing & Printmaking Recent Exhibitions •
Summer, Winter, Fall, Spring, Haw Contemporary, KCMO
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Island, Mirage, Oasis, Austin Big Medium, Austin, TX
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Possible Blueprint, Planthouse Gallery, New York, NY
Awards •
Master Printer Fellowship, Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Elizabeth Foundation, New York, NY
Mentoring and Student Learning Opportunities •
Understanding Contemporary Art, First Year Experience Course
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Faculty Mentor Program
More Information: https://michaelkruger.us
Flowers for Monet, color woodcut, (detail), 22” x 15”, 2017 (published by the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Elizabeth Foundation, New York, NY)
Mechele Leon
Professor | Department of Theatre
Theatre Historian, Director, and Performer Impact and Achievements •
Award-winning author of books on French theatre
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Director of plays and musicals
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Writer, adapter, and performer of original works
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Winner of National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship and French Government “Bourse Chateaubriand”
Mentoring and Student Learning Opportunities •
Trains scholar–artists through integration of studies & practice
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Teaches focused research skillsets for theatre-makers
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Mentors students in creating interdisciplinary performance
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Develops actors and directors through individualized coaching
More Information: http://theatre.ku.edu/mechele-leon
Man Equals Man, by Bertolt Brecht. University Theatre, April 2011. Directed by Mechele Leon.
Marshall Maude
Associate Professor | Visual Art
Ceramic Artist Impact and Achievements •
Solo Exhibition, Return. NAU Museum of Art
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Exhibitions at Weiberger Gallery and Lanning Gallery
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2018 Artist presentation at NCECA, Pittsburgh, PA
Mentoring and Student Learning Opportunities •
Provides engaged “hands on” learning in her courses
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Mentors students while conducting research
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Recent graduates have received numerous awards and residencies including; Smithsonian fellowship, Archie Bray residency, Kohler residency, Studio 740 residency and more…
More Information: marshallmaude.com
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James Moreno
Assistant Professor | Dance Department
Marginalia: An Evening of Performance Impact and Achievements •
Presented choreography at Links Hall in Chicago, a nationally recognized venue for dance and theatre.
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Produced the evening, Marginalia: An Evening of Performance, which featured Moreno’s work with four other Chicago choreographer and theatre practitioners.
Mentoring and Student Learning Opportunities •
Nine students toured to Chicago and shared the stage with professional choreographers and dancers.
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Three students acted as Assistant Producers to Professor Moreno, working with professional theatre technicians in one of Chicago’s leading theatres.
Patrick Suzeau Professor | Dance
Indian classical dance, ballet and contemporary dance Impact and Achievements • International performing artist, choreographer, educator (20172018, Borneo and Kuala Lumpur) • Recipient of two Fulbright Fellowships • Recipient of the Master Fellowship from the Kansas Arts Commission • Recipient of the Phoenix Award for artistic contribution to the city of Lawrence • Recipient of choreography grants from private foundations • Fulbright Scholar Program Evaluator • Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Project Advisor Mentoring and Student Learning Opportunities • •
Provides independent research opportunities in Somatics and Indian classical dance practice Mentors students choreographic projects
More Information:http://dance.ku.edu/patrick-suzeau
Creation of works that are a synthesis of western contemporary and East Indian classical dance as well as works in contemporary dance and ballet.