Events

Below are the details for our upcoming, free, virtual events.

Dress Reform/ Mobility/ Possibility

Thursday, April 15
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Dance

<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/2021/02/01/nai-ni-chen-announces-dancers-for-the-bridge-february-1-5/"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,533/25401_Rei_Akazawa-Smith.rev.1612285664.jpg" alt="Photo credit: Backstage.com" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,533/25401_Rei_Akazawa-Smith.rev.1612285664.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,533/25401_Rei_Akazawa-Smith.rev.1612285664.jpg 3x" data-max-w="800" data-max-h="533"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/2021/02/01/nai-ni-chen-announces-dancers-for-the-bridge-february-1-5/">Dance Graduate Rei Akazawa-Smith ’09 Instructs Virtual Dance Institute at Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Rei Akazawa-Smith ’09, a graduate of MMC’s <a href="/departments/dance/bfa-degree.php">BFA in Dance</a> program, joins Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company’s as an instructor for <em>The Bridge,</em> a virtual dance institute focused on advancing the art of dance.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="https://nypost.com/2019/10/19/meet-the-new-diverse-faces-of-the-rockettes/"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/122,14,297,189/23006_Samantha_Butts_-_Rockettes.rev.1571597848.JPG" alt="Samantha Butts '19 joins the Rockettes" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" data-max-w="175" data-max-h="175"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="https://nypost.com/2019/10/19/meet-the-new-diverse-faces-of-the-rockettes/">Dance Alumna Joins the Rockettes</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Samantha Butts ’19 is one of 13 new women joining the world-famous Rockettes for the 2019 Christmas Spectacular.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="https://www.mindbodygreen.com/wc/dani-coleman"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,880,888/24750_Danielle_Coleman_13.rev.1598991644.png" alt="Danielle Coleman ’13" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,880,888/24750_Danielle_Coleman_13.rev.1598991644.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,880,888/24750_Danielle_Coleman_13.rev.1598991644.png 3x" data-max-w="880" data-max-h="888"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="https://www.mindbodygreen.com/wc/dani-coleman">Dance Alumna Dani Coleman ’13 Joins P.volve as Lead Trainer</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">MMC alumna Danielle Coleman ’13, who graduated with a BFA in Dance, has brought her unique skill set and background in dance to her new full-time position as the Los Angeles Lead Trainer for P.volve.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3858-mmc-named-one-of-the-top-ten-colleges-for-dance"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/262,0,1449,1188/24613_College_Magazine_-_MMC_Dance.rev.1594160744.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/262,0,1449,1188/24613_College_Magazine_-_MMC_Dance.rev.1594160744.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/262,0,1449,1188/24613_College_Magazine_-_MMC_Dance.rev.1594160744.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1187" data-max-h="1188"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3858-mmc-named-one-of-the-top-ten-colleges-for-dance">MMC Named One of the Top Ten Colleges for Dance</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary"><em>College Magazine</em>, a college guide and quarterly magazine written and edited by college students, named Marymount Manhattan College one of the country’s top ten colleges for Dance studies.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/nycda-2640993711.html"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1648,1240/23452_Screen_Shot_2019-11-19_at_11.42.46_AM.rev.1574181852.png" alt="'NYCDA Is Redefining the Convention Scene Through Life-Changing Opportunities'" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1648,1240/23452_Screen_Shot_2019-11-19_at_11.42.46_AM.rev.1574181852.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1648,1240/23452_Screen_Shot_2019-11-19_at_11.42.46_AM.rev.1574181852.png 3x" data-max-w="1648" data-max-h="1240"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/nycda-2640993711.html">MMC and Dance Chair Katie Langan Featured in Dance Magazine Story</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Chair of Marymount Manhattan’s <a href="/departments/dance/">Dance department</a> Katie Langan ’92 has been quoted in a new article from Dance Magazine on the <a href="http://www.nycdance.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">New York City Dance Alliance</a> and its influence on college scholarships, career opportunities, and professional development. </div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2020/04/09/this-organization-has-been-devoted-to-dancers-and-their-dreams-for-decades/#d76eaf96267a"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,421,500/24218_Zoey_Anderson.rev.1586534390.PNG" alt="Zoey Anderson '15 (courtesy Parsons Dance)" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" data-max-w="421" data-max-h="500"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2020/04/09/this-organization-has-been-devoted-to-dancers-and-their-dreams-for-decades/#d76eaf96267a">MMC Alumna Discusses Longstanding Impact of NYCDA in Forbes</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Zoey Anderson ’15, BFA Dance alumna, first participated in a New York City Dance Alliance (NYCDA) competition at 10 years old. The organization has and continues to inspire and mold her career as a dancer, and even provided a scholarship for her education at Marymount Manhattan.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3736-celebrating-the-class-of-2020"><img src="/live/image/gid/38/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/481,0,1200,720/24405_MMC_Grad_Youtube_Thumbnail_1_1.rev.1589796831.png" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/38/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/481,0,1200,720/24405_MMC_Grad_Youtube_Thumbnail_1_1.rev.1589796831.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/38/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/481,0,1200,720/24405_MMC_Grad_Youtube_Thumbnail_1_1.rev.1589796831.png 3x" data-max-w="719" data-max-h="720"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3736-celebrating-the-class-of-2020">Celebrating the Class of 2020</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Congratulations, Class of 2020! We are so incredibly proud of the work, dedication, and passion you have put into your studies while at MMC, and we can’t WAIT to see what is in store for you next. Please enjoy a message from our faculty, staff, and administration who wanted to wish you well as you start your next adventure. Despite the circumstances, we are all celebrating with YOU in spirit. Congratulations to the Class of 2020!</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/4046-dancing-at-a-distance-dance-education-during"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1021,678/25351_Screen_Shot_2021-01-13_at_4.51.11_PM.rev.1611258181.png" alt="MMC dance students utilizing studio space." class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1021,678/25351_Screen_Shot_2021-01-13_at_4.51.11_PM.rev.1611258181.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1021,678/25351_Screen_Shot_2021-01-13_at_4.51.11_PM.rev.1611258181.png 3x" data-max-w="1021" data-max-h="678"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/4046-dancing-at-a-distance-dance-education-during">Dancing at a Distance: Dance Education During COVID-19</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">With the reopening of MMC’s Main Campus during the Fall 2020 semester, the <a href="/departments/dance/">Department of Dance</a> <span class="TextRun SCXW100942573 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW100942573 BCX0">was challenged with continuing instruction in a discipline characterized by live performance. Following the <a href="/restart/">Virtual/Open Campus model</a> of education, dance instruction persevered via the addition of new equipment, implementation of health and safety protocols, and the determination of MMC students and faculty.<br/><br/></span></span></div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3631-mmc-celebrates-academic-achievement-at-43rd-annual"><img src="/live/image/gid/41/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1600,1136/24095_06KxojGg.rev.1585075140.jpg" alt="Wenqi Huang '20 before her presentation, Are You Hungry? The Role of Food in China's Rising ..." class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/41/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1600,1136/24095_06KxojGg.rev.1585075140.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/41/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1600,1136/24095_06KxojGg.rev.1585075140.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1600" data-max-h="1136"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3631-mmc-celebrates-academic-achievement-at-43rd-annual">MMC Celebrates Academic Achievement at 43rd Annual Honors Day</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Each spring, Marymount Manhattan College’s Honors Day Colloquium showcases top research from across the disciplines and hosts induction ceremonies for campus and academic-based Honor Societies, as well as the <a href="/live/news/3537-dr-timon-mcphearson-to-deliver-2020-barry-commoner">Barry Commoner Lecture on the Environment</a>.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3766-showcasing-student-achievement-a-comprehensive"><img src="/live/image/gid/41/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2000,1125/24432_Senior_Presentations.rev.1589897257.png" alt="(left to right) Wenqi Huang '20, Nava Silton, Ph.D., Patrick Riley '20, and Marjan Khan '20" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/41/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2000,1125/24432_Senior_Presentations.rev.1589897257.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/41/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2000,1125/24432_Senior_Presentations.rev.1589897257.png 3x" data-max-w="2000" data-max-h="1125"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3766-showcasing-student-achievement-a-comprehensive">Showcasing Student Achievement: A Comprehensive List of End-of-Semester Senior Presentations</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">As the end of the Spring 2020 semester rapidly approaches, our students have been busy with a wide variety of final presentations, projects, and productions, which have kept the College’s virtual campus abuzz. Across each academic department, the end of the semester highlights the very best in student achievement at MMC.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3710-mmc-dance-to-host-dancers-at-work-virtual-watch"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,828,789/24308_Dancers_at_Work.rev.1588683370.jpg" alt="Dancers at Work 2020" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,828,789/24308_Dancers_at_Work.rev.1588683370.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,828,789/24308_Dancers_at_Work.rev.1588683370.jpg 3x" data-max-w="828" data-max-h="789"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3710-mmc-dance-to-host-dancers-at-work-virtual-watch">MMC Dance to Host Dancers At Work Virtual Watch Party</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">The Marymount Manhattan College <a href="/departments/dance/">Dance department</a> is hosting a Live Facebook Watch Party to celebrate the work of our Student Choreographers and their Dancers as they made the necessary transition to digital format for their pieces in this time of pandemic and remote learning.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="https://www.dancespirit.com/college-reunion-dancer-edition-2647685466.html?rebelltitem=6#rebelltitem6"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,421,500/24218_Zoey_Anderson.rev.1586534390.PNG" alt="Zoey Anderson ’15 (courtesy Parsons Dance)" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" data-max-w="421" data-max-h="500"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="https://www.dancespirit.com/college-reunion-dancer-edition-2647685466.html?rebelltitem=6#rebelltitem6">Alumna Zoey Anderson ’15 Reflects on Career in ‘Dance Spirit’ Magazine</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Featured on the cover of the September 2013 <em>Dance Spirit</em> Higher Ed Issue, Anderson ’15 joins fellow professional dancers to reflect on their careers and how college influenced their professional lives.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/arts/dance/somatic-practices-during-the-pandemic.html"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,198,2134,2329/22472_Martha_Eddy.rev.1567089070.jpg" alt="Martha Eddy, Ph.D." class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,198,2134,2329/22472_Martha_Eddy.rev.1567089070.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,198,2134,2329/22472_Martha_Eddy.rev.1567089070.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2134" data-max-h="2131"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/arts/dance/somatic-practices-during-the-pandemic.html">MMC Ferraro Fellow Dr. Martha Eddy Speaks to New York Times on Somatic Movement</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Dr. Martha Eddy, the Geraldine Ferraro Fellow for Social Justice and Movement at MMC, was <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/arts/dance/somatic-practices-during-the-pandemic.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interviewed by <em>The New York Times</em></a> on somatic movement and how it can be beneficial during the COVID-19 pandemic.</div>

Dress Reform/ Mobility/ Possibility