Check out the recent news from our alumni.
• Kara Davidson (B.A. 2009) was appointed director of new works and associate artistic producer of Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois. Davidson has more than 15 years of experience in various disciplines, including playwriting, directing, acting, arts administration, teaching and theater management. She was previously a company member at The House Theatre of Chicago.
• Gabriel Forero Villamizar (D.M.A. 2023) was the first-place winner of the 2023 David Dalton Viola Research Competition. The award includes a prize of $1,000, as well as the publication of his article, "The Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas by H.I.F. Biber" in a future issue of "Journal of the American Viola Society." This competition was open to all viola professors, teachers and performers.
• Abby Hall (B.F.A. 2022) and Ally Hall (B.F.A. 2022) and their Mauve Decade studio won the Emerging Designer Golden Shears Award at Omaha Fashion Week in August. As an emerging fashion house, Mauve Decade explores the relationship between the physical and the digital—using technologies of 3D printing, laser cutting, digital 3D modeling, and digital sewing. For more on Mauve Decade, visit https://mauvedecade.my.canva.site.
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