Chair Nikkole Salter
The Department of Theatre Arts welcomes back alumna Nikkole Salter as Chair.
Read about our new chair on our department's leadership webpage!
Education Artist-in-Residence Jacqueline Woodson’s simple yet powerful book comes to life with movement from choreographer and Kennedy Center Artistic Advisor for Dance Education Hope Boykin.
This production takes place at The Kennedy Center Apr. 21 - 30, 2022, and features performers from the Dance Arts Program at Howard University:
Deirdre Dunkin, Jordin Greene, Tanasia Lane, Riche Williams, Kendall Dennis, and Cameron Harris
Ticket Information can be found here.Professor Denise J. Hart is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. Her career as a professor spans 20 years at Howard University.
HU Faculty SpotlightWith more than 20 years of experience as a professional dancer and teacher artist, Professor Zackery is currently serving as Tenured Associate Professor and Head Coordinator of Dance Arts for Howard University's Department of Theatre Arts and Dance Program.
HU Faculty SpotlightJocelyn Isaac Cox (Lecturer of Dance) is the author of her new children's book: "Jocelyn Learns to Dance", which introduces young readers to Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, and Hip Hop through descriptive words and pictures.
HU Faculty SpotlightTiffany Quinn recently received a Helen Hayes award for Outstanding Choreography in a Play (Helen) for Blood at the Root with Theatre Alliance. Quinn is an alum of Department of Theatre Arts and currently serves on the Dance Arts faculty.
HU Faculty SpotlightKa'ramuu Kush has been invited as a member of the Oscar Award Granting Academy of Arts and Sciences.
HU Faculty SpotlightProfessor Ricky Ramón is the recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Award for Full-Time Faculty for Outstanding Teaching.
HU Faculty SpotlightFor the latest about the 2020 Helen Hayes Awards and more visit here!
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ConcentrationsLulu Vere Childers Hall (Fine Arts)
Department of Theatre Arts
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Email: jljohnson@howard.edu