When director Jim Wren was asked to helm "Sweeney Todd" at Texas Tech University, the decision came easily. After nearly a decade of working with the university through the WildWind Performance Lab, he already knew the kind of creative environment he was stepping into.
Critical response is the foundation of a healthy educational and performative environment. If we are to grow—not only as artists, but as humans—we must learn to welcome rather than resist it.
We are excited about our first ever WildWind Summer Dance Intensive this June from the 8th to the 13th. The camp, geared for high school aged students, allows participants to experience the TTU Dance Program firsthand, learning from our talented dance faculty.
The Festival of Monodramas is an audacious and artistically rigorous capstone experience for MFA Performance & Pedagogy students, requiring each participant to write, direct, and perform a full-length solo performance.