Cliffe College of Creative Arts News

Dana School of Music Carols & Cocoa scheduled for December 7

Dana School of Music to hold annual Carols & Cocoa and Dana Holiday Concert events

YSU’s Dana School of Music will be hosting the annual Carols & Cocoa and Dana Holiday Concert events Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 7:00 PM in Stambaugh Auditorium. The event, which dates back more than forty years, begins with carols in the ballroom, continues with cookies and cocoa in the lobby, and concludes with the Dana Holiday Concert in the concert hall.

McDonough Museum of Art concludes season with student exhibits

The McDonough Museum of Art will conclude its 2022 season with two student exhibits titled “Fall 2022 Graduating B.F.A. Exhibition” and “Arts of Death Poster Exhibition.” The exhibits feature the work of students enrolled in, or graduating from, classes in the YSU Department of Art. The exhibition will be open to the public December 2 – 17, 2022.

University Theatre presents production of “Godspell”

YSU’s University Theatre will continue its 2022-23 season with the production of “Godspell,” a musical based on the Gospel of Matthew from the New Testament of the Bible. The show is structured in parables and is interspersed with music set to the lyrics of traditional hymns. “Godspell” will run November 11 – 20, 2022 in the YSU Ford Theater, located in Bliss Hall on YSU’s campus.

Department of Art Lecture Series (DALS) welcomes Kyla Zoe Rafert

As part of the YSU Department of Art Lecture Series (DALS), YSU will welcome artist Kyla Zoe Rafert to campus. Rafert will lecture on mixed-media techniques Monday, October 17, 2022 at 5:10 PM in the McDonough Museum of Art lecture hall (room 3000), with a demonstration being held Tuesday, October 18 at 11:00 AM in room 4025 of Bliss Hall.

Donald P. Pipino Performing Arts Series welcomes Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble

The Donald P. Pipino Performing Arts Series will welcome the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, one of the world’s most popular dance companies, to campus Monday, October 17, 2022 at 7:00 PM in the YSU Ford Theater, located in Bliss Hall on YSU’s campus. The Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation’s mission is to further the vision of choreographer, dancer, and cultural leader Alvin Ailey by creating an extended cultural community that provides dance performances, training and education, and community programs for people all over the world.

YSU Dana Symphony Orchestra to perform “The Planets”

Under the direction of conductor Michael Butler, the YSU Dana Symphony Orchestra will perform "The Planets,” a seven-movement orchestral suite, Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at 7:30 PM in the Powers Auditorium of the DeYor Performing Arts Center in downtown Youngstown, Ohio.

YSU University Theatre opens 2022-23 season with “The Revolutionists”

YSU University Theatre will open its 2022-23 season with Lauren Gunderson’s comedy "The Revolutionists” Friday, September 30, 2022 at 7:30 PM in the YSU Ford Theater, located in Bliss Hall on YSU’s campus. Directed by associate professor of acting and directing Matthew Mazuroski, "The Revolutionists" is set in Paris in 1793 during the social and political angst of the French Revolution.

McDonough Museum of Art opens fall 2022 exhibitions

The work of five diverse artists will open the fall 2022 exhibition schedule at Youngstown State University’s McDonough Museum of Art Tuesday, September 6, 2022. The exhibitions, which run through Saturday, October 29, are free and open to the public. An opening reception will be held Friday, September 9 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM in the museum. 

Cliffe College of Creative Arts welcomes Adam Howard to faculty

Cliffe College of Creative Arts will welcome Adam Howard to its faculty as he joins the Dana School of Music and University Theatre staff as a musical theater lecturer. Howard is an American-born and British-trained performer, playwright, and music director whose research focuses on Panto and musical theatre voice pedagogy. He has performed and taught in half a dozen countries on three continents and is thrilled to make YSU his home

Pipino Performing Arts Series 2022-23 Season

Pipino Performing Arts Series announces fifth season lineup

Cliffe College of Creative Arts has announced the lineup for the fifth season of the Pipino Performing Arts Series. The season will open with the return of marionette artist Phillip Huber, who was the first performer in the series’ inaugural 2018-19 season. Other artists featured in the season will include Ailey II, the Vijay Iyer Trio, the Diderot Quartet, and more.