Representatives from companies including Anheuser-Busch and Norton Digital Consulting were on hand to offer career advice and inform students of possible internship and job opportunities.
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Information Systems Career Conference gives IST students opportunity to explore future options
Representatives from companies including Anheuser-Busch and Norton Digital Consulting were on hand to offer career advice and inform students of possible internship and job opportunities.
Information Systems Career Conference gives IST students opportunity to explore future options
Representatives from companies including Anheuser-Busch and Norton Digital Consulting were on hand to offer career advice and inform students of possible internship and job opportunities.
Returning to her roots: Lúcia Lohmann takes over leadership of Missouri Botanical Garden
Lohmann trained at the world-renowned institution while working toward her PhD in ecology, evolution and systematics at UMSL.
Expanded Anchor Accelerator internship program offers immersive entrepreneurial experience to UMSL students
The expanded program from the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center offers students an opportunity to get a hands-on experience with both founders and mentors.
Expanded Anchor Accelerator internship program offers immersive entrepreneurial experience to UMSL students
The expanded program from the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center offers students an opportunity to get a hands-on experience with both founders and mentors.
Expanded Anchor Accelerator internship program offers immersive entrepreneurial experience to UMSL students
The expanded program from the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center offers students an opportunity to get a hands-on experience with both founders and mentors.
UMSL Professor Eamonn Wall serves as honorary marshal for St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Wall, the Smurfit-Stone Corporation Professor of Irish Studies at UMSL, will have his 12th book published this summer.
UMSL Professor Eamonn Wall serves as honorary marshal for St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Wall, the Smurfit-Stone Corporation Professor of Irish Studies at UMSL, will have his 12th book published this summer.
UMSL Professor Eamonn Wall serves as honorary marshal for St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Wall, the Smurfit-Stone Corporation Professor of Irish Studies at UMSL, will have his 12th book published this summer.
County Executive Dr. Sam Page signs bill directing $10M to UMSL to support planned North County Business and Workforce District
Tuesday’s signing took place during Page’s annual State of the County Address held at the Touhill Performing Arts Center.
County Executive Dr. Sam Page signs bill directing $10M to UMSL to support planned North County Business and Workforce District
Tuesday’s signing took place during Page’s annual State of the County Address held at the Touhill Performing Arts Center.
County Executive Dr. Sam Page signs bill directing $10M to UMSL to support planned North County Business and Workforce District
Tuesday’s signing took place during Page’s annual State of the County Address held at the Touhill Performing Arts Center.
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MADCO celebrates 35 years of movement
Known for its fresh, athletic style, it’s hard to believe MADCO, the dance company in residence at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, turns 35 this year. The repertory company will celebrate its anniversary with evening performances March 30 and 31 in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Rapper Common to bring his message to UMSL
It’s not very often a rap star gets invited to a university to talk about his life. That’s about to happen at 7 p.m. April 3 when Common, known as the King of Conscious Hip Hop, appears at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Missouri–St. Louis
A 4-letter reason why St. Louis doesn’t suck
Provocative headline, eh? It’s actually borrowed, slightly modified, from a December article in Forbes Magazine (“St. Louis Doesn’t Suck”). Forbes Writer Aaron Perlut, tired of the media dissing his adopted hometown, laid out a great case for all the good things about the city, from affordable housing and a strong employment base to rich cultural activities and a collection of outstanding education resources.
Music great Herbie Hancock to play Touhill
Herbie Hancock is more than five decades into his genre-defying career as an acclaimed pianist, bandleader and composer. He’s won 12 Grammy Awards and an Oscar for scoring “Round Midnight.”
Lisa Ling highlights Women’s History Month
Noted journalist and TV host Lisa Ling has traveled the world for the last decade reporting on violence in all its forms and the devastating effects it has on humanity. She often focuses on women and children – bride burning in India, gang rape in the Congo, child trafficking in Ghana. She is also well known for her role from 1999 to 2002 as co-host of the daytime television talk show “The View.”
Joffrey Ballet to stage sensual works at Touhill
The Joffrey Ballet will flex its muscles as one of the world’s most illustrious dance companies when it performs this weekend at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The performances, presented by Dance St. Louis and Wells Fargo Advisors will begin at 8 p.m. March 9 and 2 and 8 p.m. March 10 in the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSL.
Production puts new spin on classic comedy
The classic farce “Tartuffe” will come to life in a bold, new production at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Irish music, dance on tap for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations
To get you primed for St. Patrick’s Day next weekend, the University of Missouri–St. Louis will present a concert of traditional Irish music and dance.
St. Louis Jazz Orchestra pays tribute to Stan Kenton
Innovative, sometimes controversial and unquestionably influential, Stan Kenton made an inimitable mark on big band jazz. As The New York Times noted, “Mr. Kenton was the last major jazz band leader to emerge from the Big Band Era of 1934-45, and his was one of only a handful of bands that survived when that era came to an end.”
Arianna String Quartet to premiere new work at Touhill
The centerpiece for the third Arianna String Quartet concert this season will be the world premiere of David Stock’s Quartet No. 9. Stock wrote the work for the Arianna, the resident quartet at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The composition will be performed during the concert “Arianna String Quartet: World Premiere” at 8 p.m. March 2 at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSL.
Jazz ensemble, military band to share Touhill stage
The University of Missouri–St. Louis Jazz Ensemble will let loose with a night of great jazz at 7:30 p.m. on March 1 at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Alexandra Ballet to stage classic ‘Sleeping Beauty’ at Touhill
A cast of dancers, guest artists and actors from Alexandra Ballet will perform the enduring classic “The Sleeping Beauty” at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Concerto competition winner to perform at Touhill
A talented music student at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will perform two piano concerts at the Blanche M....
Opera Theatre to present ‘The Elixir of Love’
Cap off the month of love with a musical about, what else…love.
The University of Missouri-St. Louis’ Opera Theatre will stage a two-day run of Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Love,” at the end of February. The opera is one of the genre’s most delightful gems and promises to be an intoxicatingly fun evening of musical seduction.
Eye on UMSL: The butterfly awakens
Composer Walter Mays (right) joined the internationally known "Pro Arte Quartet" (from left, David Perry, violin,...
Musical trio Silver Roots to perform at Touhill
The Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center will be infused with a mix of traditional and classical music from both Japan and the western world Feb. 18 as the internationally-known trio Silver Roots takes the stage. The concert, “Silver Roots: Japan Meets World” is part of the International Studies Performing Arts Series at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Puppeteers to present provocative improv at Touhill
The skillful art of puppetry will collide with comedic intelligent nonsense for the St. Louis debut of Henson Alternative’s “Stuffed and Unstrung.” The live and uncensored show is known for its provocative elements of comedic stage improvisation – with puppets. The Miskreant Puppets, that is.
Des Lee music festival to include 400 area students
Hundreds of area high schoolers will get a taste of performance life during the annual Des Lee High School Music Festival at the University of Missouri–St. Louis on Feb. 14.
Quartet celebrates century of playing
The Pro Arte Quartet has survived two world wars and a trans-Atlantic move en route to becoming the oldest string quartet in continuous existence. The ensemble is in the midst of celebrating its centennial in 2012 that will include a University of Missouri–St. Louis performance at 8 p.m. Feb. 10 in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanch M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Ensemble Espanol to bring passion to Touhill
Chicago's celebrated Ensemble Espanol gives passionate, powerful and spectacular performances that highlight a mosaic...
MADCO to ‘Exercise Imagination’ of young people
Many young people think of “culture” as a heaping plate of vegetables. They know it’s supposed to be good for them,...
Saint Louis Ballet continues holiday tradition at Touhill
Saint Louis Ballet first performed “The Nutcracker” three years ago at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center...
Creative writers to give one last reading as students
A day before they graduate from the University of Missouri–St. Louis with an MFA in creative writing, six students...
Ambassadors of Harmony to sing sounds of season at Touhill
The Ambassadors of Harmony fills the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center each December with the joy and magic of...
UMSL to present Classic Holiday Concert
This year’s Classic Holiday Concert at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will end with a real “flourish.” This...
Pazazz Performers will take to Touhill stage
The Pazazz Performers of the St. Louis Academy of Dance want to share their art while also giving back to the local...
Genesis Jazz Project to perform standards
Come and listen to the exciting sounds of the Genesis Jazz Project at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22 in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann...
Touhill to feature cowboy opera for young people
With the allure of a cowboy story, “Joshua’s Boots” illustrates a tale of unexpected heroism amid realities of the...
Touhill to present a traditional Irish evening with Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill
The Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center will take on an Irish festival atmosphere Nov. 19 with an evening...
Eye on UMSL: I’m flying
UMSL students Ally Wolf (left) and Belicia Beck rehearse a part of the “Scary Dance” while Rob Scoggins (right),...
Dianne Reeves, Ahmad Jamal to play Touhill
A pair of music’s most influential artists will share the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center stage this weekend...
Concert ideal for those ‘In the Mood’ to revisit 1940s
Back by popular demand at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, “In...
Improv company channels bard through comedy
No two productions by The Improvised Shakespeare Company are exactly alike. Take the troupe’s recent show in Austin,...
Jazz ensemble to perform standards
Start your November off right with a concert by the University of Missouri–St. Louis Jazz Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8...
Country singer Kathy Mattea to play Touhill
Riding the continued success of her latest Grammy-nominated release, “Coal,” Kathy Mattea will bring her country, folk...
Trio of popular country music artists to play Touhill
Three of country music’s biggest up-and-coming acts will share the stage for the University of Missouri–St. Louis...
ASQ plus 2 to perform at Touhill
When the opportunity to perform with two members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra presented itself, the Arianna...
Composer’s poetry-inspired score to debut in special concert
The premiere performance of “Incantata for Chamber Ensemble,” a musical score composed by Barbara Harbach and based on...
Variety Children’s Theatre to stage ‘Wizard of Oz’ at Touhill
Variety Children’s Theatre has combined resources from the entire St. Louis performing arts community, including...
Legendary dance company returns to St. Louis
The New York-based Martha Graham Dance Company repertory spans 85 years. Yet it’s been two decades since the...
MADCO, music department embrace collaboration
When MADCO takes to the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center stage for its 35th season opening performance, it...
UMSL to present play based on prize-winning Chilean novel
The Department of Theater, Dance and Media Studies in the College of Fine Arts and Communication will present the...
MADCO takes ‘Pulse!’ to stage for season start
Modern American Dance Company will open its 35th season with “Pulse!” MADCO, the dance company in residence at the...
Jazz guitar great George Benson to play Touhill
Ten-time Grammy Award-winning guitarist George Benson’s career spans more than five decades. During that time, he’s...
A cappella concert to feature 4 champion ensembles
Four award-winning ensembles will share the stage for “Solid Gold,” an evening of a cappella harmony at the University...
MADCO to appear on HEC-TV Live
HEC-TV will profile Modern American Dance Company, the resident dance company at the University of Missouri–St. Louis,...
Internationally acclaimed violinist to play Touhill
Violinist Janet Sung enjoys an acclaimed international career as a virtuoso soloist, praised for her lustrous tone and...
MOMIX back by popular demand
The dancer-illusionists of MOMIX wowed St. Louis audiences when Dance St. Louis presented their “Botanica” in April at...
Arianna String Quartet to pay tribute to 9/11
The Arianna String Quartet, the resident quartet at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, will commemorate the 10th...
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