CWPS Graduate Capstone Presentations

Center for World Performance Studies

Tuesday, December 02, 2025 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Dance Performance Studio Theatre
Dance Building
1000 Baits Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Free - no tickets required

The graduate capstone presentation is a culmination of the year-long certificate program in World Performance Studies. Graduate certificate students will present their research and findings after taking an introductory performance studies course, pursuing summer research in the field and a final capstone course, bringing together theory, research, and practice. Each presentation will be roughly 30-40 minutes with Q&A for each.

Free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served following the presentations.

Presenters for this session:

Scott Crandall – Vulture’s Flight: Apocalyptic Improvising, Timed Subscendance, and a Trip to Berlin

Vignesh Ganesan – Applications of South Indian Classical Music in Jazz and Contemporary Music

Faye Lu – Through the Lens of Cultural Identity: Lion Dance Drumming

Lauren Blair Smith – The Embodied Bridge: Comparing Horton, Countertechnique, and Contemporary Dance Form Pedagogy

Free Talk Interdisciplinary Research Scholarship North Campus