Assistant Professor of Dance Mary Anne Santos Newhall will be honored as a recipient of the University Libraries Faculty Acknowledgment Award on Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. in the Willard Room in Zimmerman Library. She will present a lecture titled, “Unmasking the Witch: Performance and Research in Dance History.” The event is free and open to all.
Photo: Mary Anne Santos Newhall
Santos Newhall has taught at UNM since 1997. She holds a B.A. and M.A. in Dance from UNM, and currently she is completing her doctorate in History at UNM.
She has performed historic and contemporary dance works as guest soloist for the American Repertory Dance Theatre, Ausdruckstanz Dance Theater and other national companies. She has presented performances and research on the history of American and German modern dance and has been a guest lecturer and artist at institutions across the country. Her book “Mary Wigman” will be published by Routledge in December.
Each year University Libraries sponsors the Faculty Acknowledgment series in order to recognize the contributions of faculty to their college or school and the UNM community.
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