Berklee College of Music will award Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s Formation Scholars Award to Sadiya Ramos (B.F.A. '20, contemporary dance), a sophomore studying dance at Boston Conservatory at Berklee.
Cathy Young, current dean of dance, has been appointed executive director for Boston Conservatory at Berklee, making her the first appointed female leader for the 150-year-old institution.
Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s 2017 commencement was, of course, a personal triumph for the school’s 245 graduating students, but they shared this moment with some of the biggest milestones in the Conservatory’s history.
Connections, a collaboration between Berklee Interdisciplinary Arts Institute and Boston Conservatory at Berklee students, which mixes music, dance, video, and live painting, debuted on May 6.
Conservatory alumna and Beyoncé backup dancer Ebony Williams (B.F.A. '05, contemporary dance), demonstrates choreography from Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” and “Formation."
Sandra Piques Eddy (B.M. '94, music education, voice), Eddie Korbich (B.F.A. '83, musical theater), and Karla Wolfangle (Cert. '65, dance) will be the Distinguished Alumni Award recipients at Boston Conservatory at Berklee's 2017 commencement.
As he prepares to step down as president of Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Richard Ortner reflects on his time at the Conservatory and the school's historic merger with Berklee.
Berklee is thrilled to announce that singer-songwriter and actress Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has established a one-time $25,000 scholarship called the Formation Scholars Award.
Boston Conservatory at Berklee dance instructors Tai Jimemez (ballet) and Duane Lee Holland, Jr. (hip-hop) were recently featured on WCVB-TV’s television program Chronicle for a special episode on dance in the Boston area.
Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s Dance Division will present its spring concert, Limitless, from April 27 through 30, at the Boston Conservatory Theater.
