The newly merged Wayne State University Department of Theater and Dance has been named after Maggie Allesee of Bloomfield Hills, a longtime supporter of the arts at WSU and benefactor to many in metro Detroit. WSU's Board of Governors recently voted to merge the departments of dance and theater in the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, effective today. The newly merged Wayne State theater and dance department will serve as a nexus for performance, production and research in the fields of dance, theater and performance studies. Dean Matthew Seeger said: "We can expect both our dance and theater performances to reach even higher levels of artistic excellence and our students will have even more opportunities."

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