Imagining America creates democratic spaces to foster and advance publicly engaged scholarship that draws on the arts, design and humanities. As a consortium of 100 colleges, universities, and cultural organizations, Imagining America catalyzes change in campus practices, structures, and policies that enables artists and scholars to thrive and contribute to … Continued
Tuesday and Thursday 11-1:45 Meets Downtown at the Greensboro Project Space http://www.greensboroprojectspace.com/ Course Description: This interdisciplinary course explores the social context for creative experimentation. Through “on the ground” research and experiential learning, students will develop projects that stem from their creative practices and directly engage the city of Greensboro. Students … Continued
UNCG’s The Globe and the Cosmos series is going out with a slam dunk. Triad Stage presents “Common Enemy” June 7-28. Preston Lane, artistic director at Triad Stage and a head of the directors’ program at UNCG Theatre, has taken an Ibsen classic and created a very modern tale set … Continued
Experience the varying sounds of percussion from around the world, with the unique combination of Djembe (An African drum), Jaltarang (A set of china bowls that are filled with water, each bowl is struck with a light wooden mallet to cause it to ring) and Tabla (Indian Drums) by acclaimed … Continued
Philip Glass, one of the most celebrated composers of the modern era, performs with violinist Timothy Fain Tuesday, April 14, at UNCG. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in Aycock Auditorium. The concert is part of UNCG’s University Performing Arts Series as well as a highlight of “Globe & Cosmos,” UNCG’s yearlong celebration of … Continued
Award-winning performer Molly Ringwald is probably best known for her roles in the John Hughes’ motion pictures “Sixteen Candles,” “The Breakfast Club” and “Pretty in Pink.” Now she will pair her vocal style with the UNCG Jazz Ensemble I and strings, directed by Chad Eby, in an evening of music … Continued
Enjoying a UNCG Music performance is always a wonderful experience. You can’t get to a particular performance? It may be one of the many that will be live streamed, so you can enjoy it with the click of mouse. What’s more, for the first time, UNCG will live stream a … Continued
The Kit Kat Club opens for business Feb. 12-22, so come hear the music play. See UNCG Theatre’s production of “Cabaret” live in Taylor Theatre. Kander and Ebb’s Tony-winning musical, set in pre-war Berlin as the Nazis take hold, is “one of the masterpieces of musical theater,” says John Gulley, … Continued
The North Carolina Theatre for Young People presents Pinocchio, by Greg Banks, and based on the story by Carlo Collodi. From the moment Gepetto creates him from a stick of wood, Pinocchio dreams of being a real boy. But will the all-too-tempting delights of puppet shows and Playland be too … Continued
Matt Baccari, from left, Kyle Southern, Christian Moore, Dale Johnson, Jay Nauman, Michael King, Jacob Larkin and Richard Watkins Jr. star in a scene from Studio 1’s “The Three Musketeers, A Sign-Language Shadowed Production.” The play runs today through Sunday at Sara McMillan Brown Theatre at Studio 1 in Burlington. … Continued