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UNC hosts health and illness seminar

By Deborah Strange | November 1

To contextualize a 17th century play, the Program in the Humanities has assembled a panel of experts.

Union exhibit deals with loss

By Elizabeth Tew | October 31

Renee Alexander Craft wants to let children know it’s OK to not be OK.

“Catch and Release” exhibit assembles seafood-related works

By Mary Feddeman | October 31

A new UNC scholarship is bringing museums across the Triangle closer together.

Courtesy of Carolina Performing Arts.

Russia’s Mariinsky Orchestra, conducted by the world renowned Valery Gergiev, performed Tuesday evening in Memorial Hall.

Mariinsky Orchestra rendition startlingly dark

By Andy Thomason | October 30

It is fitting that, on the eve of Chapel Hill’s autumnal extravaganza, the Mariinsky Orchestra visited Memorial Hall to deliver one of its own.

Jill Menard, an author and ariel dance in structure at the Flowjo studio in Carrboro, is currently ranked 5th of 244 in an online nationwide competition for short stories. Her story, "The Odd Duck," is about an awkward kid who struggles to fit in. "I think a lot of basis of the story is that as a kid, I was very awkward," said Menard. "Some of the inspiration now is that as an adult, you realize you can achieve anything."

Q&A with author Jill Menard

By Rebecca Pollack | October 29

Author Jill Menard lives in Carrboro and is a student at UNC. She is ranked No. 6 out of 284 writers in the ongoing national short story writing contest, ...

Imaginary Invalid play at Paul Green Theatre at the Center for Dramatic Art.

Katie Paxton plays Little Angel
Julie Fishell plays the nurse

'Imaginary Invalid' reinterprets 17th-century comedy on health care

By Katelyn Trela | October 28

Watching a modern adaptation of a classic comedy is a great reminder of where today’s comedic forces found their love of potty humor.

Mariinsky Orchestra comes to Memorial Hall for 'The Rite of Spring at 100'

By Deborah Strange | October 28

Along with a world-renowned conductor, the Mariinsky Orchestra of St. Petersburg will bring its Russian flair to Carolina Performing Arts’ “The Rite ...

Ackland to feature controversial lithographs

By Samantha Sabin | October 25

When it was first published in Moscow in 1914, Natalia Goncharova’s work struck critics as the visual equivalent to Igor Stravinsky’s contentious ...

The cast of LAB! Theater's Jon runs through a dress rehearsal on Tuesday night. The play, written by George Saunders directed by Jordan Imbrey will be performed in the CDA October 25-27.

From left to right: James Flowers, Charlie Monroe, Kayla Gibson, Drew Patrick, Amy Whitesell, Noelle Wilson

The cast sits facing the audience looking up at an imaginary screen and laughing during one of the scenes.

LAB! play 'Jon' a story of ‘personal change’

By Elizabeth Tew | October 25

The ultimate choice of personal happiness over the happiness of those you love is a main focus of The LAB! Theatre production of “Jon.”

Spooky Halloween shorts to show at Carrboro ArtsCenter Sunday

By Tat'yana Berdan | October 25

Magic, vampires and singing elementary school students will haunt the Carrboro ArtsCenter on Sunday.

Keynote speaker Richard Tarusken (UC Berkeley) details the history of reaction to Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.

'Rite of Spring at 100' conference to explore bookish side of ballet

By Madeline Hurley | October 25

More than two years in the works, Carolina Performing Arts’ centennial celebration of Igor Stravinsky’s famed ballet “The Rite of Spring” is now ...

Russian avant-garde ensemble to perform as part of 'Rite' series

By Breanna Kerr | October 24

During the 20th century, contemporary classical music flourished in the Soviet Union — but it had to remain underground. The Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory ...

Q&A with Jennifer Ware

By Sarah Rutherford | October 24

Jennifer Ware, a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at UNC, is collaborating with Carolina Performing Arts and the Institute for the Arts and Humanities to celebrate ...

Members of the production staff help assemble pieces of the set for Doubt.

Student theater groups in need of venues

By Anissa Putois | October 24

An ethereal organ score accompanies Father Brendan Flynn as he walks down the aisle toward the stage, whispering greetings to empty seats.

Imaginary Invalid play at Paul Green Theatre at the Center for Dramatic Art.

Steven Epp plays Argan
Molly Ward plays Toinette

PlayMakers brings edgy comedy about health care

By Elizabeth Baker | October 23

While Americans voice their opinions about health care in the current election, PlayMakers Repertory Company is also casting its vote — against excessive ...

With Jack Sprat closure, artists lose performance venue

By Caroline Pate | October 22

The closing of Jack Sprat Cafe on Oct. 8 was not only the end of a restaurant, but the closing of a popular performance space for many student groups. ...