Student comedians win chance to open for Lewis Black
Ben Long and Brittany Spruill won the chance to open for internationally acclaimed comedian Lewis Black, while competing in the Carolina Union Activities ...
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'The Final Resting Place of Smick Bumley' explores family dynamics
Sophomore Jordan Imbrey had a name for a character — or three. “The Final Resting Place of Smick Bumley” tells the story of a son, a father and ...
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‘Hunger Games’ showcases North Carolina geography
On Josh Ferguson’s first day on the set of “The Hunger Games” in Concord, he was led to a room in an abandoned cigarette factory, handed a pair ...
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Videmus fest brings classical music from underrepresented artists
The prominent faces of classical music look incredibly similar — white and male.
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Circa’s performance more comedic than acrobatic, but with cliff-hanging stunts
In an experiment with muscle and the limits of the body, Circa’s self-titled performance often comes to the edge, but rarely jumps.
Read More »Student-written one act play 'Sisterhood' explores friendships
This is the third in a series of stories this week showcasing the student playwrights featured in LAB! Theatre’s “One Acts in the Park,” which begins ...
Read More »‘Circa,’ the next generation of circus performers, visits Memorial Hall
With death-defying acrobatics, worldwide fame and a knack for connecting with audiences, Circa is the circus of the future.
Read More »LAB! Theatre one-act written by exchange student focuses on agoraphobia
John May took his homework for his playwriting class and turned it into a work of art.
Read More »LAB! Theatre’s ‘One Acts in the Park’ features student-written ‘Red Ochre’
A student playwright and actor, Tyler Burt welcomes the challenge of containing and channeling his imagination.
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Money no joke to comedy chairman
Vinny Tagliatela’s passion is comedy, but he doesn’t joke around with money. In his second year as comedy chairman for the Carolina Union Activities ...
Read More »Morgan Writer-in-Residence Program hosts final speaker after losing funding
Award-winning South African playwright Athol Fugard’s visit to UNC this week marks the end of an era. He will be the last guest of the 20-year-old Morgan ...
Read More »Jazz pianist Matthew Shipp to play Hill Hall March 29
UNC radio station WXYC and the Carolina Union Activities Board announced Thursday that avant-garde jazz pianist Matthew Shipp will perform as part of ...
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Puppets bring 'Dreams' alive in latest Process Series play
Tori Ralston was walking down the aisle of a thrift store when a couple of puppets caught her eye. A graduate student studying sculpture at the University ...
Read More »Students’ coal website earns national honor at SXSW festival
Coal is black. But the UNC journalism students who produced “Coal: A Love Story” know that debates surrounding the energy source are full of gray ...
Read More »UNC students given SXSW award for interactive website
“Coal: A Love Story,” a project produced by students in the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication, won in the student category of the SXSW ...
Read More »Award-winning musician to play jazz concert tonight
Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis will play a concert tonight, presented by Carolina Performing Arts.
Read More »PlayMakers Repertory Company releases its 2012-13 season
In September, an intriguing line-up of modern American stories and commissioned premieres will begin for PlayMakers Repertory Company.
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Q&A with UNC’s Rooftop Comedy Team
On Thursday, Feb. 23, a group of stand-up comedians gathered in Historic Playmakers Theatre. They gave their best jokes, and by the end of the evening, ...
Read More »Son House, legendary blues musician, honored by Southern Folklife Collection
In 1964, Dick Waterman knocked on blues musician Son House’s door with good news — the music House had recorded 30 years ago had finally made him ...
Read More »Ackland Art Museum opens "Chords of Memory"
“Chords of Memory” which opened March 9 and runs until May 13, will showcase lithographs by Thomas Hart Benton, a regionalist American artist whose ...
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