Arts -

EA contest nets free Snoop Dogg concert in late April

By From staff and wire reports | March 17

UNC has won a free concert from hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg after a monthlong promotional contest on Facebook for video game company Electronic Arts.

Ackland exhibits will close Sunday

By Jenna Stout | March 17

The Ackland Art Museum has been exploring the American past, embarking upon a journey connecting the country with nature. But time is running out. The ...

PlayMakers announces a new season with few surprises

March 17

The striped construction tape surrounding the stage of the Paul Green Theatre on Thursday night wasn’t just a warning about incomplete sets. It also ...

Fairy tales at the center of ‘The Andersen Project’

By Tariq Luthun | March 16

Although Hans Christian Andersen is better known for stories other than the ones at the center of French-Canadian theater troupe Ex Machina’s “The ...

Author Amy Hempel to spend week at UNC

By Gloria Schoeberle | March 14

Amy Hempel thinks she got a late start. The renowned short story author wrote her first piece in her mid-twenties while taking a writing class at Columbia ...

‘Angels in America’ to close after successful run

By Carson Blackwelder | March 3

With four nights of performances left, PlayMakers Repertory Company’s production of “Angels in America” has tallied up big ticket sales during its ...

UNC student seeks to demonstrate visual music with balloon performance

By Jenna Stout | March 3

Richard Drehoff makes music with balloons. The sophomore composed a piece using Carolina blue helium balloons last semester, and he’s working to try ...

Famed pianist Leon Fleisher to play at Memorial Hall

By Katelyn Trela | March 2

Though pianist Fleisher lost the use of his right hand at age 36, that hasn’t stopped him from making a name as one of the most respected classical ...

After delay, Ackland store fills front

By Nick Andersen | March 2

The storefront on the corner of Columbia and Franklin has been empty for more than seven years. And though construction delays kept it empty a while longer ...

Innovative dance circus thrills, stuns at UNC

By Katelyn Trela | March 1

Cirque Eloize has perfected the art of the near miss. The contemporary dance circus’ new show “iD,” now showing at Memorial Hall, is a terrifyingly ...

Huong Ngo explores social issues through art

By Gloria Schoeberle | March 1

Multi-platform performance and visual artist and 2001 UNC alumna Huong Ngo shared stories of her Dream Machine and other socially conscious art projects ...

Cirque Eloize comes to Memorial Hall

By Michelle Lewis | February 28

Two rival gangs, fighting for the identity of a city. No, this isn’t “West Side Story.” This is Cirque Eloize’s “iD,” a modern mix of circus, ...

Stroke victim raises awareness of aphasia through film

By Katherine Proctor | February 28

After suffering a stroke, Carl McIntyre lost his ability to read, write and talk. Through rehabilitation at the UNC Center for Aphasia and Related Disorders, ...

LAB! writes, acts, performs plays in 24 hours

By Tariq Luthun | February 27

In a frenzied, fast-paced 24 hours, UNC’s LAB! Theatre presented six original one-act plays, based on a Broadway festival of a similar nature, this ...

Pauper showcases for charity

By Carson Blackwelder | February 24

Pauper Players is returning to the Union Cabaret once more — but this time for charity. This will be Paupers’ first Winter Benefit Cabaret, an idea ...

Performing arts students to present ‘99 Ways to F@#K a Swan’

By Jessica Broadbent | February 24

An ancient myth, Michelangelo and a giant disco ball. These all come together in this weekend’s production of “99 Ways to F@#K a Swan,” by UNC’s ...

Union Gallery hosts local sculptor’s work

By Rachel Coleman | February 23

Chapel Hill sculptor Dan Murphy has displayed his work in the Union Gallery before. But his high creative energy means this current collection of gold ...

Carrboro ArtsCenter looks to reform

By Nick Andersen | February 22

After eliminating its executive director and youth performing arts conservatory director positions last Friday, Carrboro’s ArtsCenter is trying to change ...

Cierra Hinton named new president of CUAB

By Katelyn Trela | February 21

Although the Carolina Union Activities Board picked a new leader in January to replace graduating president Adele Ricciardi, the student board is already ...

UNC gets a visit from Japanese dramatist

By Katherine Proctor | February 21

Japanese dramatist Yuriko Doi displayed her dramatic talents Monday in a prelude to a workshop she will lead in the Center for Dramatic Art Tuesday. With ...