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Passion Pit for homecoming

By Nick Andersen | September 3

The Carolina Union Activities Board is trying hard to make this fall more fabulous than the last. And with the Dollar Concert Series starting Tuesday ...

Groups strive to spark student art discussion

By Ali Rockett | September 2

Art is meant to be admired.

Lori Baldwin, a senior from Charlotte, rehearses before auditioning for a Department of Dramatic
Art production Wednesday.

Drama groups learn to talk

By Kelly Blessing | September 1

For a department that values self-expression, communication used to be a real problem for the department of dramatic arts. Multiple groups competing ...

Mike Wiley performs in “Dar He: The Story of Emmett Till.” Wiley’s new play, “The Parchment Hour,” is based on the 1961 Freedom Riders.

UNC alum and professor stages original play

By Colin Warren-Hicks | August 31

Actor, director and writer Mike Wiley is a one-man staging, singing and dancing tour de force.

Preservation society shows art

By Kelly Blessing | August 30

And for the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill, celebrating the work of contemporary visual artists is a larger part of their mission. The society, ...

Audition 101: It takes confidence and passion

By Katelyn Trela | August 25

Panels are forming across campus to select a new batch of talent, and the last thing they want is for potential recruits to be nervous. UNC performance ...

Performing arts series redelivers

By Nick Andersen | August 23

There isn’t exactly a theme for this year’s Carolina Performing Arts series.

Director for arts brings big acts to Carolina

By Nick Andersen | August 23

Emil Kang has built a lot during the last five years — an internationally renowned performing arts series, a bustling artistic development office, his ...

Varsity Theatre to host film series

By Thankful Cromartie | August 23

Though director Roman Polanski remains a somewhat infamous public figure, his provocative films continue to stand as sources of intellectual discussion. It ...

UNC grads return to stage

By Colin Warren-Hicks | August 23

European gallivanting.

Banners promoting the fall 2010 PlayMakers Repertory Company’s season, which begins Sept. 8, hang outside the Center for Dramatic Art.

PlayMakers' new season includes first musical in a decade

By Colin Warren-Hicks | August 23

For its 35th anniversary season, PlayMakers Repertory Company has laid out an artistically ambitious challenge, including its first musical in more than ...

County gets $7.4 million in arts grants

By Thankful Cromartie | August 22

On a typical weekday at the Carrboro ArtsCenter, several dozen children are busy at work finding ways to improve North Carolina’s economy.

Art student paints ocean mural

By Katelyn Trela | August 22

Sophomore Gabby Seider prefers painting on her own. But during her class-free second summer session, Seider donated her time and art to the UNC Family ...

Outdoor drama institute to go East

By Colin Warren-Hicks | July 21

Each summer, cannons sound, swords clash and actors spout rapturous monologues as North Carolina outdoor theaters host more than 153,000 spectators annually. The ...

Hunting for Heroes: Audience joins in improv for heartfelt hilarity

By Ali Rockett | July 21

“Curtain!” yelled an actor from the stage, prompting a deafening and incoherent clamor of numbered requests from the audience. Another actor said, ...

Playmakers Theatre to reopen

By Colin Warren-Hicks | July 21

After lying dormant for four years awaiting interior renovations, Historic Playmakers Theatre is filled with drills and sawdust. Carolina Performing ...

Concert dazzles Star Wars nerds of all ages

By Thankful Cromartie | July 19

It’s rare to arrive at an event and see both Jedi younglings and couples in formal wear waiting in line to get in, but that’s what is unique about ...

Miniature creations

By Thankful Cromartie | July 14

Stepping through the door of the Hillsborough Arts Council Gallery, it’s easy to feel like Alice entering Wonderland. But don’t worry — you’re ...

NEW YORK, NY, USA - 25AUG03 - Costume designer William Ivey Long poses outside the Virginia Theater where the soon to hit Broadway play "Little Shop of Horrors" will open. PHOTO: Stephen Chernin / Special to The Christian Science Monitor.

Raleigh recognizes 6 for arts achievements

By Colin Warren-Hicks | July 14

Six North Carolina artists, each representing a unique discipline, have been chosen to receive Raleigh’s highest arts honor for their contributions ...

Dance school loses dean of 10 years

By Becca Brenner | July 14

After spending half of the summers of her life at the American Dance Festival School, Donna Faye Burchfield, 52, is seizing a new opportunity to influence ...