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Across Universes

By Katy Doll | January 13

When Universes takes the stage at Kenan Theatre tonight, it will take audiences on a poetic and musical journey through the New York-based group’s past. ...

New lights more efficient

By Chelsea Bailey | January 12

Correction( Jan. 14 12:39 a.m.): Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story misstated the amount PlayMakers Repertory Company received ...

Freshmen Parker Jackson studies Monday in the FedEx Global Education Center near a painting part of “Ice Counterpoint"

Antarctic, Arctic come together in campus art

By Katy Doll | January 12

A UNC professor and a local Carrboro artist went to the ends of the world and back to create the latest show at the FedEx Global Education Center.

Students collaborate on ‘War on All Fronts’ exhibit

By Katy Doll | January 10

When students registered for professor Daniel Sherman’s First Year Seminar, they knew they would be designing a gallery, but they were unsure of how ...

Many different media make up the exhibit, including this stone carving of Buddha. DTH/Andrew Johnson

Ackland highlights ‘Silk Road’

By Katy Doll | January 10

Stepping into the gallery at the Ackland Art Museum, the viewer is transported through time and space to discover life and art along the Silk Road.

Art becomes a community effort in 2009

By Katy Doll | December 9

This article was published in the 2009 Year in Review issue of The Daily Tar Heel.Industrial progress, collage artists, mural painters and abstract expressionists ...

Anoop Desai makes an appearance with Stuart Scott at Late Night With Roy in October. Courtesy of Carly Brantmeyer.

Anoop Desai continues musical career pursuits

By Lindsay Saladino | December 8

This article was published in the 2009 Year in Review issue of The Daily Tar Heel.

Jeffrey Blair Cornell gets fitted for his part in “Nicholas Nickleby." Courtesy of Playmakers.

‘Nickleby’ premieres at UNC

By Gavin Hackeling | December 8

This article was published in the 2009 Year in Review issue of The Daily Tar Heel.

Carolina Performing Arts dazzled this year

By Abe Johns | December 8

This article was published in the 2009 Year in Review issue of The Daily Tar Heel.

Symphony Aims to Please

By Shelby Marshall | December 7

For their performance tonight in Memorial Hall, the UNC Symphony Orchestra will perform three pieces that will transport listeners to Finland, an eerie ...

Carolina Inn exalts Christmas

By Kavya Sekar | December 7

Twelve recycled drummers stand in marching positions, 10 UNC basketball “lords” leap on a mechanical Christmas tree and two turtle doves sit in a ...

Theater Review: ‘Nutcracker’ captures story

By Emily Stephenson | December 7

4 out of 5 stars

Dancers perform as part of a production of “The Nutcracker,” scheduled to start this weekend.

Nutcracker draws on rich history

By Eric Pesale | December 4

When Robert Weiss saw a production of George Balanchine’s influential New York City Ballet production of “The Nutcracker” as a child, he knew immediately ...

Suzy Barile describes her new book, “Undaunted Heart,” at a reading at Bull’s Head Bookshop on Wednesday. DTH/Lauren Vied

A tale of two lovers

By Lucie Shelly | December 3

During the Civil War, Ella Swain, daughter of the president of UNC, caused a scandal when she fell in love with a Yankee general.Now her great-great-granddaughter, ...

The Carolina Choir and the UNC Chamber Singers rehearse Tuesday afternoon in Hill Hall. DTH/B.J. Dworak

Celestial singing

By Paula Peroutka | December 2

Correction (Dec. 3 11:45 p.m.); Due to an editing error, this story incorrectly states that the piece "Musicians Wrestle Everywhere" would be performed ...

LaQuesa Gaillard attends a writers’ meeting Monday for LateNight STV. DTH/Margaret Cheatham Williams

Student Television adds new programs to semester lineup

By Gavin Hackeling | November 30

Aspiring soap opera stars, talk show hosts and sitcom writers have practiced their crafts on Student Television for more than 25 years. This year STV ...

“Landing” at the Chapel Hill Museum is part of a showcase of 10 sculptures being installed in Chapel Hill. DTH/Young-Han Lee

Exhibition showcases sculptures

By Eric Pesale | November 29

From Franklin Street to the Southern Village Green, new sculptures are popping up around Chapel Hill.

How to survive a 7-hour performance

By Katy Doll | November 23

On a good night, I get 7 hours of sleep, so the idea of watching a play for that long was rather daunting.But “Nicholas Nickleby,” the two-part play ...

Justin Adams, right, performs as Nicholas Nickleby in the play from PlayMakers Repertory Company. Courtesy of Jon Gardiner

Epic ‘Nickleby’ powerfully gives life to Dickens’ work

By Katy Doll | November 23

From the dark gloom of London’s slums to the cheer of a traveling theater company, PlayMakers Repertory Company breathes life into every scene of its ...

‘Noche Flamenca’ heats up Memorial Hall

By Judith Katz | November 22

The heat in the full Memorial Hall already started before the show. It perfectly complemented the passion that the dancers of “Noche Flamenca” conveyed ...