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Carolina Performing Arts hosts second installment of 'This is America' series

By Ella Williams | March 23

"This is America II" featured artists Layla Chaker and Cristina Courtin exploring their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater makes 30th appearance at Carolina Performing Arts

By Morgan Perry | March 21

Carolina Performing Arts hosted the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on March 18 and 19. This year marks their 30th appearance at UNC since their partnership ...

'The March' dance performance experiments with unity and movement

By Temiloluwa Alagbe | February 20

"The March" was a collaborative dance performance hosted by Carolina Performing Arts on Saturday. Three choreographers united to create a performance ...

What the year meant to UNC’s student musicians

By Temiloluwa Alagbe | December 5

UNC students — music majors and non-music majors alike — reflect on the importance of music in their lives this past year.

'We're so open arms': Blank Canvas puts on fall showcase

By Morgan Perry | December 1

On Nov. 24, Blank Canvas, UNC's largest student-run dance company, held its fall showcase.

Eighth Arts Everywhere Day serves as catalyst for yearlong creativity

By Eliza Benbow | April 16

Students, staff and faculty celebrated creativity on Friday at the eighth annual Arts Everywhere Day, which connected students with artistic groups and ...

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Preview: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater comes to Chapel Hill, celebrates 65 years

By Preethika Ratnam | February 26

For 65 years, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has carried out the legacy and vision of its late founder, American dancer and choreographer Alvin ...

Carolina Performing Arts hosts new opera based on Hemingway novel

By Grace Gao | February 11

An opera adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Old Man and the Sea" took the stage at Memorial Hall on Saturday.

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Rimini Protokoll and Carolina Performing Arts perform the demographics of the Triangle

By Kathryn Bragg | October 22

Rimini Protokoll doesn’t work with actors. Instead, they are interested in what Helgard Haug, the show's co-director and the collective's co-founder, ...

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Ackland unveils art exhibition on the side of Craige Parking Deck

By Maeson Wagner | October 1

Craige Parking Deck has become home to one of the Ackland Art Museum’s ongoing exhibitions by artist Amalia Pica. She used aluminum elements and paint ...

'A beautiful opportunity to broaden perspective': CPA welcomes Philadelphia Orchestra

By Lena Miano | September 25

A week of musical events celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s trip to China, which earned them the title of the first American ...

Students launch new 'We Are CPA' campaign for performing arts

By Maeson Wagner | February 26

On Feb. 16, CPA launched their “We Are CPA” campaign with the intention of raising student awareness about the organization.

'Omar': A cultural opera hits the stage this weekend

By Holly Adams | February 24

This weekend at Memorial Hall, the Carolina Performing Arts will be showing "Omar" – an opera following the story and life of Muslim scholar Omar Ibn ...

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'The Bench: a puppet show about everything and nothing' to debut for The Process Series

By Tristan Slates | February 23

A conversation with the former director of Carolina Performing Arts led Joseph Megel to create The Process Series — a feature of new works in the ...

Award-winning theatrical production, "HOME", arrives at UNC this Saturday

By Adele Morris | February 3

"Home" is hitting the stage this Saturday at Memorial Hall. The play, created by Geoff Sobelle, defines the difference between a home and a house through ...

The Soul Rebels and Big Freedia kickoff the Carolina Performing Arts season

By Stefan Stalker | September 28

An eight-piece New Orleans brass ensemble called The Soul Rebels performed with special guest Big Freedia at Memorial Hall last Friday night to open up ...

'It's a family reunion': CPA prepares for first in-person season since pandemic

By Fiona Hasanaj | August 14

After years of COVID-19 precautions in the theater, Carolina Performing Arts looks forward to the upcoming fall season and reuniting its audience with ...

Community workshops to be held to discuss future Forest Theatre renovations

By Zhuyu Li | June 27

Two community workshops will be held in the Koch Memorial Forest Theatre to gather community feedback on renovations for the theatre that would address ...

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History, Race and A Way Forward commission discusses Memorial Hall and Barbee Cemetery Project

By Elizabeth Egan | August 30

The Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward met Monday to go over progress of ongoing initiatives.

Column: What to do on the weekends in Chapel Hill and surrounding areas

By Kelli Rainer | June 30

As a first-year student, it can be difficult to occupy your weekends since you won’t be very familiar with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area yet. Here are ...