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'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 ...

Chancellor Emeritus James Moeser to retire from Carolina Performing Arts

By Lia Salvatierra | June 28

Chancellor Emeritus James Moeser will retire from UNC at the end of June. He has served as the interim executive and artistic director at Carolina Performing ...

Carolina Performing Arts, UNC music department collaborate for Compose Carolina series

By Kelli Rainer | June 7

Three UNC alumni as well as a group of undergraduate students will participate in the second annual Compose Carolina series in July. The theme of the ...

The Spring Finale: Carolina Performing Arts releases semester’s final events

By Ellis Riggsbee | March 31

“2021 has without a doubt been an extraordinarily challenging year for our community and for artists across the board,” Chris Pendergrass said. “The ...

UNC arts organizations find ways to maintain connection throughout COVID-19 pandemic

By Elizabeth Egan | March 9

While in-person theater performances have been on hold due to COVID-19, arts groups across campus have figured out how to manage a largely virtual performing ...