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panish dance company Compañía Nacional de Danza will perform at Memorial Hall this weekend to honor composer Bach.

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Compania Nacional de Danza brings Spanish themes to Carolina Performing Arts

By Mark Sabb | April 16

Spain’s national contemporary dance company Compañía Nacional de Danza will perform its tribute to the classical composer Johann Sebastian Bach at UNC this weekend.The performances, titled “Multiplicity” and “Forms of Silence and Emptiness,” draw from Bach’s masterpiece “The Art of Fugue” as a source of inspiration. Nacho Duato’s choreography blends themes of death and isolation with heavy, dramatic modern ballet.

Rodrigo Dorfman used footage from a trip to Morocco in his "Generation Exile" film.

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UNC alum's film to premiere at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

By Mark Sabb | April 8

Rodrigo Dorfman, an independent filmmaker and UNC alumnus, will present his film “Generation Exile” at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival today in Durham.

Sophomore Daisa Robinson reflects on the impact of the Tunnel of Oppression in Cobb Residence Hall. DTH/ /Helen Woolard

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RHA hosts Tunnel of Oppression, teaches understanding

By Mark Sabb | March 23

A beggar held out a cup and tried to collect money from a group of young people, pleading for a few pieces of change and a meal for him and his girlfriend.The group was told to keep walking into Cobb Residence Hall, as part of the Tunnel of Oppression Project.The project, a multimedia experience hosted by the Residence Hall Association, the National Residence Hall Honorary and others, sheds light on the struggles of people dealing with oppression.

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PlayMakers Repertory Company announces next year's lineup

By Mark Sabb | February 18

Continuing its critically acclaimed 2009-10 season, the PlayMakers Repertory Company has unveiled its next season, beginning on Sept. 22 with William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.”

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Ira Glass of 'This American Life' to speak at UNC

By Mark Sabb | February 5

You all know the voice. Now meet the face.Ira Glass, host of the public radio program “This American Life,” will deliver a speech about radio stories Saturday in Memorial Hall.

Anish Thakkar, a senior international studies and Asian studies major, performs on Friday. DTH/Perry Landers

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Air guitar contestants 'rock on air'

By Mark Sabb | February 1

Dressed in tight black jeans, a navy seals shirt, a faux-leather jacket and a Bihawk, Mystery Meat walked across stage Friday to claim his title as Air Guitar Champion.

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Memorial Hall to host Loading Dock Series performance

By Mark Sabb | January 28

Mixtapes began as quasi-albums rappers used to exhibit their skill outside the mainstream music industry.

Lisa Garland, a senior sociology major, sets up her display at the “We H(art) UNC” exhibition in Wilson Library. DTH/Daixi Xu

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Student art featured at senior class exhibit

By Mark Sabb | January 21

Senior marshals invited their classmates into Wilson Library after hours on Thursday night for a look at UNC students’ art.Gregory Halloran, a freshman, was one of several student artists included in the show, called “We H(art) UNC.”Halloran said he was pleased that he could finally exhibit his work to a different crowd.

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Dance club brings together local folk

By Mark Sabb | November 20

ATTEND THE PERFORMANCE Time: 1 p.m. Saturday Location: Student Union, Great Hall Info: www.bit.ly/folkreunionUsing styles from Europe, Africa, South America and the Middle East, one Chapel Hill dance group has been putting together routines for 45 years.

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Grad students to display artwork, take questions at UNC Art Lab

By Mark Sabb | November 13

Master in Fine Arts students are opening their studios up to the public tonight in the UNC Art Lab, offering free food and a chance to see their upcoming works.The art lab, which is located just off Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, will feature art from six current M.F.A. students from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.