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Students in the Department of Dance will perform the 2017 Fall Concert, November 16-19. The diverse program includes contemporary ballet, African-based choreography, and a work inspired by urban street dance, choreographed by guest artist Marcus White of White Werx. Associate Professor Delia Neil has choreographed two contemporary ballet works for the concert. Las Mujeres Fuertes […]

On October 29, the UNC Charlotte Department of Music hosted the Carol Brice Branch of North Carolina, the state branch of the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc. Dr. Carl DuPont, assistant professor of voice and vice-president of the Carol Brice Branch, presided over the meeting. After the conclusion of the business meeting, the 20 […]

A small ensemble of music students will perform at the World Association of Arts in Education conference in Auckland, New Zealand, in November. The theme of the conference is Engaging WITH Communities, and its focus is to share and build research and practice that demonstrates creative pedagogies in community and/or institutional contexts. The students’ performance […]

Dr. Kyounghee Kim, associate professor of architecture, was awarded a 2017 AIA Upjohn Research Initiative Grant ($30,000) for Biophilic Architecture: Sustainable Materialization of Microalgae Facades – in support of her research on high-performance building envelope design. This is her second AIA Upjohn Award; she was awarded a 2013 AIA Upjohn Research Grant ($27,000) for Sustainable […]

Assistant Professor of Costume Design Aly Amidei and her husband Brian Amidei have launched a new local theatre company, Cartage Theatre Co. Their first production, Odd Tales – Stories of the weird and uncanny, is an evening of original radio plays. It will be presented on Friday, October 27, at 8:00 pm at Free Range […]

Faculty in the Department of Dance presented scholarship at the 2017 Joint Conference of the Congress on Research in Dance and the Society of Dance History Scholars (newly merged to form the Dance Studies Association). The conference was titled Transmissions and Traces: Rendering Dance and was hosted by The Ohio State University Department of Dance, […]

Award-winning actress Laura Linney was on the campus of UNC Charlotte on Thursday, October 19, to address the campus community, conduct a masterclass for acting students, and deliver the Chancellor’s Speakers Series presentation at UNC Charlotte Center City. A graduate of Brown University and the Juilliard School, Linney has won numerous awards for her roles […]

By Melody Songer Melody Songer is an art major and journalism minor. A student this semester in the Installation Art class with Carmen Papalia, she wrote this article for a journalism class with Professor Cheryl Spainhour. On the first day of Installation Art class at UNC Charlotte, students sit in their plastic, paint-ridden chairs in […]

The Department of Music will honor retiring professor and former department chair Dr. Royce Lumpkin at the Faculty & Friends Concert on Monday, October 16. Lumpkin came to UNC Charlotte in 1998 as the second department chair in the history of the music department, leading the program for 15 years. He will retire in December […]

The Department of Dance will welcome choreographer Marcus White for an intensive residency October 14-21 at UNC Charlotte. During the residency, White will set a new work on dance students and will also offer open workshops on urban street and social dances and dance for the camera. The new work that White develops with students […]