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Students from the Department of Theatre will perform THEATRE SHORTS: Scenes, Monologues and Dramatic Storytelling from the Department of Theatre on April 2 from 5 to 6 pm in the Halton Reading Room of J. Murray Atkins Library. This program, hosted by theatre major Isabel Gonzales, is part of Atkins Out Loud, a program presented […]

The UNC Charlotte community is pleased to welcome Brook Muller as dean of the College of Arts + Architecture beginning September 2019. Muller joins us from University of Oregon, where he is a professor in the Department of Architecture and director of the University of Oregon Portland Architecture Program. Muller’s leadership experience includes appointments as […]

Kevin Brawley, an alumnus of the Department of Music, has been named a 2019 Music Teacher of Excellence by the Country Music Association Foundation. Brawley was one of 30 music teachers nationally who have received recognition “for their commitment to shaping the next generation through music.” He will receive the award and $5,000 ($2,500 for […]

Professor of Theatre Mark Pizzato’s new theatre history textbook, Mapping Global Theatre Histories, has recently been published by Palgrave Macmillan. The book begins its survey of theatre with a look at the development of the brain’s “inner theatre” and continues its exploration through ancient, medieval, modern, and postmodern developments. It broadly considers prehistoric cave art […]

Associate Professor of Print Media Erik Waterkotte has collaborated with artist Nicholas Ruth to create Interstitial, a site-specific graphic installation in the Loggia Gallery at the Unviersity of Dallas. The installation opened March 3 and is presented in conjunction with the 2019 Southern Graphics Council International Conference. It closes April 3. With Interstitial, the artists […]

The Department of Music was saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. William “Bill” Dailey, a dedicated member of the Department of Music faculty for decades. Dr. Dailey died on February 27. A memorial service will be held at Resurrection Church on Saturday, March 23, at 2:00 pm. The family will receive visitors prior […]

Students in the architectural history class “Museums: Southeast + Beyond” are working with the Levine Museum of the New South to design and present the exhibition The Legacy of Lynching. Coming to Charlotte from the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, the exhibition will open on April 24 and will be on view through June […]

David Thaddeus, Professor of Structures and Architectural Design, has been named to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the AIA’s highest membership honor. Only three percent of AIA members achieve Fellowship (FAIA) status. “David embodies the poetics and empathy of an architect with the calculus of an engineer,” said School […]

Assistant Professor of Scenic Design Tom Burch has designed the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte production of Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds. The production runs February 8-24 at the McColl Family Theatre. Burch, who has had an extensive career in Chicago, has designed numerous Children’s Theatre productions since coming to UNC Charlotte in 2014, as well […]

AGA Collaborative, the trio of performer-choreographers that includes Associate Professor of Dance Gretchen Alterowitz, has jointly published an article in Choreographic Practices 9 (2). The article, “And how to be in three places at once: A collaborative experiment,” reflects on the trio’s creative practices and how their values are manifested through their collaborative working process. […]