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Voice Professor Releases Album of Songs by Black Composers
Assistant Professor of Voice Carl DuPont’s new album, The Reaction, was recently released by Albany Records. The Reaction features songs by Black composers, most of which have never been recorded. Dr. Gregory Thompson of Winston-Salem State University is the pianist. The Reaction is one dimension of a long-term research project that began when Dr. DuPont, […]
Dance Department Welcomes Brazilian Artists in Residency
The Department of Dance will host Brazilian artists Dandha Da Hora and Dendê Macêdo in residency September 9-21. During their time in Charlotte, they will teach classes at UNC Charlotte, Northwest School of the Arts, and the Harvey B. Gantt Center. Born and raised in Salvador, Bahia, Dandha Da Hora has been a member of […]
Director of Bands Leads Concert and Symposium in Portugal
Director of Bands Shawn Smith recently led a conducting symposium in Tomar, Portugal, leading seven conductors, students and professionals, in a week-long series of seminars. The symposium concluded on August 25 with a concert in which Dr. Smith conducted the 120-piece Wind Orchestra of Medio Tejo. The program, presented in the 16th-century Convento de Cristo […]
Theatre Professor wins TCG Global Connections Grant
CarlosAlexis Cruz, assistant professor of theatre, has been awarded a Global Connections “In the Lab” grant from the Theatre Communications Group (TCG). The $10,000 award will support a residency in Mexico City, where Cruz will continue his collaboration with Alicia Martinez-Alvarez and Laboratorio de La Máscara to develop his show, Pícaro. Inspired by the real-life […]
Recent Dance Education Graduates Start School Year
At UNC Charlotte we believe that the arts are a vital part of every child’s education. In partnership with the Cato College of Education, the College of Arts + Architecture prepares future teachers in visual art, dance, music, and theatre. The Department of Dance congratulates recent dance education graduates who are starting their first teaching […]
Faculty & Friends Series Opens with Tribute to Nina Simone
The Department of Music Faculty & Friends Concert Series will open August 28 with “Revolution & Revival,” a tribute to Nina Simone that features A Sign of the Times jazz band and the Madison Park String Quartet. The concert will take place at 7:30 pm in Rowe Recital Hall. A Sign of the Times (ASOTT) […]
CoA+A Welcomes New Faculty
The College of Arts + Architecture is pleased to welcome these new full-time faculty this fall: Department of Art & Art History Lydia Thompson, Chair & Professor Jessica Burke, Assistant Professor / Foundations Anna Kenar, Lecturer Cynthia Frank, Lecturer Department of Dance Kaustavi Sarkar, Assistant Professor Department of Music Jeremy Marks, Assistant Professor / Trombone […]
Dance Department Welcomes Guest Artist Claudia Lavista
The UNC Charlotte Department of Dance announces Fall 2018 guest artist, Claudia Lavista. Lavista will teach master classes, hold conversations with students, and create a new version of her interdisciplinary work PROW (a journey). Students will audition to work with Lavista in the first week of fall semester. The work will be performed as part […]
CoA+A, Art Department Co-Present Goodyear Exhibition
The College of Arts + Architecture and the Department of Art & Art History join Goodyear Arts to co-present Delusions of Grandeur: Big Works From Below the 39th Parallel at Goodyear Arts/Camp North End, August 10-31. The exhibition, which opens with a reception and gallery talk on August 10, is curated by Associate Professor of […]
Theatre Professor Named VP of Black Theatre Network
Assistant Professor of Stage Voice Chris Berry has been named the Vice President of the Executive Board of the Black Theatre Network. Founded in 1986, the Black Theatre Network is comprised of artists, educators, scholars, students, and theatre lovers who are dedicated to the exploration and preservation of the theatrical visions of the African Diaspora. […]