Connecting NC State courses with the arts
We’ve made it easy for you to connect the academic courses you teach with events offered through Arts NC State, including performances, arts and crafts exhibitions, music concerts and theatre productions.
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*Please note: more shows may be added to Fall 2018 Guide. Stay tuned to our social media for updates: Facebook and Twitter.
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Our Curricular Connections Guide highlights meaningful, logical links between the substance of academic courses and the content of our events.
How to Engage
There are numerous ways you and your students can engage the arts and Arts NC State, including:
- Attending a performance
- Participating in pre- or post-concert discussions
- Scheduling in-class workshops withArts NC State faculty or visiting artists
- Using a performance to enhance your classroom discussion
Arts Outreach & Engagement contact
For more information on the Curricular Connections Guide, Arts NC State or engagement opportunities, email artsncstate@ncsu.edu
Resources for Spring 2018 Shows
University Theatre
Connections = English/Shakespeare + Communications/Modern Media + Reality TV/Sociology
- University Theatre Website
- The Atlantic: Hairspray’s Revealing Portrayal of Racism in America
- UK Essays: Devised Work Challenging Established Ideas of Drama
The Crafts Center
Connections= Engineering + Chemistry + Visual Art + Physics
NC State LIVE
Connections= Africana Studies + Education + Applied Ecology + Natural Resources + Social Justice
- NC State LIVE Site
- NEA Arts Magazine: Jawole Willa Jo Zollar (Urban Bush Women)
- The Living Word Project: Marc Bamuthi Joseph (/peh-LO/tah/)
The Dance Program
Connections= Movement + Social Justice + International Studies/Russian + Non Verbal Communication…
- Dance Website & Master Class List
- Dance Program’s new Artistic Director for Panoramic Dance Project: Francine Ott
- A Trot Through the History of Traditional Russian Folk Dance
Music Department
Connections= Environmental Studies/Water Resources + History + International/Russian Studies
- Music Department Website
- Raleigh Civic Symphony & Chamber Orchestra Site
- Evening of Interstellar Exploration Through Music
What our faculty members say
Faculty who have used the Curricular Connections Guide share their experiences:
“This [the CCG] is a great way to integrate the arts into academic work, to foster a well-rounded education where art appreciation and the development of an artistic sensibility have a place regardless of majors, and to increase students’ awareness that their education has meaningful applications beyond the classroom walls and the confines of their academic fields of study.”
—Dr. Hélène Ducros, Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Studies
“Bringing students to the Gregg Museum has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my teaching career at NCSU. Invariably students who have been quiet in class seem to come out of their shells and find ways to engage with the Gregg’s amazing collection. Knowing that different students have different learning styles is quite different from seeing it in action before you as they open up and make connections that hadn’t been made before between theory and practice.”
—Anna Bigelow, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies