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Oct 3, 2014

The Pinhole Camera Challenge

When Crafts Center director, George Thomas, vividly explained the process of building a camera out of a disposable Altoids tin container or a shoebox, I found this extremely hard to believe. Could anyone really create a functional camera out of a shoebox? What is pinhole photography? This year, the Crafts Center’s 6th Annual Pinhole Camera…

Oct 3, 2014

The Pinhole Camera Challenge

When Crafts Center director, George Thomas, vividly explained the process of building a camera out of a disposable Altoids tin container or a shoebox, I found this extremely hard to believe. Could anyone really create a functional camera out of a shoebox? What is pinhole photography? This year, the Crafts Center’s 6th Annual Pinhole Camera…

Sep 18, 2014

Teaching Civil Rights History Through Dance

NC State’s Panoramic Dance Project to present ‘Operation Breadbasket’ in Spring 2014 concert Panoramic Dance Project, one of two student dance companies administered by the NC State Dance Program, is developing Operation Breadbasket, a mixed media modern dance honoring its namesake Civil Rights movement. Operation Breadbasket is choreographed for Panoramic Dance Project students by artistic…

Sep 18, 2014

Panoramic Dance Project Featured on WUNC The State of Things

The Panoramic Dance Project will present Operation Breadbasket in their Spring 2014 concert on March 27 and 28, 2014. The State of Things guest host Phoebe Judge talks with two of the choreographers Tara Mullins and L.D. Burris about the project. http://wunc.org/post/dance-performance-brings-history-stage

Sep 18, 2014

Student Reflects on the Experience of Creating ‘Operation Breadbasket’

John Miller IV has been a company member of the Panoramic Dance Project student dance company for three years. For the Spring 2014 concert, students in the company worked to produce Operation Breadbasket, a mixed media modern dance honoring its namesake Civil Rights movement. Students compiled research and interviews to gain a historical understanding of the material, then applied their…

Sep 17, 2014

I Found Family in Dance

The finale move sent me to oblivion. The stage light dims and I hear nothing – not even the growing volume of the applause sounding from the audience. All I could hear was the exhaustion resonating from our breaths, synchronized as if we were all breathing from the same lung. For seconds we remained still, baiting…

Sep 17, 2014

I Found Family in Dance

The finale move sent me to oblivion. The stage light dims and I hear nothing – not even the growing volume of the applause sounding from the audience. All I could hear was the exhaustion resonating from our breaths, synchronized as if we were all breathing from the same lung. For seconds we remained still, baiting…

Sep 15, 2014

NC State Names New Director of Orchestral Studies

by Christy Rain NC State’s new director of orchestral studies, Dr. Peter Askim, is as vibrant, talented and unique as the ensembles that he began directing Fall Semester 2014. Askim, a conductor, composer, bassist and educator, is excited about his new role as the conductor of the Raleigh Civic Symphony and the Raleigh Civic Chamber…

Sep 15, 2014

NC State Names New Director of Orchestral Studies

by Christy Rain   NC State’s new director of orchestral studies, Dr. Peter Askim, is as vibrant, talented and unique as the ensembles that he began directing Fall Semester 2014. Askim, a conductor, composer, bassist and educator, is excited about his new role as the conductor of the Raleigh Civic Symphony and the Raleigh Civic…

Sep 8, 2014

Robin Harris receives 2014 NCDA Annual Award for significant lifetime contributions to dance in North Carolina

Each year, the North Carolina Dance Alliance (NCDA) presents the NCDA Annual Award to honor individuals who have made significant lifetime contributions to the growth and development of dance in our state. Nominations are submitted from the greater dance community, and the NCDA Board of Directors selects an award recipient from these nominations. The 2014…