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Dec 12, 2014

What DakhaBrakha ‘gave’ and what I ‘took’

DakhaBrakha means ‘give/take’ in the old Ukrainian language There’s no doubt that music influences us everyday. It comprises a huge part of our lives — it’s expressive, it’s translatable, it’s transmissible and contagious. It inspires artistic liberation among individuals along with creating and introducing new cultural experiences that can be shared with other parts of…

Dec 10, 2014

Storytelling with Slapstick: Lucky Plush Style!

Just Cuz Crew is comprised of student dancers with various backgrounds — some dancers have had years of multiple training and some never had performing dance experience. Some dance for fun and enjoyment while others enjoy exploring different styles. Regardless of our differences in terms preferences, personalities, and style, we all strive to improve ourselves…

Dec 9, 2014

DASA Spotlight: NC State Music Department

By Kim Paris Ninety years ago, the NC State Music Department was an office of one. Walter Price came to NC State as an instructor in the College of Textiles, but an affinity for music led him to work with the ROTC band, and eventually, to form a concert band, orchestra, and glee club. Today,…

Dec 9, 2014

DASA Employee Spotlight: Logann Graham

By Kim Paris How long have you been with the Music Department? I started as a student worker in 2008 and joined the department full time following graduation in 2011. What is your own background in music? My father is a music teacher, and my mother was always very big into music. My brother and…

Dec 2, 2014

University Theatre Students Win Best Picture and Advance to Nationals in Hollywood

A team of students who actively participate in University Theatre productions fared exceptionally well at NC State’s Campus MovieFest this year. The team had one week to produce their short comedy Sam Club in: Noir or Never. The film won one of four Jury Awards given for Best Picture, as well as individual accolades for…

Oct 29, 2014

What Creativity Means to the Arts Village

The programs of ARTS NC STATE are open to students of NC State regardless of their college or major. One of the many things that makes ARTS NC STATE so great is that it established an interactive community where students with a passion for the arts can reside in Turlington Hall — home of the…

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…