Author: dmwithe2

December 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

December 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

December 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

December 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

October 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

October 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

Panoramic Dance Project - Operation Breadbasket
September 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