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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…

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…

Aug 5, 2014

NCSU Center Stage opens the 2014-15 season with the exuberant ‘wartime Paris via New Orleans’ sound of The Hot Sardines

Take a blustery brass lineup, layer it over a rhythm section led by a stride-piano virtuoso in the Fats Waller vein, and tie the whole thing together with a one-of-the-boys frontwoman with a voice from another era, and you have the Hot Sardines. (We haven’t even told you about the tap dancer yet.) In a short time,…

May 19, 2014

NC State Chorale tours Italy, joins guest choir at St. Peter’s Basilica

The North Carolina State University Chorale returned on May 19, 2014 from its highly-praised concert tour through central Italy, including performances in Rome, Florence and Assisi. The highlight of the 9-day tour was the Chorale’s unique opportunity, on Saturday, May 17 to serve as the guest choir at Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in The…

Apr 14, 2014

Vice Provost Alex Miller to Retire in 2014

Alex Miller, Vice Provost for ARTS NC STATE, recently announced his plans to retire, effective July 1, 2014. Miller’s retirement comes at the end of 29 years of employment with North Carolina State University and 34 years of employment with the State of North Carolina. Miller was hired in 1985 to serve as Director of the…

Mar 11, 2014

‘From left:’ earns national recognition at American College Dance Festival Association

Fourteen NCSU Dance Company members and directors Robin Harris and Tara Z. Mullins attended the American College Dance Festival Association (ACDFA) Mid-Atlantic Conference at George Mason University March 8-12, 2014. The company performed two works for adjudication: From left: by director Robin Harris and Debate by students Katy Lund and Jessica Mattie. Robin Harris’ From…

Oct 23, 2013

Final Bamboo Sculpture Takes Flight at the Future Gregg Museum of Art & Design

NC State professor of horticultural science Will Hooker to install student-built ephemeral bamboo sculpture at the future site of the Gregg Museum of Art & Design. Project Photos and Video: http://go.ncsu.edu/mv1f89 Will Hooker, a professor in the NC State University Department of Horticultural Science, will retire in December after 34 1/2 years of service to the University. A key component…

Sep 15, 2013

Students Bring Entrepreneurial Energy to the Arts

by Kate Dobbs Ariail This kind of thing may be common among technogeeks, but it’s not so common in the arts. Dr. Gary Beckman and his students in the NC State Arts Entrepreneurship Minor are changing that. The idea of wedding entrepreneurship with the arts is a young one, but as old arts funding models collapse…

Sep 15, 2013

Shaping Arts and Minds

by Orla Swift Sophomore Brian Haidet turns a glass bead over a flame, embellishing it with bands of color. Katie Allen saws a wooden shelf for a jewelry box she designed. A group of women talk quietly with instructor Naomi Profesorsky as they weave beaded pendants. Down the hall, the Twisted Thread Fiber Arts Guild…