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
Author: dmwithe2
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
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
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,
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
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
‘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
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
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
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