2015 Tony Award Nominations
May 5, 2015–Tony award nominations were announced on April 28. Among the list of nominations are some productions involving UNCG School of Music, Theatre and Dance alumni: Best Revival of a Musical, On the Town: Bonnie Becker , Production Stage Manager ’76; Julie DeVore ’10, Assistant Stage Manager; Stephanie Yankwitt ’00 (Artistic Associate, Barrington Stage Company) Best Original […]
Professor B.J. Sullivan receives “Faculty Excellence” Award
Associate professor B.J. Sullivan was recently awarded the “Faculty Excellence in Research and Creative Activity” award on April 7, 2015 for her work with the American Dance Legacy Initiative (ADLI.) B.J. performs with ADLI’s Dancing Legacy Company and teaches workshops connecting these etudes through her Safety Release Technique. ADLI is devoted to the legacy of modern […]
Inaugural Distinguished Alumni Event!
The School of Music, Theatre and Dance welcomed five of its most accomplished alumni back to campus Thursday and Friday to recognize their achievements in the school’s first Distinguished Alumni awards. “We’re honored to have these five alumni return to campus so our students and faculty can learn from their accomplishments and experiences,” said Peter Alexander, dean of […]
Professor Janet Lilly’s “Requiem” remembers life
Professor Lilly was in residency at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, January 5 through 11, re-setting her work Requiem (2012) on the Milwaukee-based Danceworks Performance Company. Below, Lilly shares her thoughts about the work; Ed–her colleague and mentor; and making dances–something she does with students every semester in various capacities.
Dr. J Revell Carr brings Hawaii to Greensboro
[slideshow_deploy id=’52’] After over ten years of research, writing and editing, Dr. Revell Carr of the School of Music, Theatre and Dance’s Department of Music Studies has published his first book, “Hawaiian Music in Motion: Mariners, Missionaries, and Minstrels.”
Professor Jim Fisher publishes new work
Following the publication of two previous Historical Dictionaries on American Theater, one focusing on Modernism (co-authored with Felicia Hardison Londré, 2007) and a solo venture turned into two volumes focused on Contemporary American Theater (2011). The newest installment, Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Beginnings, is set to release this April. Dr. Fisher took a moment to share […]
UNCG Dance a hit at Mid-Atlantic American College Dance Association Conference
[slideshow_deploy id=’72’] From Courtney White, 2015 MFA Candidate, Choreographer and Performer If someone asked me to sum up the American College Dance Conference (ACDA) in one word, I’d say, SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPEALIDOCIOUS…you know what that means, right?
Visiting Artist: Aorigele, Morin Khuur
Aorigele is a master of the Mongolian horsehead fiddle (Mongolian, morin khuur). He is currently on the faculty at the Inner Mongolian University for the Nationalities in Tonglia, China. Mr. Aorigele studied with Xie Tiezhu and Qian Baiyi and is a graduate of the Mongolian State University of Arts and Culture in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia receiving […]
Winners of 2015 Student Artist Competition announced!
Last week we held the final round of the 2015 Student Artist Competition, in which we heard 15 strong performances by very talented students. Congratulations to all of their studio teachers and coaches, who helped in their preparation, and to those who participated in screening the preliminary rounds. We have three winners to announce: Kelsey […]