Robinson Family Fund Brings Jazz Artist Camille Thurman to Greensboro
For two weeks this month, students in the School of Music’s Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program will be able to study with composer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist Camille Thurman—an artist who is quickly becoming one of the standard bearers of jazz. The residency is made possible by the Robinson Family Fund, established by Ward Robinson (’19 […]
Greensboro Dance Film Festival Presents “Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance”
The UNC Greensboro School of Dance, in partnership with Sugarfoote Productions, will present the 7th Annual Greensboro Dance Film Festival October 29th-30th. The festival kicks off with a special screening of “Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance” at the UNCG Auditorium. “Uprooted” is a ground-breaking documentary that traces the roots of jazz dance from Africa to […]
Dr. Frank Lee McCarty, 1941-2021
Former School of Music Professor, Composer, and Author Frank Lee McCarty passed away on September 15th. Dr. McCarty was Professor in the School of Music for 28 years from 1976 until 2004. He taught Composition, Music Theory, and Twentieth-Century Music History. He was the author of articles ranging in content from percussion and woodwind notation and advanced […]
Dr. Ana Paula Höfling Receives National Award
Congratulations to Associate Professor Ana Paula Höfling who was awarded the Dance Studies Association’s Oscar G. Brockett Prize for Dance Research for her book Staging Brazil: Choreographies of Capoeira (Wesleyan University Press, 2019). The award is funded by the Oscar G. Brockett Center for Theatre History and Criticism at the University of Texas Austin, and […]
NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM)! From UNCG ITS: The line between our online and offline lives is indistinguishable. Protecting yourself online — your identity, data, and devices — is critical in today’s world where the internet is prevalent in nearly every aspect of our lives. National Cyber Security Awareness Month, now in […]
APPLY TO BE AN ONLINE TEACHING FELLOW
The Online Teaching Fellows opportunity at the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG) is appointed initially by the Online Learning Faculty Senate Committee per an application process. Online Teaching Fellows enhance the Faculty Support Network at UNCG by providing on-going support and mentorship for UNC Greensboro faculty and staff who are teaching in online and […]
Join the School of Dance Graduate Programs!
The UNC Greensboro School of Dance invites applications for our resident MFA and MA programs to begin in Fall 2022. The MFA in Choreography is a three-year, 60-hour program designed to develop and clarify students’ choreographic voices and to deepen understanding of dance-making as a personal, aesthetic, cultural, and social process. The MA in Theories & Practices is […]
Lighting the Way: Meet Assistant Professor Maranda DeBusk
In the arts, light is crucial. In paintings, light can provide depth. In music, dance, and theatre, light can set the mood. In keeping with the theme of UNC Greensboro’s recently launched fundraising initiative “Light the Way, the Campaign for Earned Achievement,” we asked Assistant Professor of Lighting Design Maranda DeBusk about how she designs […]