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Dance Department Offers New Pilates Certificate Program

Though their certification coursework at UNCG, students are now able to get certified in mat and reformer Pilates. This not only serves as great cross training for the dances, it opens up additional revenue sources. “I love Pilates, it keeps me strong and in good dancing shape. With the additional… Continue reading…

CELEBRATE SPOOKY SEASON WITH CVPA

If anyone knows how to embrace a theme it’s an artist, and there’s no shortage of Halloween happenings at UNCG’s College of Visual and Performing Arts. Here are some upcoming events with varying degrees of chills and thrills to help you celebrate the Spooky Season.   The Death Show October 22nd… Continue reading…

School of Dance students performing orginal choreography at last year’s Prime Movers' Concert. From left: Reagan Overby, Kyah Maxile, and Morgan Dobin. Photo credit: Anna Joyce

Prime Movers: A Student Group that creates community

“The events we do with Prime Movers help students create community. I think this is crucial because, although we are together all the time in classes, we’re focusing on class. It’s like tunnel vision. Class is your top priority. So, to have events like this and a club like this,… Continue reading…

SW!NG OUT dancers

SW!NG OUT BRINGS A DANCE PARTY TO THE UNCG AUDITORIUM

The UNCG Concert and Lecture Series continues on October 18th with a performance by SW!NG OUT, a night of Lindy Hop and social dance accompanied by a live Big Band in the UNCG Auditorium. A New York Times’s Critic’s Pick, SW!NG OUT celebrates the unbridled joy of Lindy Hop and… Continue reading…

Gavin J. Smith and Mary Mertz-Smith

Applause! New Scholarship endowment for UNCG Theatre

Gavin J. Smith ’82 MFA credits his UNCG experience with launching his multi-decade career in the entertainment industry. Now, he and his wife, Mary Mertz-Smith, are establishing the Gavin J. Smith and Mary C. Mertz-Smith Scholarship Endowment in Theatre Design and Technical Production with a planned gift. Read the full… Continue reading…

Animation students working in new Animation Lab

GROWING ANIMATION PROGRAM MOVES INTO NEW SPACE

Deep inside the Gatewood Studio Arts Building on the campus of UNC Greensboro, tucked away on the back hall of the second floor, is a state-of-the art studio where animators work on industry standard equipment to create 2D, 3D, and interactive projects. No, Disney hasn’t rented space on campus. This… Continue reading…