Sugarfoote Productions and the UNCG School of Dance are pleased to announce the 12th Annual Greensboro Dance Film Festival (GDFF), taking place on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at the UNCG School of Dance. Hosted by Professor Robin Gee, the festival will present an exceptional collection of dance… Continue reading…
UNC Greensboro has officially renamed its School of Music in honor of one of its most devoted champions. During a special dedication ceremony on Oct. 23, the University recognized Connie Kotis ’65, ’77 M.M., ’25 Litt.D. for more than six decades of leadership, advocacy, philanthropy, and service by naming it the Constance Hughes Kotis School of Music. A celebrated pianist, educator, alumna, and benefactor, Kotis has helped shape the School’s legacy while investing in future generations of musicians through transformative support and scholarship opportunities.
Get ready to move, as the UNCG Concert and Lecture Series welcomes Rennie Harris Puremovement American Dance Theatre on Friday, October 16th in the UNCG Auditorium. Rennie Harris Puremovement (RHPM) is the leading street dance theater company in the United States, and for over thirty-five years has been dedicated to… Continue reading…
This month UNCG’s School of Music will become the Constance Hughes Kotis School of Music. The name, which honors a transformative gift by Connie (’77 MM and ’65 BM) and Bill Kotis, is a defining moment in the history of one of the University’s flagship schools. School of Music Director… Continue reading…
For the first time in 10 years, “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band returns to Greensboro as part of the band’s National Concert Tour, performing a free 7:30 p.m. concert on Friday, October 30, 2026 in UNCG Auditorium. “We are incredibly excited to continue the tradition of our national… Continue reading…
The UNC Greensboro Concert and Lecture Series kicks off on Friday, September 25 with Broadway and television actor/singer Alex Newell. Newell recently made history as the first openly non-binary actor to win a Tony Award® for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Shucked. Their performance also received a Drama Desk Award and the… Continue reading…
It was a transformative gift for scholarships, the largest UNC Greensboro’s School of Dance has ever received. When the late Mary Jean Pyatt ’49 made a testamentary commitment of $1 million to create the Mary Jean Pyatt Scholarship in Dance, she knew what it would mean to aspiring dancers.
Downtown Greensboro comes alive with the N.C. Folk Festival Sept. 18–20, and UNC Greensboro is, once again, at the heart of it all. There’s no better time to experience Greensboro in full swing than during this special weekend in September. Best of all, admission is free; so get yourself downtown on… Continue reading…
Eluza Maria Santos, tenured Associate Professor in the School of Dance and a member of the UNCG faculty for twelve years from 1996 to 2008, passed away on September 1, 2006. Dr. Santos completed a degree in physical education at the Federal University of Espírito Santo in Brazil in 1977, bachelor’s… Continue reading…
With undergraduate degrees in Theatre and Media Studies from UNCG and a Law degree from UCLA, Max Kirkham has found his sweet spot at the nexus of entertainment and law: “Here’s what I say to anyone who asks me about entertainment. You have to want this more than anything else…. Continue reading…
