picture of dancer in Rennie Harris Puremovement coming as part of UCLS

Leading Street Dance Theatre Company to Perform at UNCG

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…

Connie Kotis with Kotis Piano Scholars

KOTIS PIANO SCHOLARS Share Stories of Gift’s Impact

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…

"The President's Own" United States Marine Band Feature School of Music

U.S. Marine Band Returns to UNCG for Free Concert

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…

Graphic with photo of Alex Newell

UCLS Kicks Off with Tony Award Winner

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…

Dance students who hold a Pyatt scholarship

Meet the inaugural class of UNCG Dance Pyatt Scholars

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. 

picture of UNCG students enjoying NC Folk Fest

CVPA at The Folk Fest

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…

picture of Dr. Eluza Santos

In Memoriam: Eluza Maria Santos

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…

Dance alumnus Darius Anthony teaching at Millbrook Magnet High School

UNCG Alumnus Recognized as Outstanding Dance Educator

Darius Anthony’s first introduction to choreography was as a color guard in high school:  “I didn’t really think I could dance. I was just moving while throwing a rifle or flag in the air and catching it. It wasn’t until my junior year that I really started understanding the choreography… Continue reading…