“This course has been a source of inspiration and affirmation that doing what I am passionate about really can become a career. As arts students, that’s something we struggle with a lot,” says Leah Dickinson with a big sigh. “Everyone’s telling you all the time you’re not going to make… Continue reading…
Since its invention in the late nineteenth century, film has been intertwined with live performance, making it perhaps the most interdisciplinary of art forms. In the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Schools of Dance and Theatre, the medium of film is a tool for artistic expression, teaching, and providing career preparedness. Professor of Dance Robin Gee explains that film and dance are a natural fit: “The notion that film and dance… Continue reading…
College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean bruce d. mcclung has announced the appointment of Ian LeRoy as Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre (Music Directing). Ian LeRoy is a music director, pianist, composer, and educator whose work spans professional theatre, higher education, business, and technology. LeRoy has served as music director for productions and concerts with NYU Tisch… Continue reading…
For Maya McCall, it’s not so much the destination (he’s open for anything), but the journey—one with twists and turns, two colleges, and three countries: “You know transferring schools and changing majors multiple times is a lot of work and it’s a lot of money, but I wouldn’t change a… Continue reading…
Former Instructor and Visiting Assistant Professor Charles Harris “Sonny” Bell III passed away on October 30, 2025. Dr. Bell was a UNC Greensboro faculty member for three years, first as an instructor from 1975 to 1977 and then as a Visiting Assistant Professor from 1980 to 1981. He was a… Continue reading…
Professor Emeritus Robert C. Hansen passed away on October 20, 2025. Dr. Hansen was a UNC Greensboro faculty member for thirty-four years from 1986 to 2020. For twelve years he served as Chair of the Department of Communication and Theatre and later the Department of Broadcasting/Cinema and Theatre, now the… Continue reading…
In the spring semester of 2025, a collaboration between the Theatre for Young Audiences graduate cohort and Peacehaven Farm explored the development and execution of a Sensory Friendly (SF) theatrical model. Peacehaven Farm is a residential community farm in Whitsett, NC serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In Phase I of the project,… Continue reading…
CVPA graduates have impressive careers in the arts and arts education, many of them working at the highest levels of their disciplines as visual artists, dancers, designers, musicians, actors, educators, entrepreneurs, administrators, and more. You can find CVPA alumni teaching at public schools in every one of North Carolina’s one hundred counties and… Continue reading…
In the history of Jazz, there is only one bandleader that has the distinction of having his orchestra still performing sold-out concerts all over the world, with members personally chosen by him, for nearly 40 years after his passing. Pianist and bandleader William James “Count” Basie was and still is… Continue reading…
Why are so many teachers walking away from the classroom—and what would it take to make them stay? That’s the question that Peter Duffy (’07 MFA Directing, Concentration in Theatre for Young Audiences) is asking with his play ReformED, which is the season opener for the UNCG School of Theatre… Continue reading…
