Community Engagement News
Spartan Leads Broadway COVID Safety Team
March 11, 2022
After a dark winter of shutdowns caused by COVID breakthrough cases and the widespread Omicron variant, audiences are cautiously returning to theaters, and as they do, safety is top priority for School of Theatre Alumnus Hugh Hysell. Hysell (‘88 BFA Acting) leads The Broadway COVID Safety Team, which celebrated a … Continued
UCLS Presents: “Hamilton” Actor Daveed Diggs
March 11, 2022
https://news.uncg.edu/hamilton-actor-daveed-diggs-draws-crowd-uncg/
Academy Award-winning Geena Davis Masterclass with UNCG Acting Students
March 2, 2022
https://news.uncg.edu/geena-davis-gives-masterclass-to-uncg-students/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=View%20the%20recap&utm_campaign=CW_2022_03_02
”Here’s My Story” Gives Voice to the Underrepresented
February 28, 2022
The Salisbury National Cemetery is not far from Main Street. The grass is impeccably mowed, and beyond the strong iron gate, the headstones are clean and standing in precise lines—rows and rows of them—many decorated with American flags. It is the resting place of 11,700 Union Soldiers who died at … Continued
Exhibition Explores Concepts of Blackness Through the Eyes of Contemporary Artists
February 25, 2022
Professor of Dance Duane Cyrus is the guest curator for “Black@Intersection: Contemporary Black Voices in Art” presented by the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA). In January 2021, SECCA posted an open call for guest curator submissions, seeking new voices and new perspectives for a collaborative exhibition showcasing work being … Continued
“Black Identities on the Operatic Stage” Spotlights an American Art Form
February 25, 2022
Professor of Historical Musicology Elizabeth Keathly felt pretty well-versed in opera history, a topic she’d been teaching for at least fifteen years, when a trio of students stoked her curiosity and turned the tables on who was doing some of the learning: “Shonda Devine, Amon Neely, and Charles Williamson knew … Continued
”Amplify: Black Voices Festival of Greater Greensboro” Creates Stage for Student Artivists
February 25, 2022
In the summer of 2020, after the May 25th murder of George Floyd and as cities across the nation were rocked by protests and demonstrations, theatre artists and administrators at Greensboro’s colleges and universities began a conversation about how to channel the emotional energy into a common project that would … Continued
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus John Gamble
February 25, 2022
Professor Emeritus John Gamble passed away on the evening of his 79th birthday. Gamble was Professor and Head of the Department of Dance at UNCG from 1985 until 1993 where he developed the BFA and MFA degree programs. He retired from UNCG as Professor Emeritus in January 2012. Highlights from … Continued