Community Engagement News
Commencement Profile: Cortney Vartanian BFA Dance: Choreography/ Performance w/K-12 Licensure
April 28, 2021
Dance is an art form that, in many cases, requires performers to move as an ensemble. Cortney Vartanian knows the importance of esprit de corps, but she’s also learned the value in making the choreography your own. “Our professors preached individuality. They encouraged us to find our own voice here. … Continued
School of Art Alumna Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
April 23, 2021
UNCG Greensboro’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) alumna Jane South has been awarded the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship. South is currently the Chair of Fine Arts at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and before that she taught at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). She studied … Continued
Message from Dean bruce d. mcclung
April 20, 2021
April 20, 2021 Dear CVPA Colleagues, Students and Families, and Alumni: I am heartened by the guilty verdict in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin. Justice has been served in this case, and the police officer who swore an oath to protect has been held accountable for the senseless death … Continued
Transformational Gift to Miles Davis Jazz Studies
April 16, 2021
https://uc.uncg.edu/magazine/newsfront/new-at-uncg-robinson-family-fund-in-jazz-studies/
Television, Film, and Stage Actor Chris Chalk ’01 Gives Advice to UNCG Theatre Students
April 16, 2021
https://news.uncg.edu/chris-chalk-01-gives-acting-advice-to-students/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Chris%20Chalk%20&utm_campaign=CW_2021-04-07
“Spartan New Musicals”: Two World Premiere Films
April 16, 2021
The UNC Greensboro School of Theatre is pleased to present Spartan New Musicals, featuring Flatbush Avenue, with music, lyrics, and book by Madeline Myers, and Radio: A Musical Ghost Story, with music and lyrics by Murphy Taylor Smith and book by Emerson Mae Smith. Spartan New Musicals will be available for streaming April 22-24. … Continued
UNCG Proctoring Website is Live
April 15, 2021
[vpa-button text=”Visit testing.uncg.edu” url=”https://testing.uncg.edu” new-window=”true”] From UNCG Online: This new website is intended to support students and instructors with information on proctored testing services at UNC Greensboro, including instructions, best practices, FAQs, news, and a help form. Students can check out steps to prepare themselves for proctored tests, including their … Continued
Dance Concert Explores the Human Condition
April 14, 2021
The UNCG School of Dance will showcase original choreographic work by eight senior Choreography and Performance students in the Spring 2021 BFA Dance Thesis Concert “the human condition,” which premiers via YouTube on April 24, 2021 at 8 p.m. Here are the choreographers and artistic statements for their works: Chania … Continued