Dance News
A Message from the Dean
June 11, 2020
Dear CVPA Colleagues, Students and Families, and Alumni, I am outraged by the recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others by those who are sworn to protect. I am disheartened and angry at the violence shown against those who are peacefully protesting the widespread and … Continued
2020-2021 UCLS Season Postponed a Year
June 1, 2020
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Graduate Choreography Class Pivots to Screendance for Project
May 22, 2020
DCE 651 is a Graduate Choreography class, this semester being taught (for the first time) as Screendance. Associate Professor Robin Gee designed the project to teach students how to follow the prescription of a seminal work and then “remix” the formula to create something new. Normally they would complete this … Continued
Ken White Named Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for CVPA
May 13, 2020
College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean bruce d. mcclung has announced the appointment of Ken White to the position of Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the College. He has been serving as Interim Associate Dean since July 2019. White joined the theatre faculty of UNC Greensboro in 2013, … Continued
Register Now for CVPA’s Summer Sessions
April 30, 2020
Want to learn more about web design? Dig deeper into the roots of rock and roll? Appreciate the finer points of dance? Now’s your chance! In March, UNCG and the UNC System announced that all campuses would deliver Summer 2020 classes online only, to support the public health mandates for … Continued
The Virtual Classroom: Bodies Moving Together, Apart
April 30, 2020
Duane Cyrus is a Professor in CVPA’s School of Dance. Cyrus teaches studio-based courses — repertory, choreography, and technique — and he says those are challenging courses to teach online: “The Performing Arts are all about human interaction. They involve bodies moving together in the same space.” Cyrus says that … Continued
CVPA Virtual getting coverage on local news
April 13, 2020
Makayla Ferrick’s MFA Dance Thesis was featured on Spectrum News Channel