Update on Dance Events in March
UNCG has been closely monitoring the complex and rapidly evolving Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. We are in close contact with local, state, and federal agencies as well as health officials and other universities to ensure we are making consistent, fact-based decisions about our activities and our operations.
Of course, we hope to see you at the remaining scheduled events. If you join us, please remember some of the simple guidelines prepared by the CDC that will help protect you and limit any risk to others. In fact, the same actions that help prevent the spread of the flu also help prevent the spread of Coronavirus. These actions include:
- Wash your hands for 20 seconds with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Avoid shaking hands.
- Cover your cough with a tissue or sneeze/cough into your elbow.
- Disinfect frequently touched objects using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.
- Stay home when you are sick and avoid close contact with those who are sick.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
You can find more detail here or at our UNCG coronavirus website.
These are challenging times, but we remain excited about our upcoming events and look forward to seeing you there. Now, on to Dance events:
MARCH 21 AUDITIONS
At this time, we are still planning to hold our in-person auditions on March 21. We know that there are a wide range of circumstances and situations that our attendees must consider. Based on CDC guidelines, anyone who is experiencing any symptoms or is otherwise ill, anyone with underlying medical issues (particularly chronic issues like heart or lung disease and diabetes), and anyone who feels more at risk due to age or other personal circumstances should not attend. We understand if you are unable to join us, and only ask that you let us know.
CONCERTS
At this time, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the March 14 performance of “A Djeli’s Job” and the March 20 & 21 performances of “Delta Chi Xi Barefoot Charity” Concerts. While disappointing to all of us, this action is consistent with decisions being made around a number of community and university events in response to COVID-19 virus concerns. We are confident this is the right decision. Our highest priority remains the health and safety of our community. We look forward to rescheduling these events and making them as valuable and successful for all as possible.
Our “MFA Thesis”, “BFA Thesis”, and “Spring Dances” concerts are still scheduled to occur, but with seating limited to 100 seats per show. Please visit www.etix.com to purchase tickets for these events! All of our shows will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/uncgdance. You can subscribe to the channel and receive notifications when the live streams start.
Thank you so much for your support of these decisions. Please know we appreciate your continued enthusiasm and partnership surrounding UNCG. For continued updates from us, please visit our coronavirus website.
Greensboro Contemporary Jewish Museum to open temporary exhibit in Greensboro Project Space
The Greensboro Contemporary Jewish Museum, the only Jewish museum of its kind in North Carolina, is a Jewish museum created in collaboration with faculty and students in the Jewish Studies program and College of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of North Carolina Greensboro and the greater Greensboro Jewish public. Focusing on object as agent of faith or identity, the inaugural exhibition of the GCJM shines a light on everyday objects that facilitate contemporary Jewish identity in its varied forms. Contributors, Jewish residents of Greensboro, North Carolina, were prompted: “Please share a personal object imbued with significance to you as a Jew.” These household objects, their stories and the stories of their keepers are the content for a living archive that makes up our inaugural exhibition at UNCG’s Greensboro Project Space: 36+2.
View the article in News and Records about the project:
UNCG Opera Falstaff in the Semi-Finals for The American Prize
UNCG Opera Theatre’s production of Falstaff has advanced to the semi-final round in the 2019-2020 American Prize competition for all three areas in which it was entered. Those areas are: Production, Conducting (Peter Perret), and Stage Direction (David Holley).
Falstaff , Verdi’s last opera, is a revenge comedy based on Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor . The UNCG production, mounted in the spring of 2019 and directed by David Holley, included 10 principals, a chorus of 30, and the University Symphony Orchestra. Metropolitan Opera baritone Richard Zeller was in the title role. Costumes were designed by Deborah Bell and created with the help of costume design students. The set was designed by Randy McMullen with design and production students, and Chip Haas served as technical director.
Other schools that made it to the semi-finals for “Recognition of Production” include Arizona State, University of Colorado Boulder, LSU, Michigan State, University of Houston Moores Opera Center, SUNY-Potsdam Crane School of Music, and University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UNCG Opera Theatre was awarded third place in the American Prize competition last year for its 2018 Magic Flute.
