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October 2021
Shana Tucker
Lyrical storyteller. Soulful cellist. Dynamic singer-songwriter. That’s Shana Tucker. Her unique genre of ChamberSoul™ weaves together jazz, roots folk, acoustic pop, and a touch of R&B into melodies that echo in your head for days. She’s the rare performer you’ve never seen the likes of before—and one you’ll never forget. Steeped in story, Shana’s ChamberSoul is rich, deep music that sits down next to you and puts its arm around your shoulders. “I’m intrinsically drawn to acoustic instruments because of…
Find out more »January 2022
Kelli O’Hara
Stage and screen star Kelli O’Hara has established herself as one of Broadway’s greatest leading ladies. Her portrayal of Anna Leonowens in The King and I garnered her the 2015 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, along with Grammy, Drama League, Outer Critics, and Oliver nominations. She reprised the role while making her West End debut and performed a limited engagement at Tokyo’s Orb Theatre. Kelli also received an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Katie Bonner…
Find out more »February 2022
Margaret Atwood
Due to recently tightened Canadian restrictions on travel because of the Omicron variant, Ms. Atwood will be joining us on February 6th by Zoom projected on the stage of the UNCG Auditorium, rather than in-person. Part I of this program will be a live presentation of performance pieces created by UNCG Faculty and Students in dance, music, and theatre and inspired by the poetry and prose of Margaret Atwood. Part 2 of this program will be Margaret Atwood’s response…
Find out more »Geena Davis
Academy Award winner Geena Davis is one of Hollywood’s most respected actors, appearing in several roles that became cultural landmarks. Davis received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as the offbeat dog trainer Muriel Pritchett in Lawrence Kasdan’s The Accidental Tourist. She was again nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for her performance in Ridley Scott’s Thelma & Louise, in which she co-starred with Susan Sarandon. Davis went on to receive a Golden Globe nomination for…
Find out more »March 2022
Daveed Diggs
Tony, Grammy, and Lucille Lortel Award-winning actor, writer, producer and musician Daveed Diggs is widely known for the Broadway sensation Hamilton for which he won a Tony Award. The Hamilton movie, which was filmed onstage at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in June 2016 and features Diggs and his castmates, is streaming on Disney+. Diggs’s performance in the film earned him a 2021 Emmy Nomination for “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie” and a SAG Award…
Find out more »April 2022
Denise Murrell
Dr. Denise Murrell is the Associate Curator of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In her work, she brings to light overlooked narratives within the history of art, giving specific attention to the roles of Black women. Originally a student of economics, she earned a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard and worked with high-profile finance companies before deciding to study art history. Driven by a desire to understand the different contexts…
Find out more »September 2022
Winston Duke
Winston Duke made his feature film debut in Black Panther, the highest-grossing film of 2018, as well as the third-highest-grossing film ever in the United States. Duke played the fan-favorite character M’Baku. The role earned him his first NAACP nomination for Breakout of the Year. Duke reprised his role as M’Baku in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: End Game. Duke most recently starred alongside Mark Wahlberg in Peter Berg’s Netflix crime drama Spencer Confidential. His other film credits include Jordan…
Find out more »October 2022
Joshua Bell, violin & Peter Dugan, piano
With a career spanning almost four decades, GRAMMY® Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell is one of the most celebrated artists of his era. Having performed with virtually every major orchestra in the world, Bell continues to maintain engagements as soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, conductor, and Music Director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Bell's highlights in the 2021–22 season include leading the Academy of St Martin in the Fields at the 2021 BBC Proms, throughout Europe, and the…
Find out more »Shaun Leonardo
Shaun Leonardo’s performance practice, anchored by his work in Assembly—a diversion program for court-involved youth at the Brooklyn-based arts nonprofit Recess—is participatory and invested in a process of embodiment. Leonardo is a Brooklyn-based artist from Queens, New York City. His work has been featured at the Guggenheim Museum, the High Line, and New Museum, and recently profiled in the New York Times and CNN. His solo exhibition, The Breath of Empty Space, was recently presented at MICA, MASS MoCA, and…
Find out more »Urban Bush Women
Urban Bush Women (UBW) burst onto the dance scene in 1984 with bold, demanding, and exciting works which brought under-told stories to life through the art and vision of its award-winning Founder, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. The Company weaves contemporary dance, music, and text with the history, culture, and spiritual traditions of the African Diaspora under the artistic direction of Chanon Judson and Samantha Speis. Off the concert stage, UBW has developed an extensive community engagement program, BOLD (Builders, Organizers,…
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