April 2020
CANCELED: Spring Dances
Spring Dances features choreography by School of Dance Faculty and guest artists.
Find out more »October 2021
Greensboro Dance Film Festival presents: “Uprooted: The History of Jazz Dance” Screening and Talkback
Sugarfoote Productions and The UNC Greensboro School of Dance present the 7th annual Greensboro Dance Film Festival with a special screening of Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance at the UNC Greensboro Auditorium on Friday, October 29th at 4:30 pm. UPROOTED is a ground-breaking documentary that traces the roots of jazz dance from Africa to its evolution as a contemporary genre. Whilst exploring and commenting on its political and social influences, the film engenders an honest conversation about jazz dance,…
Find out more »September 2023
Into The Woods
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Directed by Sarah Hankins Dates: Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets: Call the UNCG Theatre Box Office at 336-334-4392 or click on the "website" link below to purchase tickets online. Age Rating: PG Run Time: Approx. 2 hr. and 45 min. Frame/Works Discussion via Zoom: Oct.…
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Chris Botti
Since the release of his 2004 critically acclaimed CD, When I Fall In Love, Chris Botti has become the largest-selling American instrumental artist. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music, and his ongoing association with PBS has led to four #1 jazz albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum, and Grammy Awards. Most recently, his latest album, Impressions, won the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental. Performing worldwide and selling more than four million albums, he…
Find out more »January 2024
Jewel: An Evening of Conversation and Music
Jewel went from a girl who grew up with no running water on an Alaskan homestead, to a homeless teenager in San Diego, to an award-winning, Multi-Platinum Recording Artist who released one of the best-selling debuts of all time. Through her career, Jewel has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, earned 26 Music Award nominations, including the Grammys, American Music Awards, MTV Awards, VH1 Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and Country Music Awards, winning 8 times. Jewel has been featured on…
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Tartuffe (Wilbur)
By Molière, translated into English verse by Richard Wilbur Directed by: John Gulley Dates: Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets: Call the UNCG Theatre Box Office at 336-334-4392 or click the link below to purchase tickets online. Age Rating: PG-13 Run Time: Approx. 2 hrs. Frame/Works Discussion via Zoom: Feb. 19 at 7:00 p.m. Location: UNCG Auditorium, 408 Tate St, Greensboro, NC 27403 Summary: The story takes…
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Garth Fagan Dance Company
Garth Fagan Dance is rooted in African traditions, Caribbean stories, and the Black dance vocabulary Fagan Technique™. Garth Fagan Dance is founded by the man who taught more than a 100 million audience members to move as one global community through Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway! Over decades, Garth used Fagan Technique to build a platform of social justice, creative leadership, and innovation to build community engagement and unique partnerships that reach audiences. Celebrating 52 years in 2022, the…
Find out more »Tim Warfield
Tim Warfield, saxophone with UNCG Jazz Ensemble I Tim Warfield, Jr., a native of York, Pennsylvania, began studying the alto saxophone at age nine. He switched to tenor saxophone during his first year at William Penn Sr. High School where he participated in various musical ensembles and won many jazz soloist awards, including second out of forty competitors at the Montréal Festival of Music. After high school, Warfield attended Howard University in Washington, DC for two years before leaving to…
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