School of Design & Production
Yoon-Jung Bae
Prague Quadrennial USA National Exhibit
Bae will collaborate with curators from the United States Institute for Theatre Technology
to design an exhibition for the 2023 Prague Quadrennial representing US design and
scenography. She will also present a lecture/workshop at Jan Evangelista Purkyne University
in the Czech Republic. Nine D&P students will accompany Bae to PQ.
School of Filmmaking
Amit Bhattacharya
Documentary film “The Idolmakers”
Bhattacharya will produce a documentary film “The Idolmakers,” focusing on the artists
of Kumortuli, a potters’ quarter in northern Kolkata, West Bengal, India, that is
renowned for its clay idols used for festivals. The project includes potential for
engagement with School of Dance students to incorporate ‘mudras’ echoing the poses
of the idols.
School of Drama
Jason Bohon
The Art of the Mask in Commedia dell'Arte
Bohon will participate in a 4-week workshop at Museo Internazionale della Maschera
Amleto e Donato Sartori in Italy presented by third generation mask-maker, Sarah Sartori,
covering a theoretical and practical study of theatrical masks. His study will include
the relationship between the sculptor and the performer, how the intention of the
actor informs and is informed by the mask.
School of Filmmaking
Robert Gosse
Konrad Wolf University Berlin Student Exchange
This is the latest segment of the international exchange School of Film Professor
Gosse developed with the Konrad Wolf Film School in Baselberg, Germany. This year,
short films will be created by bringing 11 students from Konrad Wolf to UNCSA and
sending up to 12 UNCSA Film students to Konrad Wolf over the summer.
School of Dance
Taryn Griggs
Modes of Capture Conference
Griggs has been invited to the 2023 Modes of Capture Symposium at the University of
Limerick, where she will present a piece choreographed by herself and fellow faculty
member Chris Yon. Griggs will also participate in a residency at Firkin Crane in
Cork, and teach a Creative Practices workshop at The Dance House in Dublin.
School of Filmmaking
Jeffrey Hammer
Documentary film “The Runt: Cutting Ankles with Wendi Furguson”
A feature documentary that follows a standup comedian who lives with a rare form of
dwarfism, allowing an experience for Hammer to better guide his students through production
logistics and story mechanics and providing a real-world work experience for UNCSA
students and alumni.
School of Music
Jared Miller
World Premiere in Halifax, Canada
The rehearsal and world premiere of Miller's new work, "Sto Lat" for a spatialized
chorus at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada commissioned to celebrate the opening
of the Joseph Strug Recital Hall. Miller’s work moves singers around the unique architecture
of the performance space.
School of Filmmaking
Shahin Nemat-Gorgani
The Tree I Carry (Working Title)
The creation of a multi-media installation in collaboration with UNCSA students and
faculty and MUSE including immersive art experiences that explore what it means to
be an immigrant from Iran. The installation will include immersive sound, live performance,
video art, poetry, textile art, dance, music, video collage, and more.
School of Music
Janet Orenstein
Yoga Therapeutics for Performing Artist
Orenstein will design and implement new courses in Yoga Therapeutics for students
with the UNCSA School of Music and yoga therapy teachers, along with a special topics
course for UNCSA music students. These courses will be offered campus-wide in future
academic years.
School of Music
Stephanie Patterson
Reimagining the Classical Canon, Starting with Bassoon
A comprehensive program representing a more diverse field for the study of classical
bassoon for all levels that will include works by underrepresented composers, commissioned
contemporary pieces, and new resources for teaching jazz and improvisation. Curriculum
resources will be made available online for free use by other professors.
School of Music
Maria Serkin
55th International Horn Symposium
Serkin will participate in the 55th International Horn Symposium at the University
of Montreal to premiere "Shelter", a work for horn and piano by UNCSA Composer Lawrence
Dillon and in performance with Allison Gagnon, Chair of Collaborative Piano at UNCSA.
School of Design & Production
Will Taylor
The Deep South: Drawings, Prints and Photographs
Taylor will develop a body of work that documents the rural landscape and people living
in theDeep South. The project’s approach to community engagement supports faculty
initiatives for generating relevant and contemporary work in the fields of digital
photography and printmaking.
School of Music
Robert Young
Tyson Davis Saxophone Commission
Inspired by his desire to promote the work of living Black composers, Young will commission
a new work for soprano saxophone and piano by Tyson Davis, a UNCSA graduate and rising
star in the next generation of composers. The project will also include two 2-hour
masterclasses for UNCSA music students.
