Aug 28 - Nov 13
School of Filmmaking Symposium
School of Filmmaking: Symposium

The School of Filmmaking's "Symposium" series opens a door into the world behind the screen, offering audiences a chance to engage with filmmakers, artists and creative thinkers from myriad disciplines who are shaping contemporary storytelling. Through screenings, conversations and engaging dialogue, each event becomes a unique space to come together and explore how art is made, why it matters and what it reveals about the world we live in.

Oct 1-8
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"Ruined" by Lynn Nottage

Amid the upheaval of civil war in Congo, Pulitzer Prize-winning "Ruined" follows the formidable Mama Nadi, whose bar becomes a haven for women marked by violence, loss and survival. She must skillfully navigate violent power struggles while protecting those who rely on her courage and cunning.

4
Oct
UNCSA Improvised Music and Jazz Studio Fall Showcase
UNCSA Improvised Music and Jazz Studio Fall Showcase

A night of spontaneity, groove and creative risk unfolds as the UNCSA Improvised Music and Jazz Studio presents a smooth showcase of sound. Student performers explore a wide range of jazz and improvised traditions, from structured charts to fully open-ended creation - highlighting individual voice, ensemble listening and real-time musical decision-making.

4
Oct
Iain Quinn
Organist Iain Quinn in Recital

An intimate opportunity to hear a distinctive instrument at the hands of a world-renowned musician and cultural historian, Iain Quinn gives a recital on UNCSA's Fisk, Op. 75 pipe organ. Set within the power and subtlety of the organ, the program explores a full range of emotion -- from quiet, sustained tones to emboldened sound -- highlighting the instrument as much as the performer. Quinn is an award-winning organist, composer and scholar whose work spans performance, composition and musicological research across Europe and the United States. He is professor of organ and coordinator of sacred music at Florida State University, research fellow in the arts and humanities and director of the annual Festival of the Creative Arts in the Office of the Vice President for Research. Quinn is also an Honorary Research Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music.

8
Oct
A.J. Fletcher Opera Scenes
A.J. Fletcher Opera Scenes: An Evening at the Opera

Spend the evening celebrating 25 years of the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute as Fletcher Fellows bring the drama, humor and intensity of opera to life through a series of captivating scenes from the repertoire. From an intimate theater setting, encounter emerging artists preparing for careers on the world's greatest opera stages. Fletcher Fellows are under the direction of Music Director James Allbritten and Artistic Director Steven LaCosse.

10
Oct
Christian Gray
Double Bassist Christian Gray in Recital

Philadelphia Orchestra double bassist Christian Gray became a sought-after double bass soloist following his 2nd Place and "Audience Favorite" awards in the Sphinx Competition in 2021.  Fresh from recitals in Texas and the Peabody Conservatory, he will present a wide-ranging program featuring Frank Proto's jazz-influenced Sonata 1963, Lawrence Brown's Spirituals, Vivaldi's Sonata No. 6 (originally for cello), and Bottesini's, Nel Cor Piu Non Mi Sento Variations. He is sure to delight the audience, because he is returning home to Winston-Salem and to UNCSA where he is a proud graduate (2010) of its high school program.  

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Laura Gutierrez joins Board of Advisors for the Kenan Institute

Performing artist and choreographer Laura Gutierrez is the newest member to join the Board of Advisors for the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

Gutierrez is an alumna of the UNCSA School of Dance and has performed at national and international dance festivals, museums and other venues. Her original choreography has been performed in New York City, Houston and other cities across the country.

Laura Gutierrez / Photo: Lynn Lane

“I’m thrilled to be joining the Kenan Institute as a new board member,” Gutierrez says. “It brings me great pleasure to be part of an organization that is actively pushing the arts to the forefront of our communities. I’m looking forward to learning from and meeting new colleagues as well as sharing with them my experiences in the field of dance.”

“We are excited for Laura to join the Board of Advisors,” said Kenan Institute Executive Director Corey Madden. “The Kenan Institute is privileged to have her expertise as a national performing artist and choreographer on the board.  Her insight and perspective will help us continue our extraordinary work to support and inspire artists to become leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators of the 21st-century creative economy.”

About Laura Gutierrez

Laura Gutierrez is a performing artist and choreographer based between Houston and New York City. A graduate of the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, she received a BFA in Contemporary Dance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where she was awarded a William R. Kenan, Jr. Performing Arts Fellowship at Lincoln Center Education.

Gutierrez has performed at the American Dance Institute, Biennale de la Danse de Lyon, BAM Next Wave Festival, Soluna Festival, CounterCurrent Festival, Brisbane Festival and in museums such as The Menil Collection, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, the Fabric Workshop Museum, DiverseWorks, SCAD Museum of Art and The Guggenheim. Her choreography has been seen at Lincoln Center’s Clark Studio Theatre, Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center, Triskelion Arts, Nicole Longnecker Gallery, Sicardi Gallery, The Rec Room and MATCH Houston. She has been performing in works by Jonah Bokaer since 2012, and in 2014 was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch.”

Gutierrez repertoire includes a series of solo works and concert dance works as well as choreographic projects that challenge audiences’ theater experiences in non-traditional performance venues, such as museums and galleries. She plays with movement themes inspired by postmodern dance, classical ballet and the visual arts.  

January 8, 2020