In addition to celebrating Philip Glass’s influential compositions, Carolina Performing Arts’ “Glass at 80” programming sheds light on artists in other media who worked with him. Two in particular stand out: the artist Sol LeWitt and the choreographer Lucinda Childs. LeWitt’s work is on display at UNC’s Ackland Art Museum through February 19, while the […]
Michaela Dwyer
Bio: Michaela Dwyer writes, dances and organizes public humanities and arts programs in Durham. Find her on Twitter @michaeladwy.Twitter: http://twitter.com/@michaeladwy
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Casting Concentric Rings in Global Waters, Culture Mill Imports Sustainable Practices to Saxapahaw
When Heather LaGarde met Murielle Elizéon and Tommy Noonan at the bottom of the Haw River Ballroom staircase a few years ago, she just knew. At the time, Culture Mill was only an idea for a nonprofit that LaGarde and her husband, Tom, had after opening the ballroom in 2011. Elizéon and Noonan, both dance […]
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Dance Review: Stephanie Leathers and Company Deconstruct Durham Development in Home: the metamorphosis
Stephanie Leathers: Home: the metamorphosis★★★ Saturday, Nov. 12, 6:30 p.m.Downtown Durham On the map on the wall, the usual “You are here” marker is absent. In its place are multicolored circular stickers, plotting scalloped pathways through downtown Durham. Some of these stickers presumably answer the question, “Where do you fall?” The ticket-taker encourages us to […]
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Dance Review: Fake It Till You Make It is a Delirious Fantasia with Trump and Travolta
Fake It Till You Make It★★★★ Saturday, Oct. 15, 8 p.m.Living Arts Collective at the Trotter Building, Durham When the lights went down on Tommy Noonan’s new solo, John, which formed half of DIDA’s season opener, Fake It Till You Make It, the man sitting next to me shared that he never wanted to hear […]
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After Taking Over Global Theaters, Trisha Brown Dance Company Returns to Site-Specific Roots at Duke
TRISHA BROWN DANCE COMPANY: IN PLAIN SITE Friday, Oct. 28–Sunday, Oct. 30, various times, $10–$32 Sarah P. Duke Gardens | The Nasher Museum of Art, Durham Trisha Brown’s 1973 piece Sticks is a prime example of the choreographer’s early repertoire. It’s task-based; it takes place off the proscenium stage, and it unfolds through a set […]
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In Zoe | Juniper’s Clear & Sweet, Communal Sacred Harp Singing Pierces Cloistered Modern Movement
ZOE | JUNIPER: CLEAR & SWEET Wednesday, October 5 & Thursday, October 6 7:30 p.m., $17–$20 UNC’s Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill Sacred Harp singing is full-bodied and jagged, with lyrics about trials and redemptions. Its roots run to rural English church music, but it solidified as an American tradition largely through the work of two […]
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Dance Preview: A Rooftop Pop-Up Performance of quadrants by Stephanie Leathers
Durham Independent Dance Artists (DIDA) Pop-Up Stephanie Leathers: quadrants Monday, September 26, 6:30 p.m. The Durham Hotel (rooftop) Free With the recent announcement of their 2016–17 season, the organizers of Durham Independent Dance Artists (DIDA) promised occasional pop-up preview events scattered between the group’s “mainstage” offerings. “Mainstage,” isn’t the right term, though, since all this […]
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On the Banks of the Haw, Author Belle Boggs Charts a Course from Childlessness to Motherhood
BELLE BOGGS: THE ART OF WAITING Wednesday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m., free Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies, Durham There’s no shortage of trees along the banks of the Haw River, but a certain one near Chicken Bridge Road literally sticks out. It’s sturdy enough to hold a bald eagle’s nest, which can weigh up to […]
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New Performers, New Personnel, and New Venues Enliven Durham Independent Dance Artists’ 2016–17 Season [Updated]
Durham Independent Dance Artists has just unveiled its third season. Eight performances across 2016–17 include a handful of artists new to DIDA—including one international choreographer, collaborating with Culture Mill’s Tommy Noonan—in addition to local mainstays. The new season is also marked by key venue and personnel changes. Since its start, DIDA has positioned itself as […]
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Dance Review: John Jasperse Somehow Stops Time While Moving It Forward in Remains
John Jasperse Projects: Remains ★★★★ Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Reynolds Industries Theater, Durham When the curtain rises—only slightly—on John Jasperse Projects’ Remains, dancer Maggie Cloud is prostrate on the stage, her limbs arranged like a classical Greek statue. Later she will return to a similar position, albeit shifted downstage, in an embrace with dancer Claire […]