NC State University Arts Update March 2022

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MARCH 2022

The hero we need

Club dance + live Brazilian music = JOY

When SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world, chaos erupts and lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage. The SpongeBob Musical is produced by University Theatre and directed

by Mia Self with musical direction by Diane C. Petteway. Shows March 31 through April 10 in Titmus Theatre.

You’re in for some serious fun when NC State LIVE presents “Odeon” by Ephrat Asherie Dance on Saturday, March 5 in Stewart Theatre. When performed at Spoleto, the Charleston City Paper called this high-energy dance work “a magnificent celebration of movement and art.” You’ll witness Asherie’s mesmerizing blend of club dances – breaking, hip-hop, house and vogue – paired (somewhat unlikely) with the early 20th century “Brazilian tango” music of composer Ernesto Nazareth played live on stage. Strongly influenced by Chopin, Nazareth combined romantic European genres with Afro-Brazilian rhythms. Rooted

Are you ready?

Get SpongeBob details and tickets. go.ncsu.edu/m22a

Join the #GivingPack and support something you love, the arts. Whether your passion is singing, dancing, making, acting, playing, or simply appreciating the outstanding work of talented students and professional artists, you can turn that passion into action. Your gift will keep the arts thriving by funding bold initiatives. Visit dayofgiving.ncsu.edu today to set a calendar reminder. Join us on Wednesday, March 23 and see just how far we can go together.

in ballet but drawn to street dance styles in the clubs of NYC, Asherie (aka “Bounce”) had an epiphany in 2001 when she saw Rennie Harris’ spectacular “Rome and Jewels” performed at ADF – her first time seeing hip-hop dancers on a stage – and began to imagine the possibilities. Her breathtaking dances incorporate African American and Latinx vernacular styles.

Learn more about Ephrat Asherie Dance and get your tickets. go.ncsu.edu/m22b

PHOTO BY MATTHEW MURPHY

Making Sense: Frank Lee Craig at the Gregg Of the many forms of visual art that have emerged in the last two centuries, collage and its three-dimensional sibling, assemblage, probably come closest to representing the process of human memory. Most of us summon up the past only in scattered bits and pieces that require instantaneous reassembly in order to literally “make sense” of recollected experiences each time we need to remember something. Every memory is a new collage of ephemeral thoughts, feelings and impressions. Frank Lee Craig – Near Distance, now showing at

the Gregg Museum, features multimedia work, collages, paintings and sculptures by the late architect and College of Design graduate Frank Lee Craig. The bulk of the work celebrated in this exhibition parallels his efforts to make sense of the mortal circumstance he suddenly confronted when diagnosed with a fatal illness.

Visit the Gregg Museum of Art & Design website for exhibition details. go.ncsu.edu/m22d

Spring concerts Department of Music live concerts are back in full force, with March and April performance dates now set. All performances will be in Stewart Theatre, with tickets available online.

Wind Ensemble Wednesday, March 2 at 7pm Mu Beta Psi’s A Cappella Fest Saturday, March 26 at 7pm Wolfgang A Cappella Sunday, March 27 at 7pm Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra Thursday, March 31 at 7pm Spring Choirs Concert Friday, April 1 at 7pm Jazz Orchestra Saturday, April 9 at 7pm Raleigh Civic Symphony Sunday, April 10 at 4pm Jazz Lab Band Tuesday, April 19 at 7pm Symphonic Band Wednesday, April 20 at 7pm Wind Ensemble Thursday, April 21 at 7pm Grains of Time Friday, April 22 at 7pm Ladies in Red Saturday, April 23 at 7pm Acappology Sunday, April 24 at 7pm

Learn more and get your concert tickets. go.ncsu.edu/m22c

FRANK LEE CRAIG, A NOS AMOUR, 1985. PRINTED PAPERS, WATERCOLOR AND OPAQUE PAINTS.

Spring piano series Olga Kleiankina, director of piano studies in the Department of Music, presents a free piano series in Price Music Center. First up this spring: a recital by pianist Ryan Fogg, professor of music at Carson-Newman University, performing a sampling of works

by Frédéric Chopin. Friday, March 4 at 5pm.

See program details and register to attend this free recital. go.ncsu.edu/m22e

Lunchbox Series Take a midday break with the Dance Program, and learn something new from artists and thinkers in the vast world of dance. The Lunchbox Series features free 45-minute virtual conversations with dance professionals, open to everyone, available on four Wednesdays at noon during March.

PHOTO BY JILLIAN CLARK

See the Lunchbox Series speakers and register for these free events. go.ncsu.edu/m22g

Panoramic Dance Project in concert With a cast of current student members and alumni, the Panoramic Dance Project concert will be an evening of dance and live music that explores themes of love, power, strength, overcoming fears, self and growth.

Audiences will experience choreography by Shayla Taylor, Francine Ott, Ashley Broderick, Haley Curtis, Olivia Prevost and Solteria Ross, with musical performances by the cast. The concerts take place March 24 and 25 at 7pm in Stewart Theatre, and will

feature a range of dance styles including modern, contemporary, hip-hop, house, African and movement of the diaspora.

Get your Panoramic Dance Project tickets online. go.ncsu.edu/m22f

A viral meltdown The Crafts Center hosted famed YouTuber Safiya Nygaard for the filming of a video about turning thrift store silver into fabulous new jewelry. Crafts Center instructors Sarah Tector and Suijin Li taught Safiya how to play with fire. So far, the video has had well over three million views on YouTube.

The Ugly Duckling

A Case of Salt

Kidstuff returns! We all know The Ugly Duckling as the classic tale of belonging by Hans Christian Andersen, but we’ve never seen it quite like this. Using cutting-edge lighting technology, Lightwire Theater brings the beloved story to life in a blaze of color.

Sunday, March 6 at 3pm in Stewart Theatre.

A murder mystery highlights the fears, expectations and assumptions about disability that a group of high school theatre students face in this 2021 Creative Artist Award-winning play by Gaven Bell, an NC State junior majoring in biological sciences.

Presented by University Theatre, March 3-6.

Don’t delay! Get your tickets online. go.ncsu.edu/m22h

Learn more about this new play and grab your tickets. go.ncsu.edu/m22i

Join the millons of people who have viewed this great video. go.ncsu.edu/m22j

Save the dates!

LIVE @ Lake Raleigh will be back this spring, with free outdoor concerts on April 7 and 21 and May 5 and 19. Details next month.

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Our Life in the Arts PHOTO BY ROBERT DAVEZAC

Inspiration. Problem solving. Money.

Failure. Meaning. Curiosity. Motivation.

Rich Holly has addressed these topics (and more) in his monthly blog, Our Life in the Arts: questions, reality and musings on a life of joy and wonder.

You can find current and past posts at go.ncsu.edu/m22k. New posts are added each month at arts.ncsu.edu.

Crafts items to view or purchase Follow Rich’s blog. go.ncsu.edu/m22k

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NOT QUITE SURE WHAT TO DO with those funny looking squares we see everywhere now? They’re QR codes, and they make it super easy to visit a website on your smartphone without typing. Simply open your camera, focus on the QR code, and your phone will ask if you want to visit the website. If you’re using a computer instead, the short link (go.ncsu.edu) will do the same thing; just type it in.

Have you discovered the Member-Made Street Gallery? Utilizing the seventeen windows surrounding their entrance, the Crafts Center invites makers to display and sell their artwork. Stop by anytime!

The windows are refreshed bimonthly, and feature the work of active Crafts Center members, instructors and registered NC State students taking classes at the center.

See the exhibitors at go.ncsu.edu/mmsg.

Strictly Speaking This University Theatre series was originally conceived during the pandemic as a free virtual talk show with theatre professionals from around the world. This semester the focus has shifted to in-person conversations with local arts leaders. Next up: Maya Bryant, communications manager of North Carolina Theatre on March 9 at 6pm.

Learn more about Maya Bryant and register for this free event. go.ncsu.edu/m22m