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IT’S TIME TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING NEW.
CURRENT ARTSPACE + STUDIO IS A NEW KIND OF ARTS VENUE, WHERE NO TWO EXPERIENCES ARE EVER THE SAME. No sitting quietly in the orchestra section here—we’re bringing the most electric, exciting artists to Chapel Hill, and we want you to be a part of every adventure. CURRENT features an infinitely configurable theater space that can host full-scale installations, immersive performances, and much more, creating intimate connections with audience members. Maybe you’ll find yourself leading a revolution, joining a dance party, or wandering through feasts of color and sound that dazzle, captivate, and amaze. CURRENT’s 7,000-square-foot state-of-the-art space doesn’t stop there. In the Studio at CURRENT, visitors will find everything from artist talks to post-performance gatherings, creative workshops, and many other artistic and community events.
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN HERE—IN FACT, WE’RE COUNTING ON IT.
JOIN US FOR OUR GRAND OPENING SEASON Sound Maze
We Are Gob Squad and So Are You
Revolution Now!
FEBRUARY 2-5, 2018
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
FEBRUARY 23–24, 2018
APRIL 7, 2018
Paul Dresher Ensemble
Gob Squad
Gob Squad
Boots Riley and The Coup
In this hands-on installation,
This stirring participatory
How do you whip up a revolution?
With music inspired by world
audiences of all ages and abilities
performance begins as Gob Squad
Get Gob Squad involved. Join
events and more, Boots Riley and
can unleash their creativity
recounts their vivid shared history.
them to write manifestos, think
The Coup merge hip hop beats,
and discover new ways to create
As it unfolds, the typical boundaries
up protest songs, and broadcast
punk urgency, and astute social
sound with more than a
of the theater blur as audience
your ideas to the outside world
commentary for an evening that
dozen giant, beautiful musical
members take the place of the
(on nearby Franklin Street) via live
will have everyone in the house
instruments, newly invented by
group, receiving instructions via
video link. The revolution ends
dancing to the beat.
Dresher and his collaborators.
headphones. The result of this playful
only when a passerby is inspired
performance-lecture is a moving
to come join the cause.
meditation on the nature of the self.
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The Fever APRIL 11–15 , 2018
600 Highwaymen Performed in intimate collaboration with the audience, The Fever tests the limits of individual and collective responsibility by exploring how we assemble, organize, and care for the bodies around us.
LEARN MORE: FOR INFORMATION ABOUT PERFORMANCES, BOOKING RENTAL SPACE, AND TO BUY TICKETS, VISIT US AT CURRENTUNC.ORG BUY TICKETS: GET TICKETS ONLINE, IN PERSON AT THE MEMORIAL HALL BOX OFFICE, OR BY PHONE AT 919-843-3333 FIND US: CAROLINA SQUARE 123 WEST FRANKLIN STREET CHAPEL HILL CONNECT WITH US:
Farfalle MAY 5–6, 2018
Compagnia TPO In this wondrously immersive environment that blends dance, music, and interactive technologies, audiences of all ages move, play, and paint in the air as they witness the metamorphosis of chrysalis to butterfly.
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