SARAH BELK GAMBRELL CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
QUEENS
UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE
TO THE SARAH BELK GAMBRELL CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
With it’s opening in February 2020, the Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts and Civic Engagement became a hub for transformational cultural education, experiences, and engagement for our students, faculty and staff, and the greater Charlotte community.
The Sarah Belk Gambrell Center is home to the acoustically gorgeous, 995seat Sandra Levine Theatre, the intimate 150-seat Kathryn Greenhoot Recital Hall, two visual art galleries, eight classrooms, and myriad practice rooms and workspaces for students. Gambrell is the cultural and creative center of campus and is home to academic, visual, performing and literary arts programs, including design and music therapy.
THE MISSION OF THE GAMBRELL CENTER
The Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts and Civic Engagement is a dynamic arts destination for our community and students to share in diverse cultural experiences. The Gambrell Center facilitates creative scholarship through interdisciplinary collaboration and offers a vibrant gathering place for educational exploration. Queens demonstrates its commitment to this mission by presenting world-class performances, conversations, and exhibitions, showcasing exemplary faculty and student works, and providing an inspiration for design, creativity, and artistic expression.
SARAH BELK GAMBRELL CENTER STAFF
Laura Kratt, Executive Director
Kristof Leopold, Technical Director
Megan Triplett, Operations Manager
Liz Ball, Patron Services Manager
Scott Brower, Media Specialist
Amanda Mullen, Media Specialist
Jane Wiley, Media Specialist
704-337-2466
www.arts.queens.edu
thearts@queens.edu
The Gambrell Center team programs and manages the Sarah Belk Gambrell Center, provides shared leadership of Arts at Queens and production services to events across campus.
NOBUNTU
Saturday, October 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Sandra Levine Theatre
ARTISTS: Suduzile Sibanda
Zanele Manhenga Joyline Sibanda Thandeka Moyo
Nobuntu, the female a cappella quartet from Zimbabwe, has drawn international acclaim for its inventive performances that range from traditional Zimbabwean songs to Afro Jazz to Gospel. The ensemble’s concerts are performed with pure voices, augmented by minimalistic percussion, traditional instruments such as the Mbira (thumb piano) and organic, authentic dance movements.
Nobuntu was nominated for Best Musician of the Year at the Zimbabwe International Women Awards in London in 2015 and are currently a two-time winner for the Best Imbube Group at the Bulawayo Arts Awards 2017 and 2019 In the last few seasons, the quintet has performed at festivals and concert halls in Italy, Austria, Germany, Belgium, the Czech Republic and throughout the African continent The ensemble was a huge critical success at “Trans-Vocal” in Frankfurt and “Voice Mania” in Vienna. Their first tour to Canada, in 2016, included performances in Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Victoria.
The word Nobuntu is an African concept that values humbleness, love, unity and family from a woman’s perspective. The ensemble represents a new generation of young African women singers who celebrate and preserve their culture, beauty, and heritage through art. The ensemble’s mission is the belief that music can be an important vehicle for change, one that transcends racial, tribal, religious, gender, and economic boundaries.
Back at home, Nobuntu holds a number of community initiatives, one of which is The Nobuntu Pad Bank where they gather sanitary pads for young women in the arts in underprivileged communities
Nobuntu has released three recordings – Thina in 2013, Ekhaya in 2016 and Obabes beMbube in 2018. The group has made dozens of television and radio appearances throughout Africa and Europe promoting these recordings and the culture of their homeland
Nobuntu is presented by arrangement with:
Alliance Artists Management
579 West 215th Street #2B, NY, NY 10034
Nobuntu is presented in collaboration with
In her show, Makin’ Cake, Wisconsin Poet Laureate Dasha Kelly Hamilton uses the history of baking to explore race, culture, and class in a refreshing and fun way.
It is multimedia storytelling filled with aha-moments and poignant vignettes, and two on-stage bakers serving engaging audiences in a conversation about equity in America
Part history lesson, part social science revelation, Makin’ Cake is a short story about America's sweet tooth with a cake reception immediately following the show
https://www.queens.edu/arts/connected-campus/ Join us this fall for “The Connected Campus” – a brand new creative ecosystem of events at the Gambrell Center that explore perspectives on democracy and encourage us all to take a deep dive into the founding principles of our country. Events include concerts, lectures, panel discussions, art exhibitions, and maybe some cake! Most events are free We hope to see you at the Gambrell Center this fall!
Celebrating a century of Broadway magic from Hammerstein to Hamilton, Some Enchanted Evening is a jazz-steeped sojourn exploring a bevy of the American Songbook’s most enduring hits from the golden age to today, combining timeless music and dance Led by 33-year-old Emmy-nominated trumpeter and crooner Benny Benack III, the performance features the lavishly gifted singer and social media sensation, Stella Cole and North Carolina tap dance phenom, Jabu Graybeal.
Through master classes, workshops, lectures, panel discussions and other activities with visiting Spotlight Series artists, students learn from world-class arts professionals who are tops in their field.
At Queens, we believe that no matter what degrees or skills are sought, a well-rounded education includes the arts. Elevating the student experience is a central goal of Arts at Queens and we invite the community to join us!
WELCOME. SUPPORT. LIFT UP.
A R T S A T Q U E E N S A N N U A L M E M B E R S H I P
Tickets sales only cover a fraction of the cost of the programs and daily operations of the Gambrell Center. With your annual membership, outstanding concerts, plays, readings, exhibitions, and educational programs will continue to grow. During the 23-24 season, our members make it possible to provide two residencies, hands-on learning experiences and workshops for students attending Queens and the Charlotte Mecklenburg school system.
Won’t you become a member?
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING
G U A R D I A N
Sally and Brian Bridgford
Sandra Levine
Sam and Carolyn G. McMahon
BENEFACTOR
Georgia and Bill Belk
Kathy and Peter Browning
Alexandra E. Butler
Joye D. Blount and Jessie J. Knight
Siu Challons-Lipton and Jordan Lipton
Dr. & Mrs. Herb Clegg
Daphne Glorian-Solomon and Eric Solomon
Audean and Berkley Godehn
Jerry and Gaile Greenhoot
Barbara Karro and Bill Gorelick
PATRON
Natascha Bechtler
G. Peter Macon
Kathy and Bill McCollum
M. A. Rogers
Tamea Price
Harriet Seabrook
Claudia and Andy Heath
Barbara Laughlin
Kathy and Bill McCollum
Susan McConnell and Josephine Hicks
Susan and Bob Salvin
Emily Seelbinder and Lydia Edsell
Ann and Michael Tarwater
Sandi O. and Ben Thoman
Will and Dorothy Trotter
Dorothea West and Jim Levesque
Mary Claire and Dan Wall This listing is current as of 9.1.24
is sponsored, in part, by WFAE and the Infusion Fund and its generous donors
Multi-million Dollar Commitment
City of Charlotte
$1 5 million and above
Bank of America
C.D. Spangler Foundation / National Gypsum Company
John S and James L Knight Foundation
Trane Technologies
$600,000 - $1 million
Albemarle Foundation
Atrium Health
Barings
Duke Energy Honeywell
JELD-WEN, Inc
LendingTree Foundation
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
Novant Health
Red Ventures
Truist
$300,000-$600,000
Ally Financial
The Centene Charitable Foundation
Childress Klein Properties
Coca-Cola Consolidated Deloitte EY
The Gambrell Foundation
Moore & Van Allen
PwC
Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P A
Rodgers Builders
Wells Fargo
Up to $300,000
Fifth Third Bank Foundation For The Carolinas
Deidre and Clay Grubb
Leslie and Michael Marsicano
Jane and Hugh McColl
Nucor Corporation
PNC Bank
Premier, Inc.
Jane and Nelson Schwab
Thank you to our Season Sponsors:
BE A PART OF THE SHOW!
The Sarah Belk Gambrell Center’s Patron Services staff sincerely hopes you enjoy your concert experience tonight! If you have any feedback you would like to share, watch for an audience survey next week or reach out anytime to thearts@queens edu!
Our staff is comprised of Gambrell employees, Queens University students working as event staff and box office employees, AND valued community volunteers! If you love the arts and want to get more involved in the events and programming at Queens, please consider joining our volunteer usher team! There are a wide variety of opportunities to help with our goal of providing excellent service to all of our audiences; ticketing, greeting, directing and assisting arts patrons attending events, concerts and recitals at the Gambrell Center…plus you get to see some great performances too!
Please reach out to the Gambrell Center at 704.337.2466 or thearts@queens.com for more information!
