UNCW Proclaims The Year of the Arts
8/21/2006 4:03:00 PM
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Wilmington, N.C. - It's the Year of the Arts: A Year Long Celebration. The University of North Carolina Wilmington will launch this celebration with a special line-up of performances, exhibits, outreach initiatives and events throughout the year, in addition to celebrating exciting new partnerships with local, regional and state organizations.
Highlights of the year include three historic events in the cultural life of the university. First, a newly renovated Kenan Auditorium debuts on Thursday, Sept. 21 with a Classical Favorites program by the North Carolina Symphony. The celebration continues on Friday, Sept. 22 with Mood Indigo: A Tribute to Duke Ellington, a collaborative effort among UNCW, the Cape Fear Jazz Society and WHQR-91.3 FM, written and narrated by Department of Creative Writing Chair Philip Furia.
The second historic cultural event of the academic year takes place Jan. 25 - 27 when UNCW celebrates the inauguration of the Cultural Arts Building, the university's new academic, exhibit and performance venue for Art, Music and Theatre. The 3-day inaugural celebration will feature special performances and exhibits in each of the new state-of-the-art venues, including the Art Gallery, Music Recital Hall, Black Box and Proscenium Theatre.
Finally, in July 2007, the university welcomes the first annual Carolina Ballet Summer Residency program. Designed and coordinated by the UNCW Office of Cultural Arts and the Raleigh-based Carolina Ballet, this program will bring 35 professional dancers and choreographers to UNCW's campus for a month-long intensive workshop with 60 students, selected by nationwide auditions, as well as 30-40 local students. The Year of the Arts will culminate on July 28, 2007 with a gala performance featuring the premiere of new works by the Carolina Ballet and nationally-acclaimed guests.
Other cultural events, concerts, movies, exhibits, plays and original creative programming being planned around these three milestones the Year of the Arts include:
• Special partnerships with organizations such as Cape Fear Jazz Society, Chamber Music Wilmington, Moscow Ballet, WHQR-91.3 FM, North Carolina Symphony, Wilmington Concert Association and Wilmington Symphony Orchestra will generate an impressive array of acclaimed performers of the highest caliber.
• UNCW Presents will continue to bring innovative artists, authors and speakers to campus with its popular Arts in Action and Leadership Lecture Series. Special guests include Chanticleer Vocal Ensemble, David Grisman Quintet with Old School Freight Train, and Academy Award winner Zana Briski, filmmaker of Born Into Brothels.
• UNCW Departments of Art and Art History, Creative Writing, Film Studies, Music and Theatre will offer a variety of art exhibits, concerts, guest lecturers, movie premiers, readings, special performances and productions.
• Lumina Theater, UNCW's new 360-seat cinema in the Herbert and Sylvia Fisher Student Union, will present a year of diverse film programming, including an independent and foreign film series, film festivals, special lectures and screenings.
• The Division of Public Service and Continuing Studies also will continue to offer a variety of cultural engagement programming through its life-long learning opportunities designed for residents of the regional community.
Leading the Year of the Arts are UNCW departments and programs of Art and Art History, Creative Writing, Film Studies, Music and Theatre; UNCW Division of Public Service and Continuing Studies, UNCW Office of Cultural Arts; and UNCW Presents, Division of Student Affairs.
For more information, visit the new cultural arts Web site at www.uncw.edu/arts.
Media Contact: Courtney Reilly, UNCW Office of Cultural Arts, (p) 910.962.7416/ (e) reillyce@uncw.edu
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