“Black Watch,” currently presented at Memorial Hall, takes a deeply personal approach to telling the story of an all-too familiar war. Its power lies in its direct, emotional appeal to the audience to emphasize with the soldiers who conduct modern warfare.
It’d be easy to duck and cover from the audio-visual onslaught that is “Black Watch” — but the ten talented actors in the troupe just won’t let you. They’re right in front of you, sharing the stage of Memorial Hall with the audience and making the dynamic power of the performance all the more uncomfortable and direct.
LAB! Theatre’s newest performance “Under Construction” is a collection of vignettes spanning decades and cultural experiences. The company used the complex technique of Viewpoints to develop the narrative.
We don’t want to say we told you so, but — it’s going to snow tomorrow, so we told you so. Canvas knows your class load is getting heavy and the weather is getting chilly, but the art world in Chapel Hill is just getting heated up. Check out Canvas and get out there this weekend while you still can justify avoiding work.
In a small but exciting exhibition, artist Amy Sherald confronts the difficult question of race in modern America. The exhibition which opened Feb. 3, is on display at the Sonja Hayes Center through April 22.
Pauper Players latest performance, “Broadway Melodies 2011” shines as a unique combination of show tunes and pop culture. Four out of Five stars.
Local filmmakers flock to Southern Village’s Lumina Theatre for the Blue Sky Film Festival, held for the first time this weekend.
Filmmaker Kamal Aljafari presents two of his internationally renowned films, “The Roof” and “Visit Iraq.” Both are centered on his observed Middle Eastern cultures and are filmed in documentary style.
Call Canvas a Negative Nancy, but this isn’t really spring. Weather in N.C. has this regular tendency to fool us all into thinking spring has sprung, when really winter is just taking a nap. It’s even supposed to snow this Saturday, so check out Canvas’ weekly suggestions of nifty things to do, and stay inside. And stay tuned for spring, which is in March.
A four minute version of David Wojnarowicz’s film, “A Fire in My Belly,” has moved from the Smithsonian Institute’s National Portrait Gallery to the Ackland after being removed due to conservative censorship. The museum will show three versions of the film in their Study Gallery until February 13.
The tensions that have long plagued the Middle East could be put on hold Thursday night, even if it’s for barely more than an hour. Thursday, the Fed Ex Global Education Center will play host to a showing of the award-winning film “Budrus.” The film is set to be the first installment in the center’s Global Big Screen Series, which remains a work in progress. “Budrus,” produced by a coalition of Palestinians, Israelis and North Americans preaching non-violent conflict solutions, follows the on-going struggle of a small Palestinian village.
Just when you think, “Gee, the sun is shining, winter must be over!” the cold weather returns. Most of the East Coast had a snow day today, but here, we had a cold, wet, regular day. Keep trucking through the last bit of winter with a few of Canvas’ favorite things (rain drops on roses and whiskers on kittens included, naturally).
So, school started again. Remember those days when you thought you wanted stuff to do? Yeah, so do we. Canvas has a bet going that most of you will probably go do these artistic things instead of your homework. Don’t let us down.
Big Boi, one half of the hip-hop duo Outkast, is coming to Memorial Hall. Already today, over half of the tickets have been sold.
Everyone’s favorite helpful, handy guide to artistic happenings in and around Chapel Hill is back. Things might look a little different since you left for winter holidays — there are some new plays and nifty art exhibits popping up in campus spaces — but Canvas is just the same as ever, ready to help you explore the art scene right here and right now. Put down that new text book and get out this weekend. You’ll thank us later.
Wanting to incorporate more of Mozart’s praised work, PlayMakers Repertory Company and the North Carolina Symphony came together to reprise Peter Shaffer’s “Amadeus”. A masterful story backed by a score of genius classical compositions, “Amadeus” is worth the trip to Raleigh this weekend.
The Department of Dramatic Art, presenting local playwright Mike Wiley’s new play, “The Parchman Hour,” brings a powerful thought sometimes flawed message to the Paul Green Theatre this weekend.
Photos? Yes. Pirates? Probably not. But photos, most definitely.
Well, it’s finally here: the last Wednesday Roundup of the 2010 calendar year. And in this, the last week of regular classes before the drudgery of finals begins, there are certainly enough artistic distractions to keep you from more important things,
UNC pharmacy graduate student Julian Wooten created a documentary film about the state of the HIV/AIDS movement in North Carolina. The film premieres today — World AIDS Day — and staff writer Rachel Coleman spoke with Wooten about his work and inspiration for the film.