Review: PlayMakers interprets mystery classic through memory and movement
Agatha Christie may have written the murder mystery, but PlayMakers Repertory Company brought it humor.
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Agatha Christie may have written the murder mystery, but PlayMakers Repertory Company brought it humor.
Trapeze, aerial silks, contortion and juggling are just a few of the many acts on display during a show with Purple Marble Circus.
When improv actor Anoo Tree Brod begins a show, she often imagines her audience as a bunch of unlit lightning bugs. By the end of the performance, she said she wants to see their troubles melt away and watch them light up.
On Thursday, opening night, in the intimate space of the Elizabeth Price Kenan Theatre, the cast and crew of “The Seagull” showed the audience how they made a classic their own.
Local record stores celebrated Record Store Day on Saturday with exclusive new vinyl releases and musical performances.
A conversation with the former director of Carolina Performing Arts led Joseph Megel to create The Process Series, a feature of new works in the performing arts.
Feb. 2 marks the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Carolina Theatre of Durham.
With the 2021 Oscars poised to be presented on April 25, it’s time to get serious about viewing those critically acclaimed films you keep putting off. We watched almost every Oscar-nominated movie to help you narrow down which cinematic masterpieces you should check out before the big day (not because we had too much free time, really!). From Nomadland to Minari to Sound of Metal, each of these films are outstanding nominees you don’t want to miss.
Carolina Performing Arts recently released its spring season finale rundown, including a variety of events from an interview series to dance performances.
“Tenet” was easily one of the most highly anticipated movie releases of 2020.
With a focus on uplifting women in theater, PlayMakers Repertory Company recently announced its @PLAY initiative is supporting two female playwrights through the process of producing plays.
Despite a tumultuous year for the film industry in 2020, Monday’s Oscar nominations showed us that the year brought some exemplary movies. As always, these nominees had plenty of pleasant surprises among them, as well as many deserving films and performances unfortunately left out.
Jonathan Byrd felt the impact of the pandemic when he had to move all of his equipment into a room in his house. The local Triangle musician started sharing his music solely through video — and lost nearly half his income by lack of merchandise sales.
In a time when Zoom meetings are nearly ubiquitous, picking up the phone for a conversation with a stranger may seem like an everyday activity. But in Carolina Performing Arts' current production of theater troupe 600 HIGHWAYMEN’s newest performance, this simple gesture is anything but a typical encounter.
In the early 1900s, Florence Price, a Black female prize-winning composer, struggled to find work and often found herself moving from place to place as a result. Black composers rarely received the same recognition as others, so when UNC students Maria Manning and Ayman Bejjani studied her work, they decided to help bring her work to life through the First Fridays Series.
This Sunday, "It Can’t Happen Here" will be live streamed from Cat's Cradle to the homes of audiences at 7 p.m.
Students have various ways of complaining about finals season. Some do so with memes, and others by discounting liberal arts classes as far easier than STEM classes during otherwise cordial conversations. Want to complain in song to a live audience? Then come out to The Meantime Open Mic Night.
Hemali Oza, a junior environmental science and engineering student and captain of the Ek Taal dance team, has been dancing since seventh grade and was eager to find a club at UNC where she can continue her passion.
The musical 'Hamilton' will show at the Durham Performing Arts Center sometime in 2018, the center announced Monday.
Former UNC student and performer Chase Rice performs as a part of the 2016 Jubilee hosted by the Carolina Union Activities Board. Rice performed in Carmichael Arena after the Spring Game.