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No. 24 UNC women's basketball falls to No. 17 UConn, 76-64, in Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase

| December 10

Carolina Performing Arts

New CPA season to integrate arts, academics

By Samantha Sabin | June 4

Emil Kang knew he wanted to dial down Carolina Performing Arts’ 2013-14 season after “The Rite of Spring at 100.”

Carolina Performing Arts announces its 2013-2014 season

By From staff and wire reports | May 30

Carolina Performing Arts’ next season will include performances by dance company Compagnie Kafig, string quartet Brooklyn Rider, the Israel Philharmonic ...

CPA comissioned filmmaker Prashant Bhargava and composer Vijay Iyer to create a “RADHE RADHE: The Rites of Holi.”

‘Rite’ takes new color in show

By Josephine Yurcaba | March 25

Tonight Carolina Performing Arts celebrates a different rite of spring — with a greater multitude of colors.

Lincoln Center Orchestra and UNC team up to jazz up campus

By Gabriella Cirelli | February 7

Carolina Performing Arts is bringing 15 of today’s most prominent jazz musicians to campus on Sunday.

‘A Rite’ brings new meaning to show

By Carson Blackwelder | January 27

“A Rite,” a collaborative venture between theater legend Anne Bogart and choreographer Bill T. Jones, held its world premiere Saturday, after weather ...

'Rite of Spring at 100' off to a fiery start

By Samantha Sabin | December 4

Carolina Performing Arts’ “The Rite of Spring at 100” series might not have culminated in a riot in 2012, but the series is off to a fiery start. ...

Carolina Performing Arts' ticket revenue inspected by SBI

By Mary Stevens | November 19

Carolina Performing Arts officials never expected a scandal. But the organization that has brought the likes of Bela Fleck and Yo-Yo Ma to UNC is under ...

Grammy Award winner Bela Fleck to come to Pittsboro

By Michael Lananna | November 15

When 14-time Grammy Award winner Bela Fleck comes to Pittsboro on Saturday, he’ll find a home at Manifold Recording studios.

Rite of Spring brings New York-based band to play at UNC

By Madeline Hurley | November 15

When it designed a year of performance around Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring,” Carolina Performing Arts knew it wanted to include the work’s ...

Brazilian rock star Gilberto Gil performs Monday night in Memorial Hall.

Gilberto Gil discusses the role of song in his life

By James Smith | November 12

Gilberto Gil, a Brazilian guitarist and pop musician, performed at Memorial Hall Monday night. Gil’s music is noted for its African roots and eclectic ...

Chang and Eng is the reworks of Phillip Kan Gotanda play. It is an epic and fictional re-imagining of the lives of the original Siamese twins.

Show tells the story of the original Siamese twins

By Elizabeth Tew | November 7

After 25 years, Philip Kan Gotanda’s narrative about Chang and Eng Bunker is ready to be told.

Russian avant-garde ensemble to perform as part of 'Rite' series

By Breanna Kerr | October 24

During the 20th century, contemporary classical music flourished in the Soviet Union — but it had to remain underground. The Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory ...

Carolina Performing Arts takes new interpretation of "The Mexican"

By Sarah Rutherford | October 11

Telling a story better than Jack London might sound intimidating, but two playwrights have accepted the challenge.

Chouinard's provocative dance troupe returns to Memorial Hall

By Sarah Ang | October 11

Three years after its controversial performance of “Orpheus and Eurydice,” Compagnie Marie Chouinard is returning to Memorial Hall.

'Elsewhere' combines music, choreography, spoken word

By Caroline Pate | October 10

A woman behind a screen wrestles with a cello, making it sound more like an electric guitar than a classical instrument. The world premiere performance ...

'Rite of Spring' opens with Yo-Yo Ma

By Sarah Rutherford | September 30

The actualization of Carolina Performing Arts’ “The Rite of Spring at 100” began Sunday night — and it did not end in a riot.

'Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky' comes to Varsity Theatre

By Anissa Putois | September 27

Paris, 1913: Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” opens at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and is met with cries of outrage and hostile taunts. ...

Carolina Performing Arts set to sell out 15 shows

By Caroline Pate | September 20

Carolina Performing Arts is having its second most profitable year since 2005 — and it’s just getting started.

Arts programs increase budgets for 2012-13 year

By Deborah Strange | September 19

In an era of continuous budget cuts, campus arts organizations have made strides to become more self-sufficient, taking on larger budgets and projects. ...

National Theatre of Scotland performs in Back Bar

By Madeline Hurley | September 16

The National Theatre of Scotland, which performed two years ago in Memorial Hall, is returning to UNC to open Carolina Performing Arts’ new season.