Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Week of Events
Life of Galileo
Galileo Galilei: father, hero, heretic. When a chance discovery leads to evidence of a seismic shift in scientific thinking, Galileo sparks a dangerous dispute with authority. To challenge the idea that the earth is the centre of the universe is to challenge the all-powerful Roman Catholic Church. Brecht’s dramatisation of the battle between belief and... Read More →
Women Speak
This art gallery event is a collaboration between visual artist, Nancy L. Smith and selected women writers. Inspired by Nancy's water media and collage paintings, women writers give voice to unspoken messages of the heart. Their topics cover a wide range including inspirational muses, relationships with themselves and others, migraines and mastectomies, lost loves and... Read More →
Screening of Strange Fruit
Screening of Strange Fruit
Intertwining jazz genealogy, biography, performance footage, and the history of lynching, director Joel Katz fashions a fascinating discovery of the lost story behind a true American classic.
Strange Fruit Documentary Screening
Strange Fruit Documentary Screening
Dir.: Joel Katz, USA 57 min. Join us at Chapel Hill landmark, Varsity Theatre, for a screening of Strange Fruit, the first documentary exploring the history and legacy of the Billie Holiday classic. The song’s evolution tells a dramatic story of America’s radical past using one of the most influential protest songs ever written as... Read More →
The Devil and Mark Twain
The Devil and Mark Twain
In this premiere of a new play by Paul Newell, competing forces in Mark Twain’s life and work collide in his dreams on a fateful night. The result is what many regard as the greatest achievement in American literature, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The ArtsCenter teams up with Full Nelson Playwrights Theater for this... Read More →
Gaite Parisienne and Other Dances
Gaite Parisienne and Other Dances
Triangle Youth Ballet's Spring Concert features frolicking fun with Can-Cans and party goers frequenting a Parisienne Cafe. Included in this mixed bill program are other selections from our performing companies repertory, new works and guest artists.
Gaite Parisienne and Other Dances
Gaite Parisienne and Other Dances
Triangle Youth Ballet's Spring Concert features frolicking fun with Can-Cans and party goers frequenting a Parisienne Cafe. Included in this mixed bill program are other selections from our performing companies repertory, new works and guest artists.
