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Before Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely take the stage at Memorial Hall, join Reagon and filmmaker Katina Parker for a screening of this new short film series. These beautiful short films serve as a call for us to recognize the often invisible work carried out by flesh-and-blood humans within institutions of learning. Accompanied by Reagon’s original... Read More →
Join Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely for a community song circle, featuring the many people with whom Toshi Reagon has collaborated in her time as a Carolina Performing Arts Mellon Foundation DisTIL fellow. This convening will feature music based on Act 1 of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable Of The Sower, as well as new original songs inspired by... Read More →
THE DAY is a new music/dance work by cellist Maya Beiser, dancer Wendy Whelan, choreographer Lucinda Childs, with music by David Lang. A collaboration among legends, THE DAY is an evening-long sensory exploration of two journeys—life and the eternal, post-mortal voyage of the soul. This bold, highly collaborative work explores universal themes through the shared... Read More →
Formed right in Chapel Hill, Steep Canyon Rangers effortlessly walk the line between festival favorite and sophisticated string orchestra. Their mix of serious chops and good-natured fun earned them a Grammy nomination for their 2019 album, North Carolina Songbook and have also drawn celebrated comedian/banjoist Steve Martin to them after headlining bluegrass mainstays Merlefest and... Read More →
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