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by Aaron Notestine 6 days, 3 Academy Award Nominated Short Films and 2 Major Guest Artists. The RiverRun International Film Festival will celebrate its tenth anniversary in Winston-Salem from April 23rd through the 28th with an impressive repertoire of over 64 films. Click to see a clip reel of films featured at this year's festival Celebrating its tenth anniversary, RiverRun continues to look ah

Correction: The alumni office has notified the Kudzu Gazette that the alumni were, in fact, notified of the name change prior to the Trustees' decision. According to Eva James Toia, the director of the office of alumni, an email was sent to all alumni for which NCSA has an email address, about 3500, and a letter was sent to all alumni for which NCSA has a mailing address, about 8500, giving them a

Andrew YoungClick to see the related video. NCSA threw its doors open for the second annual UNC Festival of the Arts on April 12th and 13th. Arts delegates from 11 of the other 16 UNC campuses, as well as the RJ Reynolds High School Arts Magnet Program visited the NCSA campus for the first community day in 10 years. The first Festival of the Arts was held last year on the day of Chancellor John M

by William Davis The Board of Trustees last week approved a resolution to change the name of the School of the Arts by adding “University” to the beginning, making it “The University of North Carolina School of the Arts.” The resolution is pending approval by the UNC Board of Governors and the NC General Assembly. Click to read emails in their entirety pertaining to the name change. The purpose of

Doctor Thomas Clark, Dean of the School of Music, recently announced that he is resigning his position, effective July 25. He is leaving NCSA to accept the position of director of the School of Music at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX.An interim dean will be announced this spring, and will serve while the search for a permanent dean gets under way.This is Dr. Clark's fourth year as the Mu

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has long run on the message that her many years in Washington, including the time when she served as First Lady, leave her better equipped to be President herself. Using the spouse to campaign and offer a step up is nothing new in the Clinton family—when Mr. Clinton ran for President in 1992 he campaigned with the message that America would get "two for one," in oth

by Genevieve Leitner How much passion do we pour into our daily lives as students at an arts school? How much of that passion is directed toward making an impact on the daily lives of others? In his presentation titled "Success in Music, Success in Life", Jens Lindemann said that passion is what "propels your life in the arts and your career." His focus was not only on making a living as an artist

Recently, in the race for instant results and higher productivity, there has been a push for states to adopt electronic voting procedures. While the general movement towards quicker and in most case more easily verifiable results is good in theory, if not properly regulated it could prove disastrous for our national elections and Democracy as a whole. In particular, the adoption of direct-recordi

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has long run on the message that her many years in Washington, including the time when she served as First Lady, leave her better equipped to be President herself. Using the spouse to campaign and offer a step up is nothing new in the Clinton family—when Mr. Clinton ran for President in 1992 he campaigned with the message that America would get “two for one,” in oth

NCSA Students and Alumni have won several prestigious competitions and awards this past month. School of Drama alumnus Jim Lauderdale won his second Grammy on Sunday, February 3 when he was awarded the Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album for his album “The Bluegrass Diaries.” Another School of Drama alumnus, Tom Hulce, saw the cast recording of “Spring Awakening” win Best Musical Show Album. While Mr

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has long run on the message that her many years in Washington, including the time when she served as First Lady, leave her better equipped to be President herself. Using the spouse to campaign and offer a step up is nothing new in the Clinton family—when Mr. Clinton ran for President in 1992 he campaigned with the message that America would get “two for one,” in oth

Recently, in the race for instant results and higher productivity, there has been a push for states to adopt electronic voting procedures. While the general movement towards quicker and in most case more easily verifiable results is good in theory, if not properly regulated it could prove disastrous for our national elections and Democracy as a whole. In particular, the adoption of direct-recordi

By Haley Dreis NCSA found a way to keep the excitement of West Side Story alive by sharing and celebrating the memories. John Mauceri and Donald Dietz share the story with 150 full-color photographs accompanied by an introduction, a prologue and an epilogue in NCSA’s recently published book, “Celebrating West Side Story.” It was a unique project - NCSA has never published a book before and has no