Stevens Center

UNCSA Celebrates 60th Anniversary
by Stephi Wild - Sep 19, 2025

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) is celebrating its 60th anniversary this month, commemorating the moment in 1965 when it opened its doors as the nation's first public arts conservatory.

Interview: Act Two for Portland's Good Theater Theater
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Sep 14, 2024

A hush fell over the audience at the Hill Center last March when Good Theater’s Executive/Artistic Director, Brain P. Allen, concluded his curtain speech with the news that the current  production of A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE would be the last for the GOOD THEATER on Munjoy Hill. The theatre company, which was celebrating more than twenty years as the resident company of what had formerly been known as The St. Lawrence Center for the Arts, had lost its home, and Portland was about to lose one of its most vibrant professional theatres.

Collage Dance Unveils 2024-2025 Season Featuring FIREBIRD & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 4, 2024

Collage Dance has revealed its 2024-2025 season. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Joffrey Concert Group Reveals the Selected Choreographers for the Creative Movers Choreographic Initiative
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 7, 2023

The Joffrey Concert Group has revealed the talented choreographers chosen for the prestigious Creative Movers Choreographic Initiative

Joffrey Ballet Concert Group Reveals New Choreographers for Creative Movers Choreographic Initiative
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 2, 2023

The Joffrey Concert Group announces the selected choreographers for the Creative Movers Choreographic Initiative: Vernard Gilmore and Eryn Renee Young.

Grammy-Winning Tichina Vaughn to Lead Verdi's IL TROVATORE at Piedmont Opera in Winston-Salem
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 1, 2023

Don't miss Grammy-winning soprano Tichina Vaughn leading the cast of Verdi's Il trovatore at Piedmont Opera in Winston-Salem. Opening on October 20, 2023, this production promises forbidden love, jealousy, and vengeance. Find out more about Piedmont Opera's exciting new season and ticket information.

Robert Chumbley's PERMUTATIONS FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA to be Premiered By UNCSA Symphony Orchestra
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 8, 2023

A new piano concerto, entitled Permutations for Piano and Orchestra, by celebrated American composer Robert Chumbley will be premiered by the University of North Carolina School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra on Saturday evening, March 25, 2023, 7:30 p.m. EST.

Ukrainian Soprano Yulia Lysenko to Headline LA TRAVIATA at Piedmont Opera
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 12, 2022

Piedmont Opera will open its 45th anniversary season with one of the world's most beloved operas, Verdi's La traviataPiedmont Opera's production of Verdi's La traviata is performed at the Stevens Center of the UNCSA on Friday, October 21st at 8:00 p.m., Sunday, October 23rd at 2:00 PM and Tuesday, October 25th at 7:30 p.m.

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts Selects Design Team For Stevens Center Renovation
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 10, 2022

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) has announced the selection of the nationally recognized firms Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, based in Charlotte, and Steinberg Hart, based in Los Angeles, as the design team that will lead Phase One of a multiphase, comprehensive renovation of the historic Stevens Center in downtown Winston-Salem.

A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute At UNCSA Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Gala Concert
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2022

The A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a special gala concert featuring Fletcher alumni, current Fellows, the UNCSA Cantata Singers, and the UNCSA Symphony Orchestra in a program of selections from operatic favorites including “Don Giovanni,” “La cenerentola,” “L'elisir d'amore” and “Eugene Onegin.”

UNCSA's THE NUTCRACKER Will Be Available On Demand Beginning Monday, December 20
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 17, 2021

“The Nutcracker,” the beloved holiday tradition from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), has sold out for 11 performances at the Stevens Center in downtown Winston-Salem. But fans of the timeless classical ballet can experience the magic from the comfort of their own homes by purchasing access to an on-demand film of this year's live stage production, shot before a live audience.

UNCSA to Return to In-Person Performances for 2021-22 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 26, 2021

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts has announced a return to live performance with a 2021-22 season that spans time-honored classics and works by today’s visionary composers, choreographers, filmmakers and playwrights who represent an array of stories and voices from throughout our contemporary world.

UNCSA Announces Reimagined Fall Performance Season
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 11, 2020

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) announces a fall performance season like no other, reimagined to address limitations due to COVID-19, yet offering a widely available range of events involving all of the university's five arts schools through innovative collaborations and inventive delivery of theater, music, film and dance.

Winston-Salem Symphony Announces Reimagined 2020-21 Season
by Stephi Wild - Aug 12, 2020

Winston-Salem Symphony has announced its reimagined upcoming season. The symphony is also announcing Stage Pass, a new digital platform for live-streaming events, interviews with musicians and other guests, and behind-the-scenes extras.

Miss America 2019 Nia Imani Franklin To Make Piedmont Opera Debut In Rodgers & Hammerstein's THE KING AND I
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 16, 2020

Piedmont Opera and Arbor Acres announced today that Winston-Salem native Nia Imani Franklin will join the cast of the production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's THE KING AND I, that will be produced at the Stevens Center of the UNCSA in Winston-Salem, NC, March 20 (8:00 PM), 22 (2:00 PM) & 24 (7:30 PM), 2020.

Oil Lamp Theater Has Announced Their Upcoming Production of JAKE'S WOMEN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 7, 2020

Executive and Artistic Director Keith Gerth and Associate Artistic Director Stephen Smith of the Oil Lamp Theater in Glenview announce their next production, Neil Simon's dramatic comedy Jake's Women. This production is directed by Josh Johnson and will be performed from January 16th through March 1st 2020 at 1723 Glenview Road in Glenview.

THE CHOIR OF MAN Returns to U.S. for Second North American Tour
by Kyle Christopher West - Aug 15, 2019

Back by popular demand, the runaway international hit is coming back to the states! Known across the globe as a?oethe ultimate-feel good show, THE CHOIR OF MAN offers up 90 minutes of indisputable joy! It's a party. It's a concert. It's a pint-filled good time that combines hair-raising harmonies, high-energy dance, and foot-stomping choreography. The multi-talented cast of nine handsome blokes sings everything a?' pub tunes, pop, Broadway, classic rock a?' all to roof-raising heights. It's the best singing, dancing, stomping, concert pub-crawl you'll ever attend.

Photo Flash: All-Access Pass To The National Black Theatre Festival Gala With Andre De Shields
by Robert Diamond - Aug 5, 2019

2019 Tony winner Andre De Shields has been attending The National Black Theatre Festival® (NBTF) in Winston-Salem, N. C. since 1995. Dubbed the 'Black Theatre Holy Ground,' NBTF is the international outreach program of the North Carolina Black Repertory Company, founded by the late Larry Leon Hamlin in 1979. The Festival, also founded by Hamlin, has been held biennially since 1989. The NCBRC celebrated its 40th anniversary this year, while the NBTF celebrated its 30th.

JELLY'S LAST JAM To Open The 2019 National Black Theatre Festival
by Julie Musbach - Jul 15, 2019

The North Carolina Black Repertory Company (NC Black Rep) announces that George C. Wolfe's Tony Award Winning musical, Jelly's Last Jam, will be the opening night performance at the 2019 National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF).

Temple Theater Presents IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A RADIO PLAY
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 24, 2018

This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve.