Talent roams the halls of Northern in many forms, but recently some talent in the form of four art students (junior Anres Alcocer and seniors Brianna Patterson, Zach Mincey, and Gia Smith) has been in the spotlight. All four students had the honor of being able to enter a piece for competition in the Scholastic Art Awards. Patterson and Mincey… Read more →
“Why Mosquitoes Buzz,” Hillside High School’s latest theater production, could be headed to New York City. “We will be talking with the Curtis Brown Agency in New York about other viable options for ‘Why Mosquitoes Buzz,’” said Wendell Tabb, Hillside’s drama director. “Based on our audience reaction, I think it could do very well off-Broadway and perhaps eventually on… Read more →
Twelve poets. Three minutes. Four spots. At 8 p.m. on April 20, 12 of the Triangle’s best poets will compete to earn one of four spots on the 2013 Bull City Slam Team, which will represent Durham in the National Poetry Slam in August. At Grand Slam Finals, top-scoring poets from the Hayti Heritage Center’s monthly Jambalaya Soul Slam… Read more →
By Melanie Johnson Durham VOICE Staff Writer While watching a 2008 “60 Minutes” special on El Sistema, a system of youth orchestras created in Venezuela to combat child poverty, Lucia Powe had an idea: “Let’s bring this to Durham.” Powe was 77 years old at the time. But that didn’t stop her. “I turned to my husband and said, ‘Wouldn’t… Read more →
Twelve instructors. Three hours. One Zumbathon. Latin-influenced notes of salsa, bachata, merengue and cumbia will fill the Downtown Durham YMCA on Saturday, as participants of El Centro Hispano’s Zumbathon dance and shimmy into the night. Since 2011, the Zumbathon has brought hundreds of community members together for several hours of high-energy Latin dancing. Zumba Fitness is a Latin-inspired fitness program… Read more →
For one night only, nearly 600 Durham public school children will occupy the stage of the Durham Performing Arts Center. At 7 p.m. on Feb. 21, elementary, middle and high school students from across the district be featured in “An Evening of Entertainment,” a fundraiser for the Durham Public Schools Scholarship Foundation. The event, which celebrates its 35th anniversary this… Read more →
J’Quan, 13, said he used to be uncomfortable performing in front of an audience before he joined the Patricia Taborn Modeling & Talent Agency, Inc. two years ago. “We have to model at different places, and you have to be brave,” he said. “I used to not be very brave in front of people. I used to shake a lot,… Read more →
“Music. Dance. Marriage.” These are the words fourth graders at Eastway Elementary School are chanting in their hour-long Arts in Action dance class each week. For the next 16 weeks, fourth-graders at Eastway will meet every Thursday in their school’s gymnasium. They will learn intricate, high-energy choreography set to music from trained instructors and a professional musician. The rehearsals will… Read more →
By Lauren Miller UNC-Chapel Hill Co-Editor The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Choreography in the Making Praise music plays as a dancer moves gracefully across the stage. Her long white gown flows around her like water as she twirls and leaps to the words of the song. For Wanda Boone, founder of Durham Together for Resilient Youth, this liturgical dance has been… Read more →
By Abby Moore UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurmanvoice@gmail.com Thaddaeus Edwards stands tall center-stage, his voice ringing out with a mixture of strength and sadness. “Don’t run, don’t speak, don’t reach. No such thing as routine,” he says. Behind him, dancers react to his every enunciation with harsh, rhythmic movements. “Lower my eyes, lower my voice,” he continues. “Life… Read more →
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