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From your first days as a graduate student at Orientation to your final walk across the stage at Commencement, this is the place for information and news for graduate students at UNCSA — including campus services and other graduate-specific resources.

Announcements

Updates and information for UNCSA students.

UNCSA Filmmaking Symposium welcomes artist Nisha Bansil Nov. 22

Nisha Bansil's work explores how the unseen forces in our environment affect our bodies and how synaesthetic audio experiences are translated into visual patterns.

Career Development Grant application deadline Dec. 9

All students are eligible to apply for a grant, ranging from $300 to $1000, to fund career exploration. Applications will close at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 9, 2024.

'Metropolis' with Live Metal Score

Fritz Lang's visionary 1927 epic "Metropolis" is reborn with an explosive original heavy metal score performed live by The Silent Light. Presented by the UNCSA Filmmaking Symposium series, this event is free and open to all.

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Graduate News

Learn more about the graduate programs through these features and news stories.

Academy Award-winner Troy Kotsur tells UNCSA grads to ''feed your spark...ignite your spark''

Academy Award-winning actor Troy Kotsur told graduates at UNCSA today that they should feed their spark. Chancellor Brian Cole signed the introduction of Dr. Troy Kotsur to the audience after presenting Kotsur with an honorary doctorate.

UNCSA M.F.A. graduates blend tradition and innovation in Stage Properties

During their time in the graduate Stage Properties concentration, both Henry Beard and Becky Hicks explored how traditional methods can meet modern innovation. Beard's focus on blacksmithing for props artisans and Hicks' on exploring conservation and restoration techniques are rooted in real-world challenges encountered during productions.

From the world's stages to Winston-Salem, René Barbera's global career is propelled by UNCSA

UNCSA alumnus René Barbera has appeared on the stages of the world's major opera houses and concert halls. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 2016, and has been delighting audiences at Teatro alla Scala, Paris Opera, Palau de les Arts, Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, and Dutch National Opera, among many others.

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