Carolina Performing Arts - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

As the fall season begins, catch up with the director of Carolina Performing Arts

A $3 million anonymous gift to Carolina Performing Arts at UNC-Chapel Hill honors CPA founder and Carolina's Chancellor Emeritus James Moeser.

Four local artists have been awarded artists-and-residencies at CPA

Creating community-centered social change through music

Carolina Performing Arts provides unique, engaging experiences for students.

In 2019–20, CPA celebrates 15 years of boundary-pushing, electric work...

"The future of theater is in the hands of our students. I am excited about what the future holds for them.”

"A philosophical shift, which places primacy on the joining of the arts, scholarship, and community..."

"These disciplines don't have to be separate."

"The Carolina experience should be to discover something new about the world..."

"This space, this activity is one of a kind..."

"I acquired a love of theater while attending plays on Broadway and in London’s West End..."

“We’ll … cultivate an environment that nurtures exploration and allows curiosity to be the reward.”

“The goal was to translate the ideas, complexities, and phenomena of fluid dynamics into music.”