Performing Arts
Performing Arts
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Comedian Mike Epps has announced surprise stand-up shows at The Comedy Zone in July
By CLTure June 12, 2024 Stand-up comedian and actor, Mike Epps, has announced surprise shows at The Comedy Zone in July. Best known for his role as Day-Day Jones in the Friday series, Epps has also appeared in the movies All About the Benjamins (2002),...
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Martin Lawrence will bring his first headlining comedy tour since 2016 to Raleigh and Columbia in September
By CLTure May 8, 2024 Comedian Martin Lawrence has announced his first national headlining comedy tour since 2016, and he’ll make stops in Raleigh (Friday, September 6 at PNC Arena) and Columbia (Saturday, September 7 at Colonial Life Arena). Best known for his ’90s comedy...
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Dance Theatre of Harlem celebrated its 55th anniversary season, and the 90th birthday of late founder, Arthur Mitchell, in Charlotte
By Amina Kane February 21, 2024 “There were always Black classical dancers in America– they just never got on stage!” – Arthur Mitchell During the heart of Black History Month, the renowned Dance Theatre of Harlem took center stage at Belk Theater February 9-10. Under...
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Here’s how to get tickets for Matt Rife’s comedy tour in Charlotte and Durham
By CLTure June 7, 2023 Comedian and actor Matt Rife, who has garnered substantial popularity in the past few years on social media, has announced a 115-date world tour, coming to Charlotte’s Ovens Auditorium on December 10 for two shows (5 p.m. and 8 p.m.)...
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Here are five Charlotte-area comedians you should check out
By Beth Mack August 10, 2022 In a city where craft breweries and banking reign supreme, it is easy to overlook the local comedy scene. On the surface, The Comedy Zone has been bringing in national headliners and celebrities to Charlotte for decades, and Belmont...
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Established in 1941, the history of Theatre Charlotte traces back to 1927 and the Little Theatre Movement
By Mark I. West January 25, 2021 Thousands upon thousands of playgoers have filled the seats in Theatre Charlotte’s auditorium since it first opened to the public in December 1941, but the auditorium stood empty on the evening of December 28, 2020, when an electrical...
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“We Are Hip Hop” will feature dance performances, art, poetry, Zoom workshops, and DJ battles
By Charlie Leonard August 31, 2020 (updated) Created by local artists, a new music festival titled “We Are Hip Hop” is coming to the Booth Playhouse. The festival will run from Jan. 21 – 24, 2021, and will feature virtual and in-person performances from hip...
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Patton Oswalt’s new comedy special filmed in Charlotte now available to stream on Netflix
By CLTure News May 19, 2020 Back on September 7, when the world was normal, standup comedian Patton Oswalt played two shows at Knight Theater in Charlotte. The two sets were recorded for Oswalt’s third Netflix comedy special I Love Everything, his highly-anticipated follow-up to 2017’s...
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Performance artist Siobhan O’Loughlin premieres interactive two-part rom-com, ‘My Heart Goes Zoom’
By Shirley Griffith May 14, 2020 Best known for her site-specific touring show, Broken Bone Bathtub, Siobhan O’Loughlin is a performance artist, filmmaker, and activist based out of Brooklyn, NY with a penchant for weaving connectivity across distances. Twice a week since March 27, O’Loughlin...
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Goodyear Arts will host first drive-thru visual and audio art experience in Charlotte
By Shirley Griffith May 14, 2020 Goodyear Arts (GYA) is a non-profit, artist-led residency and multi-disciplinary collective that brings some of the most refreshing, avant-garde, and thoughtful artwork to the front of Charlotte’s burgeoning arts scene. Their mission is to provide local visual, performing, and...
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