Cullowhee, NC | Fantasia On Mysterium: The Epic Immersive Theatrical Recital is a genre-busting reimagining of a traditional piano recital and theatrical play, blended with artistically created mind-blowing immersive visuals that accompany both the storytelling and the live performances of Russian composer Alexander Scriabin’s piano works. The audience joins the […]
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David Sedaris returns to Cullowhee for An Evening with David Sedaris at Bardo Arts Center – Press Release
The following is a press release from Rachel Hood, the Bardo Arts Center marketing manager | 828.227.2505 | rhood@wcu.edu Cullowhee, NC | The best-selling author and well-known NPR humorist, playwright, and comedian David Sedaris returns to Cullowhee for An Evening with David Sedaris. With more than 16 million copies of […]
Live music to add excitement to Disney Pixar’s “Coco”
The Bardo Arts Center stage will come to life on Monday, October 23 at 7:30 for a full screening of “Coco” in Spanish accompanied by a 20-piece Latin ensemble. There will be an English screening October 24 at 7:30. The BAC welcomes all ages to an immersive journey through Disney […]
Passionate collector of contemporary Native American art inspires exhibition at WCU Fine Art Museum – Press Release
The following is a press release from Rachel Hood, the Bardo Arts Center marketing manager | 828.227.2505 | rhood@wcu.edu Cullowhee, NC | This August, the WCU Fine Art Museum opens the exhibition Spark of the Eagle Dancer: The Collecting Legacy of Lambert Wilson, featuring over 140 works of contemporary Native American art […]
New Sculpture Coming Soon to WCU’s Apodaca Science Building – Press Release
Contact: Rachel Hood | Marketing Manager | Bardo Arts Center 828.227.2505 | rhood@wcu.edu Cullowhee, NC | Coming April 10, 2023, outside Western Carolina University’s Apodaca Science Building is a new sculpture by Spruce Pine artist Hoss Haley, titled Staurolite, that will be installed in the coming weeks. This new work is part of […]
Stage and screen’s “Jekyll & Hyde” will be presented at Bardo Arts Center
The following is a press release from Hailey Hogan (hmhogan3@catamount.wcu.edu) Cullowhee, NC | It’s a classic battle, good vs. evil. Come see the WCU’s School of Stage & Screen’s production of “Jekyll & Hyde” on stage at the WCU Bardo Arts Center. Stage and Screen alum Cory Phelps directs this […]
Bardo hosts the 55th annual juried undergraduate exhibition – Press Release
Contact: Rachel Hood, Bardo Arts Center Marketing Manager | 828.227.2505 | rhood@wcu.edu BAC Hosts the 55th Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition On view February 21 – March 24, with a reception on Thursday, March 2 Short Blurb: Western Carolina University’s Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition is one of the longest-running Catamount art traditions. […]
Dr. Tiffany Jackson packs powerful performance in The Rising of The Necessary Diva
On Thursday, Jan. 26, the Bardo Arts Center at WCU held The Rising of The Necessary Diva, an autobiographical account of WCU’s very own Dr. Tiffany Renée Jackson‘s life. With bright outfits and an even brighter personality, all eyes were on Dr. Jackson throughout the one-woman show. Jackson was accompanied […]
Twice Grammy-nominated Imani Winds to visit Bardo Feb. 23 – Press Release
Bardo Arts Center Press Release – Rachel Hood, Bardo Arts Center Marketing Manager 828.227.2505 | rhood@wcu.edu “Imani’s performance was brilliant – intense, dynamic, and wildly colorful.” James McQuillen, Oregon Live Experience the twice Grammy-nominated wind quintet Imani Winds on stage at WCU’s Bardo Arts Center on Thursday, February 23, […]
Bardo Arts Center Hosts The Rising of the Necessary Diva
The following is a press release from the Rachel Hood, Marketing Manager of Bardo Arts Center. 828.227.2505 | rhood@wcu.edu Bardo Arts Center Hosts The Rising of the Necessary Diva – January 26 at 7:30 p.m. Cullowhee, NC | Bardo Arts Center hosts the one-woman show, The Rising of the […]
