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IT’S TIME TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING NEW.

CURRENT ARTSPACE + STUDIO IS A NEW KIND OF ARTS VENUE, WHERE NO TWO EXPERIENCES ARE EVER THE SAME. No sitting quietly in the orchestra section here—we’re bringing the most electric, exciting artists to Chapel Hill, and we want you to be a part of every adventure. CURRENT features an infinitely configurable theater space that can host full-scale installations, immersive performances, and much more, creating intimate connections with audience members. Maybe you’ll find yourself leading a revolution, joining a dance party, or wandering through feasts of color and sound that dazzle, captivate, and amaze.

CURRENT’s 7,000-square-foot state-of-the-art space doesn’t stop there. In the Studio at CURRENT, visitors will find everything from artist talks to post-performance gatherings, creative workshops, and many other artistic and community events.

ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN HERE—IN FACT, WE’RE COUNTING ON IT.

JOIN US FOR OUR GRAND OPENING SEASON Sound Maze

We Are Gob Squad and So Are You

Revolution Now!

FEBRUARY 2-5, 2018

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

FEBRUARY 23–24, 2018

APRIL 7, 2018

Paul Dresher Ensemble

Gob Squad

Gob Squad

Boots Riley and The Coup

In this hands-on installation,

This stirring participatory

How do you whip up a revolution?

With music inspired by world

audiences of all ages and abilities

performance begins as Gob Squad

Get Gob Squad involved. Join

events and more, Boots Riley and

can unleash their creativity

recounts their vivid shared history.

them to write manifestos, think

The Coup merge hip hop beats,

and discover new ways to create

As it unfolds, the typical boundaries

up protest songs, and broadcast

punk urgency, and astute social

sound with more than a

of the theater blur as audience

your ideas to the outside world

commentary for an evening that

dozen giant, beautiful musical

members take the place of the

(on nearby Franklin Street) via live

will have everyone in the house

instruments, newly invented by

group, receiving instructions via

video link. The revolution ends

dancing to the beat.

Dresher and his collaborators.

headphones. The result of this playful

only when a passerby is inspired

performance-lecture is a moving

to come join the cause.

meditation on the nature of the self.

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The Fever APRIL 11–15 , 2018

600 Highwaymen Performed in intimate collaboration with the audience, The Fever tests the limits of individual and collective responsibility by exploring how we assemble, organize, and care for the bodies around us.

LEARN MORE: FOR INFORMATION ABOUT PERFORMANCES, BOOKING RENTAL SPACE, AND TO BUY TICKETS, VISIT US AT CURRENTUNC.ORG BUY TICKETS: GET TICKETS ONLINE, IN PERSON AT THE MEMORIAL HALL BOX OFFICE, OR BY PHONE AT 919-843-3333 FIND US: CAROLINA SQUARE 123 WEST FRANKLIN STREET CHAPEL HILL CONNECT WITH US:

Farfalle MAY 5–6, 2018

Compagnia TPO In this wondrously immersive environment that blends dance, music, and interactive technologies, audiences of all ages move, play, and paint in the air as they witness the metamorphosis of chrysalis to butterfly.

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