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Voted “Best Dance Troupe” by Queen City Nerve, Baran Dance is thrilled to present BIG MOVES: BIG IDEAS! Inspired by suggestions for new contemporary dance works from the Charlotte community, BIG MOVES: BIG IDEAS features eclectic, innovative choreography and performances by Baran Dance company artists and interns. As the culminating concert of our crowdsourced season, this truly Charlotte-made production is not to be missed!

VIP ticket includes pre-show reception one hour before performance with complimentary appetizers, wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages.

Saturday, June 7th
VIP reception 7pm / Performance 8pm

Sunday, June 8th
VIP reception 5pm / Performance 6pm

Join us for a yearly tradition! The Encore Studio dancers perform their unique story of The Nutcracker through ballet, tap, jazz, acro, and clogging! This production also includes narraration to prompt the storyline for our youngest audience members.

Doors open 30 min prior for charcuterie and tea service.
Groups purchasing tickets separately but wanting to sit together must email sarahlankford@encorecenter.net prior to arrival to be seated together
Tickets are non-refundable
If your dancer is a Mouse/Soldier/Sweets Dancer please purchase for the correct shows. The SoPi dancers of these characters perform Friday evening and Sat 10am. The Cameron dancers in these roles perform Sat at 2pm and 5pm

Survival is at the heart of August Wilson’s King Hedley II—a powerful story of a man fighting to rebuild his life amid poverty, violence, and the lasting impact of incarceration.

BNS Productions, in partnership with Levine Museum, invites the community to experience selected scenes from the play followed by a community conversation with representatives from Freedom Fighting Missionaries and the Center for Community Transitions. Together, artists and community leaders will explore how best to support formally incarcerated individuals as they establish their place in community, and how the idea of second chances resonate beyond the stage and into real lives.

This community conversation uses storytelling as a bridge to dialogue, offering space to reflect, learn, and connect around justice, resilience, and the paths forward for individuals and families impacted by incarceration.

A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn't analogous to machinery. New interpretations of the robot reflect a modernity once skewered by the writer.

Florida Gulf Coast's run as NCAA darlings has ended, but it was an outcome the stats predicted. Michigan also rallied Friday, joining the likes of Duke and Louisville. The remaining eight teams will be vying this weekend to make the Final Four.

For generations, the day before the Kentucky Derby was unofficially considered "Louisville's Day at the Races," when locals could enjoy Churchill Downs without the huge Derby crowds, high admission prices and general madness. But over the past few years, "Oaks Day" has become popular among out-of-towners who come in early and make a whole weekend of it. Now, locals gather on the Thursday before the Derby.

The University of Connecticut knocked out defending champions Stanford, 63-58, Friday night. Earlier in the night, top-seeded Louisville fell to South Carolina, 72-59. The championship game is Sunday.

Scientists are trying to figure out how green-blooded lizards might benefit from the unusual pigment. The answer could provide new insights into human illnesses like jaundice and malaria.

Breonna Taylor's name is chanted every night across the country by demonstrators protesting police violence. Her family and friends are grateful her name is known, even as they grieve.

The Gallery Reception will take place September 11th 6-8pm.



Under the Influence is the most recent exhibition of Kirsten Stolle’s research-driven practice. Pivoted at the intersections of art, science, and culture, her work examines the global influence of chemical companies on our food system. Delving into propaganda and greenwashing, Stolle appropriates corporate advertising strategies and aesthetics, highlighting the contradiction between public image and facts. Her recent projects have looked into agribusiness disinformation, chemical company marketing campaigns, and the historical ties between Bayer-Monsanto and chemical warfare.



Kirsten Stolle is an Asheville-based artist working in collage, text-based images, and installation. She is a Pollock-Krasner Grant recipient and her work is in the collections of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, San Jose Museum of Art, North Carolina Museum of Art, and Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Solo exhibitions include NOME (Berlin), Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, and Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. Group exhibitions include Balzer Projects (Switzerland), Central Museum of Textiles (Poland), Fridman Gallery (NYC), the Mint Museum, North Carolina Museum of Art, and the Weatherspoon Museum of Art. Her work has been published in Harper’s, The Atlantic, Photograph, Topic, Poetry. She has been awarded residencies at the Bogliasco Foundation, Ucross Foundation, Millay Arts, Blue Mountain Center, Willapa Bay AiR, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Marble House Project, and Ballinglen Arts Foundation.



This exhibition is on display July 16- October 17.

Screening of "Remember Yesterday" at the Independent Picture House. Writer/Director J.R. Rodriguez will be in attendance and hold an audience Q&A after the screening.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police charged a juvenile with breaking into more than 180 cars over two nights, and said they're searching for two more suspects in the case.

Charlotte's Epicentre finds a buyer. It just happens to be the creditor the complex owed when it declared bankruptcy. Teachers are still needed to fill positions before school starts. Cancellations are mounting at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. And a new light rail stop is in the works. Mike Collins and local journalists cover those stories and more.

On the next Charlotte Talks, the impact of the drought on Charlotte and western North Carolina. Wildfires are raging. A state of emergency declared. Burn bans are in effect in some places. We discuss the danger this poses and how long it might last.

House Oversight Chair Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., called the CEOs of four oil companies to appear and answer questions about climate change. She said the companies have spread misinformation for decades.

Produced in 1994 by NPR and the Smithsonian Institution, Wade in the Water is a 26-part documentary series detailing the history of American gospel music and its impact on soul, jazz and R&B.

Self-taught on the drums at the age of 6. Raised on a mix of A Tribe Called Quest, Chuck Berry, and Lauryn Hill. Taking meetings with Jay-Z's record label Roc Nation before her debut release even dropped in 2017. Just like her music, the stories of up-and-coming R&B star Cyanca are anything but ordinary.

The R&B superstar assembled some frequent collaborators — including Skrillex — for a six-song quarantine concert.

Best known for hard-hitting hip-hop beats, the Nigeria-raised, L.A.-based production duo uses its debut album to showcase its ability to flip the script — again and again and again.

SZA's CTRL is here, a resolutely confident and skillful R&B album that explores the notions of control and honesty. Travis Scott, Kendrick Lamar and Isaiah Rashad guest.