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Wakeville 2023

A group of enthusiastic students attending an arts festival.

Wakeville 2023 was an incredible showcase as students shared their creative work at Wakeville Arts Festival—a student-organized interdisciplinary arts festival connecting all the arts departments at Wake to each other and with the rest of campus.

100+ students. 12+ disciplines. 1 day. This is your arts community.

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Schedule of Events (April 1, 12pm-6pm)


“Flagship Shows”

12:00-6:00 Student Art Showcase (Lower Scales Lobby)
12:00-1:30 Seussical Musical (Ring Theatre)
1:30-2:15 Live Music: A Capella Riff Off (Davis Field Stage)
2:00-2:30 Dance Showcase (Brendle Recital Hall)
2:30-4:00 Music: Ensembles and Soloists (Brendle and Lobby)
4:00-4:30 AAP Comedy (Ring Theatre)
5:00-6:00 Open Mic (Hanes Gallery)

Full Schedule (by location):


Davis Field Stage

12:00 Student Music Playlist
12:30 Live Music: James Declon Golsen
12:45 Live Music: Armon White & Sireen Badr
1:00 Live Music: SCOBY Band
1:30 Live Music: A Cappella Riff Off (Innuendo & Minor Variation)
2:15 Live Music: Finnegan Siemion
2:30 Live Music: Dean Wahle
2:45 Live Music: Christy Lai (Theory Band)
3:15 Live Music: SCOBY
3:45 Live Music: Malachi Woodard
4:15 Live Music: Max Schelhammer & Maggie
4:45-6pm Student Music Playlist

Davis Field

12:00-4:45 Workshops/Vendors (WakerSpace (Paul Whitner), Jewelry (Kayla Amador), Artivists (Maya Whitaker), Mulhearn)
4:45 5 to 9: A Performance Art Piece

Davis Field Cul de Sac

1pm-3pm Food Trucks (SG Sponsored)

Scales Breezeway

5pm Joshuah Campbell: Gospel Choir

Ring Theatre

12:00-1:30 Seussical Musical
4:00-4:30 AAP Comedy

Hanes Gallery

12:00-6:00 Hanes Gallery Showcase
5:00-6:00 Open Mic

Scales Lower Lobby

12:00-6:00 Student Art Showcase (exhibition)
12:30-2:00 Live Sound Design (Dr. Hood)

Tedford Theater

2:30 “Silent Sky” Panel (the performance of “Silent Sky” will occur after Wakeville at 7:30pm)

Scales Upper Lobby

2:30-3:00 Eric Wang (Piano)
3:15 Maggie Zhang (Piano)
3:45 ​​Reception – Eric Wang (piano)

Brendle Recital Hall

2:00-2:30 Dance Showcase (Ballroom Club, Deacon Dhamaal, and WF Dance Company)
3:00 Star Wars Orchestra
3:30 Choir: Schola Cantorum

Scales Lower Lobby

12:30-2pm Live Sound Design with Dr. Hood

Scales Room 104 & Televisions in Scales Lower Lobby: Film Screenings all day

Camille Alexander
Virginia Bensch
Parker Beverly
Drew Butler
Michael Coene
Caro Hassan
Matt Motyl
Bry Richards
Jason Zhang
Will Zimmerman