CPA Season

Eclipse

March 30 & 31, April 10 & 11, 2026

7 PM

“Eclipse aims to create a ritual practice…in which a larger public is invited to temporarily eclipse the power projected by our public spaces, and instead practice the rumor of complex assembly and belonging through bodies and bones.”
—Tommy Noonan, Culture Mill

Culture Mill returns with a remount of their Carolina Performing Arts commissioned work Eclipse, bringing together audiences and professional artists to build an imaginary monument for a (im)possible “we”.

Just before sundown, you are invited to join a choreographic practice outside the Joan H. Gillings ArtSpace at CURRENT (formerly known as CURRENT ArtSpace + Studio) which uses restorative justice practices and embodiment tools to investigate how our assembled bodies and stories might form the architecture for a togetherness we don’t yet know.

Presented as part of the Southern Futures initiative at CPA, Eclipse is a performance of the embodied social practice at the core of democracy. Over the course of two weeks, the performances will be accompanied by a variety of free activities including restorative justice circles, Well Practice, an oral history walk, and a lecture, Bricks As Memory.

Check back here for more information about these events closer to the performance dates!

To explore Eclipse’s creation and impact beyond the stage, check out southernfuturescpa.org/artists/culture-mill/.

Event Details

Runtime: approximately 1 hour and 35 minutes, including intermission
Intermission: 15 minutes
Additional information: visit our FAQ page
Late seating policy: limited late seating available

Ticket & Discount Information

Tickets available starting at $11. Student tickets always $11. Eligible for CLE Credit.

Discount Information

We offer several discounts for CPA series performances only. Partner and rental events are not eligible.

Important Notes:

Discounts must be applied at the time of purchase and cannot be added retroactively.
Only one discount can be used per order.
We reserve the right to cancel tickets that do not follow these guidelines

Available Discounts:

Military & First Responders

Discount: 15% off
Limit: 4 tickets per person, per performance
How to redeem: Use promo code SERVICE2526 online or call our box office

Seniors (65+)

Discount: 15% off
Limit: 4 tickets per person, per performance
ID Required: Yes
How to redeem: Use promo code SENIOR2526 online or call our box office

UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty & Staff

Discount: 25% off
Limit: 4 tickets per person, per performance
ID Required at Entry: Yes (UNC One Card)
How to redeem:
- Current faculty/staff: Use promo code UNCFS2526
- Retired faculty/staff: Use promo code UNCRET2526

UNC Health Staff

Discount: 25% off
Limit: 4 tickets per person, per performance
ID Required at Entry: Yes (UNC Health ID)
How to redeem: Use promo code UNCFS2526 online or call our box office

UNC-Chapel Hill Students

Discount: $11 tickets (Zones 3, 4, and 5)
Limit: 2 tickets per student, per performance
ID Required at Entry: Yes (UNC Student ID)
How to redeem: Use promo code UNCST2526 online and select price type “UNC Student,” or call our box office

Non-UNC Students (K-College, Statewide)

Discount: $11 tickets (Zones 3, 4, and 5)
Limit: 2 tickets per student, per performance
ID Required at Entry: Yes (UNC Student ID)
How to redeem: Use promo code UNCST2526 online and select price type “UNC Student,” or call our box office

Carolina Alumni Members

Discount: 15% off
Limit: 4 tickets per order
How to redeem: Use promo code GAA2526 online or call our box office

Watch our video on applying discount codes when checking out!
Visit our FAQ page for more details.

Why We’re Presenting This

CPA continues to advance Southern Futures—our initiative that invites and supports artists in explorations of the South’s past, present, and future through bold, research-based, interdisciplinary performances. Since 2022, Culture Mill has been a resident artist with us, deeply engaged in research and discovery.

As a site-specific work, Eclipse incorporates material elements of UNC Chapel Hill’s history. Culture Mill’s Tommy Noonan, Murielle Elizéon and their collaborators have drawn upon images from UNC’s Wilson Library and audio stories from The Southern Oral History Program in their creation of this work. See a detailed list of these sources here.

About Culture Mill

Culture Mill is a performing arts laboratory based in Saxapahaw, NC building a creative and inclusive artistic ecosystem in rural North Carolina through the cross-pollination of artist residencies, educational outreach, and groundbreaking immersive artworks from local, national, and international artists. Culture Mill is co-directed by artists Murielle Elizéon and Tommy Noonan and supported by staff member Cailtlyn Swett.

For more information, please visit culturemill.org.

Go further

Curious about the creative process? Step inside the world of Culture Mill and explore the revival of their powerful work, Eclipse.

Watch:

A Performance and A Practice: Explore the 2022 showing of Eclipse, discover a monologue about the 180-year history of the land outside the Gillings ArtSpace, and more.