Department of Performing Arts and Technology
![Stuart Benkert is the new permanent department head for the Department of Performing Arts and Technology.](https://news.dasa.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2024/06/SB-headshot-6.jpg)
Benkert Named DPAT Department Head
![State Chorale in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after singing at Mass. Photo credit: Patrick Fargier](https://news.dasa.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2024/05/1.-State-ChoraleVatican-May72024.jpg)
NC State Chorale Performs in Italy
![Layla El-Khoury's 'Force of Flows' demonstrates the process and impact of stream bank erosion through dance.](https://news.dasa.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2024/04/IMG_3814.jpg)
Dance Your PhD: NC State Grad Student Layla El-Khoury Awarded for Educational Dance Production
![The NC State Marching Band gathers in front of a castle in Wales.](https://news.dasa.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2024/03/Marching-Band-DoG-.jpg)
Help NC State’s Band Program March Forward this Day of Giving
![Members of the NC State Choral Artists rehearse for "Considering Matthew Shepard."](https://news.dasa.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2024/03/DSC01615-Enhanced-NR.jpg)
NC State Choral Artists Prepare for Debut with ‘Considering Matthew Shepard’
![As part of Christa Oliver's production, "Posture of the Heart," several migrant women are seen in a holding cell.](https://news.dasa.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2024/01/Posture-of-the-Heart-1.jpg)
‘Posture of the Heart:’ NC State Professor Christa Oliver Sends Message Through Dance
![Layla El-Khoury (left) receives the 2023 Robert E. Stewart Engineering Humanities Award from Keith G. Tinsey (right)—photo courtesy of Laura Riddle.](https://news.dasa.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2023/08/El-Khoury-e1691787138345.png)
Student-Choreographer Layla El-Khoury Receives Robert E. Stewart Engineering Humanities Award
![The Power Sound of the South® performs in front of Cardiff Castle in Wales, England—photo courtesy of Dan Jahn.](https://news.dasa.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2023/08/DRJ02154606-ZF-8393-21129-1-001-1536x864-1.jpeg)
Performing Across The Pond
![Dr. Wes Parker (left) directs the NC State Jazz Orchestra student members (right) during a concert.](https://news.dasa.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2023/08/DSC09190-1536x864-1.jpeg)
On the Air: A Podcast Conversation Featuring Wes Parker
![Students gather at Stafford Commons to attend a convocation ceremony in 2021. Photo by Marc Hall](https://news.dasa.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2023/08/MAH0020convocation_2.jpg)