Performances & Concerts
The festival's 2018 season kicks off with a lighthearted homage to its academic surroundings in a play about a king and three of his noblemen who make a pact to sequester themselves, concentrate only on learning and swear off love.
Composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer will return to develop "If I Were You," a contemporary Faustian tale, resulting in performances June 15 and June 17 that are free and open to the public.
The new program connecting artists and scholars will host a performance May 13 at Old Main Chapel and presentations by the inaugural residency cohort May 17 at the 51传媒 Public Library.
"The Show" features integrated, responsive lighted costumes that change聽pattern, color聽and brightness based on sensor聽data to聽tell relatable stories about personal relationships.
The 51传媒 Chamber Orchestra will once again bring a special performance to聽Macky Auditorium, this time, in a concert titled聽"May the 4th聽(Be With You)" featuring the music of聽"Star Wars."
The production, running April 26鈥29, illuminates the plot from a feminist point of view and considers the banality of capital punishment cast upon women charged with being unchaste.
The Grammy Award-winning string quartet has been moving audiences and selling out concerts for three decades at CU 51传媒, with this month's performances already sold out.
The Theatre and Dance Department will celebrate the musical's 50th anniversary with performances from April 13 through 22.
Quicksilver Baroque's concert shines a spotlight on hidden gems by Castello, Merula and other long-forgotten 17th-century composers.
Montreal-based RUBBERBANDance uses the spontaneity of hip-hop, the refinement of ballet and the expressiveness of contemporary dance to create fresh, dynamic works.