Cirque Kalabanté is a highly colorful creation featuring amazing acrobats and musicians performing their authentic choreography to the frantic rhythms of djembes and other native instruments of Guinea. This innovative group combines the diversity of traditional African arts with the virtuosity of the North American modern circus performance.
The UVU Museum of Art is opening in a new location in Orem with the ground-breaking initiative, The Art of Belonging. This initiative is a collaboration between The Museum of Art, artist, curator, and art educator Jorge Rojas, and Artes de México en Utah executive director and cultural advocate Fanny Guadalupe Blauer. It will include exhibitions by Maruch Santíz Gómez (Beliefs of Our Forebears), Jorge Rojas (Material Meditations), a Statewide Juried Exhibition featuring work by over 40 Utah artists who self identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC), and will feature performances and events throughout the summer.
The Art of Belonging will have an Opening Celebration of BIPOC culture on May 13. Doors will officially open on May 23 and the initiative will continue through September 16. Public programs include artist lectures, film discussions, educator workshops, collaborations with faculty, performance art, family art making, and more. Entry to The Museum is free but timed tickets are required. Visit uvu.edu/museum for more information.
In Roundabout, Heartland Collective collaborates with Utah Valley University’s Department of Dance to welcome the community to the new UVU Museum of Art. This roaming performance will move through the outdoor and indoor spaces of the historical Lakemount Manor, bringing energy and joy in celebration of belonging. The audience will be invited to follow the artists in a series of location specific performances that culminate in an outdoor dance party.
Somatic Traces explores the largely hidden history of Asian labor in the United States, particularly the work done on the transcontinental railroad. Mitsu Salmon focuses on how a body can contain and release history, place, and affect to allow for transformation and re-imagining. Her large-scale movement-based color field paintings, performative objects, and soundscapes echo this act.
Vanished Vibrations is a site-specific dance performance inspired by ongoing research on the embodied memory of female-gendered violence victims in the Mexican context.
Punto de Inflexión is co-founded and co-directed by Stephanie García. PROArtes México was co-founded by Stephanie García and Peter Hay in order to promote exemplary Mexican art internationally.
One of the world’s most beloved musicals, The Sound of Music tells the heartwarming story of Maria; a high-spirited postulant who takes a job serving as a governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain, bringing music and joy to the family as they escape over the mountains on the brink of World War II. Based on the inspirational, real-life story of the Von Trapp Family Singers, the production features some best-known songs, including “Edelweiss”, “My Favorite Things”, “Climb Ev’ry Mountain”, and the title song “The Sound of Music”.
The Sound of Music marks the 15th anniversary of the collaboration between UVU and the Sundance Mountain Resort to produce Sundance Summer Theatre.
Rojas has performed live and via livestream for over fifteen years, presenting his work in Mexico, Canada, and across the United States. His performance art focuses on a number of topics ranging from spiritual histories, interpretations of ancient rites and customs, and abuses of power.
This season headliner is so spectacular, so special, so marvelous, that we can’t even announce their performance yet. We can tell you this musician has won five Grammy Awards and has had a groundbreaking career spanning five decades. Stay tuned for this exciting announcement coming soon!
Star of Girls5eva on Peacock, and Hamilton on and off Broadway, for which she received a Tony Award, a Grammy Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Lucille Lortel Award, this multi-talented superstar is sure to light up The Noorda.
This performance is suitable for children six and up.
This prodigy is the first-prize winner of The Gina Bachauer International Artist Competition. Hailed by the New York Times as a pianist “whose playing combines clarity, elegance, and abundant technique,” and by the Washington Post as a young artist with “boundless potential” who can “already hold his own with the best,” pianist Aristo Sham has dazzled audiences on five continents.
This performance is suitable for children six and up.
She is only 20 years old, but Mexican pianist Daniela Liebman has rapidly established herself as an artist of eloquence, poise, and nuance. Since her debut at age eight with the Aguascalientes Symphony, Daniela has performed with more than thirty orchestras on four continents. Don’t miss her enchanting performance!
This performance is suitable for children six and up.
The first mandolin soloist to be nominated for a classical Grammy Award, Avi Avital is a driving force behind the reinvigoration of the mandolin repertory. Passionate and “explosively charismatic” (The New York Times), his performance will delight and inspire. Hanzhi Wang, praised for her technically and musically brilliant appearances, will accompany Mr. Avital on the accordion.
This performance is suitable for children six and up.
Come get whisked away to a bygone era! Peacherine Ragtime is the leading professional ragtime orchestra in the United States. They come to The Noorda with a special Halloween performance, underscoring the 1922 film Nosferatu. Spooky, toe-tapping fun!
This performance is suitable for children six and up.
Step into a night of American history-telling, live music, and multimedia with UVU professor Greg Jackson as he weaves defining moments in American history (1754-1865) into a thrilling narrative of the struggle and triumph of a young nation to form, define, and reform itself. Adapted from his top-ranked podcast.
Special performances in honor of Veteran’s Day weekend.
Suitable for audiences 10 and up.
If you can’t make it to the Hawaiian Islands this year, The Noorda will bring them to you! Self-described as a “Hawaiian contemporary soul,” Kalani Pe‘a has racked up three Grammy Awards, and is the only Hawaiian artist to win in the regional roots contest. Get into the holiday spirit with his lively Christmas concert!
This performance is suitable for children six and up.
If you just can’t get enough of the holidays you might want to spend your December at The Noorda! Celtic fiddler and step-dancer Natalie MacMaster has built a sterling, multi-decade career on electrifying playing and dazzling performances. Her Christmas concert will make The Noorda halls feel merry and bright!
This performance is suitable for children six and up.
Unlike anything you have ever heard, this unique group samples principles of hip-hop and classical music. The sound is rigorous, nuanced, accessible, and vibrant. The result is a seamless musical experience with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world's fastest ping-pong game," (Pitchfork), and is considered the "cutting edge of hip-hop," (Huffington Post).
This performance is suitable for children six and up.
This is a multi-platform project uniting the seafaring cultures of the Pacific and Indian Oceans through songs – a contemporary and relevant musical statement from a region at the frontline of the Climate Crisis. Both poignant and playful, the result is a diverse style incorporating roots-reggae, beats, grunge, RnB, folk, and spoken-word for, “One coherent jaw dropping piece” as described by Rob Schwartz – Billboard.
This performance is suitable for children six and up.
Featuring songs by Gershwin, Ellington, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and many more, and joined by a who’s who of New York all-stars, this is an “unforgettable” evening of singin’ and swingin’ with Bria Skonberg and Benny Benack III, two of this generation’s brightest stars. Come celebrate the Great American Songbook in all its playful — and sophisticated — glory!
This performance is suitable for children six and up.
Voctave is an 11-member a cappella group whose singers have roots in musical theatre, contemporary Christian music, barbershop, pop, and choral music. They have multiple #1 songs and albums on iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify, and the group has also ranked in the top 25 on Billboard Magazine’s charts.
This performance is suitable for children six and up.
The company’s foremost innovation is that dance should be about removing boundaries, not reinforcing them. Whether it be the limiting traditions of a single style, period, venue, or culture, Complexions transcends them all. With a singular approach to reinventing dance through a groundbreaking mix of methods, styles, and cultures, Complexions represents one of the most recognized, diverse, inclusive, and respected performing arts brands in the World.
This performance is suitable for children six and up.
Driven by strong lyrical and melodic writing, their songs easily appeal to fans of modern folk-rockers like Jason Mraz, Ray Lamontagne, and John Mayer. They have been featured in commercials, feature films, and television, as well as having their songs covered by numerous artists. Their lush harmonies harken back to super-groups of the 60s and 70s like Crosby, Stills, & Nash, the Eagles, Simon & Garfunkel, winning them fans all over the globe.
This performance is suitable for children six and up.
Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton revolutionized country music and blazed a trail for future generations of female artists. Trailblazing Women of Country, a five-member, all-female band will entertain and inspire with their tapestry of country music and their and unmistakably female perspective.
This performance is suitable for children six and up.
The Joe Gransden 16-Piece Big Band is quickly becoming one of the busiest groups on the jazz scene. Smokey Robinson says of the band, “Joe has an innate ability to connect with an audience. His singing and trumpet playing are world class. Throw in his 16-piece big band and you have something very special!”
This performance is suitable for children six and up.
