One of the nation's finest university performing arts centers, the Newman Center presents a robust schedule of artists, ensembles, speakers, comedians, authors and more every season. Check out the entire calendar below.
Saturday, October 12, 2024
John Denver "The Tribute"
Performed by John Adams and his band, "The Tribute" celebrates the life and music of Rocky Mountain legend, John Denver.
Hailed as one of the finest songwriters of the day (The New Yorker), Kahane is a musical storyteller who has worked with many of America's leading arts institutions including Carnegie Hall and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Kahane is joined in concert by Roomful of Teeth, a two-time GRAMMY winning vocal band dedicated to reimagining the expressive potential of the human voice.
Gabriel Kahane and Caroline Shaw embark on a newly comissioned large-scale collaboration, orbiting a new work inspired by Jorge Luis Borges' story, The Library of Babel. Shaw is the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winer for Music, as well as a member of the GRAMMY-winning vocal group Roomful of Teeth.
Acclaimed as “Asia’s leading contemporary dance theater” (The Times), Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan transforms ancient traditions such as meditation and martial arts into a thrilling and modern celebration of motion.
International chanteuse and comedienne extraordinaire Meow Meow brings her unique brand of holiday hilarity and musical mayhem. A rollicking tonic, “Feline Festive” will rekindle the spirt of the holidays, featuring a band of superb musicians and music ranging from jazzy vintage showbiz to wicked, witty Weimar 1920’s tunes, French chansons, and original and contemporary classics.