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David Lang lecture

“Behind and Before before and after nature”
Lecture by David Lang

Date: 
3:00 pm Thursday, April 10, 2025
Location: 

117 Music Building I

Composer David Lang will host a discussion of the thought and research behind his new piece, before and after nature; the structure of the music; and the limitations that go along with writing music about the world around us. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Presented by the Center for the Performing Arts, in collaboration with the Penn State School of Music.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts
Neil deGrasse Tyson. An Astrophysicist goes to the movies - Part 1. December 2, 2025. Eisenhower Auditorium

An Evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson
An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies – Part 1

Date: 
7:30 pm Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Event Description: 

From Star Wars to Frozen to Armageddon, to Titanic to The Martian.

Mokita Dialogue

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts
An illustration of a boy kneeling in front of a rabbit in a snow covered forest.

Mokita® Dialogue: Health & Healing Through the Arts

Date: 
12:00 pm Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Event Description: 

The Penn State Center for the Performing Arts is partnering with Jana Marie Foundation to hold a Mokita® Dialogue conversation about health and healing through the arts. 

Leon Thomas

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts
A portrait of Leon Thomas wearing a leather jacket, large sunglasses, and a metal chain around his neck.

Leon Thomas

Date: 
8:30 pm Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Event Description: 

Leon Thomas seamlessly bridges the worlds of music, acting, and production.

From The Lion King on Broadway to Victorious on Nickelodeon and the HBO dramedy Insecure, Thomas is moving from writing pop hits to developing his own vocal prowess in Motown studios.

Stompers Workshop

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts
A sculpture of a human figure made from wood, wire, and repurposed shoe parts.

Stompers Project Public Workshop

Date: 
11:00 am Monday, March 3, 2025
Event Description: 

The Center for the Performing Arts, in partnership with the Jana Marie Foundation, will create a Stompers Project sculpture named Consuelo for display in the Eisenhower Auditorium lobby.

PURPLE Continued: Virtual Panel

What Does PURPLE Sound Like? Continued
Virtual Panel

Date: 
3:15 pm Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Location: 

Virtual Event

As part of exploring What Does PURPLE Sound Like?, a multimedia installation by SLMDances, the Center for the Performing Arts invites you to a panel discussion featuring the wisdom of elders and the curiosity of youth.

Reflecting on the theme of invisible communities of which we all are part, join local panelists and SLMDances Artistic Director Sydnie Mosley to think about the hidden ways we relate to others and how community is built between and among those communities. 

The one-hour, online event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Let’s Dance 2025

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts

Let’s Dance
Movement Workshop for All Ages, All Abilities

Date: 
5:30 pm Thursday, May 1, 2025
Event Description: 

Sing and dance with members of the For Good Troupe, directed by Krista Wilkinson, as they perform excerpts from their favorite musical theatre productions. Then join Penn State Professor of Dance Michele Dunleavy on stage to learn some basic choreography and have some not-so-basic fun!

Joyfull - Bang on a Can Edition

The Joyfull
Bang on a Can Edition

Date: 
6:00 pm Sunday, April 6, 2025
Location: 

Heritage Hall, HUB-Robeson Center

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The Center for the Performing Arts and Student Affairs invite you to replenish.

Food is much more than what sits on our plates. Food intersects with nearly every aspect of our lives—from the communities and cultures we come from to issues of climate, food security, and our personal relationships with food.

Joyfull - Student-Curated Edition

The Joyfull
Student-Curated Edition

Date: 
6:00 pm Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Location: 

Heritage Hall, HUB-Robeson Center

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.

The Center for the Performing Arts and Student Affairs invite you to replenish.

Food is much more than what sits on our plates. Food intersects with nearly every aspect of our lives—from the communities and cultures we come from to issues of climate, food security, and our personal relationships with food.

Just like food, art comes from many forms, cultural backgrounds, and histories. At each Joyfull, we welcome all to come and enjoy a meal, live performance, and conversation.

Joyfull - PURPLE Edition

The Joyfull
PURPLE Edition

Date: 
6:00 pm Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Location: 

Heritage Hall, HUB-Robeson Center

Register

The Center for the Performing Arts and Student Affairs invite you to replenish.

Food is much more than what sits on our plates. Food intersects with nearly every aspect of our lives—from the communities and cultures we come from to issues of climate, food security, and our personal relationships with food.

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