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VOCES8 2021

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts

VOCES8
After Silence
Featuring Penn State Concert Choir
Christopher Kiver, director

Date: 
7:30 pm Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Event Description: 

The “eight beautifully integrated solo voices” (BBC Music Magazine) of Britain’s VOCES8 return to Penn State to perform After Silence, a program inspired by and named after an essay by Aldous Huxley.

Artistic Viewpoints | Fandango for Butterflies

Artistic Viewpoints

Date: 
6:30 pm Thursday, September 30, 2021
Location: 

Eisenhower Auditorium

Artistic Viewpoints, an informal moderated discussion featuring Anne Hamburger, En Garde Arts founder and artistic director, is offered in Eisenhower Auditorium one hour before the performance and is free for ticket holders. Artistic Viewpoints seating is available on a first-arrival basis.

Fandango for Butterflies

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts

En Garde Arts
Fandango for Butterflies (and Coyotes)
By Andrea Thome
Directed by José Zayas
Music by Sinuhé Padilla
Inspired by interviews with undocumented immigrants from Latin America

Date: 
7:30 pm Thursday, September 30, 2021
Event Description: 

Fandango for Butterflies (and Coyotes) collects inspiration from interviews with undocumented immigrants from Latin America living in New York City.

Christian Sands October 2021

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts

Christian Sands

Date: 
7:30 pm Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Event Description: 

Back in February 2021, we presented the beguiling jazz pianist Christian Sands and his quartet in a recorded concert available for streaming online. Eight months later, we’re thrilled to be presenting Sands live on our stage.

Mwenso and the Shakes 2021

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts

Mwenso and The Shakes
Love Will Be thee Only Weapon
Opener: Kikora Franklin and dancers

Date: 
7:30 pm Thursday, September 16, 2021
Event Description: 

Michael Mwenso continues his empowering quest to unify through love and healing so we can overcome darkness and ascend to our deepest human potential.

Juneteenth 2021

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts
Sharifa Ali stands draped in the flag of the United States.

Juneteenth: A Fierce Urgency Celebration!
Hosted by Michael Mwenso
Featuring performances, reflections, and contributions from Black artists and Penn State faculty
Produced by Electric Root in partnership with the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State

Date: 
7:30 pm Saturday, June 19, 2021
Event Description: 

Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth (short for June Nineteenth) commemorates the day in 1865 when United States troops arrived in Galveston to seize control of the former Confederate state of Texas.

Meeting the Moment with Sita Frederick

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts
Director Sita Frederick sits in front of Eisenhower Auditorium.

Meeting the Moment
with Michael Mwenso
and guest Sita Frederick

Date: 
7:30 pm Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Event Description: 

Welcome to episode eight of Meeting the Moment with Michael Mwenso. 

This special recorded installment of the program features Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State Director Sita Frederick. 

Earth Day Panel Discussion

Earth Day Panel Discussion

Date: 
7:00 pm Thursday, April 22, 2021
Location: 

Live virtual engagement event

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Penn State students and a Small Island Big Song artist will talk about ocean conservation, environmental justice, consequences of climate change, and the role the arts can play in creating and promoting change.

Small Island Big Song 2021

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts

Small Island Big Song
An Oceanic Songline

Date: 
7:30 pm Friday, April 23, 2021
Event Description: 

Small Island Big Song is a union of musicians from Madagascar to Rapa Nui/Easter Island, Taiwan to Zenadth Kes/The Torres Strait singing out from their islands across the ocean and reuniting a shared ancestry of the seas.

Ballet Hispanico Dance Class

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts
A dancer extends her arms as she spins around.

Ballet Hispánico Dance Class

Date: 
7:30 pm Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Event Description: 

Earlier this month, the Center for the Performing Arts streamed Ballet Hispánico’s 50th Anniversary Legacy Experience. Now, dance enthusiasts can learn more about Ballet Hispánico moves in a live class.

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