All out explosion of sound, contagious rhythms and amazing step dancing, Nova Scotia’s young, hip ambassadors of Acadian music defy you to sit still! Eclectic in its musical approach, the award-winning group draws musical inspiration from folk, Celtic, rock, Broadway, and French chansonniers.
The bow fires up the fiddle…the sparks fly!
In ancient Chinese tradition, there’s a story to almost everything. Jigu creates these stories with music, choreography and beautiful costumes, from sweeping battle calls to rolling walnuts.
A visual and aural feast, Jigu is a show you won't forget.
Amazingly clever and funny in intelligent ways, Robert Post’s skills and talent as a physical actor will give you a boost of happiness.
“…dry humor, expert mime, versatile acting, skilled juggling…a keen sense of satire and the absurd…”
The New York Times
“…uproariously funny.”
National Public Radio
Nrityagram Dance Ensemble will transport you to an enchanted world of magic and spirituality through Odissi, India’s oldest classical dance form. The company’s blend of traditional dance forms and contemporary concepts is eloquent and extraordinarily vivid.
“Nrityagram is …confident…cutting edge…a winner!”
The Washington Post
“So astonishing were they…that one audience member simply murmured ‘Wow’ at the end, unable at first to clap!”
The New York Times
This presentation is supported by the Performing Arts Fund, a program of Arts Midwest funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Minnesota State Arts Board, General Mills Foundation, and Land O’Lakes Foundation.
This new company from Houston, Texas will inspire you with their positive, youthful, masculine, high-energy breakin’, poppin’ n’ lockin’, Brazilian copoeira dancing. Whew! Their 2009-10 show, “BREAKIN’ BACKWARDS,” with music from the 1920s through the '90s, pushes the boundaries of street dance while maintaining the true essence of the culture.
Hip-hop moves and music for all ages!
All performances are at 7:30 p.m. in Edson Auditorium, Morris campus Student Center. (Map)
The University of Minnesota, Morris annual Jazz Fest draws more than 800 high school and community jazz musicians to participate in three days of clinics with the some of the world's greatest jazz musicians as their teachers. For ticket order forms and other ticket information call 320-589-6080. The Jazz Fest performances are extremely popular and often sell out on the first day of sales. All advance ticket orders will be processed, in lottery fashion, on Monday, March 1, 2010.
Primary funding for this series is provided by University of Minnesota, Morris students. The series is made possible in part by a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Sustainer: $ 200
Benefactor: $ 140
Patron: $ 85
Your gift includes a season ticket
Family: $ 135
Adult: $50
Senior Citizen 65+: $ 35
Youth under 18: $ 35
UMM Faculty/Staff: $ 45
UMM Students: $ 20
Adult: $ 15
Senior Citizen: $ 10
Youth under 18: $ 10
UMM Students: $ 5
Tickets may be ordered by mail or in person at the UMM Student Activities Office. Credit card orders may also be placed by phone. Unpaid reservations are not accepted. Tickets are not refundable. For more information please contact the UMM Office of Student Activities at (320) 589-6080.
