The Office for Arts Integration Events
Sunday, March 30, 2025
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Chin-Hsuan (Sharon) Cheng, a Taiwanese pianist, has performed on many occasions around the world. This salon-style performance offers a close connection between artist and guests as audience members sit in 6 rows of seats on stage with the performer. Light refreshments are served before and after the performance. Balcony tickets (without refreshments) are also available.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
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Four-time Grammy Award winner Anne-Sophie Mutter, with Lambert Orkis, her accompanist, presents sonatas by Mozart and Respighi, Clara Schumann’s Three Romances, Op. 22, and Schubert’s Fantasy in C Major, D. 934, a work Mutter believes to be the greatest piece ever written for violin and piano.
Thursday, April 3, 2025
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This special edition of Krannert Uncorked includes performances by Champaign-Urbana's own Argentine tango orquesta, Bandoneon Massacre, as well as our festival guest artists Rodrigo Avalos (bandoneon), Teagan Faran (violin), and Heyni Solera (bandoneon), featuring their individual solo and duo projects.
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Kevin M. Geraldi, conductor Kimberly Fleming, conductor Alex Mondragon, graduate conductor Program Holly Harrison: Splinter Ryan Lindveit: Desire Lines Steven Bryant: Ecstatic Waters John Philip Sousa: Overture to Vantour John Philip Sousa: The Children's Ball from Camera Studies John Philip Sousa: University of Illinois March
Friday, April 4, 2025
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In Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, a jealous king accuses his wife of infidelity, plunging the family and the kingdom into turmoil. This sets the stage for a sweeping story of abandonment, betrayal, romance, concealment and possibly reconciliation. This surprisingly timely play questions power, loyalty, and the transformative force of forgiveness.
Saturday, April 5, 2025
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In Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, a jealous king accuses his wife of infidelity, plunging the family and the kingdom into turmoil. This sets the stage for a sweeping story of abandonment, betrayal, romance, concealment and possibly reconciliation. This surprisingly timely play questions power, loyalty, and the transformative force of forgiveness.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
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Two Worlds. One Stage. Broadway legend Mandy Patinkin and opera superstar Nathan Gunn combine their musical talents to create a unique and powerful evening. The duo performs over two dozen songs including solos and duets, some from Mandy’s world of Broadway, some showcasing Nathan’s operatic brilliance, as well as folk and pop favorites.
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In Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, a jealous king accuses his wife of infidelity, plunging the family and the kingdom into turmoil. This sets the stage for a sweeping story of abandonment, betrayal, romance, concealment and possibly reconciliation. This surprisingly timely play questions power, loyalty, and the transformative force of forgiveness.
Thursday, April 10, 2025
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In Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, a jealous king accuses his wife of infidelity, plunging the family and the kingdom into turmoil. This sets the stage for a sweeping story of abandonment, betrayal, romance, concealment and possibly reconciliation. This surprisingly timely play questions power, loyalty, and the transformative force of forgiveness.
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35mm is a multimedia musical in which each photo inspires a unique song, moments frozen in time; a glimmer of a life unfolding, a glimpse of something happening. This musical explores intricately woven "snapshot stories" told through song, asking us to examine the nature of time, our interactions with each other, and how we view ourselves within its variety of songs/styles
Friday, April 11, 2025
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In Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, a jealous king accuses his wife of infidelity, plunging the family and the kingdom into turmoil. This sets the stage for a sweeping story of abandonment, betrayal, romance, concealment and possibly reconciliation. This surprisingly timely play questions power, loyalty, and the transformative force of forgiveness.
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Based on stories from the Mexican community of East Salinas, California, this magical realist play follows three generations of women struggling to keep their dreams alive. Two jaunty crows watch over the farming community as it changes over 50 tumultuous years trying to understand the people and their relationship to the land and each other.
Saturday, April 12, 2025
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In Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, a jealous king accuses his wife of infidelity, plunging the family and the kingdom into turmoil. This sets the stage for a sweeping story of abandonment, betrayal, romance, concealment and possibly reconciliation. This surprisingly timely play questions power, loyalty, and the transformative force of forgiveness.
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The premiere of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring in 1913 was a seismic event in music history. A composition of revolutionary brilliance and stunning imagination, The Rite of Spring calls for an enormous orchestra. An in-depth introduction to The Rite will be presented by Maestro Alltop and the CUSO musicians.
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Based on stories from the Mexican community of East Salinas, California, this magical realist play follows three generations of women struggling to keep their dreams alive. Two jaunty crows watch over the farming community as it changes over 50 tumultuous years trying to understand the people and their relationship to the land and each other.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
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Based on stories from the Mexican community of East Salinas, California, this magical realist play follows three generations of women struggling to keep their dreams alive. Two jaunty crows watch over the farming community as it changes over 50 tumultuous years trying to understand the people and their relationship to the land and each other.
Thursday, April 17, 2025
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The Bashful Youngens are an Americana duo with a three-piece backing band based in Champaign, Illinois. Their music falls somewhere between modern folk and alt-country and features a wide and strong range of songwriting and vocals, varying from delicate to dark, always sung soulfully and accompanied by beautiful roots inspired melodies.
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Based on stories from the Mexican community of East Salinas, California, this magical realist play follows three generations of women struggling to keep their dreams alive. Two jaunty crows watch over the farming community as it changes over 50 tumultuous years trying to understand the people and their relationship to the land and each other.
Friday, April 18, 2025
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Based on stories from the Mexican community of East Salinas, California, this magical realist play follows three generations of women struggling to keep their dreams alive. Two jaunty crows watch over the farming community as it changes over 50 tumultuous years trying to understand the people and their relationship to the land and each other.
Saturday, April 19, 2025
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Based on stories from the Mexican community of East Salinas, California, this magical realist play follows three generations of women struggling to keep their dreams alive. Two jaunty crows watch over the farming community as it changes over 50 tumultuous years trying to understand the people and their relationship to the land and each other.
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Krannert Center for the Performing Arts celebrates the UNESCO 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology with a re-envisioned performance of Quantum Voyages, a performance piece conceived and written by University of Illinois faculty Smitha Vishveshwara (Physics) and Latrelle Bright (Theatre Studies), with music by Stephen Taylor (Composition-Theory).
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
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In this evocative conversation, the MacArthur Fellow and award-winning Mac—a playwright, actor, songwriter, performance artist, director, and producer—speaks about centering queer stories, the future of the theatre in an uncertain world, and the power of transforming calamity into communion.
Thursday, April 24, 2025
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Internationally known jazz pianist Darius Brubeck is joined on stage by University of Illinois students Adib Young (sax), Emma Taylor (bass) and Max Osawa (drums) in a two-set performance that showcases a wide range of jazz styles and offers the audience a chance to hear how jazz music has a universal connection and longevity.
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Monteverdi’s Orfeo, originally performed in 1607, is the first unquestioned masterpiece of opera. A “musical fable,” it tells the story of Orpheus, the demi-god whose music had the power to conquer the forces of Hell. His love for Eurydice brings the sun out, only to have all the stars completely blocked out by her death and his descent into the Underworld.
Friday, April 25, 2025
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Monteverdi’s Orfeo, originally performed in 1607, is the first unquestioned masterpiece of opera. A “musical fable,” it tells the story of Orpheus, the demi-god whose music had the power to conquer the forces of Hell. His love for Eurydice brings the sun out, only to have all the stars completely blocked out by her death and his descent into the Underworld.
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Experience the fellowship of communal dance with professionally trained dance instructors Laura Chiaramonte (Dance at Illinois) and Kate Insolia. If you or a loved one is living with Parkinson’s, join us to explore gentle movement in a safe and welcoming environment. No dance experience is needed!
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Kimberly Fleming, conductor; Michael Vecchio, conductor; Barry L. Houser, conductor -- PROGRAM: Hindsley Symphonic Band: David del Tredici, arr. Spede: Acrostic Song; Jack Frerer: Twirling Aimlessly; Reena Esmail: Chamak, Steven Bryant: Synthetic Sunlight -- Wind Orchestra: Clifton Williams: Fanfare and Allegro; Brian Balmages: Windows and Mirrors
Saturday, April 26, 2025
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Monteverdi’s Orfeo, originally performed in 1607, is the first unquestioned masterpiece of opera. A “musical fable,” it tells the story of Orpheus, the demi-god whose music had the power to conquer the forces of Hell. His love for Eurydice brings the sun out, only to have all the stars completely blocked out by her death and his descent into the Underworld.
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An annual smash, the culminating thesis concert of the BFA class of 2025 brings fresh perspectives from the creative mind/bodies of “soon to be” Dance at Illinois alumni. Presented in the Studio Theatre, the concert explodes with diverse aesthetics, passionate dancing, and creative ambition as this group of seniors storm headfirst toward upending the old guard.
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Grammy Award-winners Jessie Montgomery and TCP collaborate in a dynamic program that equally showcases Montgomery’s excellence as a composer and violinist. Lady Justice/Black Justice, a newly commissioned work for percussion quartet, is paired with Lou Harrison’s Concerto for Violin with Percussion Orchestra.
Sunday, April 27, 2025
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An annual smash, the culminating thesis concert of the BFA class of 2025 brings fresh perspectives from the creative mind/bodies of “soon to be” Dance at Illinois alumni. Presented in the Studio Theatre, the concert explodes with diverse aesthetics, passionate dancing, and creative ambition as this group of seniors storm headfirst toward upending the old guard.
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Christina and Andrés are 123 Andrés, the Grammy-winning duo for kids and families known for their interactive, high-energy shows. Their fresh, original songs blend Spanish and English with an eclectic mix of sounds from all corners of Latin America. Andrés and Christina—a husband-wife team—perform for tens of thousands of children and families each year.