Newman Center for the Performing Arts

Music From The Sole is a tap dance and live music company that celebrates tap’s Afro-diasporic roots, particularly its connections to Afro-Brazilian dance and music, and it lineage to forms like house dance and passinho (Brazilian funk). Led by Brazilian dance/choreographer Leonardo Sandoval and by bassist/composer Gregory Richardson, their work embraces a blend of sound and movement, with a mission of bringing tap dance, America’s vernacular dance form, to new audiences. Since their first performances in 2014, Music From The…

With 18 Grammy nominations and six awards, Billy Childs has emerged as one of the foremost composers and pianists of his era, “consistently expanding the dimensions of the jazz genre – and beyond” (The Los Angeles Times). His album, "The Winds of Change", won a Grammy in February for Best Jazz Instrumental Album. Childs’ canon of original compositions and arrangements has garnered him the 2013 Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship (2009), a composers award from the American Academy…

Andrew Marlin is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based out of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is known for his captivating songwriting and immersive mandolin playing presented in both his band Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange), as a member of Mighty Poplar, and under his name. Andrew and his string band will be performing an assortment of material from his solo albums and beyond. Marlin has played in such prestigious venues and festivals as Austin City Limits, Nashville's legendary Ryman Auditorium, Earl…

The sun cracks through the haphazardly sealed curtains of your hotel window. Your vision comes into focus as the pounding in your head slowly but steadily increases in intensity. Your memories of Mardi Gras last night are hazy now; the places you saw, the strangers you toasted in the streets, the many, many (maybe too many) drinks you drank. One memory is clear though; Denver Brass and Festa Bateria kept the good times rolling all night long with red hot…

The Limón Dance Company has been at the vanguard of American Modern Dance since its inception in 1946. The first dance group to tour internationally under the auspices of the State Department, and the first modern dance company to perform at Lincoln Center in New York, it has performed twice at The White House. The José Limón Dance Foundation, with Company and Institute, was the recipient of a 2008 National Medal of the Arts. José Limón has a special place in…

"Contemporary dance on ice” from Montreal, Le Patin Libre transforms athleticism into a means of artistic expression. Le Patin Libre’s work explores the amazing choreographic and theatrical potential of glide, creating a unique experience that’s fun for the whole family. Founded in 2005 by competitive skaters, Le Patin Libre proposes a contemporary reinvention of the ice show. Their first two opuses for 5 skating artistes (Vertical Influences in 2014 and Threshold in 2018) were critically acclaimed, delighting audiences across North America. Speed, virtuosity, and fluid choreography characterize…

Based on the worldwide bestselling hit series by Dav Pilkey, Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious and heartwarming new production following the chronicles of Dog Man, who with the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture. But while trying his best to be a good boy, can he save the city from Flippy the cyborg fish and his army of Beasty Buildings? Can he catch Petey, the world's most…

The ancient runes, hewn into the mossy boulders that dot Streedagh Beach in Ireland’s County Sligo have puzzled scientists and anthropologists for decades. Legends of their meaning have been passed down by word of mouth by the local villagers for generations. Some say the runes describe a story of a great sea beast that terrorized the village, some say they hold the recipe for a hearty and medicinal stew; but the mysteries of the runes have never been fully uncovered……

The pre-eminent classical tabla virtuoso of our time, Zakir Hussain is appreciated as one of the world’s most esteemed and influential musicians, one whose mastery of his percussion instrument has taken it to a new level, transcending cultures and national borders. A child prodigy who began his international touring career by the age of eighteen, Zakir has been at the helm of many genre-defying collaborations including Shakti, Remember Shakti, Masters of Percussion, Planet Drum, Tabla Beat Science, and Sangam. In February 2024, Zakir made history by…

The GRAMMY nominated vocal supergroup, säje (rhymes with “beige”), is the brainchild of vocalist/composers Sara Gazarek, Amanda Taylor, Johnaye Kendrick, and Erin Bentlage. Born out of close friendship and deep admiration, these world-renowned artists, composers, and arrangers have come together to explore, create, and celebrate the music that moves them. As individuals, each artist has crafted their own notable solo career, and now are delighted to bring their collective voices to this union, traversing a vast array of compelling original material, beloved…

“Frisell has had a lot of practice putting high concept into a humble package. (He’s) long hailed as one of the most distinctive and original improvising guitarists of our time…” — The New York Times In My Dreams features Bill Frisell on guitar, Thomas Morgan on bass, Rudy Royston on drums, Jenny Scheinman on violin, Eyvind Kang on viola, and Hank Roberts on cello. Guitar icon Bill Frisell’s career has spanned more than 40 years and many celebrated recordings, most recently on the…

Julia Keefe is an internationally acclaimed Native American jazz vocalist, currently directing the Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band, which highlights the history and future of Indigenous people in jazz. “A songbird of a jazz vocalist” - The New York Times  It is a rarity to see a single indigenous jazz musician nowadays, let alone sixteen on stage at a single time. Even rarer to see female indigenous jazz players, yet we have Julia Keefe and Mali Obomsawin within the ensemble. The…

World-renowned musician Vieux Farka Touré is often referred to as “the Hendrix of the Sahara,” and has become a cultural ambassador for the people of Mali and the Sahel. His 2022 collaboration with Khruangbin, “Ali,” pays tribute to his father (legendary guitar player Ali Farka Touré), receiving international acclaim. Touré’s live performances are highly energized, dazzling crowds with his charisma and talent. By the time Touré’s self-titled second album had come out in 2009, Vieux was presenting a sound that was true to…