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Abraham Inc. featuring David Krakauer, Fred Wesley, and Socalled
Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at 7:30pm | Tryon Festival Theatre | $8-$22
The klezmer king, a funk pioneer, and the smoothest Yiddish-rapping mix master around—that’s Abraham Inc. More -
Afterglow: Gloria Deluxe
Saturday, March 6, 2010, at 9:30pm | Lobby | free
LOVE is gonna be my weapon and YOU are gonna be my first victim is the anthem for “ethereal, demanding, exuberant rock” by the protean Gloria Deluxe (Time Out New York). More -
Albert Herring
Saturday, May 1, 2010, at 7:30pm | Tryon Festival Theatre | $8-$24
Imagined as another piece suitable for the newly formed English Opera Group, Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring is a mature and hilarious work regarded as one of the greatest comic operas of all time. More -
Annual Carol Concert
Sunday, December 6, 2009, at 3:00pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $4-$10
An exuberant tradition returns when choruses, instrumentalists, and audience members join in a celebration of the winter season. More -
Armitage Gone! Dance: The Elegant Universe
Tuesday, April 6, 2010, at 7:30pm | Tryon Festival Theatre | $18-$36
Dubbed by Vanity Fair as the “Punk Ballerina,” Karole Armitage was applauded for her reengineered sonic and pictorial environments and was recognized by some of the most prominent names in dance for her energizing contributions to the art form. More -
Art in Conversation: Astral Convertible
Monday, January 25, 2010, at 12:00am | Stage 5 | free
Trisha Brown’s 1989 master work Astral Convertible—a pioneering fusion of technology and dance—will be reimagined for the 21st century as part of February Dance on February 4-6. More -
Artemis Quartet
Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at 7:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $10-$34
Offering up not just Beethoven’s colossal Quartet in C Major, Op. More -
The Band of the Irish Guards featuring the Pipes, Drums, and Highland Dancers of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at 7:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $5-$32
Instantly recognizable in their white-belted red coats and black bearskin hats as they accompany the Mounting of the Queen’s Guard at Buckingham Palace, the members of The Band of the Irish Guards are enthusiastically celebrated for their morale boosting on deployments to active military zones. More -
Joshua Bell, violin
Thursday, April 15, 2010, at 7:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $10-$48
Is it possible to characterize the entirety of Joshua Bell in a few words? He’s a video game fanatic and a gadget aficionado. More -
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra: Faith, Tragedy, and Joy
Saturday, January 23, 2010, at 7:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $5-$31
The Overture to Mendelssohn’s oratorio St. Paul, Op. More -
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra: Immortal Classics
Friday, March 5, 2010, at 7:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $5-$31
Strauss’ passionate Don Juan, Op. 20, opens an evening of memorable orchestral works including Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. More -
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra: The CUSO Holiday Concert
Thursday, December 10, 2009, at 7:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $5-$31
Eagerly awaited by young and old, this holiday extravaganza of choral performances, sing-along classics, and musical guests is a Champaign-Urbana tradition. More -
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra: To Stir the World
Friday, February 19, 2010, at 7:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $5-$31
Salieri’s Twenty-six Variations on “La Follia di Spagna” opens a performance that will feature Vienna-born Gernot Winischhofer on Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. More -
Dance for Parkinson’s Disease
Friday, January 15, 2010, at 10:00am | Drama Rehearsal Room (Level 2) | free
For the past eight years, the Mark Morris Dance Group has worked with the Brooklyn Parkinson Group to blend music and dance into an empowering movement class for patients with Parkinson’s disease. More -
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Dessert and Conversation: A History of the American Film
Saturday, March 6, 2010, at 6:30pm | Krannert Room | $6
Get more out of your theatre experience by attending a pre-performance talk in the Krannert room one hour before A History of the American Film to hear from the dramaturg and scenic designer of the production; tickets include dessert and a beverage. More -
An Evening of Jewish Music with the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band featuring tenor Pavel Roytman
Sunday, January 24, 2010, at 7:00pm | Tryon Festival Theatre | $12-$28
This magnetic Chicago-based band honors traditional folk music of Eastern Europe and sprinkles in Dixieland, early jazz, swing, and a little rhumba for a captivating evening. More -
February Dance
Friday, February 5, 2010, at 7:30pm | Colwell Playhouse | $9-$17
Join Dance at Illinois as we reimagine Trisha Brown’s groundbreaking work Astral Convertible. More -
He and She
Saturday, April 10, 2010, at 7:30pm | Studio Theatre | $8-$15
Written in 1911, this pre-Nineteenth Amendment inquiry into gender roles, family priorities, and career goals feels fresh when viewed from our culture steeped in wanting to have it all. More -
A History of the American Film
Saturday, March 6, 2010, at 7:30pm | Colwell Playhouse | $8-$15
In a wacky, frisky parody of famous American films, Loretta Moran, an orphan, meets Jimmy the gangster, and their adventures keep on rolling from the dawn of the silent film era, through glitzy musicals, to the unbridled patriotism of World War II movies, to the magical Golden Era, and on to schlocky Hollywood blockbusters. More -
James Farm: Featuring Joshua Redman, Aaron Parks, Matt Penman, Eric Harlan
Saturday, April 24, 2010, at 7:30pm | Colwell Playhouse | $23-$45
Like he does in Compass, his latest CD release that takes flight with daring double-trio jams, Joshua Redman has always gone trailblazing with no map, no destination, no baggage other than a desire to peel off sheets of sounds already examined, techniques already mastered, approaches already instigated in his foraging quest for his total, authentic self. More -
Killer Joe
Friday, February 19, 2010, at 7:30pm | Studio Theatre | $8-$15
With bracing physicality and a droll casualness to horrific violence, the Smiths open the door of their trailer to Joe Cooper—police detective and part-time contract killer—in their not-so-cunning plan to make some easy money. More -
Krannert Center Debut Artist
Sunday, April 25, 2010, at 3:00pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $5-$36
The gratifying culmination of each season’s Sunday Salon Series is a recital by the winner of the Center’s Debut Artist competition. More -
Krannert Uncorked
Thursday, March 4, 2010, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
Mark your calendar to join us from 5 to 7pm almost every Thursday for Krannert Uncorked. More -
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Thursday, February 25, 2010, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
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Thursday, March 11, 2010, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
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Thursday, April 1, 2010, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
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Thursday, March 18, 2010, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
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Thursday, February 4, 2010, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
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Thursday, January 28, 2010, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
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Thursday, December 10, 2009, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
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Thursday, February 18, 2010, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
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Thursday, February 11, 2010, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
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Thursday, April 29, 2010, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
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Thursday, May 6, 2010, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
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Thursday, May 13, 2010, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
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Thursday, April 8, 2010, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
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Thursday, April 15, 2010, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
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Thursday, April 22, 2010, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
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Krannert Uncorked with Salty Strings, folk duo
Thursday, December 3, 2009, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
You’ll feel like you’re in the Ozarks or the Adirondacks when the folk duo Salty Strings comes to Stage 5. More -
Krannert Uncorked with the D.R. Dixie Band
Thursday, December 17, 2009, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
The D.R. Dixie Band will take you down south, and Piccadilly’s wine selections will take you around the globe. More -
Krannert Uncorked with the Not-Ready-For-iTunes Players, guitar and chotanka
Thursday, January 21, 2010, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
Guitar and chotanka (flute) music from the Not-Ready-For-iTunes Players will enliven the Lobby, and beverage selections from Bacaro will awaken your palate this week. More -
Kronos Quartet with Wu Man, pipa A Chinese Home
Thursday, January 28, 2010, at 7:30pm | Tryon Festival Theatre | $16-$32
With Kronos Quartet and Wu Man blazing the way, we’ll travel back 100 years to mountainous, isolated Anhui Province. More -
Libretto: Albert Herring
Sunday, May 2, 2010, at 2:00pm | Krannert Room | $6
Gain a wider perspective through this pre-performance talk held in the Krannert Room one hour before Albert Herring; tickets include dessert and a beverage. More -
Libretto: South Pacific
Sunday, February 28, 2010, at 2:00pm | Krannert Room | $6
Gain a wider perspective through this pre-performance talk held in the Krannert Room one hour before South Pacific; tickets include dessert and a beverage. More -
Maly Drama Theatre: Uncle Vanya
Friday, March 12, 2010, at 7:30pm | Tryon Festival Theatre | $12-$28
You’ll be transported to the country estate with Uncle Vanya and Sonya after Professor Serebryakov and Elena have upended the comfortable daily routine in favor of suffocating lethargy during this powerful mounting of Chekhov’s masterwork. More -
Mark Morris Dance Group
Friday, March 5, 2010, at 7:30pm | Tryon Festival Theatre | $18-$38
The 2009-10 season marks the 10th consecutive year of residency for the Mark Morris Dance Group at Krannert Center, its Midwest home. More -
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration and Scholarship Program: Developing Relationships to Empower Humanity
Saturday, January 23, 2010, at 10:00am | Lobby | free
This program will feature hands-on art projects, dancers, musical groups, and the announcement of the 2010 MLK scholarship winners. More -
Mikel Rouse’s Gravity Radio
Saturday, January 30, 2010, at 7:30pm | Studio Theatre | $18-$34
He changed the spelling of his first name when he was a kid to make it read like it sounded. More -
MLKing Celebration
Sunday, January 17, 2010, at 5:00pm | Foellinger Great Hall | free
The University of Illinois celebrates Martin Luther King Day with this special program. More -
MOMIX
Friday, April 30, 2010, at 7:30pm | Colwell Playhouse | $6-$29
They’ve been at the bottom of the sea, out in the garden, on the moon, in the desert, and even at the ballpark, and in a series of their favorite scenes, the dancer-illusionists of MOMIX will creep, flare, shimmy, drift, swell, flutter, undulate, and germinate up and down and over and across the stage. More -
Moscow Festival Ballet: Coppélia
Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at 7:00pm | Tryon Festival Theatre | $18-$39
The Moscow Festival Ballet was founded in 1989 when the legendary principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet Sergei Radchenko realized his vision for extracting the finest elements of the Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies and infusing them into an independent entity that would unite dancers from across Russia to celebrate the great repertory of classical dance. More -
Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, February 25, 2010, at 7:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $10-$48
For a night with Tchaikovsky, who could be better at bringing down the house than these brilliant devotees of the turbulent, sonorous, aching, and triumphant music of the Russian master? Founded to spread the glories of classical music within the Soviet Union through radio broadcasts, the orchestra has expanded its reach to record television, radio, and film soundtracks; perform live at the Kremlin with the Moscow Classical Ballet on Russian dance monuments like Stravinsky’s The Firebird; and tour the globe. More -
The Nutcracker
Saturday, December 5, 2009, at 7:30pm | Tryon Festival Theatre | $15-$34
The Champaign Urbana Ballet again dreams up an elegant portrayal of the magical E. More -
Ozomatli
Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at 7:30pm | Tryon Festival Theatre | $8-$28
Although the name “Ozomatli” has distinctly ancient Mexican roots (deriving from the Nahuatl word for the Aztec god of dance, fire, new harvest, and music), the band’s sound is a decidedly contemporary, urban, Latin collision of hip-hop and salsa, dancehall and Colombian cumbia, sizzling samba and rapid-fire funk, East LA R&B and New Orleans second line, Jamaican ragga and Indian raga. More -
Pacifica Quartet
Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at 7:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall |
Their crisp playing and fearless intimacy will captivate when the members of the Pacifica Quartet take the Great Hall stage for their last performance of the season. More -
Pacifica Quartet
Thursday, February 4, 2010, at 7:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall |
The refreshingly innovative Pacifica Quartet steps onto the Great Hall stage for an evening of music that cuts across time and genres. More -
Romeo & Julia Kören: Beauty and Burlesque—Songs of the Renaissance
Friday, April 23, 2010, at 7:30pm | Colwell Playhouse | $18-$34
What started as a somewhat prim and proper chorus for Peter Langdahl’s staging of Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm has blossomed into a boisterous, dreamy, raw, and exquisitely beautiful experience in vocal drama. More -
San Francisco Symphony
Thursday, March 18, 2010, at 7:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $10-$52
The extraordinary chemistry between the “sympathetic, fiercely intelligent” Michael Tilson Thomas (San Francisco Chronicle) and his adventurous musicians has propelled the San Francisco Symphony in its evolution into an “artistic beacon” (New York Times). More -
Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra with Lang Lang, piano
Saturday, April 10, 2010, at 7:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $10-$48
The electrifying 27-year-old Lang Lang broke into superstardom at age 17, when he was tapped as a last-minute substitute soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. More -
Sinfonia da Camera: Rhapsody for Two
Saturday, March 13, 2010, at 7:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $7-$34
This playful program features Debussy’s L’Apres-Midi d’un Faune; Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. More -
Sinfonia da Camera: Sinfonia at Rush Hour
Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at 5:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall | free-$10
Why wait in traffic when you can relax in the Great Hall with Gershwin’s captivating Rhapsody in Blue and Beethoven’s timeless Symphony No. More -
Sinfonia da Camera: Spring Enchantment
Saturday, February 6, 2010, at 7:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $7-$34
Refresh in the verdant scores of Mozart, Handel, and Shumann in this lush evening of tributes to la primavera featuring the Overture to The Magic Flute; Dixit Dominus, HWV 232; and Symphony No. More -
South Pacific
Friday, February 26, 2010, at 7:30pm | Tryon Festival Theatre | $8-$24
We’ll ship off to mysterious Bali H’ai in this exploration of prejudice, wartime patriotism, cultural mores, and love. More -
Studiodance I
Friday, March 12, 2010, at 7:00pm | Studio Theatre | $7-$14
In the spotlight for this dynamic and diverse evening are choreographers Hope Goldman, Kate Insolia, and Young-Sun Lee from the master’s degree program. More -
Studiodance II
Friday, April 23, 2010, at 9:00pm | Studio Theatre | $7-$14
A select group of choreographers will be featured in this evening of complementary and intriguingly contrasting moods imagined by Dance at Illinois students. More -
Traffic Jam: Mhondoro featuring Bolokada Conde
Friday, February 19, 2010, at 5:00pm | Lobby | free
East meets West when Mhondoro—master of vivacious popular music from Thomas Mapfumo, the Bhundu Boys, and other Zimbabwean artists—connects with Guinean djembe master Bolokada Conde for a work-week-ending, body-shimmying, knee-jiggling, let-yourself-loose party. More -
UI Concert Bands IIA and IIB
Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at 7:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $4-$10
The University of Illinois is proud to be the home of the finest band program in the nation, and these two groups will provide a stirring and thought-provoking evening of music. More -
UI Concert Jazz Band
Saturday, December 5, 2009, at 7:30pm | Studio Theatre | $4-$10
You’ll hear old and new favorites from this classic jazz ensemble. More -
UI Jazz Band IV
Friday, December 4, 2009, at 7:30pm | Studio Theatre | $4-$10
This jazz group will heat up a chilly night with percolating rhythms and driving improvisations. More -
UI Jazz Combos
Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at 7:30pm | Studio Theatre | $4-$10
Shimmy into the night with another serving of cool and hot jazz from jazz combos at the School of Music. More -
UI Jazz Saxophone Ensemble and UI Jazz Guitar Ensemble
Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at 7:30pm | Studio Theatre | $4-$10
Reeds and strings take charge when these jazz ensembles head into the Studio Theatre for a night of cool charts and hot improvisation. More -
UI Jazz Trombone Ensemble
Thursday, December 3, 2009, at 7:30pm | Studio Theatre | $4-$10
It’s a brass celebration when the UI Jazz Trombone Ensemble heats up the Studio Theatre. More -
UI Latin Jazz Ensemble
Sunday, December 6, 2009, at 7:30pm | Studio Theatre | $4-$10
South American, Caribbean, Afro-Cuban, and traditional jazz rhythms will entwine in this kinetic improv session with Tito Carrillo and the UI Latin Jazz Ensemble. More -
UI Symphonic Band II and UI Concert Band I
Thursday, December 3, 2009, at 7:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $4-$10
Classical transcriptions, masterful original works, and new music are in store during this concert from two of the finest bands on campus. More -
UI Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at 7:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $4-$10
The premier orchestra of the University of Illinois will present music ranging from traditional pieces to unusual works. More -
UI Wind Symphony and UI Symphonic Band I
Friday, December 4, 2009, at 7:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $4-$10
The finest wind musicians and percussionists connect for intriguing new music, orchestral favorites, and classic band works. More -
Van Cliburn Competition Gold Medalist: Haochen Zhang
Sunday, January 24, 2010, at 3:00pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $5-$36
It has been 50 years since the Louisiana-born, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winning Van Cliburn returned home to tour the United States on the heels of winning the first Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow. More -
Frederica von Stade: Farewell Season
Thursday, February 11, 2010, at 7:30pm | Foellinger Great Hall | $10-$50
How can we ever say good-bye to Flicka? Lucky for us, this incomparable superstar is taking one last turn around the great stages of the world to share her most cherished musical pieces in her inimitable, breezy, comfortable style. More -
What It Is! featuring Mavis Staples, Booker T., and JJ Grey
Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at 7:30pm | Colwell Playhouse | $23-$45
She’s a Lifetime Grammy Award winner, a National Heritage Fellowship honoree, and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. More -
Winter Lights Festival
Sunday, December 6, 2009, at 4:00pm | Lobby | free
Celebrate winter colors, music, and feelings with this free showcase of the season by the Krannert Center Student Association. More