An abridged version of the full show will be available free of cost for K-8 students. Step Afrika! blends percussive dance styles practiced by historically African American fraternities and sororities; traditional West and Southern African dances; and an array of contemporary dance and art forms into a cohesive, compelling artistic experience. Performances are much more […]

Founded in 1994 by C. Brian Williams, Step Afrika! is the first professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping. Under Mr. Williams’ leadership, stepping has evolved into one of America’s cultural exports, touring more than 50 countries across the globe.  Step Afrika! now ranks as one of the top ten African-American dance companies in […]

With their gripping performance style and unquenchable appetite for musical adventure, Brooklyn Rider has carved a singular space in the world of string quartets over their fifteen-year history. Defining the string quartet as a medium with deep historic roots and endless possibility for invention, they find equal inspiration in musical languages ranging from late Beethoven […]

Lucas Richman, conductor Ifetayo Ali-Landing, cello Dvorák’s "Cello Concerto" is brought to life by a rising young star at the opening concert of the BSO’s 127th season. What’s Interesting About This Concert Cellist Ifetayo Ali-Landing came to fame via her own TedX Talk and NPR Tiny Desk Concert after winning the 2017 Sphinx Competition’s Junior Division Composer Nancy Galbraith’s […]

Join UMaine English professor and MHC Faculty Advisory Group member Sarah Harlan-Haughey for a lecture on Shakespeare's "As You Like It," presented with the support of the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center, before the Collins Center for the Arts's presentation of "As You Like It" from Theater at Monmouth on Tour. Welcome to Arden. […]

Welcome to Arden. This is the story of Rosalind. Oppressed and exiled from Court under threat of death, she escapes with her cousin, cross-dressed and gartered, into the wild and unpredictable Forest of Arden. Disguised as a boy, she creates a world of her choosing, reveling in her newfound agency and self-discovery. But chance encounters […]

Jay Leno’s late night television ratings domination included two decades as the host of the #1-rated “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” – after the first two years Jay Leno never lost a single ratings year in which he served as host. This fall Jay Leno brings back the classic game show You Bet Your […]

Thursday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. — Minsky Recital Hall Friday, Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. — UMaine Machias Performing Arts Center Jazz pianist and composer Bruce Barth has been sharing his music with listeners the world over for more than thirty-five years.  In addition to traveling widely performing his own music, he has also […]

Thursday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. — Minsky Recital Hall Friday, Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. — UMaine Machias Performing Arts Center Jazz pianist and composer Bruce Barth has been sharing his music with listeners the world over for more than thirty-five years.  In addition to traveling widely performing his own music, he has also […]

Having triumphed at the Met in some of the repertory’s fiercest soprano roles, Sondra Radvanovsky stars as the mythic sorceress who will stop at nothing in her quest for vengeance, kicking off the highly anticipated 2022–23 Live in HD season. Joining Radvanovsky in the Met-premiere production of Cherubini’s rarely performed masterpiece is tenor Matthew Polenzani […]

Their exceptional communicative power and their intoxicating atmosphere on stage are repeatedly praised by critics and have become the hallmark of Ensemble 4.1. In addition to the masterpieces for this original setting by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven, the ensemble is devoted to discovering rarely played compositions from the turn of the 19th […]

Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (Hamlet, BBC’s Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) alternating between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his creation. Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting […]

Soprano Nadine Sierra Stars as the self-sacrificing courtesan Violetta — one of opera's ultimate heroines — in Michael Mayer's vibrant production of Verdi's beloved tragedy. Tenor Stephen Costello is her self-centered lover, Alfredo, alongside baritone Luca Salsi as his disapproving father, and Maestro Daniele Callegari on the podium. Tickets obtainable here.