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Jan
26
Angelina Gadeliya & Decoda 3:00pm
Angelina Gadeliya & Decoda
Sunday, January 26th, 2025
03:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Jorgensen Center
Praised for her “refined and exceptionally phrased and stylized” playing (Telavivcity.com), Ukrainian American pianist Angelina Gadeliya has received high critical acclaim for her performances as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician throughout the United States and across Europe. In 2012, she and colleagues from ACJW, a program of Carnegie Hall, The Julliard School, and the Weill Music Institute in partnership with the NYC Department of Education, formed a new ensemble – Decoda. Decoda became the first ever affiliate ensemble of Carnegie Hall. As assistant professor in residence of piano and director of keyboard studies at UConn Storrs, Gadeliya’s work with Decoda has brought her to the stages of Carnegie Hall and The Juilliard School, as well as to Germany, South Korea, and Abu Dhabi.
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Jan
31
Todd Dulaney 6:00pm
Todd Dulaney
Friday, January 31st, 2025
06:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Jorgensen Center
GRAMMY-nominated singer and songwriter Todd Dulaney, once drafted by the New York Mets (at the age of 18), left behind a career in professional sports to follow his calling in Gospel music. Renowned for his powerful, scripture-inspired worship anthems, Dulaney has released several chart-topping albums, including Your Great Name and Anthems & Glory. As the CEO of Dulaneyland Music, a virtual music production company, he continues to push boundaries in the Gospel music industry. UConn’s Voices of Freedom Gospel Choir, led by Dr. Lisa Clayton, will also be featured during the performance.
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Feb
11
Holger Falk with Nuovo Aspetto 7:30pm
Holger Falk with Nuovo Aspetto
Tuesday, February 11th, 2025
07:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Jorgensen Center
Step into a Venetian gondola with baritone Holger Falk and journey through a song repertoire beloved by generations including Mozart, Goethe and Rousseau. Falk, well-known for his contemporary opera and recital work, is joined by the wonderful baroque Cologne ensemble Nuovo Aspetto, who supplies the delightful instrumental accompaniment with interludes by Vivaldi and Tartini. Merzouga, the sound art company, adds intriguing, captured soundscapes of Venice. Varied in character —singing of longing and love, of pride and revenge, of melancholy and the serene sky — Holger presents these canzoni with the right expression for every mood and for every matter of the heart. The program’s premiere performance was at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie.
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Feb
20
Czech National Symphony Orchestra 7:30pm
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, February 20th, 2025
07:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Jorgensen Center
Steven Mercurio, Conductor
Sandy Cameron, Violin Soloist
Maxim Lando, Piano SoloistThe Czech National Symphony Orchestra returns to Jorgensen following their triumphant 30th Anniversary U.S. tour in 2023, which also featured their Carnegie Hall debut. Under the baton of music director Steven Mercurio, CNSO is recognized as one of Europe’s first-rank symphonic ensembles and renowned for its versatility – the orchestra annually presents a broad program ranging from classical music concerts to contemporary genres, film scores, jazz and musicals. Since 2005 the Czech National Symphony Orchestra has also organized the summer Prague Proms Festival, which with its impressive array of prominent international performers, appeals to a diverse audience year in year out.
The Czech National Symphony Orchestra was set up in 1993 by trumpet player Jan Hasenöhrl along with the legendary conductor Zdeněk Košler. In 1996, the American Paul Freeman took over as Chief Conductor, and remained in this position for an amazing ten years. At the beginning of the year 2007, Maestro Libor Pešek was named the Chief Conductor and he continues to hold down the post today.
Program:
Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek, Sinfonia Re Maggiore, 1st Movement Allergro Noc Brio
Felix Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in e, op. 64Intermission
Antonin Dvorak, Piano Concerto G dur Op. 33.
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Feb
27
Jazz at Lincoln Center: New Orleans Songbook 7:30pm
Jazz at Lincoln Center: New Orleans Songbook
Thursday, February 27th, 2025
07:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Jorgensen Center
Jazz at Lincoln Center brings the soul of New Orleans and the spirit of Mardi Gras to this amazing performance, celebrating the composers and inspired songs of the Crescent City, the historic epicenter of jazz. From Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong to Ellis Marsalis and James Black, New Orleans has long been an apex of innovation and inspiration. Led by pianist Luther S. Allison and award-winning vocalists Quiana Lynell and Milton Suggs, New Orleans Songbook will immerse the Jorgensen audience in the captivating and timeless spirit of this vibrant city.
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Mar
27
Pocatello | Connecticut Repertory Theatre 7:30pm
Pocatello | Connecticut Repertory Theatre
Thursday, March 27th, 2025
07:30 PM
Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre
Eddie manages an Italian chain restaurant in Pocatello – a small, unexceptional American city that is slowly being paved over with strip malls and franchises. But he can’t serve enough soup, salad & breadstick specials to make his hometown feel like home. Against the harsh backdrop of Samuel D. Hunter’s Idaho, this heartbreaking comedy is a cry for connection in an increasingly lonely American landscape.
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Mar
28
Pocatello | Opening Night 8:00pm
Pocatello | Opening Night
Friday, March 28th, 2025
08:00 PM
Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre
Eddie manages an Italian chain restaurant in Pocatello – a small, unexceptional American city that is slowly being paved over with strip malls and franchises. But he can’t serve enough soup, salad & breadstick specials to make his hometown feel like home. Against the harsh backdrop of Samuel D. Hunter’s Idaho, this heartbreaking comedy is a cry for connection in an increasingly lonely American landscape.
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Mar
29
Pocatello | Connecticut Repertory Theatre 8:00pm
Pocatello | Connecticut Repertory Theatre
Saturday, March 29th, 2025
08:00 PM
Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre
Eddie manages an Italian chain restaurant in Pocatello – a small, unexceptional American city that is slowly being paved over with strip malls and franchises. But he can’t serve enough soup, salad & breadstick specials to make his hometown feel like home. Against the harsh backdrop of Samuel D. Hunter’s Idaho, this heartbreaking comedy is a cry for connection in an increasingly lonely American landscape.
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Apr
2
Pocatello | Connecticut Repertory Theatre 7:30pm
Pocatello | Connecticut Repertory Theatre
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
07:30 PM
Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre
Eddie manages an Italian chain restaurant in Pocatello – a small, unexceptional American city that is slowly being paved over with strip malls and franchises. But he can’t serve enough soup, salad & breadstick specials to make his hometown feel like home. Against the harsh backdrop of Samuel D. Hunter’s Idaho, this heartbreaking comedy is a cry for connection in an increasingly lonely American landscape.
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Apr
3
Pocatello | Student Night 7:30pm
Pocatello | Student Night
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
07:30 PM
Harriet S Jorgensen Theatre
Eddie manages an Italian chain restaurant in Pocatello – a small, unexceptional American city that is slowly being paved over with strip malls and franchises. But he can’t serve enough soup, salad & breadstick specials to make his hometown feel like home. Against the harsh backdrop of Samuel D. Hunter’s Idaho, this heartbreaking comedy is a cry for connection in an increasingly lonely American landscape.
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Jan
31
Grand Opening of American Puppet Theater Today: The Photography of Richard Termine 6:00pm
Grand Opening of American Puppet Theater Today: The Photography of Richard Termine
Friday, January 31st, 2025
06:00 PM
Ballard Institute
The exhibition, including over 130 images and selected puppets featured in Termine’s photographs, including works by Paul Zaloom, Torry Bend, Basil Twist, Dan Hurlin, Tarish Pipkins, Theodora Skipitares, Bread and Puppet Theater, Janie Geiser, and Tom Lee.
Termine, an alumnus of the UConn Puppet Arts Program, has documented American puppet theater for over 30 years with a unique perspective that invites the viewer into the vivid world of puppetry. He is the lead performing arts photographer for The New York Times and has served as the in-house photographer for Sesame Street since 1988. His images have also appeared in the Washington Post, The Village Voice, Time, Newsweek,People, American Theatre, USA Today, Entertainment Design and Der Spiegel, and other publications.
The grand opening of American Puppet Theater Today: The Photography of Richard Termine on Friday, Jan. 31 will begin with refreshments served at 6 p.m. and an in-person exhibition tour at 6:30 p.m. by Richard Termine, with Cheryl Henson, the President of The Jim Henson Foundation; this will also be streamed on Ballard Institute’s Facebook Live channel (facebook.com/BallardInstitute/). All events will take place at the Ballard Institute, located at 1 Royce Circle in Downtown Storrs. No reservation required.
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Apr
6
Wizard of Oz 2:00pm
Wizard of Oz
Sunday, April 6th, 2025
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Jorgensen Center
Vital Children’s Theatre returns to Jorgensen with a one-hour stage adaptation of the classic 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz. Rediscover the joy of following the yellow brick road with Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion as they travel through a reimagined world of Oz. The production features a cast of six actors, the Munchkins as puppets, one flying monkey and a funny witch. Perfect for audiences 2-7 years old.
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Feb
6
AVS Gallery Opening Reception 5:30pm
AVS Gallery Opening Reception
Thursday, February 6th, 2025
05:30 PM
Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art (Avery Point)
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Feb
7
The Space We Make 12:00pm
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Feb
8
The Space We Make All Day
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Feb
8
The Space We Make 12:00pm
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Feb
9
The Space We Make All Day