University of Florida Performing Arts

Florida Blue Key presents: Miss UF Pageant

tmtaylor4@ufl.edu — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:11:23 +0000

University Honors Program presents: Sarah Vowell

tmtaylor4@ufl.edu — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:07:04 +0000

Tickets are free and will be distributed beginning one hour prior to the event start time from the Phillips Center Box Office.

Danscompany of Gainesville presents: Spring Concert featuring the Wiz

tmtaylor4@ufl.edu — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:31:01 +0000

Join the Danscompany of Gainesville for our 29th year of The Wiz and our concert dance pieces entitled: Dance Florida: Celebrating the Sunshine State. Enjoy the rhythm and style of the Danscompany dancers as they present unique and creative choreography spanning the genres of Jazz, hip hop, modern and lyrical.

The performance includes in the second half of the show our annual rendition of The Wiz. Join Dorothy and her friends as they ease on down the yellow brick road to the Emerald City. Will the Scarecrow find a brain? Will the Tin Man find a heart? You’ll have to join us on Saturday, March 10 at 1:30 and 7 p.m. at the Phillips Center to find out. Tickets are $12, general admission.

Meet the characters after each show in our Yellow Brick Road Photo opportunity! Don’t miss this fun upbeat fun dance experience!!

www.danscompanyofgainesville.org.

TEDx UF: Celebrating Curiosity

tmtaylor4@ufl.edu — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:59:43 +0000

Visit http://www.tedxuf.com/ for ticket and event information.

Vijay Iyer wins 2012 Greenfield Prize

tmtaylor4@ufl.edu — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:08:01 +0000

Groundbreaking jazz artist Vijay Iyer, who will perform with his trio March 24 at University Auditorium, was recently awarded the 2012 Greenfield Prize.

Please visit http://greenfieldprize.org/greenfield_award_dinner/upcoming/ for the full story.

UF School of Music presents: Die Fledermaus, UF Opera Theater

tmtaylor4@ufl.edu — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:45:32 +0000

Beta Theta Pi Presents: Beta Bring It On 2012

tmtaylor4@ufl.edu — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:25 +0000

Soweto Gospel Choir returns to Gainesville, Feb. 3

tmtaylor4@ufl.edu — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:35:35 +0000

The Grammy and Emmy award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir returns to the Phillips Center – home of their 2003 U.S. debut – at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3.

The choir celebrates the spirit of South Africa, blending its earthly rhythms, rich harmonies, a cappella and charismatic performances in an inspirational program of tribal, traditional and popular African and Western gospel. The choir features the best talent from several churches and communities in and around Soweto.

Soweto Gospel Choir has been featured on NBC’s Today Show, Late Night with Conan O’Brien and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and regularly performs with the biggest stars in the music industry, including Peter Gabriel, Bono, Queen Latifah, Wyclef Jean, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Josh Groban, John Legend, Robert Plant and Celine Dion, to name a few.

The choir has won three Grammy Awards – for their albums Blessed and African Spirit, and for their collaboration with Peter Gabriel for the song Down To Earth, featured on the soundtrack for Wall-E.

Tickets are on sale and available for this performance. Call 352-392-ARTS (2787) or 800-905-ARTS (toll free within Florida), or visit www.performingarts.ufl.edu for more information.

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Website: University of Florida Performing Arts: www.performingarts.ufl.edu

Soweto Gospel Choir: www.sowetogospelchoir.com

Additional photos available upon request or by visiting http://performingarts.ufl.edu/about/press-room/photos/

To Purchase tickets, call the Phillips Center Box Office at 352-392-ARTS (2787) or 800-905-ARTS (toll-free within Florida) or call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 (toll-free). Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Phillips Center Box Office, the University Box Office at the University of Florida Reitz Union or from any Ticketmaster outlet, or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Cash, checks, MasterCard, Discover and Visa are accepted.

UF students may purchase discounted tickets (with a valid student ID) at the Phillips Center Box Office and the University Box Office at the Reitz Union. Non-UF students may purchase discounted student tickets (in the balcony) at the Phillips Center Box Office.

For interviews and other press inquiries, please contact Todd Taylor at 352-273-2483 or ttaylor@performingarts.ufl.edu.

Performance dates, times and programs are subject to change.

BGSO presents: Danny Glover, brought to you by Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP

tmtaylor4@ufl.edu — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:16:13 +0000

FACSS 2012: Chinese New Year Show

tmtaylor4@ufl.edu — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:18:59 +0000