Upcoming Performances
This season, onStage at Connecticut College continues its tradition of presenting world-class artists in music, theater and dance. The series is known for its unique, eclectic and innovative programming. The artists come from a variety of cultural backgrounds and perspectives and offer performances that will inspire, exhilarate and challenge our audiences. For many of the artists their performance at Connecticut College will be their only appearance in the state and New England. Please join us for events you can’t see elsewhere and celebrate the arts at Connecticut College!
onStage 2012-2013 Season
Purchase All Seven Performances
TICKETS: $139; Senior: $125; Student: $69 (General Admission)
Cherish the Ladies
Saturday, Oct 6, 2012 — 8 PMPalmer Auditorium
“Cherish the Ladies expands the annals of Irish music in America. … The music is passionate, tender and rambunctious.” — The New York Times
Cherish the Ladies has become an Irish traditional music sensation: the most successful and sought-after Irish-American group in Celtic music. Taking their name from that of a traditional Irish jig, the group initially won recognition as the first and only all-women traditional Irish band. With their unique, spectacular blend of virtuosi instrumental talents, beautiful vocals, captivating arrangements and stunning step dancing, this powerhouse group combines all the facets of Irish traditional culture and puts it forth in an immensely humorous and entertaining package.
In honor of New London, the College's host city,Connecticut College will donate all ticket sale proceeds from this event to the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut to benefit arts organizations in New London.
TICKETS: $28; Senior: $25; Student: $14; Faculty/Staff: $25; Senior Faculty/Staff: $22.50 (Reserved Seating)
Tickets are no longer available for this performance.
ETHEL with special guest Todd Rundgren
Tell Me Something Good
Friday, Oct 19, 2012 — 8 PMPalmer Auditorium
“They own their music, and when they want it to roar, they roar.” — The Los Angeles Times
ETHEL and rock icon Todd Rundgren celebrate the vibrant decade of the ’70s in a thrilling collaboration. When touring together in the United States and Europe in 2005, they found a deep connection and ongoing friendship in their passion for authenticity and their curiosity about what’s emerging. Each has assaulted the boundaries of convention with dynamic creativity. The energy on stage is explosive and beautiful. Acclaimed as America’s premier postclassical string quartet, ETHEL invigorates contemporary concert music with refreshing exuberance, fierce intensity, imaginative programming and exceptional artistry.
TICKETS: $24; Senior: $21; Student: $12; Faculty/Staff: $21; Senior Faculty/Staff: $19 (Reserved Seating)
Tickets are no longer available for this performance.
Trojan Women (after Euripides)
Created and Performed by SITI Company
Saturday, Nov 3, 2012 — 8 PMPalmer Auditorium
“The production certainly shows elegance and years of polish and spotlights one stupendous performance.” — Backstage
SITI Company, one of the most innovative theater companies in the United States, performs “Trojan Women,” based on the classic Greek tragedy by Euripides. The company is recognized throughout the world as one of theater’s most important artistic collectives, creating groundbreaking work while training artists from across the globe.
SITI Company’s production of “Trojan Women” was commissioned by the J. Paul Getty Museum and first presented at the Getty Villa in Malibu in September 2011.
TICKETS: $28; Senior: $25; Student: $14; Faculty/Staff: $25; Senior Faculty/Staff: $22.50 (Reserved Seating)
Tickets are no longer available for this performance.
BélO
Haitian Singer/Songwriter
Friday, Nov 9, 2012 — 8 PMEvans Hall
“His mix of reggae with jazz and slicker pop has made him a star both at home and in Europe.” — New York Daily News
BélO has been hailed as Haiti’s musical ambassador to the world. A young, socially conscious singer/songwriter with a sophisticated sound, he has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Prix Radio France International Discoveries of 2006. His musical style, known as “Ragganga,” combines reggae, jazz, rock, worldbeat and “Rara” traditional Vodou rhythms. He sings in his rich and colorful native language, Haitian Creole. BélO is a sensitive messenger who, with his melodies, knows how to touch audiences from the Americas to Europe to Africa.
The presentation of BélO is part of Center StageSM, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts, in cooperation with the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations, with additional support from the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, the Asian Cultural Council, and the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. General Management for Center StageSM is provided by Lisa Booth Management, Inc.
TICKETS: $22; Senior: $20; Student: $11; Faculty/Staff: $20; Senior Faculty/Staff: $18 (General Admission)
Tickets are no longer available for this performance.
So Percussion
Friday, Feb 22, 2013 — 8 PMEvans Hall
“The range of colors and voices that So Percussion coaxes from its menagerie is astonishing and entrancing.” — Billboard Magazine
Since 1999, So Percussion has been creating music that explores all the extremes of emotion and musical possibility. Called an “experimental powerhouse” by the Village Voice, “astonishing and entrancing” by Billboard Magazine and “brilliant” by The New York Times, the Brooklyn-based quartet’s innovative work with today’s most exciting composers has quickly helped them forge a unique and diverse career. So Percussion makes a rare and wonderful breed of music that both compels instantly and offers rewards for engaged listening,
TICKETS: $22, $22; Senior: $20; Student: $11; Faculty/Staff: $20; Senior Faculty/Staff: $18 (General Admission)
Tickets are no longer available for this performance.
David Dorfman Dance - Rescheduled from 2/8/2013
Come, and Back Again
Saturday, Mar 30, 2013 — 8 PMPalmer Auditorium
Dorfman’s newest work, “Come, and Back Again,” is driven by the charged poetry and raw ferocity of the underground 90’s Atlanta band “Smoke.” Five dancers and five musicians focus on the physical and metaphoric space where hope changes everything; the resilience in the human spirit, a suspended disbelief that allows the impossible to become possible. The company is collaborating with New London born street/installation artist Caledonia “Swoon” Curry who will add visual interactive soul to the evening. Dorfman and the company’s dancers and collaborators have been honored with eight New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Awards. David Dorfman Dance is company-in-residence at Connecticut College.
TICKETS: $28; Senior: $25; Student: $14; Faculty/Staff: $25; Senior Faculty/Staff: $22.50 (Reserved Seating)
Tickets are no longer available for this performance.
Alfredo Rodríguez Trio
Friday, Apr 5, 2013 — 8 PMEvans Hall
“Rodríguez proved himself one of the most original keyboard talents to come out of Cuba since Chucho Valdés and Gonzalo Rubalcaba. So striking was the nearly two-hour performance that the audience briefly sat in stunned silence at its end before erupting into a roaring standing ovation.” — The Boston Herald
A young pianist of astonishing virtuosity and imagination, Cuban-born Alfredo Rodríguez calls up images of legendary jazz pianists like Keith Jarrett, Thelonious Monk, Art Tatum, Bill Evans and his compatriot Chucho Valdés. Schooled in the rigorous classical conservatories of Havana, Rodríguez’s riveting artistry is informed as much by Bach and Stravinsky as by his Cuban and jazz roots. Of Rodríguez, Quincy Jones said; “Alfredo is very special, and I do not say that easily because I have been surrounded by the best musicians in the world my entire life. He is without doubt one of the best young pianists I’ve ever seen, and with the enormous skills that he already possesses his potential is limitless.”
TICKETS: $22; Senior: $20; Student: $11; Faculty/Staff: $20; Senior Faculty/Staff: $18 (General Admission)
Tickets are no longer available for this performance.