GCAC Grantee Events
Art & Ecology Exhibition Reception
Celebrate this year’s Art & Ecology students and be among the first to see the works they’ve created as part of our annual course exploring art and environmental issues.
On view during regular gallery hours through December 31, the exhibition is the students’ chance to present their viewpoints on the biggest challenges facing More...
Wings of Desire (Der himmel über Berlin, Wim Wenders, 1987) NEW 4K RESTORATION
Made not long before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Wings of Desire offers one of cinema’s most beautiful portraits—both of a city and the love and longing it contains. Bruno Ganz stars as Damiel, an angel perched atop buildings high over Berlin who can hear the silent fears, hopes, and dreams of all the people living below. But when More...
The Christmas Schooner
The crew of a Great Lakes schooner risks everything to bring the Christmas spirit to German immigrants in Chicago homesick for their motherland during the late 19th Century. Families and kids of all ages will be touched by this heartwarming musical that reveals the real meaning of Christmas. Show includes songs, such as “We All Have More...
Funny Girl
Funny Girl follows the semi-biographical story of beloved comedienne and Broadway star Fanny Brice. As she waits for her husband to return from prison, the star of Ziegfeld Follies reflects on her life and her rise to fame. This hit musical is full of Broadway classics such as “Don’t Rain on My Parade,” “People,” and “Sadie, More...
Gifts of the Craftsmen Holiday Sale
The Ohio Craft Museum's 19th annual “Gifts of the Craftsmen" holiday sale features beautiful jewelry, functional pottery, art glass, wood cutting boards and utensils, whimsical puppets and animals, a large assortment of ornaments and more, by over 100 fine craft More...
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical
Regional Premiere - The beloved Christmas tale is back like you’ve never seen it before with The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical! While keeping a similar Christmas charm, now with a little more singing, we re-meet the abrasive Herdman children as they shake up the whole congregation when they get cast as the stars in the More...
Mamma Mia!
Celebrate the Holidays in the Greek Isles. The timeless hits of the Swedish pop group Abba propel this sunny, funny tale of a teen’s search for her birth father on the eve of her wedding in an Aegean paradise. Non-stop laughs, explosive dance numbers and a plethora of those songs we can’t help loving make Mamma Mia! the More...
Mickalene Thomas: I Can’t See You Without Me
“A hallmark of Thomas’s work…is what she describes as ‘recognition and acknowledgement and validation: you see me and I see you.’ It can be difficult to tear yourself away from those gazes. But then, why would you want to?”—Nicole Rudick, Paris Review
The work of celebrated, multidisciplinary artist Mickalene Thomas More...
Art & Ecology Exhibition
Find inspiration for making the world a better place and celebrate the art created by local youth in this year's Art & Ecology course. Since August, high school students from all over central Ohio have been exploring art and environmental issues as part of the Wexner Center's annual Art & Ecology class. This exhibition is the More...
When Attitudes Become Chairs
In recent years the world of furniture design has been completely transformed. Once a fairly restrictive field in which form tended to follow function, it is today one of the most dynamic of all creative disciplines. Across a wide range of approaches - sometimes powered by new technology, sometimes simply by their imaginations - artists More...
Take Up Space
Take Up Space presents abstraction as it travels across floors, hangs on walls, and is suspended above stairwells. Abstraction runs throughout this space, exploring and becoming territory. The works – mostly paintings – are results of artists’ projects that consider the relevance and power of abstraction’s possibilities.The works More...
5th Annual Black Heritage Through Visual Rhythms Juried Art Show
The National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center and The Ohio History Connection, in partnership with the African American Visual Artist Guild of Dayton and the King Arts Complex, is exhibiting the fifth Annual Black Heritage Through Visual Rhythms Juried Art Show now until Mon. Jan 21, 2019 at the Ohio History Center, 800 E. More...
Generations of Art: The Sunami Family
Generations of Art: The Sunami FamilyNovember 30 - January 5, 2019Opening Reception: Friday, November 30 | 6-9 pmThe Cultural Arts Center, in collaboration with the Columbus Symphony
and the Columbus Modern Dance Company, is proud to present Generations of Art: The Sunami Family, an exploration of identity, connection and creative More...
I, Too, Sing America: The Harlem Renaissance at 100
Uniquely curated by renowned author Wil Haygood, this exhibition celebrates the cultural blossoming that occurred in Harlem in the 1920-50s. Featuring works by Jacob Lawrence, Romare Beardon, Aaron Douglas, Augusta Savage, and unprinted photographs by James Van Der Zee, I, Too, Sing America explores the creative, religious, political, More...
WorldView: Cultural Intersections in Contemporary Art
Every thinking mind needs a worldview. This half-day program builds on the cross-cultural understandings and perspectives that engage and influence many contemporary artists. This year’s program features All This Panic (Jenny Gage, 2016), a documentary following the lives of a group of teenage girls as they come of age. The film More...
I Want A Banana and Other Desperate Love Stories
Chicago-based monologist Roberta Miles is known for her
wicked and delicious stories. Her one woman show, “I Want a Banana & Other Desperate Love
Stories” will be presented at Mad Lab Theatre, 227 N. 3 rd St. Columbus, OH 43215, one night
only as part of the Friday Night Afterwords series, December 14, 2018 at 10pm. Tickets More...
Matchgirl
Columbus Dance Theatre’s beloved holiday classic Matchgirl returns for its 18th year – a highlight of the Columbus Holiday Season! This timeless tale written by Hans Christian Andersen was created as CDT’s annual family ballet more than a decade ago by CDT Artistic Director Tim Veach. It continues to move Columbus audiences with More...
Sketchy XXX-Mas
Science fiction meets the holiday spirit and gets sexy in this sketch comedy show written by the MadLab Ensemble and Friends. Everything from Santa to Spock (or robots to reindeer) is up for grabs in this original new show.Cast members include Lance Atkinson, Sam Clements, Cat Cryan, Colleen Dunne, Jessica Gibson, Kristin Green, Shana More...
The Nutcracker
Witness magic in the making at The Nutcracker, a beloved holiday tradition that has stood the test of time. Co-created by Gerard Charles and Robert Post, this spellbinding production invites you inside the earnest and imaginative dreams of young Clara as she journeys with her Nutcracker Prince to meet the Sugar Plum Fairy. More...
Mural Series: Harlem Renaissance at 100
The Short North Arts District is celebrating the Harlem Renaissance's 100th Anniversary with a temporary mural series showcasing 12 incredible Columbus-based, black artists: Antoinette Savage, Debbie Jackson, Edmond Boateng, Omar Shaheed, Wriply M. Bennet, Terry Norman, Annie Chrissy Burley, Cameron Granger, April Sunami, Malcom J., More...
Open Lab
A completely low tech night where ANYONE has 5 to 10 minutes to do ANYTHING THEY WANT on our stage.
We'll throw on some lights and make sure there's a microphone if you need one.
Insure a spot in the lineup by emailing ahead of time to stephenw@madlab.net, or just show up and find the girl in teal wearing glasses and tell her you More...
Children's Holiday Gift-Making Workshop
In this half-day workshop, children (grades 1-6) will create 2 projects suitable for gift giving and using a variety of materials, complete with gift wrap. What are they making? That's a surprise! The same project will be created at all sessions. This workshop offers parents 3 hours to run last-minute holiday errands and/or visit our More...
Human School
Human School presents
Philosophy (for creatives) led by philosopher Michael Hiltbrunner.
Everything is on the table. Hilt will lead a conversation about a new topic each time.
Human School is Wild Goose Creative's newest program. A return to our educational roots. We bring you all the things you didn't learn in More...
Love Letters by A. R. Gurney
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Opening: Matt Kish + Aaron M. Fitzwater and Timothy Karpinski
934 Gallery presents a dual exhibition:
Issues by Matt Kish + Aaron M. Fitzwater
and
Family Portrait by Timothy Karpinski
Opening Reception: Friday, January 4, 7 – 10 pm
Gallery Hours & Artist Talk: Saturday, January 5, 12 – 4 pm
On View: January 4 – 18, 2019
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Artist Talk: Matt Kish, Aaron M. Fitzwater, Timothy Karpinski
Meet the artists behind January's exhibition and get an inside look into their works:
Issues by Matt Kish + Aaron M. Fitzwater
and
Family Portrait by Timothy Karpinski
Doors at Noon. Talk at 12:30
Artists will take you through their pieces and talk about inspiration and method, and end with a Q&A Session!
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The Rose Ensemble "A Tudor Christmas"
FAREWELL TOUR!“Twelfth Night Celebration: A Tudor Christmas”
Reverence and Revelry at the English & Scottish Renaissance Courts
8:00pm Concert Centered on the wealth of music associated with such legendary royalty as Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, and Mary Queen of Scots, voices and instruments resound in this joyful program More...
Ossessione (Obsession, Luchino Visconti, 1943)
Generally considered to be the first film of the Italian neorealist movement, Visconti’s first film is also the first adaptation of James M. Cain’s noir novel The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934). In the Po Valley of northern Italy, a hunky vagabond (Massimo Girotti) hooks up with an ex-prostitute (Clara Calamai) who’ll do just More...
Thursday Night Live!
Carpe Diem's Thursday Night Live! concerts feature a entertaining evening of Carpe Diem's adventurous out-of-the-box programming in partnership with the Columbus Museum of ArtHarlem Renaissance - Thursday November 15, 6pmWar and Peace - Thursday January 10, 6pmThe Dutch Masters - Thursday March 14, 6pmNature's More...
The Merry Widow
Kathrin Danzmayr stars as OPC brings light opera back to Columbus! More...
Berlin Zvizdal
The Belgium-based company Berlin presents this multimedia work—part documentary film, part diorama-installation, and part performance—that follows a married couple living in solitude ever since their town was evacuated by the nearby Chernobyl disaster. Zvizdal offers an intimate portrait of hope and love between two survivors More...
Sunshine
Grumpy landlord Mr. Sunshine likes things his own way — he especially likes quiet, or at least he thinks he does, until a less-than-perfect tenant/music teacher and her students change his life. CATCO is Kids presents this classic based on the book by Ludwig Bemelmans. Book by Jennifer Draganski and Sean Hartley; lyrics by John O'Neil More...
La terra trema (The Earth Trembles, Luchino Visconti, 1948)
Shot in an actual Sicilian fishing village and employing local townspeople speaking dialect, La terra trema is a gritty, beautifully realized epic of working-class fisherman as they endure a life of backbreaking work, exploitation, and seemingly never-ending poverty. (160 mins., More...
An Evening with Three Women and the Truth
Family-friendly concert in intimate, alcohol-free, smoke-free venue.Mary Gauthier, Gretchen Peters, and Eliza Gilkyson individually have mined the depths of human experience to create powerful, soul-stirring music over successful solo careers. Together as the supergroup Three Women and the Truth they combine talents for a powerful More...
Rocco and His Brothers (Rocco e i suoi fratelli, Luchino Visconti, 1960)
Luchino Visconti’s personal favorite among his own works, Rocco and His Brothers is a stunning, operatic masterpiece with a rich emotional landscape. A widow (Katina Paxinou) and her five sons (including Renato Salvatori and soon-to-be-superstar Alain Delon) emigrate from southern Italy to the industrial north in search of better More...
Bellissima (Beautiful, Luchino Visconti, 1951)
Designed to showcase the explosive screen presence of Anna Magnani, Bellissima stars the iconic actress as a working-class mother who will sacrifice anything—including the family’s meager finances—to turn her young daughter into a movie star. To this day, it’s still one of the most beloved films to emerge from Italian cinema. More...
Songs & Sounds of the Harlem Renaissance
The Jazz Arts Group joins in the year-long, city-wide celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance with "Songs & Sounds of the Harlem Renaissance," a reboot of its sold-out, “Ladies Sing the Blues: Songs & Sounds of the Harlem Renaissance,” from the 2016-2017 season. We’re expanding the list of More...
Harlem Quartet
The Harlem Quartet passionately plays jazz, world music and the classics while building diversity and engaging new More...
Senso (Luchino Visconti, 1954)
Visconti’s lush epic of the 1866 Italian-Austrian War stars American leading man Farley Granger as a young Austrian officer and Alida Valli (also stunning in The Third Man) as a Venetian countess who betrays her country for his love. Visconti’s first film in color endured both a troubled production and a scathing critical reception More...
Every Brilliant Thing
A young man tries to make sense of his mother’s chronic depression. Fear of the onset of his own mental illness, leads him to make a list of a hundred, then a thousand, then a million of the greatest things the world has to offer. This one man tour de force will leave you with a deeper understanding of joy. By Duncan Macmillan with More...
The Great Buster (Peter Bogdanovich, 2018)
Buster Keaton remains one of the most enduring, influential, and groundbreaking big-screen comedians to come out of the silent film era. This new documentary by the legendary Peter Bogdanovich (who visited the Wex in 2010) celebrates Keaton’s life and career from his early vaudeville days to his amazing run of films in the 1920s that More...
Into the Woods
One of Sondheim's most popular works, this musical follows a baker and his wife on their quest to have a child, Cinderella who wishes to attend the King's festival, and Jack who wishes for his cow to give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that a witch has cursed them, they set off on a journey to reverse it. While they More...
Mark Lomax II ARTIST RESIDENCY AWARD PROJECT 400: A Celebration
Columbus-based composer, recording artist, and drummer Mark Lomax II and his musical compatriots perform selections from his 12-album cycle 400: An Afrikan Epic. Supported by a Wexner Center Artist Residency Award, this ambitious project tells the story of black America stretching from precolonial Afrika, through the 400 years after the More...
Sound the Trumpet
Tine Thing Helseth, trumpetDavid Danzmayr, conductorTine Thing Helseth, who is rapidly becoming one the foremost trumpet soloists of our time, joins ProMusica with Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto and MacMillan’s deeply spiritual Seraph. This evocative program concludes with Beethoven’s expressive yet powerful Pastoral Symphony.HAYDN – More...
The Leopard (Il gattopardo, Luchino Visconti, 1963)
Movingly told through the decline of a Sicilian prince and the aristocratic order he embodies, Visconti’s sweeping epic stars Burt Lancaster in what the late actor regarded as his finest role, as well as Alain Delon and Claudia Cardinale. A clear influence on director Martin Scorsese, The Leopard concludes with a 45-minute ballroom More...
The Orlando Consort "Voices Appeared"
3:00pm Concert2:30pm Pre-concert talk with the ArtistsCondemned in France and banned in England upon its release in 1928, Carl Theodor Dreyer’s The Passion of Joan of Arc is now crowned as one of the greatest films ever made. In Voices Appeared, the film receives for the first time a soundtrack of music from the lifetime of the French More...
White Nights (Le notti bianche, Luchino Visconti, 1957)
Set in the Tuscan city of Livorno, the Dostoyevsky adaptation White Nights stars Italian icon Marcello Mastroianni as a young loner who meets and falls for a fragile young woman (Maria Schell) seemingly spurned by a past love (Jean Marais). The bittersweet tale of young love and loss is distinguished by Giuseppe Rotunno’s atmospheric More...
Art Studio Clearance Sale
The 25th annual "Art Studio Clearance Sale," a juried event, offers high-quality fine art and fine craft by over 150 artists from across the country at discount prices. The event will be held February 1–2, 2019, at the Lausche Building at the Ohio State More...
John Waters: Indecent Exposure
Indecent Exposure gathers more than 160 photographs, sculptures, and videos by one of the most transgressive and celebrated figures working today. Moving from cult filmmaker to inimitable cultural commentator, Waters is a long-standing friend of the Wex, and we’re thrilled to be one of only two venues presenting the exhibition.
John More...
Peter Hujar: Speed of Life
Admired and loved by those within New York’s downtown art scenes before his untimely death in 1987, Peter Hujar is only now receiving wider recognition as one of the late 20th century’s greatest photo portraitists. Don’t miss this internationally touring exhibition that elegantly celebrates his achievement.
Peter Hujar: Speed of More...
The Masters II
One of the resident chamber ensembles, Cygnus Quartet (all members of Columbus Symphony), will offer masterworks from the string quartet literature. More...
Ellis Paul with Kipyn Martin
Family-friendly concert in intimate, alcohol-free, smoke-free venue.Ellis Paul returns to Six String Concerts with his immense talent for storytelling through song. A deep catalogue of thoughtfully expressive songs has made him a Columbus favorite for all ages. He will present a second show the following afternoon, with songs especially More...
Ellis Paul Family Show
Family-friendly concert in intimate, alcohol-free, smoke-free venue.It was the birth of his daughter that inspired Ellis Paul to create music for children, starting with the socially conscious, riveting stories on Dragonfly Races, and continuing with The Hero In You and its songs about true American heroes, including Woody Guthrie, More...
Corina Marti - Harpsichord at Mozart's Cafe
Join Early Music in Columbus at Mozart’s Café for a very special presentation. On Tuesday, February 12, 2019 enjoy a delicious buffet dinner in the ballroom, and hear Swiss harpsichordist Corina Marti in an intimate performance of 16th-century music from the Tablature of Jan of Lublin. Tickets are $60 each. More...
Unforgettable: Love Songs of Nat King Cole & Others with Benny Benack III & Lena Seikaly
The Columbus Jazz Orchestra provides the soundtrack to your romantic Valentine’s Day weekend with "Unforgettable: Love Songs of Nat King Cole & Others," celebrating the centenary of jazz legend Nat King Cole, and featuring two fresh-faced rising stars on the jazz scene, trumpeter-vocalist Benny Benack III, and vocalist Lena More...
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Enjoy the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, the world's most renowned wind ensemble, on its Farewell Tour. Its performances are breathtakingly perfect examples of unity, blend, precision, articulation and More...
Jason Marsalis & the 21st Century Trad Band
Vibraphonist/drummer Jason Marsalis, the youngest sibling of jazz greats Wynton, Branford and Delfeayo Marsalis, is, along with his brothers and dad, Ellis, part of New Orleans’ venerable first family of jazz, and the 2011 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters honorees. Splitting time between France and the U.S., Jason More...
Don Quixote
A classical story packed with a touch of guile, a heap of chivalry and plenty of humor, Don Quixote invites you on a quest of misguided love and longing. Join the man of La Mancha, at once charming and zealous, and a cast of colorful characters for one of the most celebrated dance dramas in history, known for its beautiful costumes More...
Babe The Sheep Pig
Based on the popular movie, Babe, comes Babe, The Sheep Pig: a "tail" of farmyard adventure full of heroes, villains and an adorable piglet who charms his way to success at the Grand Challenge Sheep Dog Trials at CATCO is Kids. By David Wood, based on the book by Dick More...
Brahms Horn Trio
Katherine McLin, violinStephanie Blaha, hornAndrew Campbell, pianoProMusica concertmaster Katherine McLin and principal horn Stephanie Blaha collaborate with guest pianist Andrew Campbell for an evening of chamber music, including one of Brahms’ most significant chamber works, his Horn Trio, Op. 40.For more details: More...
Newsies
A musical inspired by a true story and based off the 1992 Disney film, Newsies tells the story of newspaper boys in 1899 who make a meager living selling newspapers on the city streets. After a newspaper cost hike at the expense of the newspaper boys, one of them, Jack Kelly, plus an independent newspaper owner Katherine Plummer, More...
Where Are They Now?
This concert will feature Columbus Native,Chelsea Tanner, flute. Miss Tanner will be joined by Columbus Symphony harpist Jude Mollenhauer and violist Kenichiro More...
Chastity Brown with Ben Bedford
Family-friendly concert in intimate, alcohol-free, smoke-free venue.Chastity Brown sings with soul and conviction of the complexities and contradictions of the human condition. Her music explores danger and safety, uncertainty and security, heartbreak and comfort. Based in Minnesota and with Tennessee roots, her songs leave no doubt More...
Nothing But the Blues with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra featuring Omar Coleman & Joel Frahm
March madness kicks off with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra getting down and dirty in blues country with celebrated windy city blues vocalist and harmonicist, Omar Coleman, and tenor sax heavyweight, Joel Frahm. Expect to hear red hot vocals and instrumental solos that will leave you feeling anything but More...
Ronn McFarlane & Paul O'Dette - "For Two Lutes"
8:00pm Concert
7:30pm Pre-concert talk
with the artistsThe lute was the most beloved solo instrument of the Renaissance, but lutenists often doubled the pleasure by performing as duos. A large repertoire of exciting lute duets survives from throughout Europe, but the pinnacle of this art was achieved in Italy and England. The More...
Life Sucks.
A contemporary spin on Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya written in 1898. Decades later, a group of individuals explores life’s most perplexing questions and ponders whether life really does suck. Imagine Woody Allen interpreting the Russian playwright in modern times and you will understand a fraction of the hysterical angst. by Aaron Posner, More...
Pippin
There’s magic to do when a prince learns the true meaning of glory, love and war in this 1972 coming-of-age classic. “Pippin” takes us back to the time of Charlemagne as one young man struggles to be extraordinary. Featuring a thrilling score by Stephen Schwartz (“Wicked” and “Godspell”). Director Edward Carignan creates a More...
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Join ambitious J. Pierrepont Finch on his climb up the corporate ladder with a little help from a handbook. This comedic musical follows him from window washer to chairman of the board, overcoming dangers from the "company man," the office party, backstabbing coworkers, to More...
Kalichstein, Laredo, Robinson Trio
Since making its debut at the White House for President Carter's Inauguration in January 1977, the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio has set the standard for performance of the piano trio literature. It continues to play with all the brilliance, finesses and unity that comes from being a forty year old trio with all of its original More...
Seussical KIDS
Your favorite Dr. Seuss characters come to life on stage in this musical production designed specifically for young theatregoers at CATCO is Kids! Book by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty; music by Stephen Flaherty; and lyrics by Lynn More...
The Huntertones
The Huntertones formed in Columbus, Ohio at The Ohio State University and hosted their first shows at a house on Hunter Avenue. Since then they've toured the world collaborating with top artists in pop, jazz, soul, and musical theater including Jon Batiste and Stay Human, O.A.R., Snarky Puppy, Stevie Wonder, Andy Grammer and Ed More...
NAKED CLASSICS: Shostakovich Chamber Symphony
Paul Rissmann, presenter & hostVadim Gluzman, creative partnerShostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8 was later arranged for string orchestra, now known as his “Chamber Symphony.” Paul Rissmann and Creative Partner Vadim Gluzman shed light on this fascinating journey both musically and politically.SHOSTAKOVICH – Chamber More...
Hixon Dance "Entanglement"
Entanglement, where science meets dance! Science and Dance meet in this in-depth collaboration. Using principles of quantum mechanics as a jumping off point for creative design, Hixon Dance brings two new compelling works to audiences that examine the chaos and beauty of science and art. Speak with the artists immediately after the More...
Bach & the Russians
Alina Kobialka, violinVadim Gluzman, violin & leaderProMusica, led by Creative Partner Vadim Gluzman, weaves through a carefully curated program of gems of the string orchestra repertoire, ranging from Bach to Shostakovich. Violinist Alina Kobialka, with known for her effortless precision and musical maturity, joins Vadim for More...
An Evening with The Ruth Moody Band
Family-friendly concert in intimate, alcohol-free, smoke-free venue.Singer-songwriter Ruth Moody is internationally known as a founding and current member of The Wailin’ Jennys. She is visiting Columbus with The Ruth Moody Band, featuring her ethereal vocals and insightful songwriting and the rich contribution of Adrian Dolan (fiddle, More...
The Early Interval "Musica Femina"
8:00pm Concert
7:30pm Pre-concert talk The Early Interval celebrates the 400th anniversary of composer Barbara Strozzi’s birth with a program of music by women composers of the Baroque period. In addition to lyrical Italian pieces for soprano by Strozzi, the concert includes vocal and instrumental chamber music by French composer More...
Cinderella
Race against the midnight toll with the grand return of Edwaard Liang's Cinderella. A fairy tale full of hope, hardship and happily ever after, this lush production, set to Prokoviev's score, brings your favorite characters to life with elegance and charm. With a little help from a certain Fairy Godmother, Cinderella is sure More...
Quartetto Gelato
Quartetto Gelato, musicians playing a violin, cello, oboe and an accordion, features a passionate, humorous, exotic, eclectic mix of folk music, opera, classical and popular music. Known for virtuosic showpieces, romantic tenor arias, pyrotechnical solos, blazing show pieces, multi-instrument mastery, artistic passion, and humor, More...
Six for Brahms
This concert will feature five graduates of the renowned Curtis Institute of Music and Leonid Polonsky (Associate Concertmaster of the Columbus Symphony) in Brahms's sextet for strings in B-flat major. More...
Gospel & Soul Meet Rock & Roll
The Columbus Jazz Orchestra concludes its 2018-2019 season with "Gospel & Soul Meet Rock & Roll" featuring former “Sounds of Blackness” lead vocalist, Quan Howell, alongside Shayna Steele, whose dynamic vocals can be heard on tracks by Moby including his #1 Billboard Dance track, “Disco Lies,” and in concert with Bette More...
2019 OhioDance Festival and Conference
On April 26-28, 2019, OhioDance, the state-wide dance network organization, will hold its annual festival co-sponsored by Ohio State University, Department of Dance, Columbus. There are classes, workshops, discussions and performances over the three days. Events will take place at the OSU Deptartment of Dance Studios and Barnett Theatre, More...
Beethoven's Cello
Marc Moskovitz, celloLarry Todd, pianoIn 2017, principal cellist Marc Moskovitz along with pianist and professor Larry Todd released their book, Beethoven’s Cello: Five Revolutionary Sonatas and Their World. Join us as they discuss and perform several of these works that are the cornerstone of today’s cello repertoire.For more More...
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
In this captivating work of fantasy peopled by magicians and fantastical talking animals, Haroun sets out on an adventure to restore the poisoned source of the Sea of Stories. Along the way, he learns about the power of storytelling, naming, and identity. Featuring original composed music and dances of South East Asian descent, Haroun More...
The Soap Myth
Gallery Players hosts a special performance of "The Soap Myth" by Jeff Cohen, starring Ed Asner. More than a half century after WW II at the desperate urging of a passionate survivor, a young investigative reporter finds herself caught between numerous versions of the same story. Played out against the backdrop of deadline reporting and More...
An Evening with Sam Baker
Family-friendly concert in intimate, alcohol-free, smoke-free venue.Sam Baker brings to the stage an understanding of terrorism and survival borne of raw experience. From devastating injuries endured during a train bombing to his ultimate acceptance of every breath as a gift, Sam’s journey, music, and art inspire an appreciation of More...
Beethoven's Ninth
Kathrin Danzmayr, sopranoAbigail Nims, altoLawrence Wiliford, tenorAaron Wardell, baritoneLancasterChoraleDavid Danzmayr, conductorFor a poignant end to our 40th season, we turn to the Viennese masters—beginning with Mozart’s choral work Allegri Miserere, and continuing with eloquently orchestrated Schubert songs. We conclude with More...
Momentum Year End Performances
Momentum will celebrate the Harlem Renaissance by engaging more than 1,000 central Ohio children in dance, music and performance during their weekly, in-school Momentum classes throughout the 2018-19 school year. During the year dancers will learn original dances that tell the story of the Harlem Renaissance. The school year will More...
by Liang
In a celebration of creative vision, by Liang features three works from globally celebrated choreographer and BalletMet Artistic Director, Edwaard Liang. Two works with an understated poignancy, Symphonic Dances and Beautiful Child, will be premiering for the first time in Columbus. Wunderland, Liang's first ballet set on More...
Holmes and Watson
Sherlock Holmes is dead … or so it is assumed. The world knows the great detective went over the falls at Reichenbach with his nemesis Professor Moriarty. But as Holmes’ body was never retrieved, several frauds, fakes and charlatans have since come forward to lay claim to his identity, and it falls to Dr. Watson to disprove them. By More...
Jason Moran
Best known as a star jazz pianist and composer, Jason Moran is also a visual artist whose fascinating work explores the interplay between objects and sound, sculpture and stagecraft. This exhibition, the first to showcase his visual work in a museum context, presents Moran’s mixed-media installations based on such historically More...
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Transgendered rocker Hedwig returns to Short North Stage after a smash-hit run on Broadway. Outrageous, heartbreaking and often hilarious, the indomitable Hedwig tells her story, which begins with a botched operation and continues through her travels as an “internationally ignored song stylist.” Inspiring for anyone who has felt life More...
Grease
Bad boy Danny and good girl Sandy fall for each other during summer break, but when the school year begins Danny has to find balance between his feelings for Sandy and his image with the T-Birds and Pink Ladies. Follow these two love birds through their senior year of high school put to a rock and roll More...
