Patrons are encouraged to purchase tickets online in advance of the show to limit face-to-face contact. The link to purchase tickets is below. For patrons who have questions or need assistance, please call the Lively Arts office at 724-357-2787 Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. when classes are in session for assistance.
PURCHASE TICKETS
to LIVE events in the 2021–22 season.
PURCHASE STREAMING CODES
for ONLINE events in the 2021–22 season.
Throughout the coming months, IUP's Lively Arts and departments from the College of Arts and Humanities will be announcing various events and performances. Please continue to check our Events Calendar and Facebook page for the most up-to-date information. If you purchase tickets, please be sure to provide us with your correct contact information so that we may reach you if needed.
Live, In-Person Event
Gorell Recital Hall, second floor Sutton Hall
Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Once described by the late musical icon Prince as having “a voice that could melt snow,” Kandace Springs will present an evening of jazz not to be forgotten. This singer, songwriter, and keyboardist’s refined mix of R&B, jazz, and pop has been showcased on three albums released on the legendary Blue Note record label.
Live, In-Person Event
Gorell Recital Hall, second floor Sutton Hall
Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Brilliant young star of the “timple,” Germán López touches audiences with original instrumental music from the Canary Islands. On stage with guitarist Antonio Toledo, Germán López harnesses the grit of Spanish flamenco, the structure of West African rhythms, the flourishing spirit of jazz, and an innovative twenty-first-century approach to performing “island music.” His principal instrument is one of the grandfathers of the ukulele and part of the same instrumental family that includes the cavaquinho, the cuatro, and the charango. Germán López’s music has been praised for “entrancing” performances of “delicately rippling notes” (Huffington Post), notes that flow from musical traditions uniting Spain, Africa, and the New World.
Live, In-Person Event
Fisher Auditorium, smaller audience invited to be seated on stage to watch performance
(Please note that seating will be limited due to unique seating arrangements).
Friday, April 8, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Company members from Bunraku Bay Puppet Theater will present an evening of traditional Japanese Bunraku puppetry. Bunraku Bay Puppet Theater is the only theater in the United States that performs the traditional Japanese puppetry known as “ningyo joruri” or Bunraku.
The performers of the Bunraku Bay Puppet Theater have been trained in Japan by artists from the 170-year-old Tonda Puppet Troupe of Biwa-cho in Shiga Prefecture, northeast of the old capital of Kyoto, and the Imada Puppet Troupe and Kuroda Puppet Troupe—both more than 300 years old—of Iida City in Nagano Prefecture in central Japan.
Live, In-Person Event
Fisher Auditorium
Thursday, April 21, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Seeing the award-winning PUSH Physical Theatre is like watching a live-action movie. This talented group of performers inspires awe with physical illusions and gravity-defying, dance-infused, acrobatic high-jinx. It’s cool, it’s athletic, it’s a perfect metaphor-in-motion; the narratives of our lives played out with hope, strength, and optimism. These masters of physical storytelling captivate audience attention and ignite their emotions. Once you’ve experienced the myth and magic of PUSH, you will know the strength of the human soul expressed by the power of the human body.
Refer to our Lively Arts Calendar of Events as new programs are added throughout the year. We wouldn't want you to miss anything spectacular!
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The IUP Performing Arts Center, 403 S. 11th Street, Indiana, PA 15705-1008
Cogswell Hall (DiCicco Hall), 422 S. 11th Street, Indiana, PA 15701-1008
Sprowls Hall (Kipp, Annex, and Miller Galleries), 470 S. 11th Street, Indiana, PA 15705-1044
Sutton Hall (Gorell Recital Hall (second floor) and University Museum (first floor)), 1011 South Drive, Indiana, PA 15705-1046
Zink Hall (Zink Hall Dance Theater), 1190 Maple Street, Indiana, PA 15705-1059
Each year, the Lively Arts presents nearly 200 performing and visual arts events through its Ovations and College of Arts and Humanities' I❤IUP programming. For well over a decade, the Ovations series has brought world-renowned performances to our local stages with a lively lineup of Broadway hits, world music and dance, live theater, classical symphonies, jazz and blues artists, and contemporary musicians. As is the College of Arts and Humanities tradition, the I❤IUP series presents all of the astounding performances from our students, faculty, and their guests. Students and faculty from the college's Department of Music, Department of Theatre, Dance and Performance, and the Department of Art and Design work endlessly to provide artistic offerings with their Sound Choices performances, Theater-by-the-Grove productions, and Kipp Gallery exhibitions. Add to this mix the incredible collection of fine art displayed within the walls of the University Museum and the talented musical ensembles of the IUP Community Music School, and it becomes evident that the Lively Arts definitely keeps the arts alive within our community.
With each of its Ovations events, the Lively Arts provides an outreach activity for students, local schools, and community members through its ArtsPath program. In addition to this collaboration with the incoming performers, ArtsPath provides artist residencies to communities, senior centers, and schools within a five-county area, taking the arts to well over 5,000 additional students and thousands of other community members.
The support of many individuals, organizations, and corporations is what makes the Lively Arts' series and programming possible. Feel free to email Lively-Arts@iup.edu or call 724-357-2787 (ARTS) to discover how you can support the Lively Arts at IUP.
