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You Can Dance: Sankai Juku
Did you know that you can join dancers from visiting companies for an exploration of the company’s movement style? These “You Can Dance” workshops are for everyone, no dance training or experience…
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Antigone at the Big House
Members of the Antigone cast and crew visited the Big House on Saturday. Did you attend the performance? Share your thoughts.
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Growing up with Bebo: Cuban Pianist Chucho Valdés
Photo: Pianist Chucho Valdés (center) with his band the Afro-Cuban Messengers. They’ll be at Michigan Theater on November 8, 2015 as part of their Irakere 40 tour. Photo by Francis Vernhet. Saying…
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People Are Talking: Royal Shakespeare Company Live in HD: Shakespeare’s Othello
Tell us what you thought! This is the place to comment on the performance and talk to other people about what you saw and heard. What will you remember about the performance…
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Dance Renegade: Choreography of William Forsythe
What you need to know about ground-breaking choreographer William Forsythe ahead of an evening-length program of his work.
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Explore: Connections Between UMS and U-M Museum of Art
Visual and performing arts have a close relationship. We asked our partners and friends at UMMA (U-M Museum of Art) to link performances on the UMS season with visual art works that…
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4 Youssou N’Dour songs you’re missing out on right now
Add Senegalese star and activist Youssou N’Dour to your playlist.
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NY Phil at Schools
Last week, New York Philharmonic Assistant Conductor Joshua Gersen visited Huron High School and other Ann Arbor area schools as part of a 5-year partnership between the orchestra and UMS. Interested in…
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Highlights from the Field
On October 10, musicians of the New York Philharmonic took to the football field along side the U-M Marching Band at the Michigan vs. Northwestern Homecoming game. Three concerts and a slew…