January 2026

Two award-winning Belgian companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry, video, mime, and clowning. Between dreamlike fiction and stark reality, Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity surprised by the uncontrollable forces of nature, observing the absurdity of keeping up appearances amidst an ecological collapse.

Two award-winning Belgian companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry, video, mime, and clowning. Between dreamlike fiction and stark reality, Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity surprised by the uncontrollable forces of nature, observing the absurdity of keeping up appearances amidst an ecological collapse.

Two award-winning Belgian companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry, video, mime, and clowning. Between dreamlike fiction and stark reality, Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity surprised by the uncontrollable forces of nature, observing the absurdity of keeping up appearances amidst an ecological collapse.

Two award-winning Belgian companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry, video, mime, and clowning. Between dreamlike fiction and stark reality, Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity surprised by the uncontrollable forces of nature, observing the absurdity of keeping up appearances amidst an ecological collapse.

Two award-winning Belgian companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry, video, mime, and clowning. Between dreamlike fiction and stark reality, Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity surprised by the uncontrollable forces of nature, observing the absurdity of keeping up appearances amidst an ecological collapse.

Two award-winning Belgian companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry, video, mime, and clowning. Between dreamlike fiction and stark reality, Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity surprised by the uncontrollable forces of nature, observing the absurdity of keeping up appearances amidst an ecological collapse.

Spinning dreamlike fiction and humor with urgent reality, this nearly wordless theatrical experience combines elements of clown, toys, puppetry, acrobatics, and nifty practical effects. Dimanche challenges us to look at what is happening to our planet, and what we are doing to the natural world and ourselves.

Spinning dreamlike fiction and humor with urgent reality, this nearly wordless theatrical experience combines elements of clown, toys, puppetry, acrobatics, and nifty practical effects. Dimanche challenges us to look at what is happening to our planet, and what we are doing to the natural world and ourselves.

Celebrating its 100th anniversary, Martha Graham Dance Company continues to exemplify its founder’s timeless and uniquely American style of dance, one that has influenced generations of artists and continues to captivate audiences.

Martha Graham is recognized as a primal artistic force of the 20th century. Her company celebrates its milestone 100th anniversary season with three unique programs that exemplify Graham’s timeless and uniquely American style of dance.

Martha Graham is recognized as a primal artistic force of the 20th century. Her company celebrates its milestone 100th anniversary season with three unique programs that exemplify Graham’s timeless and uniquely American style of dance.

Martha Graham is recognized as a primal artistic force of the 20th century. Her company celebrates its milestone 100th anniversary season with three unique programs that exemplify Graham’s timeless and uniquely American style of dance.

After their roaring UMS debut in 2023, México’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería and conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto return with trumpet soloist Pacho Flores.

Program

Silvestre Revueltas Sensemayá
Franz Joseph Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major
Paquito D’Rivera Venezuelan Concerto
Alberto Ginastera Suite from Panambí, Op. 1a
Alberto Ginastera Ollantay, Op. 17
Alberto Ginastera Dances from Estancia, Op. 8a

An audience favorite from UMS’s 23/24 season was the US debut of México’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, led by the dynamic conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto. This first time School Day Performance will feature The Night of the Mayas by Silvestre Revueltas, Sones de Mariachi by Blas Galindo, and other compositions by Mexican and Latin American composers.

Led by the celebrated vocalist Julia Keefe (Nez Perce), this 16-piece ensemble of Native musicians highlights an often overlooked but rich history of Indigenous bands that existed on reservations across the country in the early 20th century, and it both deepens and challenges our understanding of the “uniquely American” art form known as jazz.

Two award-winning Belgian companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry, video, mime, and clowning. Between dreamlike fiction and stark reality, Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity surprised by the uncontrollable forces of nature, observing the absurdity of keeping up appearances amidst an ecological collapse.

Two award-winning Belgian companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry, video, mime, and clowning. Between dreamlike fiction and stark reality, Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity surprised by the uncontrollable forces of nature, observing the absurdity of keeping up appearances amidst an ecological collapse.

Two award-winning Belgian companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry, video, mime, and clowning. Between dreamlike fiction and stark reality, Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity surprised by the uncontrollable forces of nature, observing the absurdity of keeping up appearances amidst an ecological collapse.

Two award-winning Belgian companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry, video, mime, and clowning. Between dreamlike fiction and stark reality, Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity surprised by the uncontrollable forces of nature, observing the absurdity of keeping up appearances amidst an ecological collapse.

Two award-winning Belgian companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry, video, mime, and clowning. Between dreamlike fiction and stark reality, Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity surprised by the uncontrollable forces of nature, observing the absurdity of keeping up appearances amidst an ecological collapse.

Two award-winning Belgian companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry, video, mime, and clowning. Between dreamlike fiction and stark reality, Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity surprised by the uncontrollable forces of nature, observing the absurdity of keeping up appearances amidst an ecological collapse.

Spinning dreamlike fiction and humor with urgent reality, this nearly wordless theatrical experience combines elements of clown, toys, puppetry, acrobatics, and nifty practical effects. Dimanche challenges us to look at what is happening to our planet, and what we are doing to the natural world and ourselves.

Celebrating its 100th anniversary, Martha Graham Dance Company continues to exemplify its founder’s timeless and uniquely American style of dance, one that has influenced generations of artists and continues to captivate audiences.

Martha Graham is recognized as a primal artistic force of the 20th century. Her company celebrates its milestone 100th anniversary season with three unique programs that exemplify Graham’s timeless and uniquely American style of dance.

Martha Graham is recognized as a primal artistic force of the 20th century. Her company celebrates its milestone 100th anniversary season with three unique programs that exemplify Graham’s timeless and uniquely American style of dance.

Martha Graham is recognized as a primal artistic force of the 20th century. Her company celebrates its milestone 100th anniversary season with three unique programs that exemplify Graham’s timeless and uniquely American style of dance.

After their roaring UMS debut in 2023, México’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería and conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto return with trumpet soloist Pacho Flores.

Program

Silvestre Revueltas Sensemayá
Franz Joseph Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major
Paquito D’Rivera Venezuelan Concerto
Alberto Ginastera Suite from Panambí, Op. 1a
Alberto Ginastera Ollantay, Op. 17
Alberto Ginastera Dances from Estancia, Op. 8a

An audience favorite from UMS’s 23/24 season was the US debut of México’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, led by the dynamic conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto. This first time School Day Performance will feature The Night of the Mayas by Silvestre Revueltas, Sones de Mariachi by Blas Galindo, and other compositions by Mexican and Latin American composers.

Led by the celebrated vocalist Julia Keefe (Nez Perce), this 16-piece ensemble of Native musicians highlights an often overlooked but rich history of Indigenous bands that existed on reservations across the country in the early 20th century, and it both deepens and challenges our understanding of the “uniquely American” art form known as jazz.