The Office for Arts Integration Events

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Saturday, April 26, 2025

    • 3:00 pm
    • Krannert Center, Tryon Festival Theatre, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801

    Orfeo

    Monteverdi’s Orfeo, originally performed in 1607, is the first unquestioned masterpiece of opera. A “musical fable,” it tells the story of Orpheus, the demi-god whose music had the power to conquer the forces of Hell. His love for Eurydice brings the sun out, only to have all the stars completely blocked out by her death and his descent into the Underworld.

    • 7:00   and 9:00 pm
    • Krannert Center, Studio Theatre, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801

    Dance Senior Thesis Concert 2025

    An annual smash, the culminating thesis concert of the BFA class of 2025 brings fresh perspectives from the creative mind/bodies of “soon to be” Dance at Illinois alumni. Presented in the Studio Theatre, the concert explodes with diverse aesthetics, passionate dancing, and creative ambition as this group of seniors storm headfirst toward upending the old guard.

    • 7:30 pm
    • Foellinger Great Hall, 709 S. Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801

    Jessie Montgomery and Third Coast Percussion

    Grammy Award-winners Jessie Montgomery and TCP collaborate in a dynamic program that equally showcases Montgomery’s excellence as a composer and violinist. Lady Justice/Black Justice, a newly commissioned work for percussion quartet, is paired with Lou Harrison’s Concerto for Violin with Percussion Orchestra.