Welcome

It is a pleasure to introduce you to the School of Music, Dance and Theatre’s 2022-23 season.

As one of the top performing arts schools in the nation, the ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre is paving the way to the future. Each year, we present over 700 concerts, recitals, productions and events filled with innovative programming, adventurous new creations and world premieres. Our performance season highlights the immense talent of our student artists, world renowned faculty and groundbreaking guest artists. Our performances take place on stages at the ASU Tempe campus, with special engagements at the ASU Kerr Cultural Center, the Musical Instrument Museum, the Mesa Center for the Arts, the Tempe Center for the Arts, The Madison Center for the Arts and more.

Each season features dance concerts and events, music theatre and opera productions, theatrical productions, experimental works, world premieres, community festivals, and multiple options suitable for youth and families. TheatreLAB spearheads the development of new works for theatre, some of which are penned by students and faculty. The New Works initiative in Music Theatre and Opera allows our students to showcase forthcoming works, which include regular public workshops with composers and librettists/ lyricists in residence, and typically involves one new musical and one new opera per year. Dance students regularly create choreographic works that are performed in our Emerging Artists and Transitions Projects series. Many of the pieces in development are through partnerships with professional companies and producing organizations.

Our student ensembles have a long history of excellence. Our four wind bands, six choirs, three jazz ensembles and four orchestras have commissioned and premiered many new works, performed at major state, regional and national conferences and produced a number of recordings. The ASU Sun Devil Athletic Bands are recognized as being among the finest and most spirited in the nation. Ensembles such as ASU Mariachi, Marimba Maderas de Comitan, Javanese Gamelan, World Percussion and Pan Devils Steel Band offer a rich diversity of performance experiences.

The Sol Motion series includes Sol Power, a celebration of hip hop culture, and Latin Sol, a Latin social dance extravaganza.

We invite you to join us regularly for our live music, dance and theatre performances and hope the experience inspires, uplifts and restores you.

Heather Landes

Director ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Programs and artists are subject to change. For the most current information, visit musicdancetheatre.asu.edu/events.

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Events by month September .....................................................................4 October...................................................................... 4-5 November.................................................................. 5-6 December.......................................................................7 January ............................................................................7 February......................................................................7-9 March.........................................................................9-11 April......................................................................... 11-12 May.................................................................................12 Events by series Faculty Artist + Guest Artist............................13-14 Organ ............................................................................14 Choral ...........................................................................14 Music Theatre and Opera .......................................14 Dance + Theatre ........................................................15 Wind Bands + Orchestras ..............................15-16 Jazz + Percussion......................................................16 World + Popular + Contemporary Music...........17 ASU Music in the Community.................................17 Your support matters.................................................19 Parking ......................................................................... 20 ASU and off-campus box offices...........................21