Choreographer

**February Dance 2025 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts**

**Event Overview:**
February Dance 2025 is a celebration of artistic innovation and commitment within the Department of Dance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This event will feature a series of groundbreaking performances that highlight contemporary dance and its intersection with various artistic and political themes.

**Featured Performances:**
1. **Contemporary Sneaker Ballet:**
   - **Choreographers:** Associate Professor Paige Cunningham Calderella and MFA alumna Anna Peretz Rogovoy ’24.
   - **Description:** This brand-new work showcases challenging partnering techniques within a contemporary sneaker ballet format.

2. **Premiere by Professor Rebecca Nettl-Fiol:**
   - **Music:** Set to the music of Grammy Award-winner Osvaldo Golijov.
   - **Live Performance:** Soprano Elena Negruta and the Illinois Modern Ensemble will perform live.

3. **MFA Thesis Works:**
   - **Choreographers:** Gabriel Bruno Eng Gonzalez and Banafsheh Amiri.
   - **Themes:** These works explore the collision of contemporary dance, media, and world politics, providing fertile ground for choreographic invention.

**Event Details:**
- **Venue:** Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
- **Dates and Times:**
  - Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 7:30 PM CT
  - Friday, January 31, 2025 - 7:30 PM CT
  - Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 7:30 PM CT
- **Event Length:** Approximately [Duration not specified]
- **Tickets:** Not yet available

**Additional Information:**
- **Related Events:**
  - October Dance 2024 (Oct 10-12, 2024)
  - Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble (Feb 21-22, 2025)
  - Studiodance 2025 (Mar 6-8, 2025)
  - Dance Senior Thesis Concert 2025 (Apr 24-26, 2025)

Join us for an evening of innovative dance performances that push the boundaries of contemporary choreography and artistic expression.

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February Dance 2025

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

### Event Description: Oklahoma at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

**Event Title:** Oklahoma

**Venue:** Tryon Festival Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

**Dates and Times:**
- Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 7:30 PM CT
- Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 7:30 PM CT
- Friday, November 15, 2024 - 7:30 PM CT
- Saturday, November 16, 2024 - 7:30 PM CT

**Event Overview:**
Join us for a captivating performance of "Oklahoma," the first musical written by the legendary duo Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. This timeless classic, which originally opened on Broadway in March 1943 and ran for an unprecedented 2,212 performances, tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and farmhand Jud Fry, set against the backdrop of 1906 Indian Territory on the cusp of statehood.

**Creative Team:**
- **Stage Director:** Sarah Wigley
- **Music Director:** Michael Tilley
- **Choreographer:** Rebecca Nettl-Fiol

**About the Show:**
"Oklahoma" is renowned for its memorable musical numbers and its exploration of broader themes such as community, belonging, and national identity. The musical has enjoyed numerous revivals and adaptations, including an Oscar-winning 1955 film and five Broadway revivals up to 2020. This production promises to bring the same magic and depth to the stage, making it a must-see event.

**Ticket Information:**
Tickets are not yet available. Please check back closer to the event date for purchasing details.

**Additional Information:**
For more details about the event, including visitor information, parking, and accessibility, please visit the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts website.

**Share This Event:**
Spread the word and share this event with friends and family to ensure they don't miss out on this spectacular performance of "Oklahoma."

**Related Events:**
- **Terence Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones - Excerpts in Concert** on February 27, 2025
- **Lyric Under the Stars** from September 19-21, 2024
- **Orfeo** from April 24-26, 2025

Experience the magic of "Oklahoma" and immerse yourself in a story that has captivated audiences for decades. We look forward to welcoming you to the Tryon Festival Theatre for an unforgettable evening of musical theatre.

Oklahoma

Love entangles all the characters in Stephen Sondheim’s four-time Tony Award-winning A Little Night Music—love remembered, love unrequited, love still to be found. In this musical comedy of manners, both charming and wistful, surprises lie just around the corner, and a magical summer night offers new beginnings. Romance and longing are carried along on Sondheim’s lush score, which includes the masterpiece “Send in the Clowns.”

Choreographer

Rebecca Nettl-Fiol

Events

Past events

Jan 30 - Feb 1, 2025

February Dance 2025 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

12 - 16 Nov, 2024

Oklahoma · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

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