Bluebirds Ballet Company’s Cajun-inspired Christmas ballet is sure to warm your heart and leave you ready to celebrate Christmas in Acadiana!

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Ballet de Noël Acadie

Acadiana Center for the Arts

The Creole Nutcracker puts a Louisiana twist on the 19th Century fairytale and immerses the audience in the captivating world that is unique to Louisiana. The production is seasoned with the food, the language, and the music of the charming Creole Culture.

The Creole Nutcracker

Heymann Performing Arts Center

Daniel Hillard, a struggling, out-of-work actor, will do anything for his kids. After losing custody in a messy divorce, he creates the kindly alter ego of Scottish nanny Euphegenia Doubtfire in a desperate attempt to stay in their lives. As his new character tales on a life of its own, Mrs. Doubtfire teaches Daniel more than he bargained for about how to be a father. A hilarious and heartfelt story about holding onto your loved ones against all odds, Mrs. Doubtfire is the musical comedy we need right now-one that proves we're better together.

Mrs. Doubtfire

This recital spotlights works by Black composers – voices that have been historically underrepresented in classical music.

Music by Black Composers Recital – LAMTA

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/4hagYvrYbuM

The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36M5Hi6O80

The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59E40S_EQSY

The Artelize Podcast: A love letter that was never sent

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THv6htilWtI

The Artelize Podcast and Adolfo Corrado: Mediterranean flavors, opera and social media

Transport yourself to the heart of Italy with an unforgettable evening of musical storytelling, presented through a vibrant program, brimming with romance and the spirited charm of Italian culture. Experience the dazzling sounds of Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture, Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien, and Respighi’s Fountains of Rome – each a vivid homage to Italy’s festivals, landscapes, and timeless allure. For this concert, ASO is thrilled to welcome back acclaimed piano virtuoso Sean Chen, who’ll perform Rachmaninoff’s beloved Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini – a deeply expressive tour de force, inspired by one of Italy’s greatest violinists.

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

A bold local cast takes the stage in What the Constitution Means to Me, a sharp, funny, and deeply moving play that reimagines America’s founding document through the eyes of a teenage debater.

Created by playwright Heidi Schreck—who funded her college education winning constitutional debates—this

Tony-nominated hit explores how the Constitution has shaped generations of women. Called “the most important” Broadway play of the season by The New York Times, it’s powerful, personal, and unmissable.

What the Constitution Means to Me

The Theatre at Baranco

A bold local cast takes the stage in What the Constitution Means to Me, a sharp, funny, and deeply moving play that reimagines America’s founding document through the eyes of a teenage debater. Created by Heidi Schreck—who funded her college education winning constitutional debates—this Tony-nominated hit explores how the Constitution has shaped generations of women. Called “the most important” Broadway play of the season by The New York Times, it’s powerful, personal, and unmissable.

What The Constitution Means To Me

Liverpool Legends are four incredibly talented musicians/actors curated by Louise Harrison, sister of George Harrison, to honor her brother’s legacy, and re-create the band that changed the world forever. This Grammy-nominated and unique one-of-a-kind Beatles show is narrated by Louise Harrison and honors The Beatles’ legacy by tracing their musical evolution from early hits to psychedelic masterpieces.

Liverpool Legends

Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate.

This acclaimed musical by singer-songwriter Anas Mitchell and director Rachel Chavkin is winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. It intertwines two mythic tales- that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and Queen Persephone - as it invites you on an unforgettable journey to the underworld and back. Performed by a vibrant ensemble of actors, singers and dancers, HADESTOWN asks audiences to imagine how the world could be.

Hadestown

Experience the magic of MOTOWN with ASO! Featuring smash hits made famous by artists like Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, Diana Ross, The Temptations and the one-and-only Stevie Wonder. Songs include Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, Reach Out I’ll Be There, Dancing In The Street, My Girl, Superstition and more. Audiences will be transformed by the powerful music of Motown, with these authentic arrangements and the incredible vocal talents of Chester Gregory, star of Motown The Musical!, American Idol winner Michael Lynche, and superstar songstress Shayna Steele.

Dancing in the Street

Fiery, fearless, and unforgettable—Flamenco Vivo ignites the stage with a powerhouse ensemble of dancers, musicians, and singers. Raw emotion meets stunning precision in a night of bold rhythm, breathtaking athleticism, and dazzling costumes. As America’s premier flamenco company, Flamenco Vivo keeps this electrifying art form alive and evolving. Can’t make it to Spain? PASA brings Spain to you. One night at the Heymann Center, and you’ll be swept into a world like no other.

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana

Fiery, fearless, and unforgettable —Flamenco Vivo ignites the stage with a powerhouse ensemble of dancers, musicians, and singers. Raw emotion meets stunning precision in a night of bold rhythm, breathtaking athleticism, and dazzling costumes. As America’s premier flamenco company, Flamenco Vivo keeps this electrifying art form alive and evolving. Can’t make it to Spain? PASA brings Spain to you. One night at the Heymann Center, and you’ll be swept into a world like no other.

Flamenco Vivo celebrates the universal spirit of flamenco – with diverse influences from Roma, Arabic, Jewish, Spanish, African and Latin American cultures – and gives this art form a unique power to build bridges between people.

Join us for an inspiring evening of music that reflects the spirit, diversity, and rich cultural tapestry of America. In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, this program features works rooted in American identity and history – both homegrown and seen through the eyes of an admirer. The evening opens with William Grant Still’s Miniatures for Woodwind Quintet – a charming collection of folk-inspired vignettes drawn from various cultures across the Americas, followed by Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings, and concluding with Antonín Dvořák’s “American” String Quartet, a work infused with the rhythms and melodies of African American spirituals and Native American music.

American Impressions

Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

What’s better than Jill Butler and her Joyride Band lighting up the night with the music of Roberta Flack and Quincy Jones? Not much. Get ready for soul, style, and serious groove at the Theater at Baranco.

Jill walked away from the banking board room into a flourishing musical career and hasn’t looked back. She’s brought her own voice and style to stages on continent after continent, at the same time that she’s performing here in some of the best places to hear live music. Baranco is one of them. Two legends. Endless vibe. Don’t miss it.

Jill Butler and her Joyride Band

Lafayette Ballet Theatre with Guest Artists from the Cincinnati Ballet, present the enchanting full length story ballet, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Based on William Shakespeare’s comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream weaves a tale of quarrels and reconciliations between Oberon and Titania, the fairy king and queen, and the romantic misadventures of two mortal couples—all under the mischievous spell of Puck. Audiences will be captivated by the romantic, whimsical story, stunning costumes/ scenery, and the vibrant musical score of Felix Mendelssohn. One performance of pure magic!

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Step into the world of Swan Lake – a story of love, magic, and triumph, brought to life through the powerful choreography of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, set to Tchaikovsky’s iconic score.

This production features all-new, hand-painted sets and over 200 custom-designed scenery elements, transforming the stage into a dreamlike landscape. With world-renown ballet artists from Moldova, Spain, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, United Kingdom, Brazil, Poland, United States, Japan, Turkey, Armenia, Tajikistan, Belarus and Principal Dancers from Ukraine, this performance embodies the spirit of international artistry and excellence.

Every scene – from the poetic “Dance of the Little Swans” to Odile’s dazzling 32 fouetté turns – is a celebration of classical ballet in its most pure and expressive form.

Swan Lake

The boots are back! Kinky Boots will lift your spirits to high-heeled heights! Celebrated with six Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, a Grammy Award® for Best Musical Theatre Album, and London’s Olivier Award for Best Musical, this big-hearted musical hit will have you strutting out of the theater saying “Yeah!”

Kinky Boots captivates and entertains audiences around the world with the dazzling Tony-winning score by pop legend Cyndi Lauper, hilarious and uplifting book by four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, and original direction and Tony-winning choreography by Jerry Mitchell.

Based on true events, Kinky Boots follows the journey of two people with nothing in common— or so they think. Charlie Price reluctantly inherits his father's shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to live up to his father's legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola, a fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos. As Charlie and Lola work together to turn the factory around, this unlikely pair finds that they have more in common than they realized... and discover that you change the world when you change your mind.

Kinky Boots

Step into the charm and vibrancy of two of Europe’s most iconic cities – Paris and London. From elegant salons to bustling boulevards, this program captures the essence of each metropolis through vivid and inventive works. Francis Poulenc’s witty and urbane Sextet bursts with Parisian flair, while Darius Milhaud’s La création du monde blends jazz and classical idioms in a bold, rhythmically charged vision of the world’s beginning, inspired by African mythology and the energy of 1920s Paris. Balancing the French exuberance is Haydn’s London Trio No. 3, a piece that is piece is elegant, buoyant, and full of wit, which he composed during his visits to England.

Events in Lafayette, LA

Ballet de Noël Acadie

Acadiana Center for the Arts

The Creole Nutcracker

Heymann Performing Arts Center

Mrs. Doubtfire

Heymann Performing Arts Center

Music by Black Composers ...

Acadiana Center for the Arts

The Artelize Podcast and ...

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Rhapsody on a Theme of Pa...

Acadiana Symphony Orchestra & Conservato...

What the Constitution Mea...

Performing Arts Serving Acadiana

What The Constitution Mea...

Heymann Performing Arts Center

Liverpool Legends

Heymann Performing Arts Center

Hadestown

Heymann Performing Arts Center

Dancing in the Street

Acadiana Symphony Orchestra & Conservato...

Flamenco Vivo Carlota San...

Heymann Performing Arts Center

Flamenco Vivo Carlota San...

Performing Arts Serving Acadiana

American Impressions

Acadiana Symphony Orchestra & Conservato...

Jill Butler and her Joyri...

Performing Arts Serving Acadiana

Jill Butler and her Joyri...

Heymann Performing Arts Center

A Midsummer Night's Dream...

Heymann Performing Arts Center

Swan Lake

Heymann Performing Arts Center

Kinky Boots

Heymann Performing Arts Center

Haydn, Poulenc & Milhaud

Acadiana Symphony Orchestra & Conservato...