Purdue Convocations on LinkedIn: Experience the dynamic energy of the Mingus Big Band, dedicated to the… (2024)

COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE 🌹 Welcome to Hadestown, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, this acclaimed new show from celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and innovative director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) is a love story for today… and always.Hadestown intertwines two mythic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — as it invites you on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and Chavkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love. Performed by a vibrant ensemble of actors, dancers and singers, Hadestown is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.Get your tickets today! 👇 https://bit.ly/46djGad

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Join us for an extraordinary musical experience with excerpts from Terence Blanchard’s "Fire Shut Up In My Bones" at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Event, presented by the Purdue University Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging.This masterpiece is based on Charles M. Blow’s memoir and delves into a painful past and the journey to rise above it. Experience this concert version featuring Blanchard and his band, the E-Collective, alongside the Turtle Island String Quartet and guest soloists, with visuals by Andrew F. Scott. Don’t miss this powerful fusion of music and storytelling that showcases Blanchard’s profound artistic vision.Reserve your FREE tickets today! 👇 https://bit.ly/4d2xKFQ

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Are you passionate about marketing, performing arts, and Purdue University? Join our team of performing arts professionals at one of the oldest collegiate performing arts presenters in the US! Apply for our Marketing Coordinator position today! 👇https://lnkd.in/gvHRy6YY

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An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA - The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock n’ Roll. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits, this electrifying sensation will send you soaring to the rafters.One of the world’s best-selling artists of all time, Tina Turner won 12 Grammy Awards and her live shows were seen by millions, with more concert tickets sold than any other solo performer in music history.Tickets on sale now! 👇 https://bit.ly/4d3sWjy

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🎹 Meet Isaiah J. Thompson, the 2023 American Pianists Awards winner and rising star in #jazz! 🌟 From West Orange, NJ, Isaiah honed his skills at Juilliard and has worked with legends like Christian McBride and Cecile McLorin Salvant (who performed at #Purdue in September 2022). He's a Steinway Artist whose performances reflect love, spirit, and respect. 🎶 Don't miss this incredible talent coming to Loeb Playhouse on Saturday, October 12th at 8pm!Tickets on sale now 👇 https://bit.ly/3SbUNWH

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Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma joins Purdue University President Mung Chiang on Sunday, September 29 at 2pm in Elliott Hall of Music as part of the Presidential Lecture Series."A Conversation with Yo-Yo Ma" features PBS News correspondent Jeffrey Brown as moderator. Through personal anecdotes, thoughtful inquiry, and musical interludes, Yo-Yo Ma will explore how culture can help us all seek truth, build trust and act in service of one another.FREE general admission tickets are available now. Visit convocations.org to reserve your tickets today!

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Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by the Washington Post, Dear Evan Hansen is the first musical to take a groundbreaking look — from the point of view of both the parents and young people — at our complex, interconnected, and social media-filled lives.Evan Hansen is a high school student who always feels like he’s on the outside looking in. Evan finally gets what so many of us are searching for—the chance to finally fit in. What follows is a poignant, funny, and powerful musical about how even though it can be hard, we can find each other—and ourselves—along the way.Including some of the most iconic musical theatre songs from the last decade, including “You Will Be Found,” “Waving Through A Window,” and “For Forever,” Dear Evan Hansen features an uplifting score by the Tony ®, Grammy®, and Oscar® winning team behind The Greatest Showman, La La Land, and “Only Murders in the Building” Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Tony Award-winner Steven Levenson.Tickets on sale now! 🎟️ convocations.org

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Experience a celebration of cultures at the 29th Annual West Lafayette Global Fest! Join us for an unforgettable day filled with vibrant performances, mouthwatering international cuisine, and engaging cultural exhibits and activities. Bring your friends and family to immerse yourselves in a tapestry of global heritage right in the heart of West Lafayette. Saturday, September 21 / 3pm - 10pmDowntown West LafayetteFREE EVENTLearn more 👇 https://bit.ly/3zx0rwo𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬Bia Ferreira / 5:30PMYemen Blues / 7:30PMBalkan Paradise Orchestra / 9:00PM𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥Black Voices of Inspiration Purdue Chinese Performing Art TroupeOkinawa Yuyukai Purdue AAARCC Lion Dance Team …more to be announced soon!

The #SpiderVerse returns to Purdue University on September 15th!Building on the success of the sold-out global shows of the first Oscar®-winning Spider-Man animated Spider-Verse film, comes the highly anticipated sequel: 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧-𝙈𝙖𝙣: 𝘼𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧-𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩!These films have garnered immense popularity, largely due to their groundbreaking soundtracks praised for their innovative fusion of orchestral and electronic elements alongside scratch DJ techniques.The upcoming spectacle will feature the movie showcased on a colossal HD screen, complemented by a diverse ensemble of musicians and instrumentalists performing the film’s iconic score and soundtrack live. This extraordinary lineup includes a full orchestra, a skilled scratch DJ on turntables, as well as percussion and electronic instrumentalists.Tickets on sale now 👉 https://bit.ly/49XpzZA

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