UVA Arts Events
Spring Dance Concert
April 20-22 | 8pm | Culbreth Theatre | Tickets
This spring’s concert, in celebration of the 10th year of the dance minor program, showcases not only the work of eight student choreographers and two faculty choreographers, but also of guest choreographer Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp who was the founding Head of the Dance Minor program at its inception in the fall of 2006. Runs from April 20-22.
Tea Time Recitals
Friday, April 21 | 1pm | Old Cabell Hall
The McIntire Department of Music invites the Charlottesville and University communities to the Teatime Student Recitals. Talented UVA students present a varied menu of musical delights. Come, bring your friends and enjoy the fruits of a semester's worth of musical training and practice.
Tara Rodgers Colloquium
Friday, April 21 | 3:30pm | Old Cabell Hall 107
How do histories of electronic music and sound inform creative and technical approaches to music-making in the present? This presentation will review critical approaches to the study of electronic music history and discuss the politics of archives and historical narratives. Want to hear more? Check out The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative at 9pm Friday night to hear a performance of Rodgers' work.
Living (In)Equality Weekend Events
The Inequality of Our Day Photo Competition
Friday, April 21 | 5pm | Wilson Hall Lobby
Screening of 13th
Friday, April 21 | 7pm | New Cabell Hall 058
"Neighbors" Art Show
Saturday, April 22 | 10am | WVTF Radio | 216 W Water St.
Open Mic
Saturday, April 22 | 6pm | Garden X
Telemetry Music Series: Analog Tara, Paige Naylor, Dream Animals
Friday, April 21 | 9pm | The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative
The April installment of the Telemetry Music Series presented by UVA's McIntire Dept of Music and The Bridge PAI features performances from: Analog Tara, Paige Naylor, Dream Animals, a collision of microtones, diffuse textures and lost beats.
Earth Day Concert: Our Earth is a Garden
Saturday, April 22 | 3:30pm | Old Cabell Hall | Tickets
Come join the Virginia Women’s Chorus at the University of Virginia as they perform folk, country, and contemporary music to celebrate the beauty of our earth. Special guests UVA Bluegrass will join the Chorus for a set of Wailin’ Jennys songs, including Arlington and Away But Never Gone
Chamber Music Seminar Recital
Saturday, April 22 | 3:30pm | Brooks Hall | Free
The University of Virginia McIntire Department of Music presents the Chamber Music Seminar Recital. The Chamber Music class gives students an opportunity to study and perform major works while focusing on the development of their chamber music skills. This recital is the culmination of a semester's worth of work and promises to provide a diverse program with a variety of different pieces and groups.
Charlottesville Symphony - Kate Tamarkin: The Farewell Concerts
April 22 | 8pm | Old Cabell Hall | Tickets
April 23 | 3:30pm | MLK Performing Arts Center | Tickets
Kate Tamarkin concludes her tenure as Music Director of the Charlottesville Symphony in grand fashion, with Beethoven’s 4th Piano Concerto and Elgar’s Enigma Variations. Anne-Marie McDermott, piano.
Miller Arts Scholars 4th Annual Showcase and Award Outcome Presentation
Sunday, April 23 | 6pm-8pm | OpenGrounds Corner Studio Free
Miller Arts Scholars 4th Annual Showcase and Award Outcome Presentation. There will be presentations, performances and snacks!
VFF at Violet Crown: I, Olga Hepnarová
Tuesday, April 25 | 7:30pm | Violet Crown Charlottesville
I, Olga Hepnarová takes a haunting look at the real-life story of a young, lesbian outsider whose mistreatment at the hands of her family and alienation from the world at large sends her over the edge of humanity and leads her to commit a horrendous crime at the age of only 22!
Arts Opportunities
Study the history, care, and use of written, printed, and digital materials at Rare Book School this summer. Apply!
Make Art for the Bicentennial Launch Celebration with Megan Marlatt & her The Big Head Brigade!
Richard Guy Wilson Prize for Excellence in The Study of Buildings, Landscapes and Places | Due May 25th
UVA Arts News
Department of Drama’s Dance Program to Present Spring Concert
UVA Dance Program | Published April 12
Spring Hedgehog Review Examines 'The Post-Modern Self'
Leann Davis Alspaugh | Published March 29, 2017 by UVA Today
Mystery Man: Research quest at The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA
Caroline Newman | Published March 22
Vice Provost for the Arts
University of Virginia
PO Box 400308
Charlottesville, VA 22904
