The Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema presents the greatest classics restaged by today’s most celebrated choreographers and some of the best dancers in the world. In the timeless classic, Giselle, Prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova personifies this ultimate ballerina role alongside the sensational Sergei Polunin as Albrecht, in this chilling, yet luminous ballet that continues to captivate audiences for over 150 years at the Bolshoi.
The Vermont Philharmonic and Conductor Lou Kosma, in collaboration with the Bel Canto Institute of Florence, Italy, will present an Opera Concert featuring operatic selections and orchestral music of Bellini, Donizetti, Puccini, Rossini, Verdi and others, along with the 2018 Bel Canto Institute Orchestral Award Winners.
Raul Malo is the incomparable frontman of the genre-defying band The Mavericks and the sole writer of many of their songs. From their earliest shows playing the punk clubs on Miami Beach nearly three decades ago, these musical comrades have had a skill for getting people to groove. Drawing on a mix of classic country, cow-punk and standards, they bring to the world rhythmic fervor and Latin machismo, along with Malo’s lush baritone.
Séan McCann’s love for Newfoundland and Labrador folk songs shot him to international fame as a founding member of the renowned group Great Big Sea. After millions of albums sold, countless hit songs, and record breaking tours around the world, Séan now tours as a solo artist in intimate venues where he can connect with his audience face-to-face with music bringing peace, love and happiness.
Tennessee Williams’ twentieth century masterpiece Cat on a Hot Tin Roof played a strictly limited season in London’s West End in 2017. Following his smash hit production of A Streetcar Named Desire, Benedict Andrews’ ‘thrilling revival’ (New York Times) starred Sienna Miller alongside, Jack O’Connell and Colm Meaney.
Vermont Youth Dancers brings this classic tale of the legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table to the stage told through current music and exciting choreography.
Founded in 1981 in Jamestown, NY, 10,000 Maniacs is one of the most enduring bands from the early “alternative rock” movement having released close to 20 albums, including 2015’s Twice Told Tales and 2016’s Playing Favorites, while consistently touring the U.S. and abroad. This multi-platinum band still receives rave reviews of their live performances. 10,000 Maniacs include: Mary Ramsey, lead vocals, viola; Steven Gustafson, bass guitar; Dennis Drew, keyboard; Jeff Erickson, guitar; John Lombardo, guitar; and Jerome Augustyniak, drums.
World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” The Toronto Star pegged him as “the genial genius of the guitar,” and the Seattle Times saluted him as “a rare entertainer of the old school.”
Mary Chapin Carpenter returns to our stage, after sold-out performances in 2015 and 2017. In celebration of her 30 year recording career, Mary Chapin Carpenter released Sometimes Just The Sky in March on Lambent Light Records via Thirty Tigers. The landmark record features new versions of twelve of Carpenter’s most beloved songs as well as one newly written song, the title track. Her US Tour kicks off in June with just one stop in Vermont.
His guitar wails and cries and his voice is as warm and inviting as a front porch swing on a muggy, Southern night. Tab Benoit is Louisiana’s No.1 roots export. He is a gifted guitarist, a passionate singer and a songwriter with a conscience. Tab combines Delta blues, Chicago blues and soul into his original compositions with stand out singing and guitar playing. Fans and critics alike shower Tab with praise. He’s been nominated for three Grammys and won two Blues Music Awards.
Try your hand at Circus Arts with members of the modern circus collective Cirque US! Cirque Us artists come from across the country and consist of Circus Smirkus Alumni, students at the New England Center for Circus Arts, Ecole Nationale de Cirque and Ecole de Cirque de Quebec and top-notch universities. Appropriate for ages 8+. 25 people maximum so reserve your space today!
Join our intrepid Astronomer and gaze into the cosmos, where we fall into orbit with nine acrobat planets, each one the center of their own private universe. Watch these celestial celebrities rocket into stardom, exploring circus through a cosmic lens. Alone in the galaxy, their talent only eclipsed by their solar flair. Come dance among the stars while they chase comets, dive through black holes, juggle moons, and defy gravity. Prepare to be dazzled as we discover what happens when you wish upon a star!
In 1976, Jeff Daniels bought a Guild D-40 from Herb David’s Guitar Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan, threw it in the back of his old Buick, and moved to New York City. That guitar led to a creative outlet, became a solace, a road into the artist that he didn’t know existed. Now, over 40 years later, he just released his 8th record, “Simple Truths”.
Reclamation /ˌrekləˈmāSH(ə)n/ TALKS builds on the national conversation about the #MeToo movement, and is presented in partnership and inspired by the exhibition Reclamation / rekləˈmāSH(ə)n/, at the Helen Day Art Center in Summer 2018.
Join us on Saturday, August 11 at 1pm on the green at Spruce Peak for an all day, family-friendly affair! Bring your picnic blanket and low rise beach chair and settle in to hear Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band, Anaïs Mitchell, Daniel Rodriguez of Elephant Revival, and Vermont busker acts (TBA)!
Join the 2018 Stowe Tango Music Festival for an unforgettable night of Tango! Indulge your senses with the elegance, passion, and sensuality of the music and dance of the Argentine Tango. Led by a Grammy Award Argentine bandoneon virtuoso Hector Del Curto, the concert features the tango legends directly from Buenos Aires, acclaimed tango dancers and the unique 30 piece orchestra made up of world-renowned tango musicians and talented students around the globe. After-concert Milonga on stage is included. Don’t miss the year’s most electrifying performance!
Two powerhouse singers in one amazing night! Paula Cole has been hailed by Rolling Stone as “an extraordinary songwriter with a gorgeous voice.” Cole first burst onto the music scene in 1997 and won a Grammy® Award for “Best New Artist.” Jane Monheit has established herself as one of today’s best and most important vocalist-musicians, blessed with “a voice of phenomenal beauty,” by Stephen Holden of The New York Times.
Two-time Grammy winner Rickie Lee Jones exploded exploded onto the pop scene in 1978 and has made a career of fearlessly experimenting with her sound over 15 critically acclaimed albums, including her latest release The Other Side of Desire.
After touring for over 50 years, teaching “Stage Performance” for 30 years at Berklee College of Music, and critiquing over 10,000 performances, Livingston is thrilled to bring his expertise to the Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center stage with a VIP Songwriter showcase! This private event is appropriate for both musicians and fans as he’ll speak to process, provide demonstrations, and answer questions.
Livingston Taylor picked up his first guitar at the age of 13, which began a 50-year career that has encompassed performance, songwriting, and teaching. Born in Boston and raised in North Carolina, Livingston is the fourth child in a very musical family that includes Alex, James, Kate, and Hugh. Livingston recorded his first record at the age of 18 and has continued to create well crafted, introspective, and original songs that have earned him listeners worldwide
