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Performance Review: Goitse
I didn’t fully realize how excited I was for Goitse until the performance actually began—but from the very first moments, it was clear this was going to be something special. Goitse’s performance felt genuinely magical. It was, without a doubt, my favorite show of the entire year. The music was not just beautiful—it was alive. It had this reviving energy that filled the room and made it impossible to sit still. But what made the performance truly unforgettable wasn’t just the music—it was the musicians…
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Circa Contemporary Circus Returns to Weis Center to Present Humans 2.0
The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome contemporary cirque ensemble Circa on Thursday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center. When at the Weis Center, they will present Humans 2.0: a symphony of acrobatics, sound and light, this is next level circus by Circa. The work was created by Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa Ensemble. The performance is 70 minutes, without an intermission and is suggested for ages 8+. Please note: Parts of this performance will include strobe lighting and haze. …
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The Art of Bonsai to be Discussed at Free Weis Center Lecture on April 1 at Noon
Talk is Part of the Weis Center’s Year-Long Trees Series The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome speaker Carl Achhammer Jr., a bonsai artist and current president of the NEPA Bonsai Society on Wednesday, April 1 at 12:00 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium. The noon talk is free and open to the public. This talk is part of the Weis Center’s year-long Trees Series. For more information, visit go.bucknell.edu/TreesSeries Carl will discuss the history of the art of bonsai, misconceptions, styles and…
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Jazz Pianist Dan Tepfer Performing at the Weis Center
The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome jazz pianist Dan Tepfer on Thursday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center. The performance is co-sponsored by the Bucknell Music Department and Kushell Endowment. Dan Tepfer, born in Paris to American parents and based in New York City, is “a pianist of extraordinary technique and fearless harmonic sensibility” (JazzTimes). He has performed worldwide with artists ranging from Lee Konitz to Renée Fleming and released more than a dozen albums as a leader in…
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Award-Winning Jazz Ensemble, Artemis, Returns to the Weis Center
The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome Jazz supergroup Artemis on Friday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center, just days after their Carnegie Hall appearance. There will be a pre-performance interview from 6:45-7:15 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium with Allison Miller facilitated by Peg Cronin. The performance is sponsored, in part, by Karl Voss and Chanin Wendling and family. This performance is part of the Weis Center’s year-long Trees Series. Founded by pianist and composer Renee Rosnes in 2017,…
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Traditional Irish Group Comes to the Weis Center on Thursday, March 19
The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome traditional Irish ensemble Goitse on Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center. (Goitse is a Gaelic word for ‘come here’ and is pronounced Go-wit-cha) The performance is sponsored, in part, by Martha and Alan Barrick and Coldwell Banker Penn One Real Estate. Goitse includes: Colm Phelan, bodhrán, Áine McGeeney, fiddle, vocals, Conal O’Kane, guitar, Alan Reid, banjo, bouzouki and Daniel Collins, piano, accordion. The multi-award-winning quintet Goitse continues to blaze trails as one of…
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Performance Review: Ephrat Asherie and the Feeling of Growing Up
Watching Ephrat Asherie and her company at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts felt unexpectedly familiar. From the opening sequence, where the performers entered with loose confidence and settled into a shared groove, the stage carried an energy that felt both contemporary and nostalgic. The movement drew from breaking, hip hop and social dance traditions, but it never felt like a history lesson. It felt lived in. What stood out most was the precision within the looseness. The performers shifted in and out of…
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Bang on a Can All Stars Performs David Lang Nature-Themed Piece with Bucknell Choir at the Weis Center on March 1
The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome Bang on a Can All Stars featuring the Bucknell Choir, under the direction of Professor Caleb Hopkins, on Sunday, March 1 at 2 p.m. at the Weis Center. They will perform David Lang’s before and after nature with music and text by David Lang and video design by Tal Rosner. There will be a pre-performance interview from 1:15-1:45 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium between Professor Hopkins and David Lang. This performance is part of the…
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Dance Theater Company Pilobolus Comes to Weis Center on Feb. 26 with “Other Worlds” Collection
The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome innovative dance theater company Pilobolus on Thursday, February 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center. There will be a free pre-performance talk from 6:30-7 p.m. (note earlier start time) in the Atrium. Bucknell Dance Professor Jaruam Xavier will interview two Pilobolus dancers. The company will feature new works from the “Other Worlds” Collection, plus classic works, alongside a piece called Branches. This performance is part of the Weis Center’s year-long Trees Series. The runtime will…
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Performance Review: Drum Tao and the Pulse We Carried Home
Walking into the Weis Center for the Performing Arts to watch Drum Tao, I noticed the crowd before anything else. On a night when the cold felt especially unforgiving, when staying inside would have been easier, the hall was full. Families sat beside students. Faculty members greeted neighbors. Coats were folded over armrests. Programs were already open in people’s hands. Everyone had come ready to give the evening their attention. When the performance began, the sound moved through the room like a wave. It started…
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