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Combining highly physical, large-scale drumming with contemporary costumes, precise choreography and innovative visuals, the performers of “DRUM TAO 2020” create an energetic and unforgettable production.
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A five-time Grammy Award nominee, Ford achieved worldwide fame as a solo artist and collaborator with artists including Miles Davis, George Harrison, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Dizzy Gillespie, Kiss and many more.
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Stories from survivors in these workshops will become part of the Stuart Pimsler Dance Theatre performance March 14 at UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center.
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Three-time Grammy Award winner Branford Marsalis is one of the most revered instrumentalists of his time.
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Shakima Knox and Steven D. Wilson have made the most of their time on campus: They met at UAB, married on Homecoming Saturday, earned their graduate degrees and will walk together on Saturday.
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This event will has been postponed and will be rescheduled. The Viva Health Gala is UAB Visual and Performing Arts’ biggest fundraiser of the year, and proceeds from this elegant evening benefit its programs.
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Started in 2001, this festive concert has welcomed thousands of young choral singers from schools throughout the Birmingham community to perform together with UAB choirs.
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A new podcast shares the memories of the UAB community.
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This evening-length production is performed by a supercharged cast of a dozen all-star dancers, a DJ, a violinist and MC Kurtis Blow, one of hip-hop’s founding fathers.
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Families who loved last season’s performance of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” will certainly want to catch this show. A family-friendly reception is also available.
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With influences from classical, jazz, bluegrass and African music to electric blues and Eastern European folk dances, The Flecktones create a sound all their own.
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A girls’ indoor soccer team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles like a pack of adolescent warriors. “The Wolves” features an all-women cast and design team.
Carpenter and Colvin, friends for more than 30 years, will appear on stage together as an intimate acoustic duo, swapping songs and sharing stories.
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Founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Silkroad Ensemble creates music that engages and sparks radical cultural collaboration to build a more hopeful world.
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Burning Man is shaped by self-expression, community, inclusivity and equality, themes that are also prevalent throughout “Hair,” says senior Austin Helmers.
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“Taj Express” is a high-energy celebration of new India’s pop music, Bollywood culture and deep traditions, featuring colorful costumes, joyful dance and thrilling live music.
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Exploring ideas of identity, community, global responsibility and peace, “Hair” remains relevant as it examines what it means to be a young person in a changing world.
The Grammy Award-winning trio beloved in country and gospel music have dazzled audiences for decades, with a lifetime of noteworthy achievements in their storybook career.
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Human communication researcher brings Malcolm Gladwell to UAB to talk about his newest book, “Talking to Strangers.”
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The UAB Piano Series brings the world’s finest pianists to Birmingham and is directed by UAB Distinguished Professor of Piano Yakov Kasman, a Van Cliburn medalist.