Sacred Earth explores the interconnectedness between human emotions and the environments that shape them. Performed with live music, dancers create a sacred space to honor the divinity in the natural world and the sustenance we derive from it. Inspired by the philosophies behind the ephemeral arts of kolam and Warli painting and the Tamil Sangam literature of India, Sacred Earth is a vision of the beautiful, fragile relationship between nature and man.

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center and Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra are proud to present Link Up: The Orchestra Sings in connection with Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute. Students in grades 3-5 will have the opportunity to join the Fox Valley Symphony Youth Orchestra along with members of the Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra in this highly participatory program, in which they learn to sing and play recorders in the classroom to perform with the orchestra from their seats. Through the Link Up repertoire and hands-on activities, students analyze and interpret the essential musical structures of melody and what makes the orchestra sing! Repertoire includes works by Beethoven, Copland, Dvorak and more!

LINK UP: THE ORCHESTRA SINGS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

All participating teachers are required to attend a professional development workshop on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. The professional development workshop will take place at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. This workshop will serve as an opportunity to learn about Link Up: The Orchestra Sings curriculum, interact with the artists and share best practices. Educators will also be able to register their classrooms for visits from the Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra Teaching Artists to help prepare students for the performance.

The patchwork quilts her family created as they traveled across America’s rolling plains in the back of a covered wagon inspired Laura Ingalls Wilder. Now, watch her time-honored books come to life as you join the Ingalls family’s adventure, facing the hardships and triumphs of the wondrous new land, with sometimes only their faith and love to sustain them.

The patchwork quilts her family created as they traveled across America’s rolling plains in the back of a covered wagon inspired Laura Ingalls Wilder. Now, watch her time-honored books come to life as you join the Ingalls family’s adventure, facing the hardships and triumphs of the wondrous new land, with sometimes only their faith and love to sustain them.

Back by popular demand, this high-energy group is a joyous celebration of Cuban music and dance styles. The Havana Cuba All-Stars are some of Cuba’s greatest musicians and dancers. With rhythms and melodies from the cha cha to the rumba, from “Son Cubano” style to the salsa, they will showcase a variety of Cuban beats.

In this brand new musical adaptation, join young Jane Goodall and her chimpanzee Jubilee as they learn about the world around them and the importance of protecting all living species. With anecdotes taken directly from Jane Goodall’s autobiography, this adaptation makes this very true story accessible for the very young—and young at heart.

In this brand new musical adaptation, join young Jane Goodall and her chimpanzee Jubilee as they learn about the world around them and the importance of protecting all living species. With anecdotes taken directly from Jane Goodall’s autobiography, this adaptation makes this very true story accessible for the very young—and young at heart.

All 37 plays in 97 minutes! The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] is an irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays. Join these madcap men in tights as they weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories and tragedies in one wild and memorable ride that leaves audiences breathless and helpless with laughter. In the spirit of Shakespeare himself, this show contains some occasional bawdy language and mild innuendo. All children are different, so this show has been rated PG-13: Pretty Good If You’re Thirteen.

Jack London’s classic tale comes to life onstage in this multi-media adventure which mixes classic story telling with projected illustrations to tell the story of Buck, the magnificent crossbred offspring of a St. Bernard and Scottish Collie. Kidnapped from his lavish life on a California estate and sent to work as a sled dog during the great Klondike Gold Rush, Buck fights to survive and becomes the most famous dog in the whole history of the north land.

Join the inhabitants of Bubblelandia on an adventure in a beautiful underwater world where fantasy becomes reality. In this beautiful, music-only production you will be surrounded by colorful creatures and references from classic stories. This modern fairytale helps us to sit back to listen, watch, dream and find ourselves without age limits.

A world premiere drama that traces the American immigrant experience from Jamestown to present day through the stories of ordinary men, women and children who departed their homelands in the hopes of creating a new life. In To America is an extraordinary story 400 years in the making that transcends time, space and race to reflect the diversity and commonalities of our shared American experience.

A world premiere drama that traces the American immigrant experience from Jamestown to present day through the stories of ordinary men, women and children who departed their homelands in the hopes of creating a new life. In To America is an extraordinary story 400 years in the making that transcends time, space and race to reflect the diversity and commonalities of our shared American experience.