Bloomington Center for the Arts
Bloomington Center for the Arts occupies the north end of Bloomington Civic Plaza. The facility houses eight resident art organizations, community arts activities, City functions, and private rentals.
Concerto Dance: Two Suites
Between Friday November 22 2024 and Saturday November 23 2024
Concerto Dance presents "Two Suites," a pair of entirely new works by Artistic Director Jolene Konkel. Performed in the Black Box Theater, this program will feature a modern dance suite set to a reimagined Vivaldi's "Four Seasons," contrasted against a swingin' new jazz dance suite. Don't miss the two sides of Concerto Dance in this special program!
Friday night features a special add-on ticket for Concerto's annual Swing Dance Fundraiser following the performance. The $25 add-on ticket includes a swing dance lesson, drinks, and dessert.
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Continental Ballet Company: The Nutcracker
Between Saturday December 7 2024 and Sunday December 15 2024
Come enjoy this holiday classic with Continental Ballet Company during this festive season! The ballet is to feature CBC’s professional company members.
Please note: CBC is offering a special condensed performance on Friday, December 13th at 10:00am, intended primarily for students and visiting senior centers.
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Continental Ballet Company: Student Review / Demonstration
Friday December 13 2024
We invite family and friends to come to an onstage demonstration of what our students have accomplished this first half of the season. Each class will demonstrate a different ballet exercise with teachers providing explanation of what muscles and technique they are working on. Company members will perform a few solos dispersed throughout the program and all students will perform a finale together on stage. This will be both entertaining and educational and a wonderful opportunity for our students to gain stage experience.
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Bloomington Chorale: Winter Tapestry
Between Friday December 20 2024 and Saturday December 21 2024
Enjoy a collection of heartwarming holiday favorites old and new including: “Magnificat” (Rutter), “Feliz Navidad,” “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” “What Child is This,” and many more.
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Medalist Concert Band: Sounds of the Season
Sunday December 22 2024
Enjoy both classic and contemporary favorites in this popular holiday program from the Medalist Concert Band.
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Angelica Cantanti: Broadway, Movie & Pop Songs Concert
Sunday February 23 2025
Five youth choirs with singers in Grades 2 - 12 will perform choral favorites at our Annual Fundraiser Concert & Silent Auction event to support the Angelica Choir organization.
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Medalist Concert Band: The Music of John Williams
Sunday March 2 2025
From Jaws to Jurassic Park, the most memorable movie themes have been composed by John Williams. Take your seat for this performance of cinema favorites by “the Mozart of the movies.”
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Medalist Concert Band: Celebrations!
Sunday May 18 2025
Join the celebration in a program sure to elicit feelings of joy! Featuring “Celebrations,” by Twin Cities composer John Zdechlik, and the winner of the 2025 student concerto competition.
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When Worlds Collide: Songs of Stage and Screen
Saturday May 31 2025
Join the NOTEable Singers as they bring to life iconic numbers from both stage and screen, showcasing their signature harmonies and dynamic choreography. From timeless classics to contemporary hits, this show promises to take you on a captivating journey through the stories and songs that have shaped our entertainment landscape. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience the perfect synergy of live theater and film music, delivered with the exceptional flair that only the NOTEable Singers can provide. Mark your calendars and get ready for a night where every note and every scene collide in spectacular harmony!
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Bloomington Symphony Orchestra: Musical Countrysides
Sunday November 17 2024
Take a walk with the BSO! For this concert, we will show our appreciation and thanks for nature’s bounty by playing two well-known and beloved works that celebrate the outdoors. First, we’ll envision the rolling hills and fields of the harvest with music from the ballet repertoire through American composer Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring. After intermission, settle in for another view of the beauty of nature in all its peace and ferocity as the BSO performs the legendary “Pastoral” Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven. In his Sixth Symphony in F Major, Beethoven explores good feelings, calm, and the outright fear of a mighty storm in the five movements that make up this expression of love for the outdoors that sustained his soul during some of his darkest personal moments.
To our returning patrons: Note this year's change to our concert start time, now beginning at 2pm.
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Medalist Concert Band: American Songbook
Sunday November 10 2024
Songbooks have a rich legacy in American music, preserving pieces from across the oral tradition. This concert will feature “Southern Harmony,” based on an 1835 songbook of the same name.
Note to patrons: Season passes are available for sale until Thursday, November 7th at 11:59pm. After this date and time, only single concert tickets are available for purchase. Season passes will not be available for sale to walk-up patrons on Sunday, November 10th.
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Continental Ballet Company: Beer & Ballet
Friday October 11 2024
Come enjoy a fun, casual look at Continental Ballet Company's "Beer & Ballet" in the Black Box Theater. Company members will premiere original choreography in several short dances, presenting diverse styles of classical ballet in an exciting evening program. Beverages are to be served in the lobby by North Star Tavern, with non-alcoholic options also available. This fundraiser is a treat for all and is one of CBC's favorite events of the year.
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Discover Dance: Performance and Education Series
Saturday September 28 2024
Join Continental Ballet Company, Concerto Dance, and Threads Dance Project in a participatory day of dance discovery! Youth and adult workshops and masterclasses will be taught between 12:30-5:30pm, with the day concluding in a 7pm Black Box Theater performance featuring all companies.
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Continental Ballet Company: Spring Student Recital
Thursday June 20 2024
The School of Continental Ballet Company invites you to its annual Spring 2024 Recital! Students are excited to perform delightful dances they have learned in ballet classes during the 2023-2024 studio season.
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Black to Life: A Black Music Month Celebration
Between Thursday June 13 2024 and Friday June 14 2024
In honor of Black Music Month in June, Bloomington Center for The Arts and The Avant Garde invite you to attend "Black To Life: A Black Music Month Celebration" during the season of Juneteenth! This two day series will be an amazing showcase of Minnesota's top artists representing different genres of Black Music, ranging from Gospel and R&B to Jazz and Hip-Hop.
Thur, June 13th will spotlight R&B/Soul and Gospel Music, featuring Jamecia Bennett (Grammy Award Winner) and Courtland Pickens with KNOWN MPLS! Fri, June 14th will feature Jazz and Hip-Hop, with Jazz great Ben Williams (Grammy Award Winner) and Hip-Hop artist Lewiee Blaze!
Lifetime achievement awards will be given to Twin Cities Black music legends Pete Rhodes, Kimberly Rhodes (Black Music America) and Kathleen Johnson (Musicians 4 Musicians). Hosted by The Avant Garde founder, Chadwick “Niles” Phillips. Join us in celebrating the greatness of Black music!
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Alive & Kickin: The 70's - Can You Dig It?
Between Thursday June 6 2024 and Sunday June 9 2024
The Rockin' Seniors of Alive & Kickin' are thrilled to be back in Bloomington presenting: "The 70's - Can You Dig It?" Come join the party and enjoy this action-packed decades show, featuring the pivotal and influential music of the 1970's!
A&K will host the Rockin' After-Party immediately following the show on Fri, June 7th. Tickets to this special evening support the nonprofit mission and work of A&K. Appetizers, desserts, and fun included. Meet the cast and staff of A&K, dance to the music of the '70s, relive memories and create new ones!
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NOTEable Singers: Elements of Nature!
Saturday June 1 2024
Join the NOTEable Singers are we celebrate our 50th season! Enjoy songs about the elements, and experience weather and seasons in a whole new way!
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Medalist Concert Band: Wild Symphony
Sunday May 19 2024
"Wild Symphony," by "Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown, presents 20-plus engaging musical portraits of animals. Guest soloist: 2024 Concerto Competition winner.
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Concerto Dance: The Adventures of Peer Gynt
Between Thursday May 16 2024 and Saturday May 18 2024
Utilizing their signature blend of theatrical and classical jazz styles, Concerto Dance presents "The Adventures of Peer Gynt", a new jazz dance work set to Duke Ellington’s arrangement of Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite.
The work follows the story of Peer's wild adventures in search for meaning and significance, only to return home in realization that his life was wasted searching for something he already had: The love he longed for.
This event is located in the Black Box Theater and is recommended for ages 8 and up.
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Bloomington Chorale: Together We Are...
Between Friday May 17 2024 and Saturday May 18 2024
A choral performance highlighting community, friendship, family and unity. Selections include: We Are Family, Bridge Over Troubled Waters, We are the World, Brothers Sing On, We Are the Champions and many more.
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Story Arts of MN: StoryFest 2024
Saturday May 4 2024
Story Arts of Minnesota presents "StoryFest 2024." This FREE annual festival brings storytelling opportunities to a wide spectrum of enthusiasts, ranging from adults to children and from novice to professionals. Come join us for a day full of workshops, a variety of stories to listen to, and storytelling opportunities.
Please note that the first workshop of the day is a required $35 registration (Jim Stowell, "From the Page to the Stage," 9:30am-11:00am). Patrons may purchase registration through the "Register Now" button on this page. Walk-up registration will be available the morning of Saturday, May 4th, with a cash option.
All other StoryFest events (11:00am-9:00pm) are free and do not require registration - all are welcome.
For a full schedule of events and for more information, visit:
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Continental Ballet Company: Coppelia
Between Saturday March 16 2024 and Sunday March 24 2024
ANNOUNCEMENT: The show on Sunday, March 24, 2024 has been cancelled due to inclement weather.
Continental Ballet Company presents the classical ballet "Coppelia". In this ballet, Swanhilda is engaged to Franz but finds him flirting with a mysterious new girl sitting on the balcony of Dr. Coppelius toy shop. He doesn't realize this is a life-like doll. Swanhilda discovers the truth and she sneaks into the toy shop with her friends. Much frenzy and chaos happens.
This ballet is beautiful and humorous to delight people of all ages.
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Medalist Concert Band: Words into Music
Sunday March 3 2024
Poems, folk tales, and stories are amplified through music and featured in settings by composers such as Grainger, Vaughan Williams, and Copland.
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