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Weber States Jazz band performs at the Concerto Night in 2014. Photo credit: Signpost Archives

New year, new performances

Makayla Geddes January 10, 2022

A new semester isn't only a fresh schedule and more homework. The return to campus after winter break means a new calendar of art events across campus. "Every semester, we have a variety of different performances...

Orchesis Dance Theatre and Moving Company presented “Sojourners” as part of the first set of Dancing in the Stream performances. (Robert Lewis/The Signpost)

Dancing in the live-stream with Orchesis

Kierstynn King November 23, 2020

This year's Orchesis Dance Theatre theme was about connecting and streaming Orchesis’s performances, which has never been done before, due to COVID-19.Orchesis Dance Theatre and Moving Company presented...

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Cultural celebration via “Shared Ground”

Kelly Watkins April 6, 2018

WSU's dance theatre, Orchesis, presents their culminating spring show, "Shared Ground," a student and faculty music and dance celebration of art forms that arise from the fusion of shared cultures. The...

Previews Nov. 27–Dec. 3

Samantha Bunderson November 22, 2017

Classic guitar ensemble concertWSU will host a classical guitar ensemble concert on Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m. This event is free to the public and will be hosted in Val A. Browning Center for the Performing...

Students perform in The Marriage of Figaro at WSUs Browning Center last week. (Source: Weber State Performing Arts)

La Nozze di Figaro

Samantha Bunderson March 26, 2017

The WSU vocal department and symphony orchestra joined forces to present Mozart’s opera "The Marriage of Figaro," which captivated both the audience and the cast members. Performances ran from March...

‘La Nozze di Figaro’ gets Weber treatment

Samantha Bunderson March 26, 2017

The WSU vocal department and symphony orchestra joined forces to present Mozart’s opera "The Marriage of Figaro," which captivated both the audience and the cast members. Performances ran from March...

Past collides with present in 'Arcadia'

March 24, 2015

The drama of mathematics, duels, two different time periods and romance comes to life in Weber State University's production of "Arcadia". Based in both 1809 and the present, "Acadia" follows Thomasina...

'Damn Yankees' knocks it out of the park

February 26, 2015

“Damn Yankees” brings a top notch performance to the Val A. Browning Performance Center for the Performing Arts' Allred Theater. With only two performances left on Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 28...

WSU students to compete in national opera competition

November 8, 2014

Bright lights, lavish costumes, tragic deaths, sumptuous infidelity and fierce competition will all mix together in one place. At first, opera might not seem like any of these things, but when multiple...

Cheap Weekly: Local theaters provide quality entertainment

October 2, 2014

Buying tickets for professional shows in big theaters isn't often affordable for most students. However, students don’t have to go to Salt Lake City and pay the big theater ticket prices to experience...

New director for the Browning Center

July 8, 2014

Fran Bradshaw has been hired as the director of the performing arts center at Weber State University's Val A. Browning Center. Relocating to Utah from Louisiana, Bradshaw functioned as a public venue...

'Plain Princess' to remount before continuing to competition

January 16, 2014

On Oct. 4, 2013, Weber State University's Val A. Browning Center hosted the world debut of the musical "The Plain Princess." Since that time, the production has been awarded a spot at the Kennedy Center...

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