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by ALLISON CASEY
Lifestyles Editor
The Appalachian State University Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs presents The Performing Arts Series, a live arts series that kicks off Oct. 9.
“The performing arts series is a resource to all students, because it creates easy access to many of the world’s most exciting and accomplished performing artists at ticket prices that are extremely affordable,” Denise R. Ringler, director of the Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs said.
Student tickets are always $10 compared to $18 ticket price for non-students.
All revenue from ticket sales goes directly into the Performing Arts Series.
The series is additionally supported by student fees.
“We
truly believe in the concept of ‘classroom lessons coming to life’
through the arts,” Ringler said. “That great music, dance and theater
performances have the power to shape our perspective and to broaden our
horizons, in addition to bringing joy to our lives.”
The arts series works to tie in the performances with current events in Appalachian’s academic community.
“The
African Children’s Choir helps fulfill our mission of opening and the
L.A. Theatre Works’ production of ‘The Great Tennessee Monkey Trials’
works beautifully with the University Forum Committee’s lecture series
revolving around the Darwin Bicentennial,” she said.
Although
Farthing Auditorium’s recent upgrades to the electrical system were
“primarily for safety reasons,” Ringler said the new lighting system
allows a better audience experience.
This year, the series will kick off with Capitol Steps Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. in Farthing Auditorium.
“Capitol
Steps is always a great crowd-pleaser, and with the national elections
on the horizon, we thought it would be great fun to feature political
satire as part of the series,” Ringler said.
Shows are selected the previous fall when the office begins collecting information from conferences and agents.
“We are
fortunate to have audience members who loyally attend the series and
many of them offer great suggestions about artists of interest to
them,” Ringler said.
There is also an Arts and Cultural Programs Advisory Committee that offers suggestions to the series.
Ringler said the committee expressed a lot of interest in bringing famed local bluegrass artist Doc Watson.
“We’re thrilled to include Doc’s [Oct. 24] performance on our line up this season,” Ringler said.
Ringler
said students who take advantage of live performances tend to attend
and enjoy arts programs for the rest of their lives.
“Because
the arts are so central to the overall quality of life for all of us,
we naturally want to share our series with the community as well,”
Ringler said. “We’re fortunate to enjoy strong support and attendance
from both the campus and surrounding community.”
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