NC State LIVE consistently brings some of the most artistically and socially impactful performers of our time to our campus. From captivating global music to award-winning modern dance, attending one of LIVE’s concerts promises to broaden your students’ worldviews and perspectives.
Contact Amy Sawyers-Williams, arts outreach & engagement, to set up a connection (e.g. offer extra credit for your students to attend and receive free tickets for your class). acsawyer@ncsu.edu
Spring 2024
Small Island Big Song
Friday, April 12
7:30pm in Stewart Theatre
$35-$40 | $10 NC State Students | $20 Faculty/Staff
Small Island Big Song brings together eight Indigenous artists from across the island nations of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, a region at the frontline of the climate crisis, as sea level rise threatens their homelands. These musicians have come together with filmmakers, oceanographers, scientists, and poets to create a concert experience that Billboard calls, “One coherent jaw dropping piece.”
Class Connections
Specific classes coming soon!
- Antropology
- Business & Sustainability
- Environmental Science
- Gender Studies
- Geology
- Indigenous Studies
- Marine Science
- Music & Global Music
- Parks, Recreation and Tourism Managment
- Social Sciences
- Philosophy
Fall 2023
Cimarrón
Thursday, September 14
7:30pm in Stewart Theatre
Pre-Show Dinner at the Talley Bistro
This Grammy-nominated six-piece joropo band from Columbia delivers an extraordinary blend of Andalusian, Indigenous and African roots music.
Class Connections
- ANT 252 Cultural Anthropology
- ANT 310 Native Peoples and Cultures of North America
- ARS 351 / ARS 494 Arts, Ideas And Values / Special Topics
- ARS 353 Arts and Cross-Cultural Contacts
- COM 362 Communication and Gender
- COM 417 Communication & Race
- DS 100 Design in Culture and Context
- ENG 327 Language and Gender
- HI 215 Colonial Latin America
- MUS 150: Vocal Techniques
- MUS 200: Understanding Music: Global Perspectives
- MUS 211: Introduction to Popular Music: 1980s-Present
- MUS 360 Women in Music
- WGS 200 Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Fatoumata Diawara
Thursday, September 28
7:30pm in Stewart Theatre
$30-$35 | $10 NC State Students | $20 Faculty/Staff
** Reach out to Amy Sawyers-Williams if class discount is needed acsawyer@ncsu.edu
Boldly experimental yet respectful of her Malian roots, Fatoumata’s Grammy-nominated music defines her as the voice of young African womanhood – proud of her heritage but with a vision that looks confidently to the future.
Class Connections
- AFS 240: African Civilization
- AFS 276: Intro to History of South and East Africa
- AFS 342: Introduction to the African Diaspora
- AFS 444: African American and African Women Leaders
- ANT 252: Cultural Anthropology
- ANT 254: Language and Culture
- ARS 257: Technology in the Arts
- ARS 306: Music Composition With Computers
- COM 200: Communication Media In A Changing World
- COM 304: Audio Production
- COM 362: Communication and Gender
- COM 392: International and Crosscultural Communication
- ED 508 Exploring Diversity in Classroom and Community
- EMA 110: Introduction to Arts Entrepreneurship
- EMA 365: Foundations in Arts Entrepreneurship
- FL 210: Global Literature and Culture
- GEO 220: Cultural Geography
- HI 232: The World from 1200 to 1750
- HI 233: The World Since 1750
- HON 202: Inquiry, Discovery, and Literature (Transgression and Transformation in Women’s Literature)
- HON 293: Special Topics – Interdisciplinary Perspectives/GlobalKnowledge
- HON 294 Honors Special Topics-Humanities
- HON 398 Honors Special Topics
- IS 200: Introduction to International Studies
- MUS: ALL
- MUS 200: Understanding Music: Global Perspectives
- SOC 304 Gender and Society
- SOC 445 Inequality, Ideology, and Social Justice
- WGS 200: Intro to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- WGS 300: Introduction to Feminist Theories
Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar
Friday, November 10
7:30pm in Stewart Theatre
$40-$45 | $10 NC State Students | $20 Faculty/Staff
** Reach out to Amy Sawyers-Williams if class discount is needed acsawyer@ncsu.edu
Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar have carved a unique place for themselves in the music industry with their powerful take on contemporary gospel, musical theatre, and soulful original compositions.
Class Connections
- AFS 240: African Civilization
- AFS 276: Intro to History of South and East Africa
- ANT 252: Cultural Anthropology
- COM 200: Communication Media In A Changing World
- COM 392: International and Crosscultural Communication
- FL 210: Global Literature and Culture
- IS 200: Introduction to International Studies
- MUSIC: Most courses
- MUS 200: Understanding Music: Global Perspectives
- REL 220 Religion in the Contemporary World
- REL 317 Christianity
- REL 320 Religion in American History
- REL 380 Emotion and Religion
- SOC 203 Current Social Problems
- SOC 212 Race in America
More connections coming soon!
From Spring 2023
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Thursday, February 2
7:30pm in Stewart Theatre
Pre-Show Talk at 6:30pm
Rolling Stone dubbed her “one of the greatest jazz singers of her generation.”
In just under the span of a decade she has evolved from a darling of jazz critics and fans to a three-time Grammy Award winner and MacArthur Fellow, to a prescient and fearless voice in music today.
Her new album Ghost Song, released in March 2022, marks her debut with Nonesuch Records. The album features an innovative interpretation on the themes of ghosts, nostalgia and yearning.
Class Connections
- AFS 342 Introduction to the African Diaspora
- AFS 346 Black Popular Culture
- ANT 252 Cultural Anthropology
- ARS 351 / ARS 494 Arts, Ideas And Values / Special Topics
- ARS 353 Arts and Cross-Cultural Contacts
- COM 304 Audio Production
- COM 362 Communication and Gender
- COM 417 Communication & Race
- DS 100 Design in Culture and Context
- ENG 327 Language and Gender
- FLE 401 Advanced Oral Communication in English for International Students
- MUS 103: Theory and Musicianship
- MUS 105: Introduction to Music in Western Society
- MUS 111: University Singers
- MUS 120: Introduction to Music Theory
- MUS 141 & 144 Jazz Combo II and Jazz Ensemble I/II
- MUS 150: Vocal Techniques
- MUS 200: Understanding Music: Global Perspectives
- MUS 211: Introduction to Popular Music: 1980s-Present
- MUS 360 Women in Music
- PRT 200: Health, Wellness and the Pursuit of Happiness
- PRT 238: Diversity and Inclusion in Recreation and Sport
- PSY 416: Psychology of Emotion
- WGS 200 Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Sylvia Milo’s
The Other Mozart
Friday, February 17 at 8pm
Saturday, February 18 at 3pm & 8pm
Titmus Theatre
This delightful play is the true story of Nannerl Mozart, the sister of Amadeus – a prodigy, keyboard virtuoso and composer, who performed throughout Europe with her brother to equal acclaim, but her work and her story faded away, almost lost to history.
Described by The New York Times as “strikingly beautiful,” the one woman drama is set in and on a magnificent 18-foot dress, created to fill and spill over the entire stage. The Other Mozart is based on facts, stories and lines pulled directly from the Mozart family’s humorous and heartbreaking letters.
Class Connections
- ANT 252: Cultural Anthropology
- ARS 351 / ARS 494 Arts, Ideas And Values / Special Topics
- ARS 353 Arts and Cross-Cultural Contacts
- COM 362 Communication and Gender
- DS 100 Design in Culture and Context
- ENG 327 Language and Gender
- FLE 401 Advanced Oral Communication in English for International Students
- HON 297 Writing the Self
- HON 347 Freedom and the Self
- IS 200 Introduction to International Studies Introduction to International Studies
- MUS 360 Women in Music
- PRT 200 Health, Wellness and the Pursuit of Happiness
- PRT 238 Diversity and Inclusion in Recreation and Sport
- PSY 416 Psychology of Emotion
- THE 103 Introduction to the Theater
- THE 203 Theory and Practice of Acting
- WGS 200 Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Red Baraat
Festival of Colors
Friday, March 3
8pm in Stewart Theatre
Red Baraat is a pioneering band from Brooklyn, New York. Conceived by dhol player Sunny Jain, the group has drawn worldwide praise for its singular sound, a merging of hard driving North Indian bhangra with elements of hip-hop, jazz and raw punk energy. Created with no less a purposeful agenda than manifesting joy and unity in all people, Red Baraat’s spirit is worn brightly on its sweaty and hard-worked sleeve (redbaraat.com).
Class Connections
- AFS 305 Racial and Ethnic Relations
- AFS 342 Introduction to the African Diaspora
- ANT 252 Cultural Anthropology
- ARS 351 / ARS 494 Arts, Ideas And Values / Special Topics
- ARS 353 Arts and Cross-Cultural Contacts
- COM 304 Audio Production
- COM 417 Communication & Race
- DS 100 Design in Culture and Context
- ED 508 Exploring Diversity in Classroom and Community
- FLE 401 Advanced Oral Communication in English for International Students
- FLN 102 Elementary Hindi-Urdu II
- HI 233 The World Since 1750
- HI 264 Modern Asia: 1800 to Present
- IS 200 Introduction to International Studies Introduction to International Studies
- MUS 10: Theory and Musicianship I
- MUS 111 University Singers
- MUS 120 Introduction to Music Theory
- MUS 150 Vocal Techniques
- MUS 200 Understanding Music: Global Perspectives
- MUS 211 Introduction to Popular Music: 1980s-Present
- PRT 200 Health, Wellness and the Pursuit of Happiness
- PRT 238 Diversity and Inclusion in Recreation and Sport
- PSY 416 Psychology of Emotion
- REL 230 Asian Religions
CONTRA-TIEMPO and
Arturo O’Farrill
World Premier
Friday, March 31
8pm in Stewart Theatre
For their 50th Anniversary, NC State LIVE invited two powerful artists from their past seasons to create a world premiere together: Ana Maria Alvarez, choreographer and artistic director of CONTRA-TIEMPO, and Afro Latin jazz composer and pianist Arturo O’Farrill.
Enjoy two world premiere’s in one evening! Created in collaboration with NC State LIVE audience members, the new duet, danced by Ana Maria with Arturo on piano, will be performed alongside ¡Azúcar!, CONTRA-TIEMPO’s powerful new piece performed by the full company. With Celia Cruz’s music as inspiration and explosive salsa dancing, ¡Azúcar! explores our complex relationship with sugar and is a celebration of ancestral wisdom.
Class Connections
- AFS 305 Racial and Ethnic Relations
- AFS 342 Introduction to the African Diaspora
- ANT 252 Cultural Anthropology
- ARS 351 / ARS 494 Arts, Ideas And Values / Special Topics
- ARS 353 Arts and Cross-Cultural Contacts
- COM 362 Communication and Gender
- COM 417 Communication & Race
- ED 508 Exploring Diversity in Classroom and Community
- HI 345 American Popular Culture
- HUMU 295 Humanities and U.S. Diversity Special Topics
- MUS 141 Jazz Combo II
- MUS 144 Jazz Ensemble I/II
- MUS 200 Understanding Music: Global Perspectives
- MUS 211 Introduction to Popular Music: 1980s-Present
- PRT 238 Diversity and Inclusion in Recreation and Sport
- WGS 200 Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- WGS 739 Social Psychology Of Inequality