Visual and Performing Arts - NMU Events and Announcements

Visual and Performing Arts

NMU students are invited to audition for CO/LAB Company, our resident dance company, as well as The Nutcracker, which will be part of our holiday double feature, and Salome, which is our CO/LAB Collective project this year! Please read all of the below information carefully and email us at nmutd@nmu.edu with any questions.

Auditions will be held in Panowski Dance Studio (McClintock 125Q) on Friday, September 2nd at 1:00pm. Auditions will consist of a warm up and a combination. Please arrive dressed to dance and bring appropriate footwear, including pointe shoes if that style is in your repertoire. Students must fill out an audition form (https://bit.ly/cnsauditions) prior to auditioning for this production.

Students should be sure to arrive 5-10 minutes before auditions begin.

For more information about the production and what to prepare for your audition, please visit https://nmu.edu/theatreanddance/auditions.

Visual and Performing Arts

NMU theatre and dance students are invited to audition for the Spotlight Variety Show! Please read all of the below information carefully and email us at nmutd@nmu.edu with any questions.

Auditions will be held in the Forest Roberts Theatre on Wednesday, August 31st at 6:00pm. Students must fill out an audition form (https://bit.ly/spvauditions) prior to auditioning for this production.

Please be sure to arrive 5-10 minutes early for auditions. You will take a number and wait quietly in the FRT lobby until you are called into the audition room.

For more information about the production and what to prepare for your audition, please visit https://nmu.edu/theatreanddance/auditions.

Visual and Performing Arts

Our Annual Dance Festival
In its inaugural year, the North Coast Dance Festival will welcome professional dancers from across the country to NMU's campus for an event that is sure to entertain. Inclusive of both performance and educational programming, this showcase is sure to be an experience that you do not want to miss! Specific program and casting updates to be announced.

Wednesday, July 27th at 8:00pm - Opening Night Party
Thursday, July 28th at 8:00pm
Friday, July 29th at 8:00pm

Visual and Performing Arts

A Hilariously Touching Dance Musical
Book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante, Music by Marvin Hamlisch, Lyrics by Edward Kleban
God, I hope I get it! Centered around seventeen Broadway dancers, this crowd favorite is as funny as it is intimate. After the first round of cuts at a dance call, Zach, the director and choreographer, asks each remaining dancer to speak about themselves. What follows is a glimpse into their individual lives as they vie for a spot in the chorus line. Winner of 9 Tony Awards, A Chorus Line is sure to make you laugh, cry, and everything in between.

NOTE: This show is rated PG-13 and contains strong language and some mild adult themes that may not be suitable for younger audience members.

A CHORUS LINE is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com

Wednesday, July 13th at 8:00pm - Opening Night Party
Thursday, July 14th at 8:00pm
Friday, July 15th at 8:00pm
Saturday, July 16th at 2:00pm – THEATRE FOR ALL PERFORMANCE
Saturday, July 16th at 8:00pm
Wednesday, July 20th at 8:00pm
Thursday, July 21st at 8:00pm
Friday, July 22nd at 8:00pm
Saturday, July 23rd at 8:00pm

Visual and Performing Arts

An Outdoor Concert Experience
Buffett Bash is back! Enjoy all your favorite songs, played by a fabulous Jimmy Buffett tribute band, as you dance the night away.

Thursday, June 30 at 8:00pm
Friday, July 1st at 8:00pm - THEATRE FOR ALL PERFORMANCE

Visual and Performing Arts

An Electrifying Dance Musical
Book by Dean Pritchford and Walter Bobbie, Music by Tom Snow, Lyrics by Dean Pritchford
I can’t stand still! Based on the film of the same name, this toe-tapping musical is set in the little southern town of Bomont, where dancing has been outlawed by the Reverend Shaw Moore after a terrible accident. New arrival Ren McCormack is quick to stir up trouble when he catches the eye of Moore’s rebellious daughter, Ariel, and comes up with the idea to throw a dance for the town. With an Oscar-nominated score and dynamic new songs, this show will make you want to cut loose!

NOTE: This show contains alcohol and mild adult themes.

FOOTLOOSE is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

Wednesday, June 15th at 8:00pm - Opening Night Party
Thursday, June 16th at 8:00pm
Friday, June 17th at 8:00pm
Saturday, June 18th at 2:00pm - THEATRE FOR ALL PERFORMANCE
Saturday, June 18th at 8:00pm
Wednesday, June 22nd at 8:00pm
Thursday, June 23rd at 8:00pm
Friday, June 24th at 8:00pm
Saturday, June 25th at 8:00pm

Visual and Performing Arts

A Portrait of Love, Loss, and Coming Together
WINNER OF THE 2021 PANOWSKI PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
Written by John Mabey
Join us for the world premiere of our 2021 Panowski Playwriting Award winner! Marie and her daughter, Rose Marie, are left adrift after their husband/father, Michael, passes away, leaving a shocking secret behind him. Arnie, Michael’s boyfriend, yearns to heal those who’ve been hurt and unexpectedly discovers a family of his own. Mirroring the erratic path of grief itself, this beautiful play flashes between the moments in time that change us all. A Complicated Hope explores the challenges of both finding a family of choice and letting yourself be found.

Wednesday, June 8th at 8:00pm - Opening Night Party
Thursday, June 9th at 8:00pm
Friday, June 10th at 8:00pm
Saturday, June 11th at 2:00pm - THEATRE FOR ALL PERFORMANCE
Saturday, June 11th at 8:00pm
Sunday, June 12th at 2:00pm

Visual and Performing Arts

Graduating seniors from the School of Art and Design present their work. This semester, the exhibition

features students concentrating in ceramics, computer art, digital cinema, drawing/painting, graphic design,

human-centered design, illustration, metalsmithing/sculpture, photography, and woodworking.

Participating artists include:

Emily Burbey

Cindi Carlson

Lizzie Cash

Roscoe Clarke

Robin Collins

Emilee Covers

Sophie Diekevers

Robyn Doney

Jay Foy

Digit Goodall

Keigan Hadley

Laura Hietala

Amy Hoppe

Josh Huffman

Alia Ikezoe

Ryan Kik

A.J. Laatsch

Christopher Lamers

Madeline Langdon

Paul Leow

Alexis Losee

Cody Marecek

Alexandra Martinez

Erin McCormick

Francesca McGinley

Cade Musich

Hannah Muzzey

Drake Perez

Leah Purkiss

Emily Sanderson

Caitlin Snyder

Sarah Stanaway

Reuban Stoor

Dylan Taivalmaa

Kenadee Torres

The Museum will be open until 8 pm on Thursday, April 21, and April 28.

The reception for this year's event will be for graduating seniors and their ticketed guests. It will not be open to the public.

Visual and Performing Arts

Join us for the Closing Concert of the 2022 NMU Jazz Festival! This concert will feature the NMU Jazz Ensembles and clinician Mike Tomaro, tickets are $12 for General Admission and Free for Students! You can buy your tickets now at https://nmu.universitytickets.com/ Masks are required for attendance.

Visual and Performing Arts

Jan (Johnson) Manniko spent her life drawing and painting the people and places that define the Copper Country. This exhibition features nearly forty artworks from throughout Manniko’s career. Intricate, but steady-handed pen and ink drawings of mine buildings, exuberant plein air landscapes, and emotional depictions of people provide a tender decades-long look into the culture of the Copper Country.

Jan Manniko was born in Chicago in 1933. Manniko demonstrated a passion for art beginning in her childhood. She studied at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, and The Art Institute of Chicago before returning to the Copper Country in the early 1960s. Until her passing in 2013, Jan Manniko lived and worked in Allouez, Michigan, alongside her husband Tom Manniko, a skilled woodcarver. They sold their wares alongside an eclectic array of antiques and found bottles in the iconic red building emblazoned with “The Last Place on Earth.”