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NC State LIVE 2023-24 Season

Arrive curious. Leave inspired.

NC State LIVE | MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES

Band members from Cimarron in a river on horseback holding antlers and instruments.

Cimarrón
SEPT 14 at 7:30pm
Stewart Theatre

Prepare to be transported by folk futurists Cimarrón. This Grammy-nominated six-piece joropo band from Colombia delivers an extraordinary blend of untamed singing with percussive stomp dancing and rapidfire strings.

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Fatoumata Diawara
SEPT 28 at 7:30pm
Stewart Theatre

See past and future collide. Hailed as one of the most vital standard-bearers of modern African music, singer and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara is, “One of the most inventive and dynamic performers in Africa” (The Guardian).

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Gaspard&Dancers: A dancer balances on the chest of another dancer on a rooftop in NYC. Photo by Daniel Marracino.

Gaspard & Dancers
OCT 5 at 7:30pm
Stewart Theatre

Come celebrate one of North Carolina’s finest choreographers! We’ve co-commissioned Gaspard Louis, former Pilobolus dancer turned choreographer, based in Durham, to create a new work with Doug Varone.

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Hiromi holds a toy piano and looks at it wistfully. Photo by Muga Miyahara.

Hiromi’s Sonicwonder
OCT 20 at 7:30pm
Stewart Theatre

Hiromi has thrilled our audiences in 2009 and 2011 with her virtuosic piano playing. She’s back by popular demand with her new project “Sonicwonder,” an electrified four-piece band with heavy groove, featuring Adam O’Farrill on trumpet, Hadrien Feraud on bass, and Gene Coye on drums.

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Zoe and Cloyd sit on a porch with their instruments, the mountains in the distance. Photo by Sandlin Gaither.

Zoe & Cloyd
NOV 4 at 7:30pm
Stewart Theatre

Asheville, NC duo Zoe & Cloyd. Springing from rich and complementary traditions of bluegrass, klezmer, old-time and folk to create a captivating sound all their own. From nationally syndicated PBS show, David Holt’s State of Music, to the IBMA World of Bluegrass, join us in welcoming Zoe & Cloyd to Stewart Theatre.

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Trey McLaughlin and the Sounds of Zamar perform in purple light.

Trey McLaughlin &
The Sounds of Zamar
NOV 10 at 7:30pm
Stewart Theatre

Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar are known for their rich harmonies and down-to-earth personalities, with millions of loyal fans. Be it gospel ballads, soul anthems, or musical theatre tunes, the group’s expressive vocals and intricate arrangements soar off the stage.

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Two dancers from Company Herve Koubi - one caught flipping in midair, one with on a knee with one arm outstretched. Photo by Nathalie Sternalski.

Compagnie Hervé KOUBI
JAN 27 at 7:30pm
Stewart Theatre

In this highly physical, stunningly fluid work, 14 all-male virtuoso urban street performers from Algeria, Morocco and the Mediterranean basin defy gravity. With a rich movement vocabulary combining capoeira, urban and contemporary dance, Compagnie Hervé KOUBI deftly marries strength with vulnerability.

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Alexa in the street in NYC with her saxophone. Photo by Anna Yatskevich.

Alexa Tarantino Quartet
MAR 1 at 7:30pm
Stewart Theatre

Jazz saxophone and woodwind artist Alexa Tarantino wowed us in February 2023 when she played here with the inimitable Cécile McLorin Salvant. Alexa on the road with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and her own Alexa Tarantino Quartet (who will be performing with her in Stewart Theatre).

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Pedrito Martinez and his band laughing in front of graffiti.

Pedrito Martínez Group
MAR 23 at 7:30pm
Stewart Theatre

With his hypnotic drumming and captivating personality, Pedrito is one of those special artists who our audiences ask for time and time again. A consummate master of Afro-Cuban folkloric music, Pedrito has recorded or performed with some of the biggest names in music. Welcome him back to his North Carolina home.

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Musicians from Small Island Big song smiling and dancing. Photo by Kimmi Cranes.

Small Island Big Song
APR 12 at 7:30pm
Stewart Theatre

Small Island Big Song brings together 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.” Don’t miss the finale to our mainstage season!

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Fatoumata Diawara in a red dress and headpiece made of shells, smiling with her arms outstretched. Photo by Alun Be.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

You become the curator! Create Your Own Series subscriptions will be on sale from Wednesday, August 16 through Friday, September 22, 2023.
 
Pick 3-5 shows, save 20%.
Pick 6 or more shows, save 25%.

BONUS: Purchase subscriptions with NO TICKETING FEES from Wednesday, August 16 – Sunday, August 27.

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KIDSTUFF SERIES

Still from Manual Cinema's Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About A Terrible Monster (actors and fury monster puppets stand in front of purple screen smiling into a camera)

Manual Cinema in
Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About A Terrible Monster
OCT 14 at 1pm
Stewart Theatre

Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster uses hundreds of illustrated paper puppets, book pages, two-dimensional props, furry monster puppets, and songs to bring Mo Willems’ books about courage and friendship to life. Created by the ingenious Emmy Award-winning company Manual Cinema, known for mixing low-fi props with interactive technology

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Performers from Axis Theatre hold Mr. Hatch puppet and play ukulele. Photo by Jayda Paige.

Axis Theatre Company in 
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch
FEB 25 at 3pm
Stewart Theatre

Mr. Hatch leads a predictable and dreary life; he keeps to himself. One Valentine’s Day, he unexpectedly receives a heart-shaped package with an anonymous note that whispers, “somebody loves you,” and everything changes. With captivating puppetry and innovative set design, Eileen Spinelli’s heartwarming tale of transformation from loneliness to friendship springs to life.

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SPECIAL EVENT:
Murielle Elizéon & Shana Tucker at NCMA | FEB 8-16

When We were Queens…, a multidisciplinary performance by French choreographer Murielle Elizéon in collaboration with acclaimed musician Shana Tucker, will have it’s world premiere in February at the North Carolina Museum of Art.

Tickets on sale January 11 at ncartmuseum.org.

Murielle Elizéon stands with her back to the camera in a giant dress bathed in a projection of branches and water. Photo by Sarah Marguier.
Ariel photo of LIVE at Lake Raleigh concert

LIVE@Lake Raleigh
April 4 & 18 | May 2 & 16

WOLFPACK WELCOME WEEK

The Second City on AUG 25 at 7pm in Stewart Theatre

Join NC State LIVE for hilarious sketch comedy and improv from The Second City – the group that launched the careers of Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Keegan-Michael Key, and Steve Carell!

STUDENTS: Get your tickets August 18-22 before they go on sale to the general public on August 23.

Learn more!
Members of The Second City Touring company performing in gold jackets.

It Takes a Village

NC State LIVE is supported in part by grants from the City of Raleigh based on recommendations of the Raleigh Arts Commission, South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources.