Event Series 2022-23

The University of Minnesota Spotlight Series is a collaborative partnership between the Institute for Advanced Study, Northrop, and University Honors Program to present lectures, panel discussions, exhibits, and other events throughout the academic year around timely topics of interest. The six-part 2022-23 series will focus on how data—their collection, analysis, and the research questions that rely on them—connect to the deeply personal lived experiences of individual human beings and to the human condition at large. Events are Thu 3:30-5:00 pm CT and may be attended in Northrop’s Best Buy Theater or online via Zoom. Q&A sessions will follow each event.

Amplifying Solidarity is a series of free outdoor events with the intent to use the arts to lift the voices of people who have been marginalized, to welcome the community, students, faculty, and staff back to campus, and to celebrate our campus community.

Go behind the velvet rope and join the party for these three ENCORE fundraising events that will get you up-close-and-personal with extraordinary dance artists—while supporting the creation of new works! The events include post-performance cast parties with Limón Dance Company and Joffrey Ballet, plus a gorgeous dinner with The State Ballet of Georgia.

Experience classical ballet, international sensations, new works by distinct voices, three theatrical evening-length events, two Northrop Centennial Commissions, five dance with live music presentations, and more.

A new series of silent films featuring live music! Discover films of feminist protest that explode in slapstick rebellion plus sci-fi and horror classics—a must-see for film buffs, music lovers, and the historically curious. 

From soloists making their Northrop debut to choral and symphonic celebrations, every event features Northrop’s historic Aeolian-Skinner Opus 892 pipe organ—one of the last remaining concert hall pipe organs in the United States.