UNCSA Presents: February performance highlights

The UNCSA 2025-26 performance season, “UNCSA Presents,” continues this February with an exciting lineup of concerts, dance, opera, and theater events showcasing the talents of students, faculty and guest artists. Highlights include Mozart’s dramatic opera “Idomeneo” presented by the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute; “Cyrano de Bergerac” presented with a modern twist by the School of Drama; the UNCSA Symphony Orchestra in works by Bach, Haydn and more; and vibrant works by esteemed choreographers from the School of Dance in the Winter Dance program.

Tickets to most events are $25 for adults and $20 for non-UNCSA students with a valid ID, but some events are free. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the box office at 336-721-1945.

Winter Opera: Idomeneo – Feb. 8, 10

The A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute presents Mozart’s opera “Idomeneo,” a dramatic story of duty, sacrifice and fate. A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute Music Director James Allbritten conducts, with stage direction by Fletcher Artistic Director Steven LaCosse. With music by Mozart and a libretto by Giambattista Varesco, the opera follows Idomeneo, King of Crete, who survives a storm at sea and vows to the god Neptune that he will sacrifice the first person he meets upon returning home. When that person is his son, Idamante, the king confronts the cost of his promise. As father and son grapple with the consequences, Idamante is drawn into a love triangle with Princess Ilia and the vengeful Elettra. Performed in Italian, “Idomeneo” pairs high drama with one of Mozart’s most expansive operatic scores.

Performances will take place Sunday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. and Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at High Point Theatre, 220 E. Commerce Ave., High Point, N.C.

Cyrano de Bergerac – Feb. 26-Mar. 1

UNCSA School of Drama alumnus and guest artist Avery Glymph (B.F.A. '95) directs a contemporary reimagining of Edmond Rostand’s “Cyrano de Bergerac,” adapted by Martin Crimp to blend classic romance with rap and spoken-word energy. The production explores identity, authenticity and the power of language as Cyrano navigates his unspoken love for Roxane and the consequences of truth and deception.

The production transforms the Catawba Theatre into an immersive poetry cafe, with action unfolding around the audience. Seating extends onto the stage, including cabaret-style tables, creating an intimate setting that blurs the line between audience and performer and turns the room into a shared space for artists.

Performances will take place Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 26-28, at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 28 and Sunday, March 1, at 2 p.m. in Catawba Theatre on the UNCSA campus, 1533 S. Main St., Winston-Salem, N.C.

Winter Dance – Feb. 26-Mar. 1

The School of Dance presents “Winter Dance,” a program blending contemporary and classical works performed by students in UNCSA’s ballet and contemporary programs. The dance concert includes contemporary repertoire by Kyle Abraham, staged by Stephanie Terasaki, under the direction of Dance faculty member Sean Sullivan, and a new contemporary work by Bessie Award-winning choreographer and alumna Kimberly Bartosik (B.F.A. ’87), under the advisement of Dance faculty member Emily Nicolaou. Choreographer and educator Thang Dao contributes a new work that brings ballet and contemporary students together; Dao’s work is supported by Dance faculty member Laura Martin. A new ballet will be premiered by Dance faculty member April Ball. The program concludes with a faculty-led staging of Danish choreographer August Bournonville’s “Flower Festival in Genzano,” staged by Dance faculty member Phillip Broomhead.

The production is presented with support from the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts’ Alumni in Residence Project, highlighting the creativity and mentorship that are central to UNCSA’s dance programs.

Performances will take place Thursday through Friday, Feb. 26-28, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday  through Sunday, Feb. 28 and March 1, at 2 p.m. in Freedman Theatre in Performance Place on the UNCSA campus, 1533 S. Main St., Winston-Salem, N.C.

UNCSA Symphony Orchestra – An Evening of the Baroque – Feb. 28

Ian Passmore, guest conductor, leads the UNCSA Symphony Orchestra in a lively program of Baroque and early Classical works drawn from three of Europe’s 18th-century musical centers. The concert opens with Arcangelo Corelli’s Concerto grosso No. 4, a landmark example of the Italian concerto grosso style, followed by Johann Sebastian Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 1, a set of dance movements that showcases the orchestra’s color and rhythmic drive. Rounding out the first part of the program is C.P.E. Bach’s Symphony in D, a work that points toward the emerging Classical sound. The program concludes with Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 49, “La Passione.”

The concert will take place Saturday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Crawford Hall on the UNCSA campus, 1533 S. Main St., Winston-Salem, N.C.

Tickets and information about additional “UNCSA Presents” performances can be found at uncsa.edu/performances.

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