University Performance Series

Each year, the College of Visual and Performing Arts carefully selects world-class professional individuals or companies to perform for the campus and surrounding communities. We are proud to present internationally renowned performers at Radford University. This year is no exception, with two exciting acts coming in the 2025-26 season.

Ailey II

Friday, September 26, 2025
7:30 p.m. in Bondurant Auditorium
Preston Hall

 

Founded in 1974 as the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, Ailey II dancers bring their technical mastery and emotional depth to works by the most daring established and emerging choreographers. Just as Mr. Ailey envisioned, the company continues to expand the audience for dance through global touring and community-based performances. Under the direction of Francesca Harper, a former student at The Ailey School who has choreographed for both Ailey companies, Ailey II pays homage to Mr. Ailey’s legacy while taking the company in bold, new directions. Ailey II is forging a new path for modern dance—one that’s inclusive, experimental, and transformative. Learn more about Ailey II.

$15 General Admission; $7.50 children 12 and under; Free with Radford University ID.

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The Acting Company presents Great Expectations

Tuesday, January 20, 2026
7:30 p.m. in the Main Stage Theater
Artis Center

 

Founded in 1972 by John Houseman and Margot Harley with the first graduating class of the Drama Division of The Juilliard School, The Company has launched the careers of some 400 actors, including Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone, Mary Lou Rosato, Keith David, Rainn Wilson, and Lorraine Toussaint, among many others, while bringing sophisticated theater to hundreds of communities from coast to coast. Among many accolades, The Acting Company won the 2003 Tony Award for Excellence in the Theater and won the 2019 Audelco Award for Best Play for its production of Nambi E. Kelley’s Native Son directed by Seret Scott. Learn more about The Acting Company. 

$15 General Admission; $7.50 children 12 and under; Free with Radford University ID.

The Three Italian Tenors - Direct from Rome, Italy

Thursday, March 12, 2026
7:30 p.m. in the Davis Performance Hall
Covington Center

 

The Three Italian Tenors present an extraordinary program of the most famously beloved Italian Opera Arias and Songs, fusing Italian wit and charm with romanticism, lyricism, dramatic flair and operatic style. This exhilarating and unique musical event features original arrangements to universally loved Italian songs and tenor arias, presenting memorable melodies and themes performed by the incredible Italian Trio Tenors. 

$15 General Admission; $7.50 children 12 and under; Free with Radford University ID.