Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts Content

Don Roth on the ‘Recovered Voices’ Project

Soterios J Johnson — May 16, 2023 - 12:31am

Mondavi Center Executive Director Don Roth discusses the “Recovered Voices” project highlighting composers and works derailed by the Nazi regime.

Weekender: See ‘Relative Motion’ in Dance; Hear Music in May

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — May 14, 2026 - 9:35am

UC Davis Dance explores ‘Relative Motion’ in spring dance performances this weekend and next

Performances are May 14, 15, 21 and 22 at 7 p.m. and May 16 and 23 at 2 p.m., Wright Hall, UC Davis

“Relative Motion,” the UC Davis 2026 Spring Dance Concert, showcases new works by student choreographers. The Department of Theatre and Dance is presenting the concert starting on Thursday, May 14 and runs for two weekends in the Main Theatre, Wright Hall.

Weekender: Noon Concert Features Major Works; Book Talks; Get Tickets for May Concerts

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — May 07, 2026 - 10:53am

Noon concert features music of Haydn, Schubert, Mozart

This week's Shinkoskey Noon Concert features George Hayes, violin; István Polonyi, viola; Susan Lamb Cook, cello; Sandra McPherson, clarinet; and Hrabba Atladottir, violin performing Joseph Haydn's String Trio in G Major, Franz Schubert's "Allegro" from String Trio in B-Flat Major, D. 471 and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A Major. Thursday, May 7 at 12:05 p.m. in the Ann E. Pitzer Center. Free and open to all.

Weekender: Symphony Holds Spring Concert; Design Museum Symposium; Last Call for Backstory

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — April 30, 2026 - 7:12am

UC Davis Symphony Orchestra performs classics, contemporary works in spring concert

7 p.m., Friday, May 1, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis

In a concert titled “Orbiting Spheres,” the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra explores three unique orchestral works under the baton of conductor Matilda Hofman. The concert is Friday, May 1 at the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts and begins at 7 p.m.

Weekender: Stick and Bow Concert, Saxophone, Danzantes del Alma and More

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — April 23, 2026 - 10:17am

Stick and Bow at noon concert

Thursday, April 23, Pitzer Center, UC Davis

Weekender: Concerts, Art History Lecture, and More

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — April 16, 2026 - 9:39am

Here is a guide to activities through this weekend. For a guide to Picnic Day art themes for Saturday, including the FADS Fashion Show and the return of the Gong, go to the Picnic Day special blog here. Karen Nikos-Rose, Arts Blog Editor

Weekender: UC Davis Museums Invite Visitors to See Inner Workings

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — March 26, 2026 - 9:06am

It's spring break. Consider seeing two UC Davis exhibitions on view that have students intensely involved in their creation.

The Unifying Impact of Javier Zamora’s ‘Solito’

Jose Antonio Vadi — March 17, 2026 - 8:42am

The Mondavi Center’s Jackson Hall was buzzing Tuesday (March 10) in anticipation of Javier Zamora’s discussion on his critically acclaimed book Solito: A Memoir, this year’s selection for the Campus Community Book Project.

Weekender: Student Art in Library; UC Arts Exhibition in Bay Area; Music; Square Dance

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — March 12, 2026 - 10:00am

Study room art; music at Mondavi and Pitzer; murals at TANA, and more in store this weekend!

Weekender: Multicultural Music; Library Pop-up; Theatre; Art and Climate Talk

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — March 05, 2026 - 11:10am

All forms of art are on view, on stage, and in the library pop up this weekend. Read on for all the details.