UCM Ovation Performance Series

03/23/2026

This Wed and next Monday, two fantastic pianists will be on stage at UCM. Admission is free and the public is enthusiastically invited to attend.

04/17/2023

There are so many arts events this week! Let's start with a UCM Ovation Performance Series tonight at 7:00pm in Hart Recital Hall. Yun Ju Pan - ALicE PaN will give a concert of percussion music. Admission is free!

04/11/2023

https://www.warrensburgstarjournal.com/stories/local-students-attend-puppet-show-at-ucm,69152?fbclid=IwAR0MXwQs94ifV127kN9EXVeD9eGj2piMEcTDanJkd_GBmBEMOtKaOHCi3So

WARRENSBURG — The University of Central Missouri OVATION Performance Series hosted a puppet show performance for second graders from Maple Grove and Ridgeview elementary schools and third graders from Martin Warren and Sterling elementary schools.

04/05/2023

We are looking forward to welcoming elementary students from Warrensburg to UCM for a private performance of the What If? Puppets!

Mesner Puppet Theater inspires play and creates connections through puppetry. Our programs include: Puppets In Education Puppets on Tour Professional Services (including custom puppets) Digital Videos Puppets in Progress

03/28/2023

We’re BACK!

10/27/2020

Ovation 2020-21 events are under way with two events coming up this week!

Wed Oct 28 at 7pm: Griffin Campbell, Saxophone with Albert Kim, Piano

Mon, Nov 2, 7pm: Saakumu Dance Troupe of Ghana

Both performances will be livestreamed on the UCMMusic channel: www.YouTube.com/UcmMusic

University of Central Missouri School of Visual and Performing Arts Music

03/28/2020

Hello! We hope everyone is staying well and staying home. While we are so sorry that the final events of the season could not be completed, I'm very happy to say that they have simply been POSTPONED. Once things clear up around here (and they Will), we'll announce the revision of Ovation events for fall 2020.

11/04/2019

FAQ this week:
1) Do I need tickets for Tijan Dorwana? No - this is a free event!

2) Do I need tickets for Cerca Trova? YES! They're only $10 and you can get them here:

https://tickets.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?t=tix&e=6aa6efda293380c385da59938f9e00a5&vqitq=8999cdb5-bd09-4c22-8ee6-37ba211cbdd8&vqitp=b1a95ab9-969a-4e40-899d-969bdd9957ba&vqitts=1572889394&vqitc=vendini&vqite=itl&vqitrt=Safetynet&vqith=2fbb0f7e0f903eaa7feec44e44519358

3) Is the dance program really in Hart at 3pm? Yes! This is the first time we'll be hosting a professional dance program in Hart and we're so excited about it! You'll get to see the dancers up close and have a visceral experience of their incredible energy.

Kyle Mullins and Cerca Trova Dance is a contemporary repertory company founded by artistic director Kyle Mullins in 2018. Based in Kansas City, MO, Cerca Trova presents dance works both new and historical by local, regional, and national...

11/04/2019

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11/04/2019

Welcome to the new UCM Ovation Performance Series 2019-2020!

This season features trailblazing artists whose creative work is infused with jump-out-of-your-seat energy. The season began with award winning-playwright Laura Shamas’ new play “Top Secret Deer Daycare”. It continues on November 6 with Ghanaian master percussionist Tijan Dorwana, and on November 9 with a world-premiere performance by contemporary dance company CercaTrova.

Spring 2020 will feature actor Scott Cox’s one-man show “Shakespeare for EveryDay Living”, Boston Symphony violinist Catherine French with pianist Nina Ferrigno in an all Beethoven program, the return of the UCM School of Visual and Performing Arts to the Kauffman Centre for the UCM President's Gala "The Arts are the Future," and the renowned Mesner Puppet Theater presents “The Cat Came Back”. For more information and tickets: www.ucmo.edu/ovation