1/24/2022
Performances and Artists
The Inspiring Process of Creating All-New Ballets
As artistic director of Nevada Ballet Theatre, Roy Kaiser places high priority on premiering all-new works.
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1/17/2022
Performances and Artists
Two-Time Grammy Nominee Jim Brickman To Uplift Audiences With Hit Love Songs
After three decades as a songwriter and recording artist, Brickman has earned two Grammy nominations and sold millions of albums worldwide with his original music.
1/14/2022
Education and Outreach
Smith Center Teaching Artists Inspire Young Children With Positive Messages
The Smith Center offers a variety of valuable programs and experiences to advance arts education, not just for students in schools, but also for some of our youngest community members.
1/3/2022
Discovering The Smith Center
Smith Center Pop Quiz
With The Smith Center celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2022 — the center encourages Southern Nevadans to test their knowledge of the nonprofit’s history below.
12/22/2021
Performances and Artists
The Life-Risking Challenges of Finding Rare Species
Respected primatologist and explorer Dr. Mireya Mayor acknowledges that her childhood did not set her on a path for adventure. Often armed with little more than a backpack and hiking boots, Mayor has ventured into the world’s most remote and dangerous areas for decades.
12/22/2021
Education and Outreach
Elementary School Teacher Combines Passions to Share the Arts with Students
Putting a creative a spin on a classic tale, the “Charlotte’s Web” virtual student matinee tells the treasured story of Wilbur, a livestock pig, and his friendship with Charlotte, a barn spider.
12/20/2021
Performances and Artists / Broadway Las Vegas
An Empowering Take on ‘My Fair Lady’
“I tended to think that ‘My Fair Lady’ had come to be dominated by (Henry) Higgins, and I felt we had to re-center the piece around the person who you really follow in the plot, who is Eliza,” says Sher, who directed the Lincoln Center Theater production of the musical now touring the country, which heads to The Smith Center January 25 to 30.
12/11/2021
Performances and Artists
How Drum Tao Reinvents Ancient Japanese Drumming
No doubt, Drum Tao offers the world’s top taiko drummers. That’s because the over 40 members of the renowned performance group live together, secluded from civilization, at a remote house in the mountains of southwest Japan. Outside of cooking and cleaning for themselves, they focus on one thing: ancient Japanese drums.
12/8/2021
Performances and Artists
The Night Mark Verabian Met Tony Bennett
He remembers Bennett ballads playing at every wedding his family attended. Growing up, he serenaded his parents with the icon’s hits. And for an early job as a singing waiter at an Italian restaurant, his boss tasked him with delivering the best of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin — and, of course, Tony Bennett.
12/1/2021
Education and Outreach
Longtime Theater Professional Joins Smith Center Team to Drive Education Programs
Now taking on the new role of lead teaching artist program manager at The Smith Center, Vergo looks back on the inspiring journey that brought her here.