Texas Performing Arts announces its all-new 2024/25 season featuring a long list of innovative, exciting and of-the-moment live performers. With a globe-hopping lineup of 14 not-tobe- missed events, this season spotlights artistic excellence from creators who are pushing the boundaries of traditional performing arts in bold new ways.
“Our 2024/25 season is a convergence of artistic ideas from around the world and our own backyard,” Bob Bursey, Executive & Artistic Director of Texas Performing Arts, said. “These extraordinary artists invite audiences into a dynamic dialogue of creativity and cultural exstaff change. We’re thrilled to unveil this lineup, offering an adventurous journey through live performance.”
This season, TPA welcomes many new faces on the forefront of contemporary performance and the return of legendary artists — all considered pioneers in their fields. Performances span music, theatre, dance and immersive experiences.
Highlights include: • Choreographer Twyla Tharp returns to Austin with Diamond Jubilee, celebrating 60 years of revolutionary dance-making.
• Grammy-award winning choral ensemble Conspirare presents a special new staging of its world-famous oratorio, “Considering Matthew Shepard.”
• Revered saxophonist and bandleader Branford Marsalis plays an Austin residency, appearing with the UT Jazz Orchestra for a special performance and two shows with his quartet in partnership with ATX Chamber Music & Jazz.
• World-renowned a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock returns to Bass Concert Hall with a jubilant tribute to five decades of vocal empowerment and artistic excellence.
• TPA and Fusebox continue their partnership with five cutting-edge Texas premieres, including “Honor,” Suzanne Bocanegra’s new performance lecture starring Lili Taylor; and Toronto- based DJ and electronic music producer Kid Koala’s fun-for-all ages live cinema experience, “The Storyville Mosquito.”
• Unique immersive and participatory experiences, with musical genius David Byrne’s SOCIAL! Dance Club, a music and dance event on the Bass Concert Hall stage where the audience is in the spotlight.
• Andrew Schneider’s “N O W I S W H E N W E A R E (the stars),” which brings the viewer into a field of 4,000 points of light and 496 channels of surround sound for an introspective, awe-inspiring theatrical cosmos.
As well as many more exceptional artists and projects.
Additionally, TPA continues its commitment to fostering new works with the commissioning of “Postcards from the Border,” a multidisciplinary collaboration with Austin singer-songwriter Carrie Rodriguez, acclaimed novelist Oscar Cásares and photographer Joel Salcido. This multifaceted project, premiering in January 2025, explores the rich cultural tapestry of the Texas-Mexico border through music, stories, and images.
Tickets are on sale for the public now at texasperformingarts. org.
The Texas Performing Arts’ 24/25 Season complements the previously announced 24/25 Broadway In Austin lineup — its biggest yet with ten shows direct from Broadway — as well as the Texas Welcomes series of concerts, comedy and family entertainment.
For a full performance calendar, visit texasperformingarts. org.
From the creative mind of musical legend David Byrne, SOCIAL! Dance Club is an interactive music and dance event on the Bass Concert Hall stage that invites the audience to take part in the spotlight.
Nickle Creek’s Mandolin player Chris Thile is a featured TPA artist. Photos submitted by Texas Performing Arts
