Weis Center for the Performing Arts
Arts & Performances
The Weis Center's 2025–26 season has been announced!
The new Season will offer 24 professional performances, including world music, world dance, contemporary dance, contemporary cirque, jazz, classical, Americana/folk, and so much more!
Single tickets for all performances are now on sale. Subscriptions for five or more performances receive a 20% discount. Order online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice, by phone at 570-577-1000, and by mail order form.
Bringing the World to Central Pennsylvania
For more than 35 years, the Weis Center has presented world-class artists to Bucknell University and Central Pennsylvania audiences.
In our programming and within our community, our goal is always to inspire:
- Artists to do their best work and to share it with the University.
- Audiences to recognize the spiritual power of art and its capacity to change lives.
- Our communities to become active participants, rather than passive spectators, through the deep integration of arts activities between our campus and region.
Through this inspiration, we believe we can transform the nature of the world in which we live. Our hope is that when you attend a Weis Center performance, you share in an experience and moment in time with hundreds of others. When that happens, you'll leave inspired, moved and energized.
Great Performances and Beyond
While on campus, visiting artists participate in a variety of residency activities, including master classes, lecture demonstrations, pre-performance talks and post-performance receptions. Together, these moments increase involvement in and knowledge of the arts within the University, local community and the region.
Weis Center Season 2025-26 Publications
Weis Center presents
Season 2025-26
The new Season will offer 24 professional performances, including world music, world dance, contemporary dance, contemporary cirque, jazz, classical, Americana/folk and so much more!
Subscriptions for five or more performances receive a 20% discount.
Orders can be placed online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice, by phone at 570-577-1000, or by mail using a completed order form.
Season Perfomances Brochure
Weis Center for the Performing Arts
2025–26
The 2025–26 line-up includes a diverse schedule of 24 live performances designed to inspire your mind, energize your body and restore your heart. Join us for this enriching experience!
Special Trees Series
As biologist Merlin Sheldrake says, “Trees make meaning as well as oxygen.”
Everyone has a tree story or a point of connection to trees.
As part of its 2025–26 season, the Weis Center will host a series of programs including performances, creative projects, walks and lectures centered on the theme of trees, just as we did 10 years ago with the Coal Collections series.
Many of our season performances will align with the theme of trees and are noted as such with a leaf symbol.
Additional tree-themed programming will be announced in early fall — stay tuned for much more!
Trees, such as the venerable elders that stand in The Grove on our campus, connect us to a larger-than-human scale, embodying a geologic time we can see, smell and touch. Since our University is situated in a beloved section of Penn’s Woods, we seek to highlight the history, culture, science and meaning of trees.
Spotify Playlist
Spring 2026 Artists
Fall 2025 Artists
Weis Center for the Performing Arts Blog
- Mar 20, 2026 5:33 p.m.
Performance Review: Goitse
I didn’t fully realize how excited I was for Goitse until the performance actually began—but from the very first moments, it was clear this was going to be something special. Goitse’s performance felt genuinely magical. It was, without a doubt, my favorite show of the entire year. The music was not just beautiful—it was alive. It had this reviving energy that filled the room and made it impossible to sit still. But what made the performance truly unforgettable wasn’t just the music—it was the musicians themselves. They had such a strong presence on stage. They were cheerful, warm, and incredibly […] - Mar 19, 2026 5:48 p.m.
Circa Contemporary Circus Returns to Weis Center to Present Humans 2.0
The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome contemporary cirque ensemble Circa on Thursday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center. When at the Weis Center, they will present Humans 2.0: a symphony of acrobatics, sound and light, this is next level circus by Circa. The work was created by Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa Ensemble. The performance is 70 minutes, without an intermission and is suggested for ages 8+. Please note: Parts of this performance will include strobe lighting and haze. The performance is sponsored, in part, by the Press Enterprise. Circa acknowledges the assistance of […] - Mar 19, 2026 5:45 p.m.
The Art of Bonsai to be Discussed at Free Weis Center Lecture on April 1 at Noon
Talk is Part of the Weis Center’s Year-Long Trees Series The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome speaker Carl Achhammer Jr., a bonsai artist and current president of the NEPA Bonsai Society on Wednesday, April 1 at 12:00 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium. The noon talk is free and open to the public. This talk is part of the Weis Center’s year-long Trees Series. For more information, visit go.bucknell.edu/TreesSeries Carl will discuss the history of the art of bonsai, misconceptions, styles and how to get started. Carl Achhammer Jr.’s passion for the art of bonsai developed over […]
Curricular Connections
Building Curricular Connections
Many of the performances presented at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts feature additional programming where Bucknell’s faculty and students can connect with visiting artists through masterclasses, pre-show talks, class visits, and community meals. These active-learning opportunities support the core values of a liberal arts curriculum as they engage students with real-world problems and ideas, challenge students to think critically and increase cultural intelligence. Curricular Connections with artists are designed to enrich the educational experience at Bucknell by expanding the walls of the classroom.
We’re happy to help forge future Curricular Connections to help achieve the learning goals of your courses. Please contact us if you see a curricular connection we may pursue together. E-mail Rachel Martine at rm053@bucknell.edu to organize your class connection.