Weis Center for the Performing Arts
Arts & Performances
The 2026–27 Season brochure is now available. View our digital brochure here.
Subscriptions for five or more performances, which receive a 20% discount, are now on sale.
Single tickets went on sale on Monday, Aug. 10 at 10 a.m.
Orders will be accepted online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice, by phone at 570-577-1000, and by mail order form.
Weis Center presents
Season 2026-27
The new Season will offer 26 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.
Weis Center Season 2026-27 Publications
Spotify Playlist
Fall 2026 Artists
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 for the Performing Arts Blog
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Oct 12, 2026 3:18 p.m.
Two Bucknell professors take the Weis Center stage this October
By: Shaheryar Asghar, Class of 2028 Long before Shahram Azhar became an economics professor at Bucknell, he was a six-year-old in Pakistan learning to make sense of grief through music. Long before Jaruam Xavier began teaching theatre and dance, he was a 10-year-old in Brazil who started tap dancing because he wanted to be like his grandfather. This October, those childhood connections to art will find their way to the Weis Center stage. Azhar will perform From the Wound to the Dawn on Oct. 15, an evening of Sufi fusion that uses poetry and music to move from grief toward […] -
Oct 11, 2026 2:48 p.m.
Jaruam Xavier on the making of Ori
On Oct. 25, Bucknell Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance Jaruam Xavier will take theWeis Center stage for Ori: An Exploration of Brazilian Dance and Music. The performancebrings together parts of Xavier’s life in Brazil with the dance traditions, memories and questionsabout spirituality that have shaped his work over the years. We spoke with Xavier about how he first found dance as a child, where Ori began, why the workhas continued to change and what he hopes audiences discover through it. You started dancing when you were 10 years old. How did dance first become part of your life, and […] -
Oct 11, 2026 12:38 p.m.
Shahram Azhar on the music behind From the Wound to the Dawn
Ahead of his Oct. 15 performance at the Weis Center, Bucknell Professor of EconomicsShahram Azhar sat down with us to talk about his lifelong relationship with music and the ideasbehind From the Wound to the Dawn. The evening draws from North Indian and Pakistaniclassical music, Urdu and Punjabi poetry and Azhar’s own compositions. In this conversation, Azhar reflects on discovering music as a child in Pakistan, the unexpectedconnections between music and economics, the spirituality behind his work and the personalexperiences that shaped this performance. You started singing at a very young age. How did music first become part of your […] -
Oct 8, 2026 6:09 p.m.
Gravity and Other Myths Returns to Weis Center with Piece, Ten Thousand Hours, An Ode to the Countless Hours Needed to Achieve Great Things
The Weis Center will welcome contemporary cirque ensemble Gravity and Other Myths on Thursday, October 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Weis Center Concert Hall. The performance is sponsored, in part, by Gary and Sandy Sojka. The performance is 60-minutes in length without an intermission and is suggested for ages 4+. Please note that haze effects and loud music are used in this performance. Gravity & Other Myths (GOM) is the “jaw-dropping” circus company from Adelaide, Australia, who are known for its honest approach to performance, creating works that emphasize human connection and acrobatic virtuosity. Since its formation in 2009 […]
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.