"The Performing Arts Center (PAC) at the University of Georgia continually sets the standard for excellence in entertainment for the Athens community."—Athens

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UGA Presents, the UGA Performing Arts Center's series of international professional touring artists, announces its 30th anniversary season. Over the course of more than 40 events,

audiences will experience world-class music, dance, and theatre — and celebrate the PAC's 30th anniversary with a Feb. 1, 2026 gala performance by superstar cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

 

Other season highlights include:

Dance and Theatre —

The Paul Taylor Dance Company appears with a mixed repertory program at the Classic Center Theatre (Sept. 19).

The Acting Company presents Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and an adaptation of Dickens's

Great Expectations (Jan. 30 and 31, UGA Fine Arts Theatre). The Salzburg Marionette Theatre returns with their delightful production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s

The Sound of Music at the PAC (Feb. 26 and 27, 2026).

Classical Music —

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra returns to the PAC three times this season, including a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 led by music director

Nathalie Stutzmann (Nov. 14). Internet comedy sensations TwoSet Violin appear Oct. 19, followed by pianist and J.S. Bach specialist

Angela Hewitt (Oct. 26). Hewitt last appeared in Hodgson Concert Hall during the Performing Arts Center’s opening gala celebration in April 1996.

Jazz —

Singer and MacArthur "Genius Grant" winner

Cécile McLorin Salvant makes her UGA Presents debut (April 17, 2026), and the

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra returns with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis for two concerts (Feb. 14 and 15, 2026). Brandford Marsalis also returns with his quartet (Nov. 16), this time with a program honoring the music of Keith Jarrett.

Dance and Theatre —

The Paul Taylor Dance Company appears with a mixed repertory program at the Classic Center Theatre (Sept. 19).

The Acting Company presents Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and an adaptation of Dickens's

Great Expectations (Jan. 30 and 31, 2026, UGA Fine Arts Theatre). The Salzburg Marionette Theatre returns with their delightful production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s

The Sound of Music at the PAC (Feb. 26 and 27, 2026).

Nordic Dream —

This miniseries of six concerts features classical, folk, and jazz musicians from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The performers include the celebrated classical pianist

Leif Ove Andsnes (Jan. 21, 2026) and the atmospheric jazz of the Tord Gustavsen Trio (March 27, 2026).

"This year's program is filled with familiar faces, fresh energy, bold creativity, and the kind of moments that stay with us long after the applause has ended," PAC Director Jeffrey

Martin says. "From unforgettable music, theatre and dance performances to meaningful conversations and events that bring us all a little closer, there's something here for everyone."

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Securing tickets for UGA Presents performances couldn’t be easier. Subscription renewals begin May 28. New subscriptions go on sale June 16, and single tickets go on sale July 30.

Visit https://pac.uga.edu/season-tickets/ <https://pac.uga.edu/season-tickets/> for

complete details.

To purchase tickets, call or visit the Performing Arts Center Box Office at (706) 542-4400, Mon.-Fri., 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (5-minute parking is available in the drop-off circle

at the Performing Arts Center for purchasing or picking up tickets.)

 

UGA PRESENTS 2025-26 SEASON

Lea Salonga

Stage, Screen & Everything In Between

Thurs, Sept 11, 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Paul Taylor Dance Company

Fri, Sept 19, 7:30 pm

The Classic Center Theatre

Symbio

Thurs, Sept 25, 7:30 pm

Ramsey Concert Hall

Augustin Hadelich, violin

Tues, Sept 30, 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

WILLIAM JACKSON “JACK” PAYNE MEMORIAL CONCERT

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

Sun, Oct 5, 3:00 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Chris Thile

Thurs, Oct 9, 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Camerata Nordica Octet

Wed, Oct 15, 7:30 pm

Ramsey Concert Hall

TwoSet Violin

Sun, Oct 19, 3:00 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Angela Hewitt, piano

Sun, Oct 26, 3:00 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Dreamers’ Circus

Tues, Oct 28, 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Beethoven Symphony No. 9

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Nathalie Stutzmann, music director

Fri, Nov 14, 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Branford Marsalis Quartet

Belonging

Sun, Nov 16, 7:00 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Voctave

It Feels Like Christmas

Fri, Dec 5, 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Lúnasa

An Irish Solstice Celebration

Wed, Dec 10, 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Béla Fleck & The Flecktones

Jingle All the Way

with special guests Jeff Coffin & Alash

Thurs, Dec 18, 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Handel’s

Messiah

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus

Norman Mackenzie, director of choruses

Sun, Dec 21, 3:00 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Wed, Jan 21, 7:30 pm | Hodgson Concert Hall

Frigg

Sat, Jan 24, 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

The Acting Company

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

by William Shakespeare

Directed by Risa Brainin

Fri, Jan 30, 7:30 pm

Fine Arts Theatre

The Acting Company

Great Expectations

Based on the novel by Charles Dickens

Adapted by Nikki Massoud

Directed by Devin Brain

Sat, Jan 31, 2:00 pm

Fine Arts Theatre

30th Anniversary Gala Concert

Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Sun, Feb 1, 3:00 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Drum Tao

Fri, Feb 6, 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Haochen Zhang, piano

Tues, Feb 10, 7:30 pm

Ramsey Concert Hall

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

with Wynton Marsalis

Sat, Feb 14, 7:30 pm

Sun, Feb 15, 2:00 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Sphinx Virtuosi

Randall Goosby, violin

Sat, Feb 21, 7:30 pm

Ramsey Concert Hall

Salzburg Marionette Theatre

The Sound of Music

Thurs, Feb 26, 7:30 pm

Fri, Feb 27, 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Sérgio and Odair Assad

60th Anniversary Farewell Tour

Tues, Mar 10, 7:30 pm

Ramsey Concert Hall

Tenebrae

Fri, Mar 13, 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

Thurs, Mar 19, 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Tord Gustavsen Trio

Fri, Mar 27, 7:30 pm

Ramsey Concert Hall

Breabach

Thu, Apr 2, 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Jordi Savall

Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya

Un Mar de Músicas (A Sea of Music)

Wed, Apr 8, 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Quatuor Ébène

Fri, Apr 10, 7:30 pm

Ramsey Concert Hall

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Fri, Apr 17, 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Anna Lapwood, organ

Sun, Apr 19, 7:00 pm

Athens First United Methodist Church

327 N Lumpkin St

Ballets Jazz Montréal

Dance Me: The Music of Leonard Cohen

Tues, Apr 21, 7:30 pm

The Classic Center Theatre

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Sat, Apr 25, 7:30 pm

Ramsey Concert Hall

Rhiannon Giddens

Tues, Apr 28, 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Robert Spano, conductor

Stephen Hough, piano

Sun, May 3, 3:00 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

The Del McCoury Band

Fri, May 15, 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

 

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Performing Arts Center | Director of Marketing and Communications

230 River Road | Athens, GA 30605

 

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