09/01/23 / 7pm / Arts & Sciences Auditorium
Born and raised in Wyoming, Jamie Hansen is one of the most promising up and coming
artists in the West. Her original pop country sound fits in well on playlists next
to Tenille Arts, Kelsea Ballerini, Taylor Swift, and Avery Anna. In the past 3 years,
Hansen has released a live EP 'Heart Like Mine', and eight singles. This led to the
Nashville Songwriters Association naming Hansen as 'One to Watch' in 2020 and Buzz
Music marking her a 'unique vocal prowess' in 2021. Hansen had the opportunity to
open for Natasha Bedingfield in Laramie, Wyoming in September 2023.
Hansen's music journey began at a very young age. She began writing songs at 6 years old to express her feelings and channel her creativity. She soon fell in love with not only country music, but pop, rock, and the blues.
In 2017, Hansen took a semester off college to test out Music City, where she learned from other songwriters and industry insiders. Hansen then graduated from the University of Wyoming in 2020, the same year she released her EP 'Heart Like Mine'. Since then, Hansen has lived a double life. Releasing music and playing shows at night, and working at guest ranches in Wyoming by day, Hansen truly gets the best of both worlds. A horse girl at heart, Hansen leads horseback trail rides, runs backcountry guest and hunting camps, guiding hikes, and much more. Her favorite part is getting to play music for the guests at night.
09/01/23 / 7:30pm / Arts & Sciences Auditorium
Natasha Bedingfield sees her iconic 2004 hit 'Unwritten' enjoy a spectacular resurgence as it re-enters the UK Top 20 for the first time in
19 years, charting at #18. It also marks Natasha's first appearance in the UK charts
since her 2007 Sean Kingston collaboration, 'Love Like This.'
The track's re-emergence was boosted by its heavy inclusion in the brand new box office rom-com Anyone But You, starring Euphoria's Sydney Sweeney and Top Gun: Maverick actor Glen Powell.
Its charting is timely, as this year will see the 20th anniversary of the song that has firmly rooted itself as one of the 2000s' most recognisable hits that's currently streaming just under 2 million times a day globally, and to date has gone 2x platinum in the UK & US.
Since the film's release, 'Unwritten' has gone viral again on TikTok, with users re-sharing the song, clocking up millions of views and demonstrating love for the song as theatre-goers post themselves singing it and dancing as they leave.
American filmmaker and songwriter Will Gluck recently used another of Natasha's songs 'Pocketful Of Sunshine,' in the Emma Stone movie Easy A — a scene which again went viral. Gluck wrote the song into a pivotal moment in the story and had the actors sing a line in every scene, culminating into an unprecedented comedy rendition of a pop song in a movie. TikTokers have posted themselves and the crowd singing along and also dancing to 'Unwritten' as they leave.
Named one of VH1's "100 Greatest Women in Music," Bedingfield has sold over 10 million albums and has earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and multiple Brit Award nominations for Best British Female Artist. With an illustrious career that includes collaborations with icons like Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Nicki Minaj, Bruno Mars and Sheryl Crow, she has steadily refined her artistic vision over the years.
By using Irish dance as an instrument and a metaphor, TIDC redefines the medium with passion, flair, and precision. Through the years, TIDC has collaborated with many noted contemporary choreographers, which has led to an increased vocabulary of movement and the development of a new genre of dance. With a unique blend of uncompromising power and grace, TIDC sends a consistent message of female empowerment with a repertory that has elevated the art form for nearly three decades.
Considered an American treasure by critics and enthusiasts worldwide, TIDC has performed sold-out tours in Europe, Asia, and North America, appearing in distinguished venues, such as New York’s The Joyce Theater, Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center, UCLA’s Royce Hall, Princeton’s McCarter Theater, Ottawa’s National Arts Center of Canada, Tokyo’s Orchard Hall, and Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, among many others. The Company has travelled to entertain dignitaries as varied as Monaco’s royal family, Irish and American presidents, Japanese royalty, and Indian meditation masters.
TIDC holds an important place in the dance world, offering both a highly skilled presentation of traditional Irish step dance and a brilliantly engaging interpretation of contemporary world vision.
04/17/24 / 7:30pm / Arts & Sciences Auditorium
The “Queen of Ranchera Music” Aida Cuevas presents a mariachi spectacle celebrating Mexico’s bestselling artist, Juan Gabriel, with a new album, Aida Cuevas Canta a Juan Gabriel 40 años después. Performing her legendary friend’s biggest hits Cuevas exhibits her stunning vocals
on “Te Lo Pido Por Favor,” “Te Sigo Amando,” “La Diferencia,” among others.
Juan Gabriel passed away in August 2016 as Mexico’s bestselling artist of all time with over 100 million albums worldwide. Juan Gabriel, a six-time Grammy nominee, was inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame in 1996 and given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2009.
Aida Cuevas is the only artist given permission by the Juan Gabriel estate to perform a tribute to Latin American icon, Juan Gabriel.
“Cuevas is to Mexico what Aretha Franklin is to the United States: a powerful voice that encapsulates the essence of her nation’s spirit.” -The Kansas City Star
“Aida Cuevas is Mexico’s most important female voice celebrating a long-lasting career, leaving a remarkable imprint in the history of Mexican music.” –Broadway
“A voice and talent that represented Mexico. His music is a legacy for the world,” Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto speaking of Juan Gabriel.
