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The Performing Arts Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has long been the home of arts and cultural programming in Southern Nevada. Located on the northeast corner of the university campus, the center is bustling with activity nearly every day of the year.
Current Performing Arts Center News
UNLV Jazz has won 53 Downbeat Music Awards — the highest honor bestowed in Jazz education.
The event, to be held April 16, features performers Timothy Hoft, piano; Alexander Dzyubinski, violin; Andrew Duckles, viola; and Andrew Smith, cello.
When the playwright's daughter asked whether giants tell stories about people, it sparked one of Rivera's most inventive works.
Actress, model, and best-selling author will present "From Icon to Author: Brooke Shields on Life in the Spotlight" at 7:30 p.m. on April 20 at UNLV; tickets are free.
This evening will celebrate the university’s top soloists, demonstrating the talent cultivated within the UNLV School of Music.
Inspired by E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India, the play unfolds as a fantasia set within a neocolonial landscape where a fragile friendship is placed under extraordinary strain.
Performing Arts Center In The News

Mariachi Extravangza Las Vegas returns March 28 at the UNLV Performing Arts Center

The UNLV Performing Arts Center has announced its 2025/26 season and Executive Director, Lori Cobo, shares what’s in store. Beginning this October, award-winning circus performers, one of the most famous choirs in the world, acclaimed guitarists, a preeminent light opera repertory company and a celebrated string quartet will grace UNLV stages.

The UNLV Performing Arts Center is set to showcase an impressive array of talent for its 2025-26 season, featuring local, national, and internationally acclaimed artists.

As we move toward Dia de los Muertos, families will have a chance to experience the meaning behind the holiday in a unique way. The UNLV Performing Arts Center will present "Coco" in a live-to-film concert event, featuring a screening of the complete film with musical score by award-winning composer Michael Giacchino and performed by the Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de México.
For its 2024-2025 season, the UNLV Performing Arts Center has announced a lineup of eclectic and award-winning artists, representing international artistry in dance, instrumentals and song.

The UNLV Performing Arts Center is celebrating its 48th season in southern Nevada, revealing a 2024-2025 season lineup of shows that they're calling "eclectic and award-winning" while also "representing international artistry in dance, instrumentals and song."