The Quick Center Announces 2024-25 Season | Press Releases

Fairfield University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts is thrilled to announce its new 2024-25 schedule of live performances, lectures, screenings of the Met: Live in HD and National Theatre Live, and more. With more than 40,000 audience members walking through the Quick’s doors annually, there is something for everyone!

The season kicks-off with engaging and informative dialogues with thought-provoking speakers as part of our Open VISIONS Forum series. Featured speakers include: journalist and author Bari Weiss, former White House director of strategic communications Alyssa Farah Griffin, writer and journalist Molly Jong-Fast, iconic fashion designer Stuart Weitzman, critically acclaimed author Walter Kirn, epidemiologist and author Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH, sports journalist Sally Jenkins, and more. In addition, we will host the National Lafayette Symposium on the Marquis de Lafayette, the French nobleman who joined the American revolutionary cause. As we approach the 250th anniversary of the founding of our nation, this symposium aims to foster and promote personal connections by way of continual research into the history that began with the American War of Independence, and includes documents and discoveries past and present that shed more light on the life of this French visionary leader.

Audiences can look forward to sharing creative and intellectual experiences that excite and engage. The Quick offers the best ticket prices in town to make all events accessible. Live performances and lecture tickets are only $35, or $25 for Quick Members.

Live Performances Spotlight:

Cirque Kikasse in Sante! (Friday, Sept. 27 & Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024): You’ve heard of dinner and a show? Now try circus and a food truck. Quebec’s Cirque Kikasse serves up both thrills and treats, featuring a breathtaking, family-friendly, open-air acrobatic performance on top of the truck, with snacks and local beer served from inside the truck. Performances will take place at Fairfield University and in the Black Rock neighborhood of Bridgeport, Conn.

Japan National Bunraku Theatre (Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024): Bunraku is the traditional puppet theater in Japan which started as a popular entertainment for commoners during the Edo period in Osaka. This theater was created in the late 17^thcentury, along with noh and kabuki, and recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. This tour is produced by the Japan Society and presented with the Wesleyan University Center for the Arts.

Mariza (Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024): Mariza is a Mozambique-born Portuguese singer who is responsible for popularizing the traditional Portuguese musical genre of Fado which combines narrative vocal style with acoustic guitar accompaniment. She won a 2004 EBBA award and sang the Portuguese national anthem at the 2002 FIFA World Cup South Korea vs. Portugal globally broadcasted soccer match and performed “A Thousand Years” in a duet with Sting at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

Owls (Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024): Featuring the stars of chamber music, this string quartet consists of violinist Alexi Kenney, violist Ayane Kozasa, cellist Gabriel Cabezas, and cellist-composer Paul Wiancko. This quartet encourages creativity in all aspects, combining their ideas with original arrangements of music dating back to the 1600s. Their precision and talent allow them to deliver impressive and exhilarating performances. This program is presented as part of the Howard and Katherine Aibel Memorial Concert.

Baye & Asa (Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024): Directed and choreographed by Amadi ‘Baye’ Washington, and Sam ‘Asa’ Pratt. Using their upbringing in New York, hip-hop, and African dance as their foundation of their dance technique, they display a unique and beautifully choreographed dance focusing on the impacts of climate change while sharing three generations of performers to acknowledge the world’s present existential crisis.

Czech National Philharmonic Orchestra of Moravia (Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025): Featuring the work of the famous romantic composer Antonin Dvorak. This orchestra was Grammy-Nominated in 2005, and voted one of the Top 20 best orchestras in the world in 2008 by Gramophone magazine.

Lila Downs (Sunday, March 23, 2025): Born in Oaxaca, Mexico and raised in Minnesota, Lila Downs is a Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning singer. Hosted with the Center for Social Impact, Lila Downs will be singing music ranging from folk and ranchera music of Mexico to North American folk, jazz, hip-hop, and blues.

Michael Feinstein: Because of You: A Tribute to Tony Bennett featuring the Carnegie Hall Ensemble (Sunday, Apr. 6, 2025): Ambassador of the American Songbook, Michael Feinstein will pay tribute and honor to the legendary singer, Tony Bennett. With heartfelt music, you will be captured by the iconic songs of Tony Bennett and his unforgettable legacy. This evening will also serve as the 2^nd Annual Spring Soirée serving as an evening to celebrate and support the Quick’s programs.

In addition to the robust new season’s in-person events, the Quick will also present livestreamed programs on its virtual platform, The Quick Live. Virtual programs are free of charge, including those offered by the MFA program’s Inspired Writers Series, the Fairfield University Art Museum, and the Frederickson Family Innovation Lab.

Find details about dozens of additional upcoming live and virtual performances and lectures at quickcenter.com, where you can also become a Quick Member.

For more information, contact the Quick Center Box Office at 203-254-4010, Monday through Friday, from 12 to 4:30 p.m.