2004-2005 Live Performance Series

One of the best ethnic music groups in the world performs music from the Andes, in authentic and colorful Inca attire. Every song and dance has a special meaning or background in Andean folklore, all of it played on musical instruments the musicians made themselves.  They’ve performed worldwide—including at the Winter Olympics, before Presidents, at Carnegie Hall—but the warmth of their interest and attention always focuses on the people they meet as they travel the world.

Audio Sampler - Conor - 5:08 min

The Montana Repertory Theatre presents a comedy that is fast becoming a new American classic.  The setting is Truvy's Beauty Spot in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where a delightful group of women congregate for much more than a wash and set. Through tears and jokes, years and moments these women become the Steel Magnolias of the title: beautiful, but strong enough to survive any challenge together.

Two blues legends on one intimate stage. Ann’s a founding member of the Uppity Blues Women. Known as a pianist/guitarist/songwriter and vocalist, she is one of the finest barrelhouse blues pianists of her generation. Guy Davis, born in New York, sings the blues like Mississippi John Hurt or Robert Johnson. Together, they’ll present a blues concert that’ll knock your socks off.

Audio Sampler - Music Makin' Mama - 3:18 min

Scintillating contemporary qualities infuse this mandolin ensemble sound, born and treasured at the turn of the 20th Century. The Nashville Mandolin Ensemble, America's only large professional touring mandolin group, has been hailed for revitalizing and reshaping the mandolin orchestra tradition. They perform on an array of mandolins, mandolas, mandocello, guitar and bass, creating expressions of kaleidoscopic range and variety.

Audio Sampler - Here, There and Everywhere - 2:12 min

Since 1987, AXIS Dance Company has created an exciting body of work developed by dancers with and without disabilities. They are in the forefront of paving the way for a powerful and inclusive dance form, physically integrated dance. AXIS has performed in theaters and dance spaces at its home base in the Bay Area, on tour throughout the U.S., as well as in Germany and Siberia. Described as a "visual and physical discovery, creating fascinating works of movement art, " the Company has become internationally known for its high artistic and educational standards and innovative movement vocabulary.

"Ivers bridges the gap ...a sensation." ...Billboard Magazine

It is a rare and select grade of spectacular artists whose work is so boldly imaginative and clearly virtuosic that it alters the medium. Eileen has done so. She was the musical star of Riverdance, and is a 9-time  All-Ireland Fiddle Champion. She’s played with the London Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony at The Kennedy Center, the Boston  Pops, The Chieftains, Paula Cole, Patti Smith, Hall  and Oates, and is a founding member of Cherish the

Based on the 1997Academy Award-nominated hit film, The Full Monty is the story of six down-on-their-luck steelworkers from Buffalo trying to raise a little cash to help a friend in need. It's a story that bares its soul to win your heart. Presented here by the Helena Theater Company in one of the first national professional productions, following the Broadway tour, it promises a witty, exhilarating, rollicking good time that will reveal all you want to know and see of six Helena actors.

Spittin’ dogs and cats! It’s Gregory Popovich, world champion juggler from the Moscow Circus, in “one of the most unique attractions in the show world today” (Show Time Magazine). Popovich has received many prestigious international awards for his amazing skills as a solo performer. But here, he's quite willing to share the spotlight with a large cast of gifted animals, all refugees from animal shelters. It’s amazing, and you won’t see anything like this again for a long time.