An Evening with Malala Yousafzai

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)

The courageous activist Malala Yousafzai speaks about her life and work from theNJPAC stage. Her incredible story has inspired people worldwide - starting as an 11-year-old advocate for girls' education under Taliban rule, surviving a violent assassination attempt and going on to become the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Hear how Malala is continuing to...

Zakir Hussain’s Masters of Percussion

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)

Event: fb://event/2172100193138911 In the world of Indian classical music, there is no artist quite like Zakir Hussain. The GRAMMY®-winning tabla maestro is celebrated not only as an innovative drummer, but as a powerful force in expanding Indian music around the globe. He returns to NJPAC by popular demand with his Masters of Percussion program -...

Shen Yun

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)

The moment the curtain opens, you enter a wondrous dream. Shen Yun takes you on an extraordinary journey through China's 5,000 years of divinely inspired culture. Exquisite beauty from the heavens, profound wisdom from dynasties past, timeless legends and ethnic traditions all spring to life through classical Chinese dance, enchanting live orchestral music, authentic costumes,...

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is woven into the fabric of Newark- dancing at NJPAC's opening night 26 years ago, and returning every year since. Each performance reveals new layers, new depth and new meaning, which is why so many return again and again for this Mother's Day Weekend tradition. The mixed- repertory program will...

New Jersey Symphony: Discover Mozart & Bach

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)

New Jersey Symphony: Discover Mozart & Bach New Jersey Symphony Family Concert: A Music Discovery Zone Xian Zhang conductor New Jersey Symphony Discover what makes a live orchestra concert so special. We'll take a deep dive into two joyous works by Mozart, as well as J.S. Bach's incredibly famous Double Concerto for Two Violins. Inspired...