Walton Arts Center’s 10x10 Arts Series is curated for the curious and features exciting and innovative art forms, performances and experiences. Designed by our programming team specifically for our unique Northwest Arkansas community, it encourages all of us to dip into a new art form. At just $10 per ticket, the 10x10 Arts Series is the perfect way to explore and try something new.
10x10 performances typically include a post-show creative conversation with the artists so you can learn more about their work and background. Audience members are also encouraged to give their feedback about each performance they attend via a handwritten Post-It note. Notes are collected post show and shared with the artists and the programming team.
LADAMA
At 7 pm on Thursday, March 30, experience a modern twist on Latin Alternative music with LADAMA, an international collective of women building community through sound. Blending South American and Caribbean styles like cumbia, maracatu, onda nueva and joropo with pop, soul, and R&B, these four women seamlessly create a unique blend of enthralling sound, transporting listeners to a future where the world communicates across continents and cultures through sound and story.
New York Gilbert and Sullivan Player’s The Pirates of Penzance
Join the band of swashbuckling buccaneers, bumbling British bobbies, frolicsome Victorian maidens and the delightfully dotty “model of a modern Major-General” for a rollicking romp over the rocky coast of Cornwall. Presented in its original format at 8 pm on Saturday, April 1, this is your chance to see Gilbert’s incisive wit and Sullivan’s memorable score performed by a full orchestra.
Duwendé
Kicking off this year’s VoiceJam A Cappella Festival, this award winning six-person ensemble presents a fiercely original take on a vocals-only music. Best known for their upbeat, electrifying bass-and-beatbox-driven funk/pop style, Duwendé gets the crowd on their feet with their exuberant sound, replicating a variety of instruments through their powerful and distinct voices. With ever-growing acclaim and fans all over the globe, Duwendé brings new life to the a cappella genre for contemporary audiences at 8 pm on Friday, April 14.
Visceral Dance Chicago
Visceral Dance Chicago is a contemporary dance company dedicated to a bold and progressive world of movement that challenges audience expectations. In their Northwest Arkansas debut at 7 pm on Thursday, April 20, the company will present a diverse repertoire featuring emerging voices and distinguished, world-renowned choreographers. Named one of Dance Magazine’s 25 to Watch, the company “breathes life into the Chicago arts community with their ability to intertwine complex human emotions with the raw beauty of dance and physical movement,” according to Chicago Stage Standard.
Artosphere Festival Orchestra: An Evening of Brahms and Beethoven
Under the direction of Maestro Corrado Rovaris, this performance will honor Johannes Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 and Ludwig Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 “Pastoral.” This performance at 7 pm on Tuesday, May 16, is a part of the annual Artosphere: Arkansas’ Arts + Nature Festival, which brings together world-class performers and the Northwest Arkansas community to celebrate and experience art inspired by nature.
A Letter for Elena
As an add-on, this season we’re presenting a $10 show for young theatergoers as part of our Family Fun Series that 10x10 audiences will also love. A Letter for Elena blends theater and dance to showcase the power of words and the complexities of loss. We join three friends, Frank, Lucy and Aïcha, on an emotional and captivating journey of remembrance and love that teaches young audiences about the importance of connection. This performance can also help children and adults start a dialogue around difficult topics, such as grief and loss, but its captivating delivery appeals to audiences of all types. A Letter for Elena comes to Walton Arts Center on Sunday, April 23 at 4pm.
