Yamato Drummers performing on stage

Artist Series

The C. Shaw and Nancy K. Smith Artist Series is proud to offer an ever-growing series of entertainment, culture and quality.

The students who participate in the Union Board Artist Series Committee take great pride in selecting and presenting a series that students, faculty, staff and members of the surrounding community can all enjoy and experience with their friends and family members.

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2024-25 Season

The Second City: The 65th Anniversary Tour

October 5, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. in DFPH

The Second City is celebrating 65 years of legendary laughs! Showcasing some of our audience食色官网檚 favorite songs, sketches, and characters written on our stages by some of our illustrious alumni. With material handpicked from our iconic comedy archive and brought to life by our all-star ensemble, see for yourself why The Second City continues to be the world食色官网檚 most influential name in comedy for sixty-five years and counting.


Koresh Dance Company

February 15th at 7:30 p.m. in DFPH

Masquerade,食色官网 an intra-active contemporary operatic dance performance, performed by the Koresh Dance Company and choreographed by Roni Koresh with original music composed and sung live by American soprano and composer, Sage DeAgro-Ruopp.

Smith Artist Series Past Performances

Ballet Hispanico

Ballet Hisp谩nico

DRUM TAO

DRUM TAO

Mystical Arts of Tibet

Mystical Arts of Tibet

Kyiv City Ballet Company on Stage

Kyiv City Ballet "Tribute to Peace"

Collage of two photos of Ranky Tank musical ensemble outdoors

Native South Carolinians, Ranky Tanky

Second City Artists Series

Chicago's legendary "Second City"

Artist Series Axis Dance

AXIS Dance Company

Two posed ballerinas from the Hiplet Ballerinas event

Chicago-based Hiplet Ballerinas 

Yamato Drummers on stage with bright lights

 Yamato: The Drummers of Japan

Contacts

Special Thanks

We want to thank each of our season subscribers for their patronage last season and look forward to having you join us again this year. We value your feedback and hope that you enjoy this season as much, or even more so, than previous seasons.

We would also like to thank our supporters for this season:

If you're interested in joining this amazing group of people as a supporter of the Smith Artist Series, please contact Brandon Lokey, brlokey@davidson.edu

Background

More than 70 years ago, a series of performances by visiting musicians and choral groups was introduced to students and surrounding community members. In 1975, the students became heavily involved and primarily responsible for the Artist Series, including ticket sales, artist selection, publicity, and the preparation and clean-up of all events. Remarkably, this season marks the 40th Anniversary of the Artist Series. In 2002, the series was named the C. Shaw and Nancy K. Smith Artist Series in honor of C. Shaw Smith, the first College Union Director and his wife, Nancy. Smith served for nearly 30 years and left an everlasting, and often entertaining, impression on the students.