2025-2026 Performing Arts Season
Throughout our 2025/2026 performing arts season, the Center for the Arts at Kayenta invites audiences to embark on a transformative journey—a year dedicated to research, learning, and growth through the performing arts. We are committed to expanding the boundaries of what is possible, both for our artists and our audiences, as we explore uncharted territories of creativity, innovation, and expression.
This season is an opportunity to step beyond familiar landscapes and dive into new experiences. The performances, installations, and workshops we present are crafted to inspire curiosity, challenge perceptions, and open the door to new ways of thinking and feeling. Our program fosters a space where the act of learning is celebrated, where growth is embraced as a continuous process, and where each performance is a chance to discover something new about art, culture, and ourselves.
Check back soon for our complete Spring 2026 program.
Christian Bohnenstengel & Friends
From the timeless elegance of Schubert to the jazzy brilliance of Gershwin—and surprises beyond—this dynamic program promises something for every music lover.
Cry Wolf: A Play with Magic
Cry Wolf: A Magic Play turns the theatre into a thrilling game of truth and illusion. Performer Rhett Guter blends mind-bending magic, masterful tap dance, and heartfelt storytelling in an intimate, one-man show.
Crossing Open Ground
Guided by music director Nadia Sirota, choreographer Dimitri Chamblas, and powerhouse section leaders Sidney Hopson (percussion), Nathalie Joachim (winds), C.J. Camerieri (brass), and Trever Hagen (brass), an acoustic ensemble of 36 local musicians will perform the work, in partnership with Utah Tech University.
Daniel Gaisford
MUSIC Daniel Gaisford Saturday, November 8, 7:30PM Lorraine Boccardo Theater Internationally acclaimed cellist Daniel Gaisford brings his electrifying artistry to…
Images of Jupiter from a New Perspective
VOYAGER LECTURE SERIES Images of Jupiter from a New Perspective: Science and Art with Candice Koharcheck, Ph.D. Tuesday, December 2,…
Cassia Streb / Sandstone Quartet
MUSIC Cassia Streb / Sandstone Quartet Between Home and Away Saturday, December 6, 2025, 7:30PM Lorraine Boccardo Theater We are…
TWINKLING TINSEL TALENT SHOW: GRAND FINALE!
Our annual Twinkling Tinsel Talent Show gathers a merry band of singers, dancers, comedians, drag artists, and all-around show-offs for a night of festive fun.
AI Made Simple
VOYAGER LECTURE SERIES AI Made Simple with Scott Allen Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 7:30pm | Social Hour Begins at…
St George Jazz All-Stars
MUSIC St George Jazz All-Stars Jazz and the Familiar Saturday, January 17, 2026, 7:30pm Performance to be followed by a…
Repertory Dance Theatre
DANCE Repertory Dance Theatre MIGRATIONS Friday, January 23, 2026 at 7:30pm | Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 3:00pm The Lorraine…
VOYAGER LECTURE SERIES: Mass Extinctions
Voyager Lecture Series Mass Extinctions with Jerry Harris Tuesday, February 3 at 7:30PM | Social Hour Begins at 6:30PM The…
First Fridays at Kayenta
We're thrilled to introduce First Fridays at Kayenta, happening on the first Friday of every month! Enjoy live music, food, and fun in the Kayenta Art Village, and a special screening from DOCUTAH at 7:30pm.
ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ & PEDRITO MARTINEZ
MUSIC ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ & PEDRITO MARTINEZ Saturday, February 7, 20267:30PM The Lorraine Boccardo Theater “Their styles blend to create songs…
February Art Festival
Stroll through a gathering of eclectic artists who specialize in media ranging from sculpture to painting, jewelry to ceramics, wood to metal and more. And then unwind to live music, and culinary delights from festival vendors and Kayenta’s own Xetava Gardens Café, all amidst stunning desert vistas.
The Caregiver’s Guide
The Caregiver’s Guide is a poignant comedy about love, family, and the messiness of caring for one another. When a stand-up comedian returns home and reveals he’s inherited the early-onset Alzheimer’s gene from his late mother, his two sisters are forced to face their own fears about the future, their health, and how to care for someone who doesn’t want to be cared for.