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mignolo dance “Self Help”

Sharp Theater Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

mignolo dance returns to our stage after their stand out performance as part of Leaning into the Unknown during our last season.  The premiere of their newest work “Self Help” explores mental health through the lens of a relationship between psychologist and patient. Tickets: $5 RCNJ Students w/ID (limit 1), $10 RCNJ Faculty and Staff […]

Decoda

Sharp Theater Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Decoda is a collective of versatile musicians committed equally to virtuosic performance and audience engagement. For this concert, a wind sextet will perform excerpts of a new work by composer and Ramapo College music professor Gilad Cohen.  The second half of the program will feature works by Joseph Jones, Brad Balliett, Valerie Coleman, Doug Balliett […]

Mack Brandon’s Gospel Explosion

Sharp Theater Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Mack is back! Share the joy of gospel music with Mack Brandon and his fabulous choir. A music professor at Ramapo College for the past 20 years, Brandon has worked with Ben E. King, The Drifters, Average White Band and the Supremes. Tickets: $8 RCNJ Students w/ID (limit 1), $20 RCNJ Faculty and Staff w/ID […]

Animation and VFX Conference Weekend

Sharp Theater Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

  FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2022 Join us for two amazing animation showcases. First, the Thomas Edison Film Festival Special Animation Selections, a curated program of amazing animations from around the world, followed by our Student Ani-Fest where area high school and colleges share student animations in celebration of local young talent. 7:30 p.m. ($10 adults, $ 5 for ANY […]

Animation and VFX Conference Weekend

Berrie Center

SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2022 Don't miss your chance to meet powerful animation industry experts and get a behind-the-scenes peek at how films, commercials and artwork are constructed via visual CG effects and cutting-edge animation practices during our Experts Panel. Students 12+ are eligible for two separate hour-long workshops- one in 3D Animation and one in Directing for Animation. And […]

Miwa Matreyek “Indefinitely Yours” and “This World Made Itself”

Sharp Theater Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Miwa Matreyek Indefinitely Yours and This World Made Itself Miwa Matreyek is an animator, director, designer, and performer who creates live, staged performances where she interacts with her animations as a shadow silhouette. Her work exists in a dreamlike visual space that makes invisible worlds visible, often weaving surreal and poetic narratives of conflict between […]

Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass

Sharp Theater Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass is America’s premier large brass ensemble. A group that always reflects the diverse makeup of men and women in the American culture, RMPBB is dedicated to the notion that music is a gift to be enjoyed by everyone.  A veritable "dream team" of virtuoso brass players, they break the […]

Jonathan Burns

Sharp Theater Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Born with the gifts of flexibility, curiosity, and goofiness, Jonathan Burns combines these unique talents to astonish audiences around the globe. Jonathan wow’d the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT audiences and will have you crying with laughter! This event is co-sponsored with RCNJ's Center for Student Involvement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoD93ATv8Ys&t FREE, but tickets are required.  Reserve Tickets Here! RCNJ Students- Get […]

Tertulia! featuring Desarraigo Y Esperanza and Mate Amargo

Sharp Theater Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Tertulia! featuring Desarraigo Y Esperanza and Mate Amargo This dynamic evening begins with the screening of filmmaker Marta Bautis’ documentary Desarraigo Y Esperanza (Displacement and Hope) which tells the true story of a young Latin American man, Hermes, who leaves his village in Mexico for the U.S. and is adopted by Father Fabian Arias, now the […]

LaChanze and Her Band

Sharp Theater Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Described as volcanic and a spontaneous force of nature with the unfailing ability to leave audiences breathless, LaChanze and her band take our stage performing her hits and much more!  With a career that has spanned thirty-one Broadway seasons, LaChanze consistently brings women of complexity and triumph into the cultural lexicon. She won a Tony […]

Emilio Teubal Trio

Sharp Theater Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Latin GRAMMY winner Emilio Teubal brings his vibrant jazz ensemble to our stage as we conclude Hispanic/LatinX Heritage Month.  A prolific pianist, composer and arranger, Teubal regularly performs in the top jazz clubs around the country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g0T8V6NjX0&t Adults: $28/25/22   Children under 17: $18   RCNJ Faculty/Staff/Retirees: $20*  RCNJ Students: $ 8* *ticket limits apply. In order […]

New Red Order presents “Mergers”

Adler Theater 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Mergers is a one-night only performance being presented in conjunction with the New Red Order (NRO) exhibition Give it Back: Stage Theory in the Kresge & Pascal Galleries from November 2- December 9. Mergers will feature Kite, an Ogála Lakḣóta artist, composer, and academic for an evening that will interweave screenings of short films, supported […]