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19 11, 2022

Norton Center Salutes: Whitaker Bank

By |2022-11-23T11:12:13-05:00November 19th, 2022|Norton Center Salutes|

Whitaker Bank is dedicated to providing exceptional banking experiences. They realize that a community preparing for tomorrow depends on a strong financial institution capable of meeting those challenges. Whitaker Bank works diligently to serve the needs of their customers and Kentucky communities through planning, sound loans and investments, continuous educational training, and by providing [...]

17 11, 2022

Norton Center Salutes: Farmers National Bank

By |2022-11-23T11:12:24-05:00November 17th, 2022|Norton Center Salutes|

Farmers National Bank is proud to sponsor the Norton Center for the Arts. Since 1879, Farmers National Bank has been committed to service, community, and high ethical standards.  When residents are looking to open a checking account, purchase a home or planning for retirement, there is confidence in knowing that your local bank has [...]

16 11, 2022

Step Afrika! Photo Gallery

By |2022-11-23T11:12:35-05:00November 16th, 2022|Press|

There's no such thing as "low energy" when Step Afrika! is in the building! During this week's two performances, Step Afrika! shared the step tradition of audience participation and closed each show with a "complex, polyrhythmic percussive symphony that brings audiences to their feet." Bringing the audience to their feet is not an exaggeration, [...]

13 11, 2022

“We Were Here” Exhibition Reception Gallery

By |2022-11-23T11:12:46-05:00November 13th, 2022|Press, We Were Here|

“We were here…We ARE here.” Last night was an emotional and eye-opening reception for the “We Were Here” exhibit. Members from the community, as well as Centre students and staff, congregated to hear powerful first-hand stories from the time of Danville’s desegregation. Guest speakers from the Danville-Boyle County African American Historical Society and Centre [...]

22 09, 2022

Norton Center Debuts New “We Were Here” Exhibition

By |2022-09-22T10:25:52-04:00September 22nd, 2022|Press, We Were Here|

Collaborative project shares stories of African Americans living in Boyle County when urban renewal and school desegregation were changing the community forever For Immediate Release September 21, 2022 (DANVILLE, KENTUCKY) — Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts announces the opening of its new exhibition, titled “We Were Here:” The African American Experience in Boyle County. [...]

29 06, 2022

Broadway, diversity highlight Norton Center for the Arts’ 49th Season

By |2022-08-31T11:00:37-04:00June 29th, 2022|Press|

Blockbuster entertainment, cultural collaborations featured in 22/23 lineup  Norton Center for the Arts Press Release DANVILLE, Ky. — Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts has announced its 2022-23 Performing Arts Season. Internationally renowned artists will hit the stage this season — along with blockbuster Broadway performances like Hairspray and Chicago — and genre-bending maestros like Béla Fleck [...]

28 06, 2022

Helping you plan your perfect season

By |2022-06-28T15:24:41-04:00June 28th, 2022|Centre News, GREAT STORIES, Student Spotlight|

Opportunity abounds in the 2022-23 Performing Arts Season at Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts. The 49th season at the performing arts center boasts a diverse blend of Broadway and music hits, as well as unforgettable new talent and genre-defining legends. “We’ll be here with you every step of the way,” Patron Services [...]

6 05, 2022

Centre students tackle the question: Can video games be art?

By |2022-05-11T14:33:55-04:00May 6th, 2022|Education and Engagement, GREAT STORIES|

Four Centre College students were tasked with answering the question, "are video games art?" for a prompt ahead of the Norton Center for the Arts' Fifth House Ensemble: Journey LIVE performance. The four students were the highlight of the Norton Center's pre-show pop-up party. To explore this theme, each student chose to feature a [...]

24 04, 2022

Norton Center season finishes with gaming and mayhem

By |2022-04-28T11:31:33-04:00April 24th, 2022|Press|

Danville, KY — Add a little joy and mayhem to your spring schedule. The Norton Center for the Arts welcomes zany performances in The Queen’s Cartoonists on April 29, followed by Fifth House Ensemble: Journey Live (May 6) and Kat Edmonson (May 14). All three performances to finish the Norton Center season have lovable [...]

22 04, 2022

Yo-Yo Ma performs in front of sellout crowd at Norton Center

By |2022-05-04T15:41:10-04:00April 22nd, 2022|GREAT STORIES, Press|

DANVILLE, Ky. — The world’s premier cellist Yo-Yo Ma and star pianist Kathryn Stott performed in front of a sellout crowd at Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts on Thursday. It was the only stop in Kentucky for Ma and Stott in 2022, a tour which also features stops at the University of [...]