The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts' 2025-26 season will feature Ken Burns, John Pizzarelli, Minty Fresh Circus, and other special anniversary programming.
The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts has announced its 2025-26 season! Featuring an exciting lineup of performances, lectures, and screenings, the new season celebrates the Quick’s 35th anniversary, as well as the semiquincentennial of the United States.
The season kicks off on Friday, Sept. 12 with Kristina Wong in #FoodBankInfluencer, a piece that uses irreverent commentary to shine a light on the American food distribution system, followed by Rebecca Lazier’s Noli Timere, a soaring aerial dance performance born from a collaboration between Lazier and renowned sculptor Janet Echelman, on Sept. 26. World-class performers from past seasons return to thrill audiences with their most recent work, such as John Pizzarelli and The Swing 7 on Oct. 3, and brand-new acts to the Quick Center stage are set to make their mark, like Manual Cinema’s lively family show, Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster on Oct. 5.
“Each year we look forward to bringing engaging and diverse programming to the Quick that will appeal to a wide range of audiences” said Lori Jones, director of programming and operations. “Whether what you see provides joy, a respite, a challenge, or just a moment to civically engage with an important topic, we hope that you will join us this year for one—or many—of our offerings during this incredibly robust anniversary season.”
The Quick is also set to host an impressive slate of talent for the 2025-26 Open VISIONS Forum. Speakers include: Eboo Patel, PhD, founder and president of Interfaith America; Scott Jennings, prominent CNN political commentator; Padma Lakshmi, Emmy-nominated producer, television host, food expert, and best-selling author; and others.
One of the most anticipated guests of the season is Emmy Award-winning documentarian Ken Burns. Burns releases his newest series, The American Revolution, this fall and will join the Fairfield community for a fireside chat that takes audiences on a journey through time, blending meticulous research, rich visuals, and profound insights to humanize historical figures.
Burns’ lecture is a highlight of the University’s programming celebrating the semiquincentennial of the United States, part of the national initiative America250. The Quick’s season was planned with America250 in mind and features dozens of performances and lectures to celebrate and examine the rich history of the U.S. on its 250th anniversary, including: Minty Fresh Circus, an American circus company named in tribute to Harriet Tubman that infuses African performance rituals, ceremonies, and cultural traditions; and BODYTRAFFIC, a world-class contemporary dance company based in Los Angeles that will present a program inspired by powerhouse musicians such as Etta James and Buddy Holly.
For more information and to purchase tickets for upcoming live performances and lectures, visit quickcenter.com.
