Live events return to Rozsa for 2021-2022 season

Michigan Tech's Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts will open its doors in September 2021 for live events. Tickets go on sale Sept. 1. (Photo courtesy Rozsa Center)

HOUGHTON -- Live events at the Rozsa are back! After more than a year of a dark theatre stage, the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts joyfully announces that its doors will open in September to bring the U.P. incredible performances. Once again, we will celebrate the togetherness we have all missed -- complete with people scooting past you to get to their seats, the whispers of neighbors behind you, and a theatre full of laughter. Tickets will be available on September 1 through the MTU Ticket Office.

The new season will feature 70 performances and art exhibits on the Rozsa Stage, in the McArdle Theatre and the Rozsa Gallery, and in the community. This year has the whole community in mind: theatre productions, dance, community workshops, poetry, visual art exhibits, and concerts ranging from country to classical to psychedelic indie rock. 

"We’ve been looking forward to this season for two years," says Mary Jennings, Rozsa Center director. "A theatre is meant to have an audience, and I know that we’ve all been aching for live shows to come back to the Rozsa. This year is going to offer something for everyone. We’ve got a great lineup of musicians, starting with Vieux Farka Touré in September. We’re showing Rocky Horror Picture Show again, back by very popular demand. And of course, a highlight of this season is the return of the Nutcracker, which is always a community favorite."

Performances include the following:

• Vieux Farka Touré, "The Hendrix of the Sahara," one of the top guitarists in the world
• A screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show
• Renowned country music performer Erik Koskinen 
• Sinkane, a "funky, lighter-than-air global pop" band
• The beloved Nutcracker with the Minnesota Ballet, Superior School of Dance, and the Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra
• The world premiere of Anchorage, a dance show choreographed and composed on a remote island in Lake Superior (no, not Isle Royale)

View the full calendar of events and ticket information here.

As we rejoice in coming together again, the Rozsa Center will prioritize health and safety in its reopening plans for all so that we can all focus on the joy. The Rozsa will follow the latest public safety guidelines and release updates to its COVID policies to reflect changes. Plan your family’s year with the complete Rozsa season at mtu.edu/rozsa.