Welcome to The Arts at BGSU!
The Arts at Bowling Green State University continue to flourish and stretch the boundaries of knowledge and imagination. You can experience the strength of our traditions and the inspiration of our creative innovations.
Comprising the College of Musical Arts, the School of Art, the Department of Theatre & Film and the Creative Writing Program, The Arts at BGSU function as an interdisciplinary unit, promoting a culture of creativity both on our campus and in our community.
Join us! We look forward to sharing our performances, galleries, lectures, and research with you.
Featured Premier Arts Events
Lorelei Ensemble with Pilobolus dance quartet
Helen McMaster Endowed Professorship in Vocal and Choral Studies
November 5 | 8 p.m.
Kobacker Hall
Moore Musical Arts Center
GRAMMY® nominated Lorelei Ensemble, recognized across the globe for its bold and inventive programs that champion the extraordinary flexibility and virtuosity of the human voice, collaborates with a dance quartet featuring new choreography by Pilobolus, to feature “Love Fail,” a meditation on the timelessness of love that weaves together details from medieval retellings of the story of Tristan and Isolde, with music by renowned composer David Lang.
This event is free and open to the public.
Head Over Heels
Songs by THE GO-GO’S
Based on ‘THE ARCADIA’ by SIR PHILIP SIDNEY
Conceived and Original Book by JEFF WHITTY
Adapted by JAMES MAGRUDER
Directed by JAMES STOVER, Assistant Professor,
BGSU Department of Theatre & Film
November 20-22 | 8 p.m.
November 22-23 | 2 p.m.
Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre
Wolfe Center for the Arts
Head Over Heels is the bold new musical comedy from the visionaries that rocked Broadway with Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q and Spring Awakening. This laugh-out-loud love story is inspired by the 16th century pastoral poem, Arcadia, by Sir Philip Sidney, and set to the music of the 1980’s all-female rock band the Go-Go’s, including their iconic songs, “We Got the Beat,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,” and “Vacation,” as well as Belinda Carlisle’s solo hits, “Heaven is a Place on Earth,” and “Mad About You.”
A hilarious, exuberant celebration of love, Head Over Heels follows the escapades of a royal family on an outrageous journey to save their beloved kingdom from extinction – only to discover the key to their realm’s survival lies within each of their own hearts. (Broadway Licensing)
Tickets are available at bgsu.edu/the-arts/tickets.
ArtsX: Process
with guest artist Gabriel Brass Band
December 6 | 5-9 p.m.
BGSU fine arts center &
Wolfe Center for the Arts
ArtsX is a showcase and celebration of the arts at BGSU. This year’s
event examines PROCESS (noun: a series of actions taken to achieve a
particular end) and PROCESS (verb: to walk or march). This annual winter
event is free and open to all ages. Enjoy musical, theatrical and dance
performances; exhibits, demonstrations and hands-on arts activities; and
holiday shopping for unique, handmade gifts.
This event is free and open to the public.
See the full event schedule at bgsu.edu/artsx.
In The Round: Artistry, Stories & Presence of Native Creatives
In The Round features Native American creatives who work in the areas of the arts here at BGSU: Fine Art, Graphic Design, Music, Creative Writing, Film, and Theatre. The speaker series seeks to render visible—to the BGSU and local communities—the artistry, activism, and presence of contemporary Native American artists. This series is an extension of the BGSU Land Acknowledgment, which provides a foundation upon which the university can build purposeful and sustained opportunities to learn about tribal nations and cultures.
Updated: 10/24/2025 01:37PM