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voices amplified

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Voices AMPLIFIED! is a cultural engagement series that celebrates artists from diverse cultures and creates opportunities for discussion, reflection, and new experiences. Each season elevates a different historically underrepresented community by pairing international and national touring artists with local artists and organizations for panel discussions, workshops, and other special events.
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24/25 Season: Voices With Disabilities

The 24/25 Season will continue amplifying voices from past seasons with a special focus on voices with disabilities. Partnering with local and national touring artists, we’ll offer events every month.

This season, some events are Choose-What-You-Pay. If cost is a barrier, there is a $0 option.

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upcoming events

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Community Partner Event Spotlight

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Check out these other amazing events from our community partners!

United through Culture/Unidos a traves de la Cultura
An ArteLatinX event hosted by UNO Office of Latino/Latin American Studies
Sep 20 – Oct 18 | Bancroft Street Market

The mission of ArteLatinX is to create a month-long biennial art exhibition bringing together Latinx artists from all over the Great Plains. Stop by the opening reception on September 20 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM or visit during exhibition hours. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

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NCA Lunar New Year’s Gala
Feb 22 | Orpheum Theater

The Nebraska Chinese Association hosts their annual Lunar New Year’s celebration featuring music, dancers, and other performances. Tickets go on sale soon.

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about voices amplified

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IDEA Commitment

O-pa is committed to inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility (IDEA). Voices AMPLIFIED! is an extension of that work and a long-term initiative to expand our artistic, community engagement, and education programs.

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Voices AMPLIFIED! Committee

O-pa seeks the perspectives and recommendations of community members to ensure IDEA is at the core of our programming.

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past seasons

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  • 20/21: Black Voices

    During the inaugural season, we partnered with performing artists who reflected on Black history and racial equity. Featured artists included Alicia Olatuja, PHILADANCO, Ranky Tanky, and Rudy Smith. The season culminated with “Let America Be America Again,” a powerful finale event featuring local literary, musical, dance, and visual arts talent focused on social justice.

  • 21/22: Black & Latino Voices

    We highlighted Afro-Latino culture and artforms with events such as dance workshops with Sankofa Danzafro, a community portrait with graffiti artist Hugo Zamorano, and Omaha’s Forgotten Century, an original musical theater performance created by Broadway actor, choreographer Ray Mercer and other Omaha community members.

  • 22/23: Sabores de la Cultura Latina | Celebrating the Many Flavors of Latino/Hispanic Culture

    The 22/23 season delved further into Latino/Hispanic culture with events like Salsa and Jazz: A Mixing of Musical Flavors with Sammy Figueroa and Alexis Arai, The Power of Fashion with Omaha’s Fashion Arts Collective, and Evita: La revolucionaria with Ballet Hispánico.

  • 23/24: Elevating Asian American Voices

    The community was invited to explore the diverse traditions of Asian American culture through events like a cook-along with No More Empty Pots, a dance workshop with the acclaimed Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, and an inside look at TAIKOPROJECT’s drumming project Benzaiten.

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Thank you to our Voices AMPLIFIED! Sponsors

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