Visual and Performing Arts Guest Artist Series

Two student actors on stage facing the audience

Dance performer jumping next to lamp post

Two female band students playing a saxophone

Join Us in Ybor City

HCC's Visual and Performing Arts series offers the Tampa Bay community the opportunity to see cutting-edge work, artists and performances at affordable prices. Experience the arts in the culturally vibrant hub of Ybor City. The Visual and Performing Arts series offers:

World-class performances.
State-of-the-art facilities.
Free parking.
Restaurants nearby.
Affordable events and performances.

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Davalois Fearon Dance: Time to Talk

Visual and Performing Arts Series
February 26–27
Mainstage Theatre at 7:30 p.m.
Livestreamed via Vimeo

Time to Talk is a multimedia dance piece rooted in research on American history, dance history, racial identity formation and systemic racism. It is inspired by Davalois Fearon's own experience of oppression and racial bias within academia that she encountered in 2015. Dynamic fluid dance, live music, poetry and visual art are used as tools to bring attention to inequalities within the dance field and society at large. Time to Talk aims to encourage audience members to question how they may knowingly or unknowingly contribute to maintaining social norms that support the status quo of inequity.

Stewart/Owen Dance

Visual and Performing Arts Series
March 26–27
Mainstage Theatre at 7:30 p.m.
Livestreamed via Vimeo

North Carolina-based wife and husband duo, Vanessa Owen and Gavin Stewart, share a contrasting selection of self-choreographed contemporary duets. The program includes the mesmerizing adagio, Dendrovictus, a longtime audience favorite that the Washington Post called “intricate and intimate”, as well as After Party, an award-winning 1960’s inspired work described as “humorous, elegant and wild” (Seattle Dances). Also on the program is the world premiere of Silver Spoon, where Stewart & Owen don the stage with a massive hoop skirt to expose a dark and quirky tale of luxury. In addition to the three concert-style duets, the duo presents a dance and spoken-word short film, Atmosphere, created in collaboration with poet Gina Cornejo and film-maker Michael-Jamar Jean Francois.

NEST Performances

Choreography by Amanda Szeglowski/Cakeface in collaboration with HCC Dance and Theatre students.

April 7, 11:00-1:30 PM at Dale Mabry Campus
April 14, 2:00-4:30 PM at Ybor Campus

Livestreamed via Vimeo

Nourishment, Education and Social Terraces (NEST), led by Tory Tepp, is a multi-campus public art initiative that will transform sections of both the HCC Dale Mabry and Ybor City Campuses into socially activated green spaces.

Admission Information

All performances at HCC are virtual and will be streamed via Vimeo. Your ticket purchase is for access to the streamed performance. Ticket sales for all events will close one hour before the scheduled event times.

Tickets are $15, are non-refundable and are intended for single-household use. There are no exchanges. Purchase your ticket.
This event is free for HCC students, staff and faculty. To reserve a free ticket, email Justin Medlen from your HCC email or Hawkmail account. For free ticket requests, please write "VAPA Ticket" in the subject line of your email.
Please specify which event date and time you are interested in the body of the email.

Virtual Event Information

Choose the date of the live stream.
Purchase your ticket.
You will receive a link to the email address you provide 30 minutes before the performance. You and members of your household must watch the performance in real time.
The link will expire at the conclusion of the live stream performance.
What You Need: You will need an email address, internet access, and a tablet or computer.
Questions: Please contact Justin Medlen.

Location and Information

The Mainstage Theatre, Gallery114 and Studio Theater are located in the Performing Arts Building on the Ybor City Campus.

Get directions

There is free parking available in the YADM lot located directly in front of the Performing Arts Building. Additional street parking can be found around the Ybor City Campus or in nearby parking garages.

Ybor City Campus Map

Box Office

The box office is located in the first floor lobby of the Performing Arts Building, and it opens one hour prior to each performance. Tickets are available in advance.

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Theatre Accessibility

The Mainstage Theatre provides wheelchair accessible areas, and listening devices are available upon request. Please contact Keith Arsenault for more information.