krannert center for the performing arts

MarkS907

This is a great venue. All staff from Will Call to the Ushers were very helpful. Make sure you try the cafe.

bethk729

Heard the professors of music perform for the School of Music open house in the performance hall. It was amazing and brought chills to us as we hope to become a part of their history.

onthecheap123

Large center for the arts in a one-horse town. Spaces for a variety of plays and live music. Also a training center for future theatre professionals.

567katherineq

beautiful setting, great little cafe and great to talk to the students working as ushers and ticket holders. Make it to wine Thursdays and you are golden!

MaximiliaanM_13

Check the online site and see the wide variety of performances offered for your pleasure. A beautiful modernistic building provides a relaxed atmosphere to visit and enjoy.

happywhalewatcher

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts is a place that i can see so many artists and it is 5 minutes from my house. I have seen YoYo Ma, James Galway, twice, Renee Fleming, Mandy Patinkin and so much more. Sunday Salon Series is a very intimate gathering, sitting on stage with the performer. Every Thursday, I go to Krannert Uncorked, for a wine tasting and free music event. A really great place to check out if you are moving to the area.

montebr

We've twice seen the University of Illinois Varsity Men's Glee Club in Foellinger Great Hall within Krannert and both times came away extremely impressed with this facility. The acoustics in the Great Hall are outstanding (for comparison I've heard music in the University of Michigan's Hill Auditorium as well as the Sydney Opera House). While I haven't see the other performance spaces in Krannert there is an expansive lobby area. The building was obviously the result of funding and people who knew what they were doing. If you love performing arts I think you'll be very pleased.

LukeVonRose

We went to hear the Haifa Symphony Orchestra of Israel play at Kranert. They were playing in the big hall which is built for musical concert. It was a fantastic concert thanks to the talent of the players and conductor but also thanks to the sound quality of the hall.Krannert went out of their and opened one of the Orchestra's performances to the U of I students for free. To many of them it was the first time hearing such a concert. Krannert is doing a great job of making some of the world's best performers available to everyone.

Paul_Dumond

My Uncle rook me here to listen to the San Fran orchestra. The locals are lucky to have such a nice venue and they attract world class talent such as the Chicago Symphony. The acoustics were terrific and the sight lines were good.

IlliniRN_1

My granddaughter was a whirling twirling Sugar Plum Fairy after the CU Ballet's Nutcracker last year.

ChilinS

Krannert brings performances typical of New York, Chicago and other big cities to Urbana-Champaign. We don't have a long list of events to choose from, but I actually go to more performances than when I was living 1 hour away from Lincoln Center.The best performers do come to Krannert.The acoustic is fantastic.The tickets are very affordable.The parking is free, or just walk over after dinner if you live in this small town.

BeckyL854

I highly recommend attending a concert here. They treat you well and the sound in the spaces is great. They have a wide variety of concerts and a great gift shop to boot. The staff is very helpful with people who have mobility issues. I go here every chance I get...

zbmcfate

Foellinger great hall at Krannert is simply the finest acoustic environment I have experienced. We catch at least one Varsity Men's Glee Club performance there every year, plus we've heard the King's Singers, some string quartets, and other performances, and we have sat practically everywhere in the place and there is simply not a bad seat in the house. Beautiful, elegant, and convenient (nearby free parking), with an enormous commons area and restaurant. A perfect date night is dinner down the block at Timpone's followed by a concert at Krannert including a coffee in the mezzo at intermission, and maybe a walk around campus afterward.

JB217

KCPA holds a wide variety of concerts, plays, recitals at very reasonable prices. There is even free parking nearby!

123SandyB

Krannert is located on the University of Illinois. There are many wonderful concerts and events there. The parking is right next door (parking garage). The events are somewhat expensive but you get what you pay for.