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Kaleidoscope Crown
 4/11 - 4/13/2025


Kaleidoscope Crown, written by Ashleigh Akilah Rucker, is a world premiere production that follows a young girl who discovers her hair transforms into vibrant colors ...

Verve
 5/9 - 5/11/2025


Verve showcases the talent of COCA's Pre-Professional Division dance companies, COCAdance and Ballet Eclectica, featuring a diverse array of 12 dance works presented across three ...

Harmonious
 5/24


Harmonious features the Allegro Vocal Company alongside members of COCA’s voice department as they delve into the horror musical genre. The performance presents selections from ...

Summer Rep
 7/24 - 7/27/2025


Summer Rep showcases the talents of COCA's musical theatre pre-professional artists in a weekend of contrasting musicals performed in rotating repertoire. This exciting event will ...


Tom Gold's THE NUTCRACKER Comes to the Center of Creative Arts Photo
Tom Gold's THE NUTCRACKER Comes to the Center of Creative Arts


by Stephi Wild - December 10, 2024

​​​​​​​ The Center of Creative Arts (COCA) in St. Louis, Missouri will present a new production of The Nutcracker by Tom Gold Dance Founder and Director Tom Gold. ...

COCA Announces 2024–2025 COCApresents Season Photo
COCA Announces 2024–2025 COCApresents Season


by Blair Ingenthron - August 25, 2024

COCA – Center of Creative Arts has announced its 2024–2025 COCApresents season. COCApresents, COCA's signature performance season, offers thought-provoking, innovative programming for multigenerational audiences. ...

Tennessee Williams St. Louis Expands to Year-Round Programming with 8th Annual Festiv Photo
Tennessee Williams St. Louis Expands to Year-Round Programming with 8th Annual Festival


by Stephi Wild - August 11, 2023

This year’s fall Festival will give center stage to Suddenly Last Summer, a drama by Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright Williams, directed by award-winning director, Tim Ocel at the Catherine B. Berges Theatre at Center of Creative Arts (COCA) on September 7-17....

THE LEHMAN TRILOGY, MOBY DICK & More Set for The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis 2023- Photo
THE LEHMAN TRILOGY, MOBY DICK & More Set for The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis 2023-24 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 18, 2023

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has announced its 2023-2024 season. See full programming, and learn how to purchase tickets!...

Tennessee Williams St. Louis Expands to Year-Round Programming with 8th Annual Festiv Photo
Tennessee Williams St. Louis Expands to Year-Round Programming with 8th Annual Festival Returning September 7-17 


by A.A. Cristi - April 07, 2023

Tennessee Williams St. Louis expands to year-round programming with 8th annual festival returning September 7-17....

Tennessee Williams St. Louis Expands to Year-Round Programming with 8th Annual Festiv Photo
Tennessee Williams St. Louis Expands to Year-Round Programming with 8th Annual Festival


by A.A. Cristi - April 06, 2023

Tennessee Williams St. Louis has expanded to year-round programming with 8th annual festival returning September 7-17....

Past Shows

Joyful
 12/21


Joyful celebrates the winter season with a vibrant array of performances by the pre-professional artists of Allegro Vocal Company. Audiences can expect to hear holiday ...

The Nutcracker
 12/13 - 12/15/2024


COCA presents a fresh adaptation of the beloved holiday classic The Nutcracker, performed by pre-professional artists in Ballet Eclectica. This version, choreographed by Tom Gold, ...

Improv Troupe: COCA Ignites!
 11/16


Improv Troupe: COCA Ignites! features an engaging and interactive performance by pre-professional artists employing both long-form and short-form improvisation, as well as sketch comedy. Audience ...

Peridance Contemporary Dance Company
 10/4 - 10/5/2024


Peridance Contemporary Dance Company, under the direction of Igal Perry, showcases an evening of innovative choreography that highlights a range of artistic voices. With a ...

123 Andrés
 9/28


Opening the COCApresents season on September 28, 2024, is 123 Andrés, a lively performance by the Latin Grammy-winning duo known for their engaging music aimed ...

Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol
 12/4 - 12/6/2020


COCA will present Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol, a co-commission from Emmy Award-winning performance collective Manual Cinema, as a livestream performance on DECEMBER 4-6, 2020. Through ...

14th Annual African Dance Celebration: Dance & Drum Voyage
14th Annual African Dance Celebration: "Dance & Drum Voyage"
 5/20


Afriky Lolo, the region's premier professional West African dance company, presents the 14th Annual African Dance Celebration on Saturday, May 20 at 8 p.m. at ...

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Fox Theatre (5/9 - 5/11)
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3Olympia Theatre (5/13 - 5/13)
Hadestown: Teen Edition in St. Louis Hadestown: Teen Edition
Catherine B. Berges Theatre at COCA (7/25 - 7/27)
Cabaret in St. Louis Cabaret
J's Wool Studio Theatre (3/20 - 4/6)
Kimberly Akimbo in St. Louis Kimberly Akimbo
Fox Theatre (3/25 - 4/6)
Diary of a WImpy Kid: The Musical in St. Louis Diary of a WImpy Kid: The Musical
Chesterfield Community Theater (6/27 - 6/28)
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella in St. Louis Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
Catherine B. Berges Theatre at COCA (7/24 - 7/27)
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