Theatre Ballet shared the magic and artistic beauty of classical ballet with audiences in Arizona last March. Each performance of Fairy Tales and Fantasy was preceded by a prince and princess party meet and greet.

The Brigham Young University Museum of Art will extend its operating hours during the last two weeks of 'Carl Bloch: The Master's Hand' to help accommodate the high demand for tickets as the exhibition nears its closing date.

The Brigham Young University School of Music will present the Percussion Ensemble and Panoramic Steel under the direction of Ron Brough in concert Friday, April 8, in the de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center

Brigham Young University's non-auditioned University Chorale will perform in concert Wednesday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

Brigham Young University's two non-auditioned band ensembles will be performing at the University Bands Concert Tuesday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

The Brigham Young University Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Kory Katseanes will perform its spring concert Saturday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall at Brigham Young University's Harris Fine Arts Center.

Xylophones, drums, gongs and bamboo flutes are coming to Brigham Young University in the Balinese Gamelan Bintang Wahyu concert Wednesday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre.

The Brigham Young University Singers and Concert Choir will share the de Jong stage for the final time this school year Thursday and Friday, April 7 and 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center.

For the most up-to-date times and ticket availability, visit byuarts.com/tickets. Please note that there will be no performances the Saturday of General Conference and that most of April's concerts will occur just before the last of class of the semester, April 13.

The School of Music at Brigham Young University will host a trio of free faculty-led recitals in April at various venues around campus.

Claire Thomson, head of the Department of Scandinavian Studies at University College London, will deliver the annual Loftur Bjarnason lecture Wednesday, March 30, at 3 p.m. in 238 Herald R. Clark Building at Brigham Young University. Thomson's lecture will be titled 'Of Bridges, Boulders and Bacteria: Cultures of Nature and Technology in Carl Theodor Dreyer's Short Films for Dansk Kulturfilm, 1942—1954' and is sponsored by Scandinavian Studies and the Center for the Study of Europe at the David M. Kennedy for International Studies. Her research centers on post-humanist theory and ecocriticism in cinematic and literary contexts. She is the director of Norvik Press, editor for 'Scandinavica,' and organizes the optional modules Cinema and Nation and Nordic Cinema for the master's degree in film studies. She most recently edited 'Northern Constellations: New Readings in Nordic Cinema,' and several of her works on Nordic and Scottish literature and film have appeared in various books and journals. Previously, Thomson was acting director of the graduate program in film studies and lectured in Scandinavian studies at the University of East Anglia for four years before joining UCL as a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in 2004, in connection with the 'Identities and Culture in Europe since 1945' research program. Thomson received an master's degree in modern European languages and European Union studies, a master's degree in the practice and theory of translation and a doctorate in Scandinavian studies from the University of Edinburgh. For more information, contact Lee Simons at (801) 422-2652 or lee_simons@byu.edu. Follow BYU events on Twitter: @BYUcalendar. Source: BYU News

In preparation for spring auditions in New York and Los Angeles, graduating seniors from the Music Dance Theatre program at Brigham Young University will present at the BFA Senior Showcase Tuesday and Wednesday, April 5 and 6, at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in the Nelke Theatre.