Performing Arts


Nearly 200 entertainers of all ages donate their performances on four stages at the Festival. Stages are:  The Cafe Stage (located on the Festival Plaza), the Deck Stage (located on the south deck of Stage Center), the Water Stage (located in the Myriad Gardens) and the Children's Stage (located in the Youth Plaza, on the east side of the Myriad Gardens).

This year's street performer is high-energy, duo Project Dynamite. This action-packed show features astonishing stunts and memorable moments wrapped up into one hilarious presentation. Their signature tricks, matched by their non-stop humor, have led them to international venues and countless newspaper, radio, and television appearances. You'll be holding your breath one second and laughing hysterically the next. These highly skilled and professionally touring comic entertainers have performed hundreds of shows for thousands of crazed fans at venues all across the world. Watch Project Dynamite three times a day near the entrance of Six-day Cellars of Stage Center.

See Oklahoma's next stars compete in the Festival Idol youth talent show.  A new twist on the annual talent show will showcase the talents of kids grades K-12 on the Children's Stage at 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.  Local talents will be the judge, and the top performers will move onto the encore Saturday at 6 p.m. to be named the ultimate Festival Idol. Performers will be selected after the March 15 deadline by the Performing Arts Committee.

2010 Performing Arts Schedule

Date 

Stage 

Performer 

Genre 

Time 

Tues, April 20

Cafe Stage  

Opening Ceremony with The Stringents & Justin Echols

11:00 am 

Tues, April 20

Cafe Stage  

Bricktown Clown Alley

Clowns 

12:00 pm 

Tues, April 20

Cafe Stage  

Justin Echols

Traditional Jazz

1:00 pm 

Tues, April 20

Cafe Stage  

Broken Dream

Rock

2:00 pm 

Tues, April 20

Cafe Stage  

David Dunn

Acoustic/Folk/Rock

3:00 pm 

Tues, April 20 

Cafe Stage  

Life Change Ballroom

Dance

4:00 pm 

Tues, April 20 

Cafe Stage  

Mike Black & The Stingrays

Rock

5:00 pm 

Tues, April 20 

Cafe Stage  

Hoppy Niles & One Arm Bandit

Rock

6:00 pm 

Tues, April 20 

Cafe Stage  

The Al Good Orchestra

Instrumental

7:30 pm 

Tues, April 20

Children's Stage

See Opening Ceremonies on the Cafe Stage

 

11:00 am

Tues, April 20

Children's Stage 

Dance Dimensions

Dance

12:00 pm 

Tues, April 20

Children's Stage 

Harmony Hawks

Choral

12:20 pm 

Tues, April 20

Children's Stage

Earlywine Echoes

Dance

1:00 pm 

Tues, April 20

Children's Stage 

Amber Wood

Pop

2:00 pm 

Tues, April 20

Children's Stage 

Central Chorale

Choral

3:00 pm 

Tues, April 20

Children's Stage 

Destined 2 Dance

Dance

4:00 pm 

Tues, April 20

Children's Stage 

Edmond Youth Chorus

Choral 

5:00 pm 

Tues, April 20

Children's Stage 

Festival Idol Competition

Youth Talent Show

6:00 pm 

Tues, April 20

Children's Stage 

Sellers Dance Performing Group

Dance

7:30 pm 

Tues, April 20

 Deck Stage

NO PERFORMANCES

 

 

Tues, April 20

Water Stage

See Opening Ceremonies on the Cafe Stage

 

11:00 am

Tues, April 20

Water Stage 

Maurice Johnson

Contemporary Jazz

12:00 pm 

Tues, April 20

Water Stage 

Acoustic Lighting 

Pop/Soft Rock

1:00 pm 

Tues, April 20

Water Stage 

Demetrius Sha'mon Gibson

Variety

2:00 pm 

Tues, April 20

Water Stage 

Pamela Rise and Ginisys

Soul/Contemporary Gospel

3:00 pm 

Tues, April 20

Water Stage 

2nd Street

Rock 

4:00 pm 

Tues, April 20

Water Stage 

The Sweepers

Rock

5:00 pm 

Tues, April 20

Water Stage 

The Blue Chair Band

Rock/Pop/Variety

6:00 pm 

Tues, April 20

Water Stage 

Jackson's Brew 

Pop/Jazz/R&B 

7:30 pm 

Wed, April 21

Cafe Stage 

Denver Duncan

Acoustic

11:00 am 

Wed, April 21

Cafe Stage 

Moetowne Alex and the Night View Band

Old School/Variety

12:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Cafe Stage 

Rick Toops & Friends

Variety

1:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Cafe Stage 

Conspiracy of Angels

Rock

2:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Cafe Stage 

Stephanie Jackson

Classical Guitar

3:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Cafe Stage 

CJLC Cloggers

Dance

4:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Cafe Stage 

New Shoes

Rock

5:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Cafe Stage 

Boru's Ghost

Traditional/Folk

6:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Cafe Stage 

Brother Summit with Kerry Wayne

Old School Classics

7:30 pm 

Wed, April 21

Children's Stage 

Spirit of Judah

Contemporary Christian/Gospel

11:00 am 

Wed, April 21

Children's Stage 

Hennessey Middle School Honor Chorus

Choral

12:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Children's Stage 

Davis 4th and 5th Grade Honor Choir

Choral 

1:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Children's Stage

Millwood Arts Academy

Choral

1:20 pm

Wed, April 21

Children's Stage 

Dove Science Academy Choir

Choral

2:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Children's Stage 

Oklahoma Kids, Inc. - a division of American Kids

Country

3:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Children's Stage 

Kelvin "Mr. Guitar" Drake

Guitar

4:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Children's Stage 

Windsor Hills Elementary Honor Choir & 5th Grade Strings

Instrumental/Choral

5:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Children's Stage 

Dance Master by Cristy & Co.

Dance

5:20 pm 

Wed, April 21

Children's Stage

Festival Idol Competition

Youth Talent Show

6:00 pm

Wed, April 21

Children's Stage 

Dance Dimensions

Dance

7:30 pm 

Wed, April 21

Deck Stage 

Country Music Singers Association

Country 

11:00 am 

Wed, April 21

Deck Stage 

Wulf

Traditional/Folk

12:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Deck Stage 

Becca Jean & Company

Eclectic

1:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Deck Stage 

Soup

Rock

2:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Deck Stage 

Greengo

R&B

3:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Deck Stage 

Mprav

Soul/Hip-Hop

4:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Deck Stage 

Midas Machine

Rock/Pop

5:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Deck Stage 

Stan Carrier

Variety

6:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Deck Stage 

CDS Jazz Band

Jazz/R&B

7:30 pm 

Wed, April 21

Water Stage 

David Bruster

Country/Pop

11:00 am 

Wed, April 21

Water Stage 

Sleepless Continuum

Rock/Pop/Variety

12:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Water Stage 

Mindstorm

Rock/Pop

1:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Water Stage 

The Lonzo Dog Band

Rock/Jazz/Blues

2:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Water Stage 

Dr. Smith

Rock

3:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Water Stage 

The Harvey & The Wallbangers Band

Variety

4:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Water Stage 

Deadwing

Rock

5:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Water Stage 

Morris McCraven & Friends

Jazz

6:00 pm 

Wed, April 21

Water Stage 

Rexall Rangers 

Rock/Country

7:30 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Cafe Stage 

Smilin' Vic & The Soul Monkeys

Oldies

11:00 am 

Thurs, April 22

Cafe Stage 

St. Gregory's University Spirit and Sole Dance Ensemble

Dance

12:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Cafe Stage 

CedEnough with Church Boy Entertainment

Hip-Hop

1:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Cafe Stage 

Not Just Country Line Dancers

Dance

2:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Cafe Stage 

Heartland Voices

Choral

3:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Cafe Stage 

Jump Seat

Rock

4:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Cafe Stage 

Calico Rock

Rock

5:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Cafe Stage 

Eden Sharmaine

Rock 

6:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Cafe Stage 

Class Act

R&B

7:30 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Children's Stage 

Western Oaks Elementary Warrior Choir

Choral 

11:00 am 

Thurs, April 22

Children's Stage 

Ralph Downs Roadrunner Chorus

Choral

11:20 am 

Thurs, April 22

Children's Stage

Coronado Cougar Chorus

Choral

12:00 pm

Thurs, April 22

Children's Stage 

Singing Cyclones

Choral 

1:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Children's Stage

Grip featuring Riddlez

Hip-Hop

2:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Children's Stage 

Mustang Trails Honor Choir

Choral

3:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Children's Stage 

Creek Chorus

Choral 

4:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Children's Stage 

Moore West Tiger Choir

Choral

5:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Children's Stage 

Festival Idol Competition

Youth Talent Show

6:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Children's Stage 

Victory School of the Arts Dancers

Dance

7:30 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Deck Stage 

Michael Crowley

Opera

11:00 am 

Thurs, April 22

Deck Stage 

Todd Terrill

Rock

12:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Deck Stage 

The Carl V. Moore Experience

Gospel/Jazz

1:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Deck Stage 

Ed and Karen Petit

Traditional/Folk

2:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Deck Stage 

Riders Ford

Red Dirt Country

3:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Deck Stage 

Promises Revolt

4:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Deck Stage 

Ong

Rock

5:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Deck Stage 

Artistic Creative Process Lecture

Lecture

6:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Deck Stage 

Hold 'em High

Rock/Pop

7:30 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Water Stage 

Sets of Failure

Rock

11:00 am 

Thurs, April 22

Water Stage 

Robin & Jerry

Pop

12:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Water Stage 

Oklahoma Song Writer's Association

1:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Water Stage 

Groundwork

Classic Rock/Jazz/Blues

2:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Water Stage 

CedEnough and Denver Duncan Band

Hip-Hop

3:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Water Stage 

J.C. High Eagle and Rene Sims

Pop/Country

4:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Water Stage 

On the Other Hand

Sign Language to Music

5:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Water Stage 

Random Order

Rock

6:00 pm 

Thurs, April 22

Water Stage 

Soul Skhool

Soul/Variety

7:30 pm 

Fri, April 23

Cafe Stage 

Walking Relic

Rock/Variety

11:00 am 

Fri, April 23

Cafe Stage 

Oklahoma Traditions

Traditional/Folk

12:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Cafe Stage 

Trashion Fashion Show

Fashion Show

1:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Cafe Stage 

Good Company Variety

2:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Cafe Stage 

Tajj

Variety

3:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Cafe Stage 

Crossfire

Classic Rock

4:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Cafe Stage 

Spiritful Voices Community Choir

Choral

5:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Cafe Stage 

Up From Under

Rock

6:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Cafe Stage 

The Wise Guys 

Classic 50's Rock

7:30 pm 

Fri, April 23

Children's Stage 

Sequoyah Elementary Honor Choir

Choral 

11:00 am 

Fri, April 23

Children's Stage 

Heritage Hall Sixth Grade Select Chorus

Choral

12:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Children's Stage 

Kirkland Chorale

Choral

1:20 pm 

Fri, April 23

Children's Stage 

Soldier Creek Natural Notes

Choral

2:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Children's Stage 

Deer Creek Prairie Vale Elementary

Choral

3:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Children's Stage 

Nichols Hills Elementary School Varsity Choir

Choral 

4:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Children's Stage 

Velocity Dance Center

Dance

5:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Children's Stage 

Festival Idol Competition

Youth Talent Show

6:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Children's Stage 

Dazzlers Drill Team

Dance

7:30 pm 

Fri, April 23

Deck Stage 

Juanita Ellington

Jazz Standards

11:00 am 

Fri, April 23

Deck Stage 

Bill Boudreau

Traditional/Folk

12:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Deck Stage 

Tim Blake

Folk/Red Dirt Americana

1:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Deck Stage 

Roe Sham Beau

Rock/Jazz

2:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Deck Stage 

Mark Galloway & Heath Jones

Acoustic Guitar and Sax

3:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Deck Stage 

Roger Holland

Country

4:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Deck Stage 

Debbie Henning

Jazz

5:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Deck Stage 

Acoustica

Variety

6:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Deck Stage

Charlie Hill

Acoustic

7:30 pm

Fri, April 23

Water Stage 

Red Hot Keys

Rock

11:00 am 

Fri, April 23

Water Stage 

Tom & Billy Show

Folk

12:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Water Stage 

Dale Dawson

Country

1:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Water Stage 

Aslan

Rock

2:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Water Stage 

Blinding Broadcast

Rock

3:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Water Stage 

Fabeyond

Rock/Pop/Variety/Jazz

4:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Water Stage 

At Long Last

Rock/Pop

5:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Water Stage 

Loose Change 

Rock/Pop

6:00 pm 

Fri, April 23

Water Stage 

Madame Ren Lovely

Indie Jazz

7:30 pm 

Sat, April 24

Cafe Stage 

Fifth Story

Rock

11:00 am 

Sat, April 24

Cafe Stage 

Edgar Cruz 

Classical Latin Guitar

12:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Cafe Stage 

Lynda Tarpley Tap 

Dance 

1:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Cafe Stage 

Range of Motion Dance Studio

Dance

2:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Cafe Stage 

Crossroads Church Orchestra

Instrumental/Inspirational

3:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Cafe Stage 

OK Chorale

Choral

4:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Cafe Stage 

Dancers from Kehilat Rosh Pinah Messianic Congregation

Dance

5:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Cafe Stage 

Mountain Smoke

Country/Blue Grass

6:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Cafe Stage 

Moe Williams & The All-Stars

Soul/Jazz Variety

7:30 pm 

Sat, April 24

Children's Stage 

Emily Faith

Country

11:00 am 

Sat, April 24

Children's Stage 

Oklahoma Academy of Irish Dance

Dance

12:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Children's Stage

Jessica and Jalessia Ganther

R&B/Rap

12:20 pm

Sat, April 24

Children's Stage 

Encore Dance Center

Dance

1:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Children's Stage 

"All About Irish" Performance Troupe

Dance

2:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Children's Stage 

A Mirage Dance Company 

Dance 

3:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Children's Stage 

The Dancenter

Dance 

4:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Children's Stage 

Everything Goes Dance Studio

Dance 

5:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Children's Stage 

Festival Idol Competition

Youth Talent Show

6:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Children's Stage 

Bobby Ward

Pop/Country

7:30 pm 

Sat, April 24

Deck Stage 

Simply Worship

Inspirational Gospel

11:00 am 

Sat, April 24

Deck Stage 

Shauna C.

Originals

12:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Deck Stage 

Watchman

Traditional/Folk

1:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Deck Stage

Studio B with Bruce Benson

Contemporary Jazz/R&B

2:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Deck Stage 

The Oklahoma Kid

Trick Roper

3:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Deck Stage 

Evan and Gracie Barry

Variety

4:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Deck Stage

Brian McFarland

Traditional/Folk

5:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Deck Stage 

D. Ray Polk

Pop/Folk

6:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Deck Stage 

Rock Bottom Ramblers

Traditional/Folk

7:30 pm 

Sat, April 24

Water Stage 

Antsy McClain

Variety

11:00 am 

Sat, April 24

Water Stage 

Inner City All-Stars

Rock/Pop/Jazz

12:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Water Stage 

Borderline

Country/Pop

1:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Water Stage 

The Unlikely Blues Band

Jazz

2:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Water Stage 

Live to Tell

Rock

3:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Water Stage 

Retro

Rock

4:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Water Stage 

Full Circle

Classic Rock

5:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Water Stage 

Dustin Prinz with Stephen & Anna Kinder

Indie/Folk/Acoustic

6:00 pm 

Sat, April 24

Water Stage 

Hi-Def Howlers

Rock/Pop

7:30 pm 

Sun, April 25

Cafe Stage

Metropolitan School of Dance

Dance

11:00 am 

Sun, April 25

Cafe Stage 

Oklahoma City Symphonic Band

Instrumental

12:00 pm 

Sun, April 25

Cafe Stage 

Yumare Mexican Folkloric Dancers Inc.

Dance

1:00 pm 

Sun, April 25 

Cafe Stage 

The Roland Bowling Band

Blues

2:00 pm 

Sun, April 25 

Cafe Stage 

Desert Fire - Aalim Dance Academy

Traditional/Folk/Dance

3:00 pm 

Sun, April 25 

Cafe Stage 

Kaleidoscope Dancers Company

Dance

4:00 pm 

Sun, April 25 

Cafe Stage 

Shortt Dogg 

Soul/Blues/Old School R&B

5:00 pm 

Sun, April 25 

Children's Stage 

Clear . . . As Dance Institute

Dance

11:00 am 

Sun, April 25

Children's Stage

Oklahoma Kids, Inc. - a division of American Kids

Country

11:20 am

Sun, April 25 

Children's Stage 

Artworks Academy of Performing Arts

Dance

12:00 pm 

Sun, April 25 

Children's Stage 

Kealiis Polynesian Spectacular

Dance 

1:00 pm 

Sun, April 25 

Children's Stage 

Prairie Dance Theater

Dance 

2:00 pm 

Sun, April 25 

Children's Stage 

Harrah's Russell Babb Honor Choir

Choral 

3:00 pm 

Sun, April 25 

Children's Stage 

Monty Harper, Wacky Witty Way-Out Songs

Children's Songs

4:00 pm 

Sun, April 25 

Children's Stage 

Joel Forlenza

Variety/Movie Themes

5:00 pm 

Sun, April 25 

Deck Stage 

Robin & Company

Variety 

11:00 am 

Sun, April 25 

Deck Stage 

Upside-Down Performing Artists

Performance Art

12:00 pm 

Sun, April 25

Deck Stage 

Campari with Lacy Saunders

Jazz Fusion

1:00 pm 

Sun, April 25

Deck Stage 

Sincere Israel

Gospel Hip Hop

2:00 pm 

Sun, April 25

Deck Stage 

Jamie Bramble

Acoustic/Pop/Rock

3:00 pm 

Sun, April 25

Deck Stage 

Lost in Sin Singers

Inspirational Gospel

4:00 pm 

Sun, April 25

Deck Stage 

Mikayla Lee

Rock/Pop/Country

5:00 pm 

Sun, April 25

Water Stage 

Worship Warrior In The House

Contemporary Christian

11:00 am 

Sun, April 25

Water Stage 

Exodus Movement

Inspirational Gospel

12:00 pm

Sun, April 25

Water Stage 

Kanaga

Rock

1:00 pm 

Sun, April 25

Water Stage 

The Imposters

Rock

2:00 pm 

Sun, April 25

Water Stage 

Cori & Chelsey Emmet W/ No U-Turn Band

Rock/Country

3:00 pm 

Sun, April 25

Water Stage 

Junebug Spade

 Rock

4:00 pm 

Sun, April 25

Water Stage 

Built for Speed

Classic Rock

5:00 pm