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Visible Spectrum: Portraits from the World of Autism

November 14 – February 28

Mary Berridge’s award­-winning series of pho­tographs is paired with narratives written pri­marily by the subjects or their parents. The exhibition, “Visible Spectrum,” offers an intimate view of life with autism, …

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Thursday, January 16 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

Photo of an old prayer book. Text: Singing the Psalms.

Singing the Psalms [in Goodson Chapel]

Friday, January 17 at 8:00am

For centuries, monastic orders and other faith communities have prayed the Psalms cyclically from beginning to end. The musical character of the Psalms has long been expressed through various settings-from …

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Agnes Varda at the camera

Workshop: The Cinema Camera

Sunday, January 19 at 10:30am

We begin by examining cameras, from phone to IMAX, as a set of connected systems: power, image taking, interface, mount, processor, display, storage, lens system, accessories, and physical attachment points. …

Agnes Varda at the camera

Workshop: The Cinema Camera

Sunday, January 19 at 2:00pm

We begin by examining cameras, from phone to IMAX, as a set of connected systems: power, image taking, interface, mount, processor, display, storage, lens system, accessories, and physical attachment points. …

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Tuesday, January 21 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

text: Israelism - with image of a Jewish woman, Simone Zimmerman's face, in red, white, and blue, with protest signs behind her

Israelism: A Film Screening and Discussion

Tuesday, January 21 at 7:00pm

A film screening of the documentary, Israelism, followed by a Q&A with Simone Zimmerman, a protagonist of the film and co-founder of IfNotNow. Tuesday, Jan 21 7pm (doors at 6:30pm) …

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Wednesday, January 22 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

Getting Started

Getting Started

Wednesday, January 22 at 3:30pm

Please join novelists JP Gritton and Mesha Maren for a workshop and lecture on the theme of GETTING STARTED. A collaboration with the Duke Writers Collective and the Department of English, these workshops bring writers from around the Triangle for 90-minute lectures on the craft.

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Thursday, January 23 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

Gel Printing

Gel Printing

Thursday, January 23 at 6:00pm

We will learn to make botanical gel prints straight from plants! Each print will give you two beautiful images- a silhouette and something resembling a photocopy.

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Artist Reception

Thursday, January 23 at 6:30pm

This is the opening reception for the exhibition “Imagination and Promise: The Theological Aesthetics of Hope” by Jaden Dejesus Blango, a Duke Divinity School student. Selected as this year’s C. …

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loadbang: New Works by Duke Graduate Composers

Thursday, January 23 at 7:00pm

New York City-based new music chamber group loadbang (trumpet, trombone, bass clarinet, and baritone voice) premieres six new pieces written for them by Duke graduate student composers; Erich Barganier, Tyler …

Force of Water

Force of Water Film Screening and Panel

Thursday, January 23 at 7:00pm

Join us for a special screening of Force of Water, a documentary film that follows two communities, one in Ecuador and one in Uganda, as they mobilize to build their …

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Full Frame Winter Road Show: DAUGHTERS

Thursday, January 23 at 7:30pm

Full Frame partners with The Cary Theater in Cary, N.C. to host a screening of the Oscar®-shortlisted documentary DAUGHTERS. All Winter Road Show screenings are free and open to the …

Photo of woman with scarf. Text: Sacred Choral Clinic.

Sacred Choral Clinic

Saturday, January 25 at 9:00am

Church choir singers and directors are invited to the Chapel’s second annual sacred choral clinic, featuring Dr. Pearl Shangkuan, an internationally renowned conductor and pedagogue, who is Professor Emerita at …

Rouny-round dolly shot

Workshop: Camera Movement

Sunday, January 26 at 10:30am

Students are shown the surprisingly rich feature set of a modern tripod, and we quickly move through locked-off shots, fluid head moves, full and portable dolly moves, jib shots, gimbals, …

Rouny-round dolly shot

Workshop: Camera Movement

Sunday, January 26 at 2:00pm

Students are shown the surprisingly rich feature set of a modern tripod, and we quickly move through locked-off shots, fluid head moves, full and portable dolly moves, jib shots, gimbals, …

Choir members singing in Duke Chapel

Choral Evensong Worship Service

Sunday, January 26 at 4:00pm

For centuries, the church has marked the transition from daytime to evening with psalms, prayer, and song. Duke Chapel’s Choral Evensong follows this historic pattern, using the liturgy of the …

Think Outside the Box

Open Playful Pedagogy Workshops

Tuesday, January 28 at 11:30am

Open workshops adapt and apply purposeful play activities that include improv, creative writing, oral storytelling, movement, and other arts-based activities to a variety of pedagogical challenges and opportunities. This spring …

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Tuesday, January 28 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

Screen Printing

Screen Printing

Tuesday, January 28 at 6:00pm

This two-hour workshop will cover the basics of putting images on screens (making a stencil), ink mixing, and how to effectively use a squeegee to get ink through the screen and print multiple copies of an image.

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Wednesday, January 29 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

Duke in London - Arts Info Session

Duke in London-Arts Info Session

Wednesday, January 29 at 5:00pm

Join Duke in London-Arts Faculty Director, Torry Bend, to learn more about this 4-week summer program. Become familiar with London’s cosmopolitan character and experience the work of London’s culturally diverse …

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Thursday, January 30 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

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Full Frame Winter Road Show: UNION

Thursday, January 30 at 7:30pm

Full Frame partners with The Cary Theater in Cary, N.C. to host a screening of the Oscar®-shortlisted documentary UNION. Winter Road Show screenings are free and open to the public, …

Work in Progress by Hansol Jung

Friday, January 31 at 5:30pm

Workshop presentation of guest artist Hansol Jung as part of the Department of Theater Studies New Works Labs series. General admission, no reservations. Reception to follow.

February 2025


Lighting setup with Hitchcock's hand

Workshop: Cinema Lighting I

Sunday, February 2 at 10:30am

A practical introduction to the manipulation of the characteristics of light, in order to modify, recreate, or invent light of any kind. We consider angle, intensity, color, softness, and falloff …

dancers moving and singing

Thresholding: Dance MFA thesis event

Sunday, February 2 at 4:00pm

Dance MFA candidate em Liptow presents THRESHOLDING, the culmination of several months of creative process with fellow Threshold Singers (a practice of singing at bedside to the sick and dying.) …

Photo of conductor and musicians. Text: Bach Cantata Series.

Bach Cantata Series: Solo Cantatas

Sunday, February 2 at 5:00pm

Johann Sebastian Bach’s church cantatas are often considered the pinnacle of German sacred music, works whose theological depth and emotional resonance touch deep places in the human soul. This year, …

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Tuesday, February 4 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Wednesday, February 5 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Thursday, February 6 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

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Fountain Concert: “Improv Hour”

Thursday, February 6 at 5:15pm

Join us for a concert featuring our Jazz area students as they showcase their creativity and improvisational skills, playing jazz standards and original tunes.

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Full Frame Winter Road Show: HOLLYWOODGATE

Thursday, February 6 at 7:30pm

Full Frame partners with The Cary Theater in Cary, N.C. to host a screening of the Oscar®-shortlisted documentary HOLLYWOODGATE. This screening is free and open to the public, though attendees …

An Oak Tree: Tim Crouch

An Oak Tree: Tim Crouch

February 7 – February 8

See the play that shaped a theatre landscape in this rare revival. When it opened in 2005, Tim Crouch’s An Oak Tree changed the rules of the game: bringing in an actor who has neither seen nor read the play.

Lighting a scene from Nope.

Workshop: Cinema Lighting II

Sunday, February 9 at 10:30am

Students are taught the deployment and manipulation of C stands, baby stands, combo stands, apple boxes, sandbags, rags, flags, bounce, black foil, gels, scrims, pacmen, C47’s, grip clips, Cardellinis, lollipops, …

Lighting a scene from Nope.

Workshop: Cinema Lighting II

Sunday, February 9 at 2:00pm

Students are taught the deployment and manipulation of C stands, baby stands, combo stands, apple boxes, sandbags, rags, flags, bounce, black foil, gels, scrims, pacmen, C47’s, grip clips, Cardellinis, lollipops, …

Choir members singing in Duke Chapel

Choral Evensong Worship Service

Sunday, February 9 at 4:00pm

For centuries, the church has marked the transition from daytime to evening with psalms, prayer, and song. Duke Chapel’s Choral Evensong follows this historic pattern, using the liturgy of the …