Honor the dead with a Day of the Dead altar piece, at Duke Chapel that pays homage to the rich cultural heritage and sacred traditions of Día de los Muertos. This event is free and open to the public. No reservations are required.

Delve into the diverse and varying traditions of Día de los Muertos with this panel conversation in which campus and community members explore their own memories and holiday traditions.

This class introduces the traditions of Dia de Muertos. We will construct an ofrenda and learn how to produce paper cempaxochitl (marigolds) and papel picado (cut paper).

A collaboration of Duke Arts and the Department of English, the Blackburn Literary Festival’s keynote and panel bring four celebrated novelists together for a night of reading and conversation. Reservations are now open for this free event.

Come learn about and paint calaveras and alebrijes for Dia de los Muertos!

We will introduce Butoh materials and use these as the basis to fully develop our imagination. In the imaginative session, we use the body as a vessel to communicate and transmit information, allowing for autonomy and improvisation in each exercise.

Originally from Hong-Kong, Scotland-based choreographer Pik-Kei Wong explores gender, bodily-autonomy, and women’s desire in the US Premiere of Bird-Watching. Reservations will open this fall for this free event.

The Modigliani Quartet has been making waves in the chamber music world since they first began playing together in 2003, following their studies at the prestigious Conservatoire de Paris.

Racine Nago’s powerfully expressive music features call-and-response vocals and intricate percussion to create crosscurrents of rhythm that move the body and nourish the soul.

Yang has garnered international acclaim for her virtuosity and colorful musical personality.

Described as “phenomenal” (The Times) and “devastatingly beautiful” (Gramophone Magazine), Tenebrae is acclaimed for its interpretation of choral works spanning five centuries.

The Ciompi Quartet of Duke University has delighted audiences and impressed critics around the world. All its members are professors at Duke University. Reservations are open now for this free event.

A New York Times Critics’ Pick, Last Ward is a work of dance theatre that follows one man’s journey towards death in a hospital room. This highly visual evening length performance is performed in Arabic with English supertitles.

The cello-piano duo of David Finckel and Wu Han return to Duke Arts with a journey through the great chamber works of Beethoven.

Performer-composers Caroline Shaw and Gabriel Kahane’s new work, “Hexagons,” inspired by Jorge Luis Borges’s 1939 short story, “The Library of Babel.”

New show added! Singer-songwriter and lead vocalist and guitarist of indie rock band Big Thief performs an afternoon set at 3:00pm in Page Auditorium.

Singer-songwriter and lead vocalist and guitarist of indie rock band Big Thief is known for her raw intimacy and captivating storytelling. Described as “breathtaking” by NPR Music.

2023 Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is acclaimed globally for their complex and wide-ranging a cappella concerts. Performing holiday music spanning centuries.

Tonality is an award-winning chamber chorus with a mission to deliver authentic stories through voice and body to incite change, understanding and dialogue.

32 Sounds is an immersive documentary and profound sensory experience from Oscar-nominated documentarian Sam Green.

Durham-native and former Alvin Ailey dancer Hope Boykin brings “States of Hope,” a powerful and honest work of dance-theater that narrates her own journey as a dancer.

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.

After a free screening of the documentary film capturing Taylor Mac’s marathon, 24-hour immersive theatrical experience, stay for a discussion with the revered performer. Registration will open in late fall for this free event.

The Ciompi Quartet of Duke University has delighted audiences and impressed critics around the world. All its members are professors at Duke University. Reservation is available now for this free event.

Ensemble Intercolor is a trailblazing young trio that combines cimbalom, viola, clarinet and voice with their varied cultural backgrounds – the three musicians are from Belarus, Colombia and France

“The Women of Chicago’s Black Renaissance”program pairs Cann’s acclaimed renditions of works by each featured artist with spoken commentary about their fascinating lives and histories.

Bill’s 44th is an original comedic puppet show for grown-ups created by puppeteers Dorothy James & Andy Manjuck around one very worried leading man – Bill.

The Goldmund Quartet has garnered a reputation as one of the leading string quartets of the great classical and modern works of the quartet canon, delivering performances of ‘exquisite playing.’

German boys’ choir, Thomanerchor Leipzig was established in 1212 and is one of the oldest and most renowned choirs in the world.

Elias String Quartet is one of the UK’s foremost ensembles, celebrated by BBC Music Magazine as a ‘tour de force’ and The Strad as a ‘remarkable ensemble.’

Transport yourself into a realm of traditional Japanese art with Kodo, a taiko drumming troupe that blends rhythmic precision with spectacular expression and physicality.

Twenty-one-year-old prodigy hailing from Mexico has already performed with over thirty orchestras on four continents, including her professional debut at age 8.

Zodiac Trio are at the forefront of innovative programing, heralded as ‘a breathtaking ensemble of virtuosity and sensitivity’ (Radio France).

GRAMMY®-winning musician Meshell Ndegeocello performs from her newest album “No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin.” The visionary work is at once a musical experience, a church service, a celebration, a testimonial, and a call to action.

Jerusalem Quartet returns with Mozart’s so-called ‘Dissonance’ Quartet, which features some of the composer’s boldest harmonic writing.