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DANCE MFA OPEN OFFICE HOUR

December 6, 2024

The Duke Dance MFA in Embodied Interdisciplinary Praxis is now accepting applications for Fall 2025. Please join Director of Graduate Studies Sarah Wilbur for an online information session on applying ...

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2024 Haitian Film Series: Haiti Untold

December 6, 2024

Dir. Dan Shannon and Isabelle DePelteau, 2014, 76 min. Haiti Untold chronicles the personal journey of a few famous and not-so-famous individuals who have put their heads and hearts to ...

Ciompi Quartet Portfolio Project

December 5, 2024

Graduate student composers Since its founding in 1965 by the renowned Italian violinist Giorgio Ciompi, the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University has delighted audiences and impressed critics around the world. ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

December 5, 2024

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 Symphony Orchestra

Duke Symphony Orchestra: Music of Reflection

December 4, 2024

The Duke Symphony Orchestra, directed by Harry Davidson, numbers some 80-100 players and draws its membership almost entirely from the student body. The Duke Symphony Orchestra, open to all members ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

December 4, 2024

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 ...

Chamber Music

Chamber Music Performance Part II

December 3, 2024

Chamber Music at Duke performs works from the Baroque to the 20th century written for a broad array of instrumentations including string quartets, piano trios and saxophone quartets. Chamber Music ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

December 3, 2024

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 ...

Choir members singing in Duke Chapel

Choral Evensong Worship Service

November 24, 2024

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 ...

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

November 23, 2024

What would you sacrifice to pursue your dream? This is the question that the women in “By The Way, Meet Vera Stark,” Duke Theater Studies’ Fall 2024 Mainstage production, must ...

Chamber Music Performance Part I

November 23, 2024

Chamber Music at Duke performs works from the Baroque to the 20th century written for a broad array of instrumentations including string quartets, piano trios and saxophone quartets. Chamber Music ...

November Dances

November Dances 2024

November 23, 2024

The Dance Program’s annual fall concert presents guests with an evening of dance performance from faculty, student and guest choreographers. Faculty choreographers include: Iyun Ashani Harrison and Ava LaVonne Vinesett. ...

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

November 22, 2024

What would you sacrifice to pursue your dream? This is the question that the women in “By The Way, Meet Vera Stark,” Duke Theater Studies’ Fall 2024 Mainstage production, must ...

DNME

Duke New Music Ensemble

November 22, 2024

The DNME is back, with the recent, the new and the REALLY new! Featuring music of Boulez, Shulamit Ran, Hannah Kendall, Duke Graduate Composers, and Group Improvisations composed on the ...

November dances 2024

November Dances 2024

November 22, 2024

The Dance Program’s annual fall concert presents guests with an evening of dance performance from faculty, student and guest choreographers. Faculty choreographers include: Iyun Ashani Harrison and Ava LaVonne Vinesett. ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

November 21, 2024

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 student football players participate in the "Back to Back Drawing" activity

Gallery Guide Tour with a Twist

November 21, 2024

Join our experienced Gallery Guides for a quirky tour of the museum! After learning more about our exhibitions, we will sketch back-to-back, go on a scavenger hunt and more. You ...

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

November 21, 2024

What would you sacrifice to pursue your dream? This is the question that the women in “By The Way, Meet Vera Stark,” Duke Theater Studies’ Fall 2024 Mainstage production, must ...

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Imaginary Maps: Feminist Art Beyond the Center

November 20, 2024

The act of closely examining a photograph to extract factual insights, commonly referred to as “reading” in photography discourse, constitutes an epistemological practice. This lecture explores the practice of reading ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

November 20, 2024

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 ...

Pádraig Ó Tuama

Poetry, Prayer, and Public Healing

November 19, 2024

The Irish poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama is the featured speaker for this public conversation and poetry reading. The host of the popular podcast “Poetry Unbound,” Ó Tuama will ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

November 19, 2024

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 ...

Mia with Fur

Visible Spectrum: Portraits from the World of Autism

November 14, 2024 - February 28, 2025

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, ...

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Dance MFA Student Work-in-progress Showing

November 17, 2024

Five MFA/EIP students will share creative work-in-progress that is in development for their thesis projects. Presentations begin at 4pm. Please come early at 3:00p if you would like to observe ...

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

November 17, 2024

What would you sacrifice to pursue your dream? This is the question that the women in “By The Way, Meet Vera Stark,” Duke Theater Studies’ Fall 2024 Mainstage production, must ...

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

November 16, 2024

What would you sacrifice to pursue your dream? This is the question that the women in “By The Way, Meet Vera Stark,” Duke Theater Studies’ Fall 2024 Mainstage production, must ...

Chinese Music Ensemble

Chinese Music Ensemble: Folk Dialects

November 16, 2024

The Duke Chinese Ensemble, conducted by Jennifer Chang, will present a concert that features a variety of Chinese musical genres, including classical, folk, and orchestral pieces, played on a mix ...

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Bot Blitz

November 16, 2024

This workshop engages students in an exciting, interactive scavenger hunt and rescue mission, using coding and robotics to simulate a real-world challenge. It fosters teamwork, critical thinking, and hands-on learning ...

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

November 15, 2024

What would you sacrifice to pursue your dream? This is the question that the women in “By The Way, Meet Vera Stark,” Duke Theater Studies’ Fall 2024 Mainstage production, must ...

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13th Annual Haitian Film Series

November 15, 2024

Multi Day Event FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Haiti Betrayed 7:00 PM EST | https://duke.is/y/jq7p Dir. Elaine Brière (2020) 82 min. Haiti Betrayed sheds light on the deep-rooted systemic and structural inequalities ...

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

November 14, 2024

What would you sacrifice to pursue your dream? This is the question that the women in “By The Way, Meet Vera Stark,” Duke Theater Studies’ Fall 2024 Mainstage production, must ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

November 14, 2024

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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Jazz Vespers: A Service of Thanksgiving

November 14, 2024

Over the past ten years, Jazz Vespers has become a beloved tradition at Duke Chapel. Sing, rest, pray, and celebrate in these worship services combining the ancient Christian tradition of ...

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Playful Projects

November 14, 2024

This workshop explores playful approaches to collaborative assignments, student writing projects and presentations. Arts-based activities will address peer feedback, the revision process, and promoting equitable collaboration. Please email Nan Mullenneaux ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

November 13, 2024

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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Ange Mlinko Reading and Q&A

November 12, 2024

Duke English invites you to join us for a “Reading and Q&A Session” featuring author Ange Mlinko. “Reading and Q&A” featuring Ange Mlinko Tuesday, Novtember 12, 2024 6:00 PM Allen ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

November 12, 2024

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 ...

Cleaning Soil for the Stage

Go behind the scenes as our production team “cleans” soil for "Last Ward" by Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre. The Duke University Venue and Production Management team has been hard at work preparing over 1,000 liters of topsoil for prime-time, removing debris through a multi-step process.

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Organ Recital Series: Stefan Engels

November 10, 2024

Stefan Engels’ recital at Duke will include works by J. S. Bach, Robert Schumann, and Karg-Elert on the Flentrop and Aeolian organs. Professor of Organ at Southern Methodist University, Engels ...

“Every Brilliant Thing” by Duncan Macmillan

November 9, 2024

Theater Studies Graduation with Distinction candidate Syndey Maynor presents solo performance of Duncan Macmillan’s “Every Brilliant Thing.” Free admission, no reservations. Directed by Professor Johann Montozzi-Wood

“Every Brilliant Thing” by Duncan Macmillan

November 8, 2024

Theater Studies Graduation with Distinction candidate Syndey Maynor presents solo performance of Duncan Macmillan’s “Every Brilliant Thing.” Free admission, no reservations. Directed by Professor Johann Montozzi-Wood

“Every Brilliant Thing” by Duncan Macmillan

November 7, 2024

Theater Studies Graduation with Distinction candidate Syndey Maynor presents solo performance of Duncan Macmillan’s “Every Brilliant Thing.” Free admission, no reservations. Directed by Professor Johann Montozzi-Wood

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

November 7, 2024

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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Reception for Gabriela Badillo

November 6, 2024

CLACS welcomes Gabriela Badillo, founder and director of 68 Voces, 68 Corazones, as she opens her exhibit of posters in the Spanish Language Program House and Languages building. Badillo is ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

November 6, 2024

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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W@TC – 68 Voices

November 6, 2024

As part of its Linguistic Justice Series, the Duke Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies presents Gabriela Badillo’s 68 Voices project. 68 Voces, 68 Corazones (68 voices, 68 hearts) ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

[Canceled] Organ Demonstration

November 5, 2024

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 ...

A Maritime Haunting

A Maritime Haunting

November 7, 2024 - December 10, 2024

A Maritime Haunting is an immersive sound installation that explores loss from Mediterranean border policies through vocal elements and sea sounds. Performers act as a Greek chorus, creating a collective elegy for lives lost during migration. Free and open to the public; no reservations required.

Choir members singing in Duke Chapel

Eucharist of Thanksgiving for All Saints

November 3, 2024

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 ...

East Campus Fruit Stand Friday

November 1, 2024

Stop by Lilly Library (Bishop House) Fruit Stand Friday for free fresh fruit and a chance to chat with Faculty-in-Residence, Peer Success Leaders, House Council Leadership Teams, Lily Librarians, and ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

October 31, 2024

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 ...

Weaving

Weaving
Taught by Amelia Shull

December 4, 2024

Students will be provided with a mini loom and selection of yarns. Together we will work through some simple weaving stitches and create something decorative.

Tinker-Treat at the Co-Lab with free pizza, free tote bags, and tons of fun giveaways

Tinker-Treat

October 30, 2024

Join us for Tinker-Treat at the Co-Lab on Wednesday, October 30th at 6 PM! Get into the Halloween spirit with free Enzo’s pizza, custom tote bag-making, and trick-or-treating around the ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

October 30, 2024

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 ...

Yoga For Everybody Copy

September 22, 2024

Yoga belongs to everyone. No matter what you look like or what you believe you’re capable of, the practice of yoga is for you. To connect with the depths of ...

Embroidery

Embroidery
Taught by River Takada

November 8, 2024

Explore the craft of decorating fabric using a needle and thread. Practice creating imagery using colorful thread- students will learn tips and techniques to achieve traditional embroidery styles.

Potato Printing

Potato Printing
Taught by Julia Gartrell

November 4, 2024

Using the humble potato, you will design and carve your own stamps. Each student will be able to make a canvas tote, as well as print on paper to use as cards, wrapping paper, wall art, or whatever you desire.

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

October 29, 2024

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 ...

Choir members singing in Duke Chapel

Choral Evensong Worship Service

October 27, 2024

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 ...

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NCLAFF: Cuidando al sol (Sun & Daughter)

October 26, 2024

Free and open to the public. Dir. by Catalina Razzini. Bolivia. 2022. 84 min. Spanish, Aymara, with English subtitles. Pragda series. Ten-year-old Lucía’s family lives in the Island of the ...

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Fall Contra Dance **NEW DATE**

October 26, 2024

Grab your dancing shoes (or come barefoot) and join us at the Duke Campus Farm on October 26 from 5-8pm for a night of food, dancing, and live fiddle music! ...

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NCLAFF: Cuba, My Soul

October 25, 2024

Free and open to the public. Welcome reception at 6:30 p.m. in the Mandela Auditorium alcove. Introduction by Lou Pérez, History, UNC-Chapel Hill. A panel follows the film on Cuban ...

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Reading/Practice Group on Hospicing Modernity

October 25, 2024

Please join Saskia Cornes, Jennifer Nash, Jocelyn Olcott, Tania Rispoli and the Revaluing Care Lab in a faculty reading/practice group of Vanessa Machado de Oliveira’s Hospicing Modernity. Our hope is ...

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NCLAFF: Amazônia, a nova minamata?

October 24, 2024

Introduced by Gustavo Furtado, Romance Studies at Duke. With the presence of the director, Jorge Bodansky Free and open to the public. Dir. by Jorge Bodansky. Brazil. 2022. 75 min. ...