Duke Players is the student-run producing arm of the Department of Theater Studies. The play, directed by Theater Studies Major Ondine Peck-Voll and produced by Theater Studies Minor Connor Fogleman, ...
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 ...
“Vivid…[An] indelible portrait of an era when this untreatable bane killed one American every 11 minutes… [A] book that deserves reading and remembering in the pandemic age.” -The New York ...
Exhibit curators Ernest Zitser and Kimmi Kresica will share their re-examination of Conrad’s portable memorial to the land and people he left behind, followed by a guest lecture by George ...
Interdisciplinary artist and scholar Ashon Crawley will present on the relation of dirt and soil to the making of Black life, and how degrading the earth is part of the ...
Introduced by Mario Valdés Navia, a Cuban Scholar at Risk at NHI and Duke University. Free and open to the public. Dir. by Carlos Lechuga. Cuba/France/USA. 77 min. Carlos Lechuga’s ...
In collaboration with the GSF student Union, please come to a screening of the 2024 documentary Black Barbie, directed by Lagueria Davis. Come hang out, watch the film, have dinner, ...
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 ...
Join Duke Law professor James Boyle to explore questions of how artificial intelligence may challenge our notions of personhood as it advances and claims of consciousness become more credible, which ...
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 ...
Brunch Reception: Meet Matt Moyer, “Inheritance” (Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Writer) and learn more about the making of the film and careers in documentary filmmaking and journalism. Matt Moyer is a ...
Register for a powerful screening of “Inheritance” Dive into the heart of America’s opioid epidemic with an exclusive screening of “Inheritance,” a compelling new documentary that traces the roots of ...
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, ...
Guests Speakers: Rachel Kushner, Claire Messud, and Paul Yoon A brief reception will follow the reading, from 3:30 to 5:00 PM
THE TIME MASTERS (René Laloux 1982, 79 min, France, French with English subtitles, DCP) New 4K Restoration! Directed by visionary sci-fi animator René Laloux (FANTASTIC PLANET) and co-written and designed ...
You are invited to a concert celebration of theater at Duke starring current students alongside alumni stars of stage and screen – back on campus and on stage for one ...
The Duke Music community is excited to celebrate Duke’s Centennial and the 50th Anniversary of Biddle with a special collaborative performance during Family Weekend. Join us on October 19 at ...
Keynote Speaker: Rachel Kushner Keynote Panel: Rachel Kushner, Claire Messud, and Paul Yoon (facilitated by Duke faculty member Akhil Sharma) Stay tuned for information about reserving your ticket
Michael Philip Mossman has been active on the international scene since the age of 17. Michael has recorded with his own groups and with a virtual “who’s who” of the ...
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. All its members ...
Duke | Durham Artist in Residence Presents Sergio Sánchez Santamaría. The Heir of El Taller de Gráfica Popular de México BOOK SIGNING AND PRESENTATION GRAPHIC IN TRANSIT Sergio Sánchez Santamaría ...
TIME OF THE HEATHEN (Peter Kass, 1961, 76 min, USA, English, DCP) New 4K Restoration! A “lost” marvel of independent filmmaking, TIME OF THE HEATHEN is set in the immediate ...
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 ...
Introduced by Miguel Rojas-Sotelo Free and open to the public. Dir. by Theo Court. Chile. 2019. 90 min. Spanish, English, Dutch, Mapudungun with English subtitles. Traveling photographer Pedro is a ...
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. All its members ...
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 ...
“People don’t learn from experience; they learn from reflecting on their experience.” – This interactive workshop offers various innovative arts-based reflection activities that can be integrated into any syllabus, assignment, ...
YSDT Dabke classes blend contemporary dance and theater with traditional Dabke tools (rhythm, footwork, unison movement etc.) to invite improvisation and play within the traditional form.
Modern fusion for beg/intermediate movers – modern with africanist elements intertwined: polyrhythm, polycentrism, and overall african/jazz influence.
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 ...
There are endless things that can be done with this unique printmaking process; for this class we will be learning to make botanical prints straight from plants themselves! Each print ...
This year’s Duke Arts Studio cohort includes ten students developing projects in writing, movement, film, photography, music, and podcasting. Each student is paired with Duke alums and local community members as mentors.
A Duke Health exclusive 60-minute matinee performance of Last Ward that intertwines an abbreviated presentation with a conversation about the artists' creative process and the role of the arts in healthcare. 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.
Enjoy an interactive, family-oriented classical concert, Our Beautiful Planet Earth, in partnership with the Durham Medical Orchestra in our Sculpture Garden. The pieces performed will be fun and playful ones ...
Join ADF for a site-specific professional dance performance! Battleground is choreographer Carl Flink’s newest work, influenced by the physicality of Bodystorming, a technique he developed with biomedical engineer David Odde, ...
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 ...
Join us for a free, interactive, family-oriented classical concert full of fun, playful music in the Nasher Museum’s Sculpture Garden. The music will inspire kids of all ages to celebrate ...
Join ADF for a site-specific professional dance performance! Battleground is choreographer Carl Flink’s newest work, influenced by the physicality of Bodystorming, a technique he developed with biomedical engineer David Odde, ...
Join ADF for a site-specific professional dance performance! Battleground is choreographer Carl Flink’s newest work, influenced by the physicality of Bodystorming, a technique he developed with biomedical engineer David Odde, ...
Join ADF for a site-specific professional dance performance! Battleground is choreographer Carl Flink’s newest work, influenced by the physicality of Bodystorming, a technique he developed with biomedical engineer David Odde, ...
This talk will demonstrate a practical approach to exploring generative visual artificial intelligence. Methods of shaping the visual outcomes will be discussed and demonstrated. Criticality, caution, and curiosity will be ...
Introduced by Hank Okazaki, Screen/Society Free and open to the public. Dir. by Felipe Gálvez. Chile. 2023. 90 min. Spanish, English with English subtitles. At the turn of the 20th ...
Join the Wilson Center for Science and Justice for a discussion of the wide-ranging impacts of the criminal legal system on individuals and communities. Members of our Duke Law community ...
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 ...
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Margaret Price, Associate Professor and Director of the Disability Studies Program at Ohio State University and author of “Crip Spacetime: Access, Failure, and ...
“I am the writing on the wall, the whisper in the classroom…come with me” – Candyman “Horror films may be good to think with, but they point beyond thinking” – ...
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 ...
The Duke Music Composition Ph.D. program presents an evening of graduate student composers’ music at the Ark (next to Duke Coffeehouse). Performances will include live electronics, dance, video projection, voice, ...
Join the Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute for the second film in our 2024-2025 Rights! Camera! Action! Film Series. “Bad Faith” is a feature-length documentary that ...
Learn a few different simple bookbinding techniques as you create your own Zine, a personal publication that can be about anything you choose. We will collage, draw, and fold our ...
Free and open to the public. Dir. by Roger Ross Williams. Mexico-USA. 2024. 107 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles. Pragda series. Based on the true story of Saúl Armendáriz, a ...
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 ...
AAHVS Visiting Artist Talk with Richard Thompson (Associate Professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology) titled “Chaos and Pathos: Digital Clowns and the future of animated visual storytelling in the age ...
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 ...
Introduced by Rodrigo Dorfman and Peter Eversoll. Q&A with participants Cornelio Campos and Alan Juárez after the film. Free and open to the public. Dir. by Rodrigo Dorfman. Produced by ...
Learn to make paper from recycled materials like junk mail! In this zero-waste workshop, we’ll use a blended pulp to create sheets of paper using the dip method with a ...
Welcome to the colorful world of oven-bake clay! If you are new to polymer clay then you came to the right place. Whether it’s mixed media, beadwork, sculpting, or home ...
Join the Wilson Center for Science and Justice for a discussion of the wide-ranging impacts of the criminal legal system on individuals and communities. Students, attorneys, and advocates will be ...
Alcee Chris III open this season’s organ recital series on the Aeolian organ with music by J. S. Bach, Elgar, Litaize, and Rachmaninoff. Dr. Chriss is currently Assistant Organist at ...
Film Screening: “The Burial of Natty Bumppo” (Fred Burns, 2024, 28 min, USA, English, DCP) Built from over 28,000 hand-drawn images, “The Burial of Natty Bumpo” draws on 19th century ...
Film Screening: “Music” (Angela Schanalec, 2023, 108 min, Germany, France, Serbia, Greek with English subtitles, DCP) A quietly colossal achievement from one of contemporary cinema’s preeminent image makers. On a ...
“Learn how to throw pottery on the wheel! In this introductory class, you will learn the basics of centering and throwing cylinders. This class is focused gaining an introduction into ...
A celebration of the connections between Duke and the Hispanic, Latino, Latinx Communities in Durham. 5:00 pm. Opening remarks. Bethzaida Fernandez. Romance Studies. 5:05 pm. Spanish Language Program, Duke. Joan ...
Join the Duke Dance Program’s former and current directors and faculty for a lunchtime chat. Our history at Duke spans almost five decades. This friendly roundtable will include faculty, students, ...
Duke Dance MFA is now accepting applications for Fall 2025! Please join Director of Graduate Studies Sarah Wilbur for this open office hour to talk about our two-year, full-time degree ...
Duke University celebrates the reception of the permanent gift of the Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible in this formal service, which includes congregational singing, an official dedication, and ...
The Wind Symphony returns and starts the semester euphorically with works by Reed, Strauss, Grainger, Jolly, Bruckner, Cuong, and Maslanka The Duke University Wind Symphony, directed by Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant, is ...
Join Duke Dance Program celebrating the Duke Centennial and the longevity of the Ark Studio with live music and mad fun! Built in 1898, we honor the Ark Studio as ...
Join us for a conversation between reporter and author Brody Mullins and journalist and DeWitt Distinguished Fellow John Harwood about Brody Mullins’ new book: “The Wolves of K Street.”
Film Screening: “The Burial of Natty Bumppo” (Fred Burns, 2024, 28 min, USA, English, DCP) — Q&A with Fred Burns and Casey Herbert to follow the Thursday October 3rd screening. ...
Join Duke University for an interactive lecture on The Saint John’s Bible-the first handwritten, illuminated Bible commissioned by monks in over 500 years. Tim Ternes, director of The Saint John’s ...
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 music students showcase chamber works by beloved composers from the Classical Style, exemplified by the late 18th and early 19th century works of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.
About the film This documentary, directed by Beijing-based writer and filmmaker Xu Xing, tells the love story of a married couple against the backdrop of political events in China since ...
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 ...
Film Screening co-presented by Duke Experimental Film Society and Screen/Society A selection of four short films exploring the intersections and limits of filmic form, the human body, and their shared ...
A handmade journal is a special place to house your reflections, ideas, and visual or internal observations. In this 2 hour workshop you will learn the basics of bookbinding to ...
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 ...
In this opening public event of the 2024-25 Keohane Professorship, interdisciplinary artist and scholar Ashon Crawley will present on the relation of dirt and soil to the making of Black life, and how degrading the earth is part of the attempt to unmake Black possibility.
Over the summer, Duke Arts launched Arts+, a six-week program for Duke students to explore arts administration and arts research/practice. Arts+ joins other (+) programs across Duke offering funded experiential education ...
Join Duke Players for an evening of student-written, -directed, and -acted chaos in Brody Theater (Branson Hall 100, East Campus). The students will present five short scenes. Free admission, no ...
Violinist Hsiao-mei Ku, the longest-serving Duke Music faculty member in Calichi Trio, is a member of the Ciompi Quartet and Professor of the Practice of Music. Her fellow Ciompi Quartet ...
From award-winning Israeli photojournalist Ziv Koren comes “October 7th,” an exhibition of photographs documenting the aftermath of the October 7th, 2023 Hamas terror attacks in Israel. Hosted by Jewish Life ...
Film Screening: “Army of Shadows” (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1969, 145 min, France, French with English subtitles, DCP) 4K RESTORATION The most personal film by the underworld poet Jean-Pierre Melville, who had ...
Join us for our biannual Contra Dance! This community event is open to all community members, students, staff, faculty, friends, fellow farmers, travelers passing through…. Guided by Eileen Thorsos, a ...
Join this tour led by a gallery guide of the new exhibition Second Nature: Photography in the Age of the Anthropocene. Learn more about this traveling exhibition organized by Chief ...
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to view library exhibits alongside the experts. During this open house, curators will be on hand to answer questions and guide attendees through exhibit spaces ...
Film Screening: “The Conversation” (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974, 113 min, USA, English, DCP) NEW 50TH ANNIVERSARY 4K RESTORATION “He’d kill us if he had the chance.” Coppola’s first film after ...
Duke English invites you to “Reading and Q&A” that we are hosting Joanna Biggs is a writer of creative nonfiction and literary essays, and a senior editor at Harper’s. Her ...
In this beginner friendly workshop, Hyewon Grigoni will take you through some basic drawing exercises and give away all her drawing secrets. Participants will learn the art of looking as ...
This interactive workshop introduces brief activities that establish a safe and welcoming space, help students find commonalities, and encourage equitable opportunities for expression. Adapting theater games, creative writing, and simple ...
Following an autobiographical trajectory, the talk examines a cumulative body of work which challenges the bounds of a medium deeply rooted in tradition through the visual study and application of ...
6:00 PM Self-guided visit of “Second Nature: Photography in the Age of the Anthropocene” 6:30 PM Welcome and introduction of the film by Bass Connections team, Climate Hope 6:35 – ...
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 ...
The Duke Program in American Grand Strategy invites you to a screening of and panel for the film: War Game on Wednesday, September 25th from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM ...
Are you a fan of games? Join us to discover all the exciting game-related activities at Duke! We’re hosting a tabling event featuring several organizations that highlight Duke’s vibrant gaming ...
Upcycle and repair your textile goods. Visible mending is an ornamental approach to repairing an item. Rather than trying to mask the area where the item was damaged, the goal ...
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 ...
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.
Join Gowri Savoor for a magical lantern festival, celebrating seeds and light. Participants can bring lanterns and join the parade. Hot apple cider will be served around a bonfire afterwards.
Join visual teaching artist, Gowri Savoor, for a fun and unique workshop to learn how to make a magical star-shaped lantern using bamboo, paper, and LED lights.
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.
This two-hour workshop will cover the basics of screen printing: putting images on screens (making a stencil), ink mixing, and how to effectively use a squeegee.
In this workshop, you will learn watercolor techniques while painting the Duke Chapel
Come learn about and paint calaveras and alebrijes for Dia de los Muertos!
Modern fusion for beg/intermediate movers - modern with africanist elements intertwined: polyrhythm, polycentrism, and overall african/jazz influence.
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).
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.
Learn a few different simple bookbinding techniques as you create your own Zine, a personal publication that can be about anything you choose.
Learn to make paper from recycled materials like junk mail! In this zero-waste workshop, we'll use a blended pulp to create sheets of paper using the dip method with a mold and deckle.
If you are new to polymer clay, you came to the right place! Clay allows us to express our imaginations through our hands — and the medium that allows the most possibilities is polymer-baked clay.
Learn how to throw pottery on the wheel! In this introductory class, you will learn the basics of centering and throwing cylinders.
We're focusing on micro and flash fiction (stories from 50-1000 words), which offer a great set of boundaries for new writers and constraints for experienced writers. This workshop is appropriate for any level of writer!
Dive into the dynamic and versatile medium of acrylic painting! This workshop is designed to inspire and empower you to experiment with color, form, and technique. Whether you’re new to ...
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 ...
Jenny Stratton Lewis Hine Fellowship Presentation While Still Tender Monday, September 23 6:00 pm Center for Documentary Studies Please join us Monday, September 23 for a presentation and artist talk ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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