50 Years of Biddle Gala Concert
Join the Duke Music Department for a grand celebration of our iconic Biddle Music Building with a gala concert on September 21, 2024, at 7:00 PM, Free Admission. This special ...
Join the Duke Music Department for a grand celebration of our iconic Biddle Music Building with a gala concert on September 21, 2024, at 7:00 PM, Free Admission. This special ...
Film Screening: “The Stranger and the Fog” (Bahram Beyzaie, 1974, 146 min, Iran, Farsi with English Subtitles, DCP) NEW 4K RESTORATION by The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project and Cineteca ...
The Department of Theater Studies New Works Lab series hosts guest artists in residence Ken Cerniglia, Kristin Hanggi, and Michael Walker as they prepare the script of a new work, ...
Duke English invites you to our Fall ’24 “Read & Greet” featuring Distinguished Blackburn Artist-in-Residence Frances Leviston. Professor Leviston is a British poet, critic, short story writer, photographer, and Senior ...
FAURÉ’S LOVE AFFAIR WITH MARGUERITE HASSELMANS, WITNESS TO THE LAST TWENTY-FOUR YEARS OF THE COMPOSER’S LIFE, INSPIRES PIANIST ALINE PIBOULE AND WRITER PASCAL QUIGNARD TO ENGAGE IN AN INTIMATE CONVERSATION ...
Lodestar: Phil Solomon, in Memoriam Programmed and presented by Melinda Barlow, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Cinema Studies and Moving Image Arts, University of Colorado An elegy and celebration of the ...
Film Screening: Lodestar: Phil Solomon, in Memoriam *Programmed and presented by Melinda Barlow, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Cinema Studies and Moving Image Arts, University of Colorado. An elegy and celebration of ...
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 workshop, participants will explore the beauty of the plants, bugs, and surroundings of the Duke Campus Farm, and learn to document their observations in words and sketches. Whether ...
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 ...
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 ...
Open house of exhibition and light refreshments from 4:30-6:00 pm, remarks by curators including Alexander Glass, Colette Harley, Patrick Charbonnau, Evan Helpar-Smith and Meg Brown in Holsti at 5:00 pm, ...
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 ...
Calling all dancers of all forms, musicians, spoken word poets, vocalists to bring a short piece of original composition to share with artist Ayodele Casel as she builds Duke-specific elements of her piece Rooted to be performed in the von der heyden theater at the Rubenstein Arts Center, September 27 and 28.
Trinity and Pratt students use Creative Arts Grants to fund creative projects that supplement independent study or regular coursework. To celebrate the opening of the 2024-2025 Creative Arts Grants, our new Duke Arts Fellow, Maya Ghanem, spoke with two of last year’s grantees: Ruby Wang (T’ 24), who created a multimedia collage, and Cate Knothe (T’ 24), who wrote, shot, and edited a short film.
Doris Duke Artist Ayodele Casel will present her interactive performance Rooted at Duke Arts on September 27 & 28, and will discuss the Triangle’s dance scene with Andrea Woods Valdes, Lormarev Jones, and Nicole Oxendine.
When Theatre Raleigh’s Bull Durham: A New Musical opened in Reynolds Industries Theatre this Friday, with its elaborate set and starry cast, it reminded long-time local theater fans of a ...
We recently interviewed Maya Ghanem, our new Arts Administration Fellow! In this Q&A Maya shares their community-driven passions, artistic work, interest in deep sea creatures, and more.
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, ...
Film Screening: “Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World” (Radu Jude, 2023, 164 min, Romania, Romanian with English subtitles, DCP) As he proved with his scandalous, ...
Duke Chorale and SONAM (Singers of New and Ancient Music), both directed by Allan Friedman, kick off their year with music about freedom from Estonia, India, South Africa, America, and ...
The event begins at 7PM (EDT) with opening remarks by Professor Ralph Litzinger (Cultural Anthropology). Following the documentary screening, stay for a conversation with producers Jewher Ilham and Janice Englehart, ...
Film Screening: “Close Your Eyes” (Victor Erice, 2023, 169 min, Spain, Spanish with English subtitles, DCP) Over three decades after the release of his previous film, revered Spanish auteur Víctor ...
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 ...
W.A. Mozart – violin sonata no. 21 in e minor, k. 304 Kaija Saariaho – Folia Intermission Franz Schubert – “Arpeggione” sonata d. 821 Zachary Hobin is a double bassist ...
Mark Pottinger: “Sound and Nature in Early Nineteenth-Century Germany: Der Freischütz and the Romantic Science of Johann Wilhelm Ritter” Manhattan College
“Dance, for our family, is a parenthesis for life experience. Periods of our lives that we spent working on choreography coincide with periods of major things happening in our lives ...
Join ADF for an immersive professional dance performance! YOGGS FAMILY NEWSLETTER, 2014-present, is an immersive experience where the audience is led through the lobby of the Nasher Museum of Art ...
Film Screening: “Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World” (Radu Jude, 2023, 164 min, Romania, Romanian with English subtitles, DCP)As he proved with his scandalous, scathing ...
Join the Duke Human Rights Center at FHI for our first film in our annual Rights! Camera! Action! Film Series. Through contemporary interviews with the original protesters who inspired the ...
In this workshop, we’ll practice using embroidery on paper to highlight the natural beauty of vintage photographs and create a new piece of art. You’ll learn the basics of embroidery ...
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 Kris Graves for a discussion on his project “American Monuments” on view in the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Refreshments and exhibit viewing will begin at ...
Łukasz Stanek has authored Henri Lefebvre on Space: Architecture, Urban Research, and the Production of Theory (Minnesota, 2011) and Architecture in Global Socialism: Eastern Europe, West Africa, and the Middle ...
Cooper Harris is an American entrepreneur currently the CEO & founder of Klickly, a payments platform. Kilckly’s proprietary, full-funnel consumer data engine leverages AI and billions of events, mapped to ...
Relax and engage in the magic of mindful watercolor painting! Participants will learn a variety of different experimental and texture building techniques, then play with the materials and create paintings ...
In Spanish, French, and Galician with English subtitles. Free admission and pizza!
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 ...
Come make your very own beautiful art print to hang in your dorm room or apartment! In this workshop students will learn the basics of linocut printmaking. Students will be ...
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 2 hour workshop you will learn the basics of bookbinding to create your own journal to take home.
Collaborate with the community and create a floor mural inspired by Odili Donald Odita’s “Shadow and Light (for Julian Francis Abele)” prominently displayed in our Great Hall. Have fun with ...
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 ...
Led by award-winning haiku poet, Crystal Simone Smith The practice of haiku encourages us to bask in seasonal change, observing and recording our sensory experiences with words. Haiku, closely tied ...
Are you interested in getting involved with student-led theater at Duke? Do you like pizza and snacks? Do you enjoy fun and games? Do you want to learn more about ...
Film Screening: “Moving” [“Ohikkoshi”] (Shinji Sômai, 1993 (restored 2023), 125 min, Japan, Japanese with English subtitles, DCP) When her parents split and her father Kenichi moves out of their family ...
Duke Arts and LeMonde Studio have joined forces to unveil the enchanting Light Lane art installation. Picture this: relive your childhood joy by hopping onto stationary bikes that, while they won’t move, will transport you to a realm of breathtaking artwork created by Durham’s finest artists.
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 ...
Alcee Chriss III, Aeolian
Film Screening: “Evil Does Not Exist” [Aku wa sonzai shinai] (Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2023, 106 min, Japan, Japanese with English subtitles, DCP) — Introduced by Prof. Kimberly Hassel (Asian & Middle ...
Join us as Durham’s own Stormie Daie kicks off Durham Pride month with a Drag Mini-Ball here at the Nasher Museum! Times subject to change. Stay tuned! Cash bar, live ...
Duke Cinematic Arts will be hosting an informal session for those interested in Cinematic Arts. Feel free to drop by to learn about our major and minor, our twice-a-week screening ...
Hip-Hop Workshop is an open-level, choreography-based dance class. Please wear sneakers!
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 ...
Call for student choreographers to audition original work for NOVEMBER DANCES, the Duke Dance Program Fall concert in Reynolds Theater, Nov. 22 & 23. Three student pieces will be presented ...
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 ...
Presented by Duke Experimental Film Society & Screen/Society: “[Skip] Norman was a member of the inaugural cohort of students [including Helke Sander, Lothar Lambert, and Harun Farocki] at Berlin’s DFFB ...
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 ...
Last year, 13 undergraduate students across several majors launched their creative projects with the Duke Arts Studio program. Duke Arts Studio is a year-long mentorship program that offers creative, professional ...
This Labor Day weekend tradition marks the opening of the Duke Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-2025 season. Please join us on the East Campus main quad as the Symphony performs music from ...
The AAPI affinity group’s movie club will be discussing Minari (2020) on Friday, August 30 at 12 pm via Zoom. The Oscar-nominated semi-autobiographical film was directed by Lee Isaac Chung ...
Felicity Palma Cassilhaus Travel Fellowship Presentation Friday, August 30 6:30pm Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Please join us Friday, August 30 for a screening and artist talk from 2022 Cassilhaus ...
No audition required, all students are welcome to participate! Work with guest choreographer T. Lang and perform *for credit*! Come to first class meeting for more info. Original work will ...
Join us to celebrate the opening of Second Nature: Photography in the Age of the Anthropocene with special tours of this original, traveling exhibition. Enjoy a drink from the cash ...
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 ...
I think that the colors, texture, form, composition and movement of my recent paintings revealed me a new life’s journey. It seems that the world of my canvas fills me ...
"Light Lane" draws attention to sustainability and celebrating our city with bicycles featuring images created by local artists and music selected to accompany their work.
Work with faculty choreographer and live musicians and perform *for credit*! Come to first class meeting to audition, meet and greet. Original work will be presented at November Dances in ...
Work with faculty choreographer and perform *for credit*! Come to first class meeting to audition, meet and greet. Original work will be presented at November Dances in von der Heyden ...
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 ...
Stop by the Streets at Southpoint for free concerts every Saturday! Duke Arts is excited to announce a new partnership with the Streets at Southpoint for a series of free ...
Get ready for some laughs as two Duke student comedy groups, DUST (Duke University Stand-up Troupe) and Inside Joke showcase the art of comedy with this free Arts Welcome Week event.
Participants will learn the art of looking as the foundation to drawing out observations.
Visible mending is an ornamental approach to repairing an item. Rather than trying to mask the area where the item was damaged, the goal is to highlight these imperfections in a creative, eye-catching way.
Come prepared to play with bold brushstrokes, vibrant hues, and creative ideas as you discover the endless possibilities of acrylic art!
In this beginner-level, absolutely for everyone class, we'll learn to breathe with awareness, feel the body's glorious response to the breath, and move through a variety of shapes to explore interesting sensation and the malleability of our boundaries.
In this workshop, participants will explore the beauty of the plants, bugs, and surroundings of the Duke Campus Farm, and learn to document their observations in words and sketches.
A hands-on workshop where you will learn how to screen print a unique, 2-color, voting advocacy poster from start-to-finish.
Learn how to throw pottery on the wheel! In this introductory class, you will learn the basics of centering and throwing cylinders.
In this workshop, we’ll practice using embroidery on paper to highlight the natural beauty of vintage photographs and create a new piece of art.
Relax and engage in the magic of mindful watercolor painting!
In this workshop students will learn the basics of lino cut printmaking.
Hip-Hop Workshop is an open-level, choreography-based dance class. Please wear sneakers!
Embark on a journey of creative mixed media journaling.
Modern fusion for beg/intermediate movers - modern with africanist elements intertwined: polyrhythm, polycentrism, and overall african/jazz influence.
Unleash your creativity with the vibrant world of oil pastels.
Use running stitches to create accents and all over design to embellish your clothing and textile projects.
In October 2023, Duke Arts wrapped-up “Building Bridges: Muslims in America” with a weekend commemorating the life and legacy of the late Yusuf Salim. The five-year initiative was developed with support from the Doris Duke Foundation and aimed to combat Islamophobia and showcase the diversity within the Muslim community and included residencies of Muslim artists in Durham Public schools, performances, and community events at Duke and in Durham.
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 ...
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 ...
Presented by Eric Pritchard, violin Throughout human history, artists and composers have sought to lift the veil of the subconscious by giving voice to the dreamworld in their work. This ...
Meet new people and experience singing in the grandeur of Duke Chapel. Students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to join in this open rehearsal. No preparation is necessary. ...
Meet new people and experience singing in the grandeur of Duke Chapel. Students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to join in this open rehearsal for the Duke Chapel ...
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 University Language, Arts, and Media Program (LAMP), in association with the Thompson Writing Program (TWP), is now accepting applications for the 2024-25 Playful Pedagogy Fellowship. This fellowship offers ...
Celebrate the Beat of Life with readings and activities provided by our friends at Durham County Library and drumming sessions with Raleigh Drum Circle that will energize your spirits! Parking ...
Public Reflections Program tours offer people who live with memory loss and their families and caregivers the chance to enjoy, discuss and create art. Free parking passes are available. To ...
APSI’s summer book club is back by popular demand. The final event in our three-book series is the award-winning I Hotel, by Karen Tei Yamashita. A 2010 National Book Award ...
Join ADF for an immersive professional dance performance! enVISION: The Next Chapter is an immersive interdisciplinary performance that relies not on sight or sound but on the felt sense of ...
Join ADF for an immersive professional dance performance! enVISION: The Next Chapter is an immersive interdisciplinary performance that relies not on sight or sound but on the felt sense of ...
Join ADF for an immersive professional dance performance! enVISION: The Next Chapter is an immersive interdisciplinary performance that relies not on sight or sound but on the felt sense of ...
Join ADF for a classic professional dance performance! The Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to ADF this summer, presenting three masterpieces from its repertory. Arden Court, a dance set to ...
Join ADF for an immersive professional dance performance! enVISION: The Next Chapter is an immersive interdisciplinary performance that relies not on sight or sound but on the felt sense of ...
Join ADF for a one-hour performance specially curated to ignite and inspire children’s imaginations. A FREE Kids’ Party follows each matinee at the Landing of the Bryan Center, complete with ...
Join ADF for an immersive professional dance performance! enVISION: The Next Chapter is an immersive interdisciplinary performance that relies not on sight or sound but on the felt sense of ...
Join ADF for a classic professional dance performance! The Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to ADF this summer, presenting three masterpieces from its repertory. Arden Court, a dance set to ...
Embark on an interstellar adventure with a free outdoor screenings of GOOD NIGHT OPPY in Durham Central Park. Bring your friends and family to experience this extraordinary space mission illuminated ...
Join ADF for a multimedia professional dance performance! Choreographer and Radical System Art’s artistic director Shay Kuebler’s MOI-Momentum of Isolation is based on social isolation and loneliness, exploring objective and ...
Join ADF for a multimedia professional dance performance! Choreographer and Radical System Art’s artistic director Shay Kuebler’s MOI-Momentum of Isolation is based on social isolation and loneliness, exploring objective and ...
We are excited to welcome Betsy Boulden to the Duke Arts team as Director of Development! As the Director of Development for Duke Arts, Betsy creates and implements fundraising strategies, ...
Join ADF for an immersive professional dance performance! enVISION: The Next Chapter is an immersive interdisciplinary performance that relies not on sight or sound but on the felt sense of ...
Join ADF for an immersive professional dance performance! enVISION: The Next Chapter is an immersive interdisciplinary performance that relies not on sight or sound but on the felt sense of ...
Join ADF for an immersive professional dance performance! enVISION: The Next Chapter is an immersive interdisciplinary performance that relies not on sight or sound but on the felt sense of ...
Join ADF for an immersive professional dance performance! enVISION: The Next Chapter is an immersive interdisciplinary performance that relies not on sight or sound but on the felt sense of ...
Join ADF for an immersive professional dance performance! enVISION: The Next Chapter is an immersive interdisciplinary performance that relies not on sight or sound but on the felt sense of ...
Join ADF for a narrative dance performance! Set in a fictional jazz club, SCAT!… The Complex Lives of Al & Dot, Dot & Al Zollar is a dance-driven musical that ...
Join ADF for a narrative dance performance! Set in a fictional jazz club, SCAT!… The Complex Lives of Al & Dot, Dot & Al Zollar is a dance-driven musical that ...
Join ADF for a dance performance featuring 3 renowned choreographers and student performers! The Footprints program, which bridges ADF’s performance series and education programs, delivers an outstanding presentation of three ...
This service of Choral Evensong is led by ministers, musicians, and singers with the Royal School of Church Music in America Carolina Summer Choral Residency.
Join ADF for a dance performance featuring 3 renowned choreographers and student performers! The Footprints program, which bridges ADF’s performance series and education programs, delivers an outstanding presentation of three ...
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