Join the Duke Human Rights Center@FHI and Duke Global Health Institute for a screening of “The Legend of the Underground,” part of the Rights! Camera! Action! Film Series. Exposing the ...
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 event will be held in-person and can also be followed online. Feroz will be reading passages from the English publication of his book “Graveyard Empire: Four Decades of Wars ...
ABOUT DRY GRASSES (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2023, 197 min, Turkey, Turkish with English subtitles, DCP) Samet, a teacher serving mandatory civil service in an isolated village in Anatolia, dreams of ...
Grab your dancing shoes (or come barefoot) and join us at the Duke Campus Farm on April 12 from 7-10pm for a night of food, dancing, and live fiddle music! ...
This event will be livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bACbEthjxg4 Join the Duke Jazz Ensemble, John V. Brown, director, and Evan Roberson, associate director, as they welcome Sam Newsome to the Baldwin stage ...
Juanita Kreps Gallery Duke University Center for Documentary Studies On View: March 22 – April 13 Gallery Hours: 10:00am – 6:00pm Artist Talk: April 13, 2:00pm elemental addresses the transitioning ...
This event will be livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5ZWHJ2Yri0 The “Duke Wind Symphony: History…” performance will honor the longstanding legacy of the ensemble on campus. The ensemble will perform works in tribute ...
Cassilhaus March 21 – April 23 Reception: April 14, 2:00pm Artist Talk: April 15, 6:00pm More of Everything is an ongoing exploration of the artist’s recently discovered biological grandfather, Harvey ...
This event will be livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXDD9k6u08E The Duke Chorale, directed by Allan Friedman, celebrates its seniors and alumni with music about coming home. Duke alumni will join the Chorale ...
As part of Duke University’s Centennial Celebration, the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, Duke Arts, and Duke University Chapel present “Our First Lady of Jazz.” This dynamic concert ...
A concert by Duke’s student-run gospel choir United in Praise.
Tess Redman '24, a Psychology major with minors in Creative Writing and Spanish, always knew she wanted to produce and direct her play, Sugar at Four in the Morning. Last summer, Redman used her Benenson Award funds to develop her play that delves into the journey of a type 1 diabetic who participates in an experimental therapy program that transports volunteers back in time to aid their younger selves in managing diabetes.
In this interview, Mauro Mastrapasqua '25—a 2023 Benenson Awardee—shares how funding from this award supported his dream project. His passion for woodworking and playing the bass inspired him to build an electric bass guitar from scratch.
Scientist by day and stand-up comedian by night, Monika Narain '25, a double major in Physics and Visual & Media Studies with a minor in Mathematics, takes us on their journey through their Fall 2023 semester with Duke in New York: Creative Industries, a program from the Global Education Office, co-sponsored by all of Duke's arts departments.
Born from the creative and wellness-promoting visions of Jane Gagliardi, Associate Dean for Learning Environment and Well-Being in the School of Medicine, and Anna Wallace, Student Engagement Manager at Duke Arts, a new Duke Arts Create workshop series begins this spring semester.
About the Workshop 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 ...
Duke Arts Presents shares the real story of Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers through Lost Dog’s innovative Juliet & Romeo at Reynolds Industries Theatre on January 25–26. Learn more about this humorous and heartfelt performance about love, loss and longevity in a Q&A with Ben Duke, the Olivier Award-nominated Artistic Director of Lost Dog and director of Juliet & Romeo.
The Duke Arts team is excited to share holiday cheer through the magic of music. From lively jazz-infused rhythms, celtic charm, and timeless tunes, we've shared our favorite holiday albums to capture the warmth of the festive season.
Taught by Sean Graham 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 ...
23 Duke academics across the disciplines of English, Dance, Romance Studies, Physics, Biology and more will activate 11th Organ I: A Symposium, a six-hour experimental symposium from Duke Dance Professor Michael Kliën. Audiences are welcome to drop in at any point to experience this intimate weaving of diverse minds on Tuesday, December 5 at 4 p.m. in the von der Heyden Studio Theater located inside the Rubenstein Arts Center.
The seventh year of Duke’s signature arts mentorship program pairs thirteen students with professional mentors to develop their creative projects, including literature, theater, film, visual arts and more.
7–9 PM An open dancefloor for rewilding thought and movement Meshroom is a performance environment that forms an intellectual/intentional community around an open dancefloor. It is a space for transcending ...
This fall, Duke Arts Create students have delved into the world of zines through a partnership with DuWell in a series of hands-on workshops. Duke students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the final zine workshop on November 10 from 6-8 p.m. As with all Duke Arts Create classes, no experience is necessary, and all levels of ability are welcomed.
The seventh year of Duke’s signature arts mentorship program pairs thirteen students with professional mentors to develop their creative projects, including literature, theater, film, visual arts and more. Duke Arts ...
6 – 7:30 PM Join Andean music stars Fredy Guzmán and Jorge Choquehuillca along with Emmy-award winning filmmaker and anthropologist Kim MacQuarrie, author of the best-selling Last Days of the ...
3:30–5 PM Q&A + Book Signings with Terrance Hayes and Mahogany L. Browne. Books will be available for purchase on-site at the Rubenstein Arts Center. … ### About Terrance Hayes: ...
Prepare to be swept away on a poetic journey like no other as ‘The Griot Poetry Slam’ unfolds at the Rubenstein Arts Center. Join Griot & Grey Owl on November ...
2:30–3:30 PM Friday at the Ruby continues with poet Terrance Hayes as he reads selections of recent work. Hayes will be joined by Mahogany L. Brown for a Q&A and book signing ...
1:30–2:30 PM Begin Friday at the Ruby with poet Mahogany L. Browne as she reads selections from her latest works. Brown will join Terrance Hayes for a Q&A and book signing from 3:30-5:00 ...
12 pm: Complementary Lunch Reception 1 pm: Preview Screening + Discussion Our special two-day celebration of the life and legacy of jazz pianist, composer, and mentor Yusuf Salim continues with ...
Duke Arts is excited to announce the opening of a Día de los Muertos Ofrenda, a Day of the Dead altar piece, in the Rubenstein Arts Center Gallery (2nd Floor). Guided by the expertise of local Latinx artists, this ofrenda serves as a powerful homage to the rich cultural heritage and sacred traditions of the Day of the Dead.
6–9 PM Free and Open to All Join us at the Duke University Rubenstein Arts Center Gallery as we celebrate the Day of the Dead. From October 18 – November ...
5–7 PM Duke Arts invites graduate and professional students for a casual night of artmaking and music with free drinks and food! Meet other grad students from across campus to bond over art, ...
Marika Niko, co-founder of Meshroom, taking place on Thursday, September 21, shares about the project and its mission to create a space for communal exploration and reflection. Marika says, "between the cozy seating areas and the numerous multisensorial happenings in the space, things are organically and constantly affecting and connecting with each other in micro/macroscopic ways; one is part of the 'mesh.'”
Duke Arts Studio, formerly StudioDuke, the creative and professional support for undergraduate student projects in the fields of arts, entertainment and media is now accepting applications for 2023-24 projects through Friday, October 6, 2023.
Tom Rankin, Director of Duke's MFA program in Experimental and Documentary Arts, remembers Full Frame Documentary Film Festival founder and filmmaker Nancy Buirski.
5-9 PM Kick off the school year with the Duke Arts Block Party, open to all Duke undergrads. Meet your classmates and Duke Alum Ken Jeong (T ’90) while enjoying ...
Singer-songwriter Gregory Porter has garnered wide acclaim for his rich baritone and fusion of jazz, soul, and gospel. Drawing inspiration from legends like Nat King Cole, Donny Hathaway, and Stevie Wonder, Porter ...
Presented by Joshua Redman is a different sort of musical explorer. As an improviser and a bandleader, he tends to strike an elegant balance between logic and risk. 11-time Grammy ...
Presented by “There is always a dark precursor that no one sees, and then the lightning bolt that illuminates, and there is the world.” Performed in the round, the second ...
A Symposium “Without prophecy and without vision, politics is nothing. This has to begin in a rebellion that is at once intellectual and spiritual.” Roberto Unger You are invited to ...
“I write books in a difficult place, that is to say between music and silence. I think it’s something like that. We always miss something, this is forced, it is ...
Presented by “In modern dance, the names of its persevering practitioners are like cherished objects. Dianne McIntyre is one such . . . one of dance’s most important African-American artists.” ...
Founded in 2009 as an after-school program in Elandsdoorn, Limpopo, South Africa the Ndlovu Youth Choir rose to international fame following an unforgettable journey on America’s Got Talent in 2019. ...
“Smaïl Kanouté’s dance production is a lament, a tribute and a protest. In its reference to individual lives, Never Twenty One has a heartbreaking specificity; as a political act, it ...
Featuring Gabrielius Alekna, piano Our resident ensemble, The Ciompi Quartet, begins their season this evening with a quartet by Haydn, reviving a Ciompi tradition. They follow with a dynamic set ...
Featuring Frankie Alexander, Eve Cornelious, Lois Deloatch, Nnenna Freelon and Adia Ledbetter Jazz pianist, composer, and mentor Yusuf Salim — known by the community as Brother Yusuf — was born ...
Featuring Gary Bartz, Eve Cornelious, Chip Crawford, Nnenna Freelon and Rachiim Ausar-Sahu Jazz pianist, composer, and mentor Yusuf Salim — known by the community as Brother Yusuf — was born ...
Presented by A weekend of jazz from Duke Arts Presents kicks off with none other than Vice Provost for the Arts John V. Brown as he convenes an all-star group of local ...
Presented by “A brilliant piece of dance theatre that’s honest and insightful about long-term relationships – and very funny” Lost Dog’s show reveals the real story of Romeo and Juliet. It ...
Since its founding in 1997, GRAMMY-nominated Imani Winds has been tirelessly dedicated to expanding the wind quintet repertoire, exploring non-European musical traditions, and recruiting culturally and racially diverse collaborators. This ...
Ocean Filibuster: a genre-crashing music theater experience set in a future Global Senate. When “Mr. Majority” proposes a bill to end the ocean as we know it, The Ocean arrives ...
Presented by Ablaye Cissoko is “one of the finest kora players of his generation” Resonance is a musical collision of cultures from around the globe. Together, Senegalese Kora player Ablaye Cissoko, ...
Presented by “From beginning to end the playing sounded intelligent and sure, softened at the edges with a full and mellow tone.” Featuring Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo soprano and Ieva ...
Presented by In 2019, Cornell University started “Freedom on the Move,” a database of “runaway ads” from the United States’ early newspapers—names, dates, descriptions, rewards. The database notes that it ...
Presented by “A delicious piece of theater… a playful, intimate experiment conducted by a master practitioner… utterly delightful” Bill Irwin can’t escape Samuel Beckett. He has spent a lifetime captivated by ...
Presented by The dynamic four-piece a cappella group Kings Return is made up of such a rich and powerful blend of vocal timbres that it’s no wonder that in a short time, ...
Since her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age 16, Indonesian pianist Janice Carissa has gone on to study at Curtis Institute of Music with a full scholarship. She’s now ...
Presented by The possessor of a comprehensive technique who brings an inner glow to every bar. Having performed in the top concert halls around the globe from a very young ...
Presented by “He commands the stage with aristocratic ease … Mr Grosvenor makes you sigh with joy … A temperament rare in yesteryear, let alone now.” We are thrilled to ...
Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko captured the attention of the global music press a decade ago when he took home the Gold Medal in the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. ...
Presented by Fauré Quartett has been captivating audiences worldwide for over two decades with their innovative approach to classical music. Having met during their studies in 1995 for the 150th anniversary of their ...
Presented by “Exceptionally beautiful singing” Named for the god of music, Apollo5 has demonstrated that a choir of only five singers is no barrier to a full, dynamic sound. Over their twelve ...
Presented by “Daring and vivid” Across their fifteen years together, the Marian Consort has amassed an international reputation for their “astounding” performances and ensemble sound. (The Herald) This fall, the youthful choir brings ...
Violinist Jennifer Koh’s dazzling virtuosity and technical brilliance have won her praise from audiences, journalists and competition juries alike. Working across a wide range of diverse repertoire, Koh has been ...
Presented by The performances, by ASMF Chamber Ensemble, are nothing short of stunning…. Wind players from one of the world’s finest chamber orchestras, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, return ...
GRAMMY-winning choir Conspirare makes their Duke Arts debut as the featured artist of the North Carolina American Choral Directors Association meeting. Lauded for “expanding the boundaries of choral performance” (Wall ...
Outstanding solo musicians, the Merz Trio has grabbed headlines across the globe for their ‘entrancing, dynamic performances’ (BBC Music Magazine) and ‘stunning virtuosity’ (Reading Eagle). Juxtaposing dynamic new music with ...
Doric String Quartet led a spellbinding series of concerts, rich in variety, impeccable in execution. The Doric String Quartet is one of the leading quartets of its generation, widely celebrated for its ...
The Viano Quartet is a chamber ensemble that commands attention. Since winning the prestigious Banff International String Quartet Competition in 2019, the quartet has established a reputation as one of ...
Presented by …Eloquent, full-blooded playing… The four players offer a beautiful blend of individuality and accord. Former BBC New Generation Artists, season artists of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln ...
For their fifth performance at Duke, the King’s Singers present a signature holiday program. One of the first vocal ensembles inducted into Gramophone’s “Hall of Fame,” the King’s Singers are ...
John V. Brown, Vice Provost for the Arts, shares exciting updates about Duke Arts. "We are entering the academic year with a new look and feel that brings to life our evolved approach to presenting world-class performances on campus and in the community, and fulfills our mission to be inclusive to all artistic endeavors."
Trumpeter, pianist, and composer Terence Blanchard is a seven–time Grammy winner and two–time Academy award nominee whose fearless improvisations and prolific compositions have left an indelible mark on music. Blanchard’s newest release, Absence, ...
Celebrated New York-based singer José James has been called a “jazz singer for the hip-hop generation,” as he shares a genre-bending sound influenced by jazz as well as contemporary hip ...
During Duke Arts Opening Week, the luminous and majestic Birdmen from Close-Act Theatre in the Netherlands will roam public spaces and visit audiences before they enter the theater for Opening ...
Playwright, actor, and “man about town” (The New York Times) Jeremy O. Harris became Broadway’s playwright-to-watch when his Slave Play took the theatre world by storm, earning a whopping 12 ...
By Bombina Bombast and Lost in Time Slumberland is a live virtual reality performance that journeys beyond the cosmos to a place of collective rest and reflection. Using an Oculus ...
Unique vocal talent, accomplished songwriting and commanding instrumental skills are just a few of Darin and Brooke Aldridge’s gifts. Brooke is a four-time consecutive winner for Female Vocalist of the ...
FEATURING A PRE-SHOW SALSA DANCE LESSON BY JACK WOLF AT 5:30 P.M. Get ready to dance! Orquesta GarDel, one of North Carolina’s premier Latin music groups, is bringing their infectious ...
Harpist Brandee Younger has spent fifteen years stretching boundaries both sonic and social by playing jazz, R&B and hip hop on the classical instrument and unearthing the underrepresented legacies of ...
Our Chamber Arts Series opens with a final visit from the Emerson String Quartet, a group that has been at the forefront of chamber music-making across the globe for the best ...
Dawn Landes is a force to be reckoned with. This multi–talented American singer–songwriter, musician, and producer has five full–length albums and five EPs under her belt. From touring with roots ...
Join us for Mobile Cinema: Nausicaä (1984) + Twister (1996), a free event at the Durham County Main Library offering an evening of film, music, and festivity, featuring the animated masterpiece Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and concluding with the live-action blockbuster Twister. The event takes place on Friday, August 11, at 5:00 p.m.
Eco-artist, disability culture activist, Duke 2022-2023 artist-in-residence Marina Tsaplina developed Soil and Spirit, a project including a variety of community events, lab visits, movement workshops, and engineering and puppetry classes gathering people with diverse lineages to transform the disconnected relationship with the living world.
Nathaniel Maxwell is the winner of the 2023 Louis Sudler Prize, given every year to the graduating senior who has demonstrated the most distinguished record of excellence in performance or creation in the arts.
Duke Performances is thrilled to announce the return of Music in the Gardens, now FREE to all. This long-running concert series is held outdoors at Sarah P. Duke Gardens and will include a five-concert showcase of nationally-renowned artists. View the 2023 line-up below!
Softly powerful vocals layered over captivating and skillful guitar playing are the defining characteristics of XOXOK’s “atmospheric soul music” – an expansive blend of soul and jazz. This soulscape is ...
Hailed as an “Americana wunderkind” by Rolling Stone when he burst onto the music scene in 2017, Christian Lopez is now a prolific and mature artist, set to release his ...
Rebekah Todd’s “Cosmic Soul Rock” is an eclectic blend of blues, folk, rock, and soul music guaranteed to get the 2023 Music in the Gardens series off to an unforgettable ...
Nebraska-born vocalist-bassist Melissa Carper started her music career at age 12 in her family band. Now, after a nearly four-decade career, Carper has suddenly found herself thrust onto the national ...
Back by popular demand, two-time Grammy Award winner Terrance Simien returns to Music in the Gardens to lead his 5-piece Zydeco Experience band in an exhilarating celebration of zydeco music, ...
Congratulations to the seventeen students who received a 2023 Benenson Award in the Arts. This year's group of awardees submitted a wide range of projects to be explored this summer – including printmaking, film, visual arts, music, dance and creative writing.
Join us in celebrating the third cohort to earn Duke’s one-of-a-kind terminal graduate degree in dance practice! The Duke M.F.A. in Dance: Embodied Interdisciplinary Praxis (MFAEIP) supports artists whose creative research connects movement-based knowledge to critical discourses within and beyond the arts.
We recently spoke with the newest team member of Duke Arts, Director of Programming Aaron Shackelford. Aaron shares how his arts programming career started, experiences that have impacted his work, his creative practice and what led him to Duke Arts in this insightful Q&A.
Un homenaje y celebración a la comunidad Hispana, Latina y LatinX de Durham con una noche de baile, cine y conversación. Cine Movil: Nuestro Durham, es una proyección gratuita al aire Iximché Media libre presentada por Duke Cinematic Arts y Duke Arts en The Scrap Exchange. El evento se llevará a cabo el sábado 15 de abril a las 7:30 p.m.
Celebrate and honor Durham’s Latinx community with an evening of dance, film, and conversation in Mobile Cinema: Nuestro Durham, a free outdoor screening from Duke Cinematic Arts and Duke Arts at The Scrap Exchange. The event takes place on Saturday, April 15 at 7:30pm.
Reynolds Industries Theater went dark in the beginning of fall semester 2022 for replacement of its HVAC system. Thanks to support from Duke Arts, Duke Facilities Management, Duke Student Affairs, and the efforts of the venue and production management team, it has come roaring back to life. The refreshed theater boasts many improvements, and a new Duke blue main curtain is ready to be drawn for the upcoming musical Rent, a production by Duke's Theater Studies Department in collaboration with Hoof ‘n’ Horn.
Niu is a film and music video director based in Los Angeles. Her work addresses motifs of freedom, mythology and the Asian diaspora in the United States. She worked as an assistant editor and post-production coordinator on A24’s Everything Everywhere All at Once. Duke Arts and Forever Duke recently caught up with Niu to learn about her work. Read our Q&A below!
In this interview, Benenson Awardee Milena Ozernova ’22 shares how she intertwines her passions for social justice and storytelling to document neighborhoods in Boston, Chicago and San Diego effected by gentrification.
Artist Rob Swainston will be in residence at the Rubenstein Art Center from March 6th - March 10th. Swainston’s practice combines digital processes with traditional printmaking techniques in works that span painting, sculpture, video and installation.
Ground-breaking, chart-topping, genre-bending, globetrotting, instantly enthralling… it’s little wonder that Talisk rank highly amongst the most in-demand folk-based groups to emerge from Scotland in the last decade and more. Mohsen ...
Black Fiddlers of Monticello tells the story of the three fiddle-playing sons of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson, as well as their fiddling cousins, the Scotts. Both families played for important ...
On display at the Rubenstein Arts Center through Sunday, March 12, "Selections from the Archive” is a print retrospective of the work of media artist, researcher, and Duke faculty member Bill Seaman.
In this interview, Benenson Awardee Jacob Egol ’23 shares his experience building his skills as a cellist during the 7-week summer orchestra program at Brevard Music Center Summer Institute & Festival.
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden recently announced the annual selection of 25 influential motion pictures to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. Of the 25, two films by New Day Films founding members were inducted this year. Betty Tells Her Story, by Liane Brandon, and Union Maids, by Julia Reichert and Jim Klein.
Seven advanced chamber music students were selected to visit the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston in a pilot run of the new Duke Arts Exchange Program.
The Vice Provost for the Arts, John V. Brown, is proud to announce the 2023 Spring Season from Duke Performances, bringing the world’s finest artists to Durham and beyond. The ...
The sixth year of Duke’s signature arts mentorship program pairs twelve students with professional mentors to develop their creative projects, including podcasts, literature, theater, film, visual arts and more.
This past September, Cantar, by Cuban-American drummer, composer, and bandleader, Dafnis Prieto, was released, by two Duke alumni: Eric Oberstein (T '07) and Harsha Murthy (T '81).
featuring Adia Victoria, Rissi Palmer, Shana Tucker, Shirlette Ammons and Tift Merritt The Rosetta Circle is a new project that builds on the work of pioneering feminist jazz historian Rosetta ...
Nnenna Freelon, Narrator A Forest Unfolding is the brainchild of eight writers and composers who were inspired by scientific research into the rich communication and subterranean connectivity between trees. Environmentalists ...
When George Crumb’s Black Angels was premiered in 1970, the composer said it had been “conceived as a kind of parable on our troubled contemporary world.” The piece remains one ...
Hailed as a “bebop supergroup” by NPR, The Cookers’ seven members have played on over 1,000 recordings combined, and two of them — drummer Billy Hart and saxophonist Donald Harrison, ...
Close to 40 years after her debut album as a bandleader, Eliane Elias is just hitting her stride. Elias has picked up three Grammy and Latin Grammy wins in the ...
Samuel Jones & Daniel Blaze, organ Graham Ross, director The distinguished Choir of Clare College, Cambridge is headed stateside for a celebration of masterpieces old and new from the flourishing ...
You have never experienced surround sound like you will with Yamato, the Japanese Taiko drumming group bringing their program “Hinotori” – The Wings of Phoenix to Duke. Since 1993, performing ...
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