Jupiter Ensemble
March 28, 2023
The Jupiter Ensemble is the brainchild of the young lutenist and artistic director Thomas Dunford, who, in 2018, invited musicians and soloists he had met during his many years of ...
The Jupiter Ensemble is the brainchild of the young lutenist and artistic director Thomas Dunford, who, in 2018, invited musicians and soloists he had met during his many years of ...
American Ballet Theatre (ABT), America’s National Ballet Company,® returns to North Carolina for the first time in over 50 years with the romantic masterwork Giselle. This engrossing tale of unrequited ...
In 2020, pianist Boris Giltburg, whose “originality stems from a convergence of heart and mind…” (Gramophone), launched a project to record and film all 32 of Beethoven’s piano sonatas with ...
Nella Rojas got off to a blazing start when her debut Voy won Best New Artist at the 2019 Latin Grammys. The flamenco-driven title track was named one of the ...
Created by renowned conductor/pianist Daniel Barenboim and the late Palestinian scholar/author Edward Said in response to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the West-Eastern Divan Ensemble promotes intercultural dialogue by bringing together leading ...
“Mr. Bax… is worth getting excited about” – The New York Times Be there when pianist Alessio Bax, known for his particularly lyrical style of playing, interprets the single-piano version ...
Gregory Porter’s powerful baritone shows out on recordings like “Concorde,” the opening track of 2020’s Grammy-nominated All Rise — an album All Music called “buoyantly sophisticated.” But to truly experience ...
Easily recognized thanks to its trademark warmth and blend, the low-voice ensemble has been referred to as “exquisite” by the Philadelphia Inquirer and “exalting finesse” and “expressive power” by the ...
Since its founding in 2005, intrepid NY-based piano and percussion quartet Yarn/Wire has forged a singular path in the contemporary classical music world. Its endlessly inventive collaborations, commissions, and performances ...
The circus is coming to town, but not just any circus! Machine de Cirque is a Québec City-based company that packs high doses of dizzying feats, powerful emotions, poetry, intelligence ...
Magical, mysterious, eccentric fun will be the order of the evening as you travel with Director Moses Pendleton and his dance troupe MOMIX down the rabbit hole. ALICE, inspired by Alice ...
The world-leading French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie returns to Duke Performances with his trademark “bravura, amazing display of color and beautiful way with a melodic line” (Los Angeles Times). With a ...
Direct from winning the illustrious Banff International String Quartet Competition in September, The Juilliard-trained Isidore String Quartet has secured a reputation as a ‘quartet to watch.’ For their debut performances ...
Emanuel Gat’s work explores the intersections between choreography, music, audio and visuals to move audiences and tell stories. Presented in partnership with American Dance Festival, Duke Arts and NC State ...
The Mingus Big Band is an avatar of the fierce jazz giant, Charles Mingus, now celebrating his 100th birthday year. Guided by his widow Sue Mingus, a 2023 National Endowment ...
Audio Under the Stars, the popular community listening series built around audio stories, returns to Durham this fall in a new location – the great lawn at Durham Central Park! This special evening on Friday, October 14 is in addition to a previously-announced event in Pittsboro, NC this Friday, September 23.
Felwine Sarr, Anne-Marie Bryan Distinguished Professor of Romance Studies at Duke, has been described in various biographies as a public intellectual, humanist, philosopher, economist, musician, playwright and poet. His face and his distinguished work will soon become more familiar to the community with the production of two of his plays by Duke Performances.
“Wednesdays @ The Center” MIPSTERZ has focused its recent efforts around Muslim Futurism-a cultural and artistic aesthetic that learns from frameworks of Afrofuturism and Palestinian liberationism-imagining a broader Muslim future ...
In partnership with MIPSTERZ, Duke Arts is proud to present a joint screening of three films exploring futures near and far: “Building Bridges: Muslims in America” “ALHAMDU | MUSLIM FUTURISM,” ...
In partnership with the Duke Islamic Studies Center and Duke Arts, MIPSTERZ is proud to present a panel discussion exploring Muslim Futurism and the academic and creative disciplines that support the dreaming of alternate futures. ...
This event is a co-production between Motorco and Duke Arts. Tickets are sold via the Motorco website. ### with MaLLY / DJ LAST WORD Brother Ali is a respected Hip ...
This event is a co-production between Motorco and Duke Arts. Tickets are sold via the Motorco website. ### DMV rapper and record producer Oddisee realized early on that purpose and ...
This event is a co-production between Motorco and Duke Arts. Tickets are sold via the Motorco website. ### QWANQWA IS A SUPERGROUP OF MUSICIANS FROM THE BADDEST ENSEMBLES OF ADDIS ...
Jaku Mumor is “spectacularly original … inhabited by a spirit that soars higher and higher as the songs bubble over with effervescence” – World Music Report Okaidja Afroso weaves together cross-cultural influences ...
Clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois joins Duke’s own Ciompi Quartet, featuring renowned members of the university’s faculty, for an intimate evening of classical music by American composers Anthony Kelley, Anna Weesner, ...
LOCATION UPDATE: this event has been moved to the von der Heyden Studio Theater at the Rubenstein Arts Center. Save 20% when you buy 4 or more events. Book now. ...
Save 20% when you buy 4 or more events. Book now. Log in here to access employee and student discounts. ### Radio France dubbed Yacine Boulares “one of the most talented jazzmen of ...
Save 20% when you buy 4 or more events. Book now. Log in here to access employee and student discounts. ### Meaning “pathways” in Spanish, Andares provides an intimate close-up of some ...
Save 20% when you buy 4 or more events. Book now. Log in here to access employee and student discounts. ### Dökk — a live, multimedia performance of light, sound and movement ...
Save 20% when you buy 4 or more events. Book now. Log in here to access employee and student discounts. ### The Mingus Big Band is an avatar of the fierce jazz ...
The Tallis Scholars, soon entering their sixth decade as an ensemble, are synonymous with expert performance of Renaissance music. They have won virtually every major music and choral award, their ...
Tonight’s performance by IMANI WINDS has been canceled due to inclement weather. Refunds will be issued to all ticket holders via the original method of payment. ### Since its founding ...
Save 20% when you buy 4 or more events. Book now. Log in here to access employee and student discounts. ### “The group has to be seen — and sometimes touched — ...
Save 20% when you buy 4 or more events. Book now. Log in here to access employee and student discounts. ### The Belgian vocal and instrumental ensemble Vox Luminis is firmly established ...
Save 20% when you buy 4 or more events. Book now. Log in here to access employee and student discounts. ### To listen to Nobuntu is to experience joyous harmony that few ...
Created by MIPSTERZ in collaboration with Duke Performances and Duke Arts, this free community event at NorthStar Church of the Arts explores the myriad futures being created in Muslim and ...
Save 20% when you buy 4 or more events. Book now. Log in here to access employee and student discounts. ### Marshall McLuhan saw it all coming. Known as the originator of ...
Save 20% when you buy 4 or more events. Book now. Log in here to access employee and student discounts. ### We are thrilled to open the season with Joey Alexander, the ...
Save 20% when you buy 4 or more events. Book now. Log in here to access employee and student discounts. ### Traces: Address to African Nations by Senegalese economist, writer and Duke ...
This event is part of our Chamber Arts Series. See the full line-up here. Save 20% when you buy 4 or more events. Book now. Log in here to access employee and student ...
At 24, Leonard Elschenbroich won the Leonard Bernstein Award and has since been regarded as one of the dazzling, rising stars amongst European cellists. His program brings us three major ...
This event is part of our Chamber Arts Series. See the full line-up here. Save 20% when you buy 4 or more events. Book now. Log in here to access employee and student ...
This event is part of our Chamber Arts Series. See the full line-up here. Save 20% when you buy 4 or more events. Book now. Log in here to access employee and student ...
This event is part of our Chamber Arts Series. See the full line-up here. Save 20% when you buy 4 or more events. Book now. Log in here to access employee and student ...
Subscriptions to the Chamber Arts Series are available for new and renewing subscribers! Purchase all eight events for $225 today and save 20% or more over single ticket prices. Book here now. ...
This event is part of our Chamber Arts Series. See the full line-up here. Save 20% when you buy 4 or more events. Book now. Log in here to access employee and student ...
Subscriptions to the Chamber Arts Series are available for new and renewing subscribers! Purchase all eight events for $225 today and save 20% or more over single ticket prices. Book here now. ...
Featuring a pre-show salsa dance lesson by Jack Wolf at 5:30 p.m. Orquesta K’Che (kah-CHAY) is the brainchild of percussionist and leader Billy Marrero and has become the Triangle’s Latin ...
Nominated for ACM’s New Female Artist of the Year in 2022, Caitlyn Smith’s story is a lesson in perseverance. Hailing from the small town of Cannon Falls, Minn., Smith began ...
Since winning the 2019 Sarah Vaughn International Voice Competition, New York-based vocalist Samara Joy’s rise has been meteoric. With unprecedented maturity and depth for a 21-year-old newcomer, Joy’s voice beguiles. ...
Austin-based songwriter Zach Person certainly knows how to wield an axe. Joined onstage only by drummer Jake Wyble, Person’s guitar alone packs more power than most four-piece bands can manage. ...
On display at the Rubenstein Arts Center through Sunday, September 18, ALHAMDU | MUSLIM FUTURISM” is an evolving experiential art exhibition and digital archive created by MIPSTERZ that explores Muslim Futurism.
Weston Estate may call itself “your aunty’s favorite boy band,” but the original, homespun alt-pop sound of this Cary-based group isn’t anything you’ll hear from the Backstreet Boys or BTS. ...
Featuring a pre-show Zydeco dance lesson by Zach Wolf Two-time Grammy Award winner Terrance Simien leads his 5-piece Zydeco Experience band in an exhilarating celebration of zydeco music, Louisiana tradition, ...
Bluegrass visionaries Hank Smith (banjo) and Pattie Hopkins Kinlaw’s (fiddle) innovative twist on traditional bluegrass music is a soulful brew flavored with classical, Motown, jazz, and pop sounds. Joined by ...
MUSIC IN THE GARDENS LOCATION UPDATE: Due to inclement weather, tonight’s event featuring IAMDYNAMITE will take place at 7 PM at Motorco Music Hall in Downtown Durham. Existing reservations will ...
“Y’allternative,” “cowpunk,” “alt-country” – critics can’t settle on a way to describe Sarah Shook’s boundary-pushing take on country traditions, but they ultimately all agree – it’s great music. Hailing from ...
Join us for a multidisciplinary collaboration between visual artist John Felix Arnold, MacArthur fellow Michelle Dorrance and Byron Tittle of Dorrance Dance tap company. Commissioned by Duke Arts and co-presented ...
In this interview with the Duke Graduate School, Max Brzezinski, who received his Ph.D. in English from Duke in 2007, shares how he landed his position as marketing director at Durham’s Carolina Soul Records.
Twenty-four Duke students received a Benenson Award in the Arts this year to support and sustain their work over the summer months and help launch the graduating seniors into the next phase of their life.
Join us in celebrating the second graduating cohort of Duke’s MFA in Dance: Embodied Interdisciplinary Praxis (MFA/EIP). The MFA/EIP is a one-of-a-kind terminal degree program in dance focused on how artists work today and how dance contributes to crucial issues and conversations across arts and non-arts discourses.
In this interview with the Duke Entertainment, Media & Arts Network (DEMAN), Sarah Garrahan, MFA EDA ’14, shares advice for students planning to pursue a career in filmmaking. “Stay true to what drew you to this industry in the first place. For me, it’s telling stories that move us toward equity,” she says.
In this interview with the Duke Entertainment, Media & Arts Network (DEMAN), Laurel Toyofuku ‘14 shares how her undergraduate experiences — including a Duke in New York semester and an internship with Duke Performances — helped her navigate a career in the arts. “I loved having the opportunity to be immersed in all sides of presenting artistic experiences,” she says.
In this interview for the Duke Entertainment, Media, and Arts Network (DEMAN), Chelsea Grain ‘16 discusses how she leveraged Duke resources into her current position at Netflix. “Feed your passion—try classes that make you excited, get to know your professors, give yourself permission to fully commit to your interests while you're at Duke,” she shares.
Theater major Samantha Streit ’22 reflects on her senior project, a one-woman show titled This Green Plot Shall Be Our Stage, which she will perform April 14–16 at the Duke Gardens. The show centers on the idea that nature—in particular, the forest—acts as a metaphorical place of potential, freedom, and magic in Shakespeare’s works.
Acclaimed choreographer Stefanie Batten Bland joins Duke Professor Jasmine Cobb (Department of African and African American Studies) for a free public conversation ahead of the world premiere of Company SBB’s ...
This year’s StudioDuke students and mentors share favorite memories, valuable takeaways, and helpful advice from their experiences. StudioDuke is a program of Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship in collaboration with DEMAN and Duke Arts. This signature program provides students the opportunity to take their advanced, on-going creative projects to the next level.
In this interview with the Duke Entertainment, Media & Arts Network (DEMAN), Summer Dunsmore, MFA EDA ’18, shares how she created a career in media suited to her diverse interests. “No one has had a career like mine! This gives me the chance to continue paving my own path, to take creative risks, and to keep experimenting,” she says.
In this interview with the alumni network DukeJournos, StudioDuke mentor Aisha Turner '09 shares how she built a career in journalism by working at numerous news organizations including PBS News Hour, Al Jazeera America, 371 Productions, and Milwaukee Public Radio.
This article was originally published on the Duke Performances blog In 2019 and 2020, dancer-choreographer Stefanie Batten Bland, founder of Company SBB, was in residence in the Rubenstein Arts Center ...
Author and Stanford medical student Grace Li ’17 shares insights on her debut novel Portrait of a Thief, which is currently in development to become a Netflix series, as well as advice for students hoping to pursue a career in creative writing. “I think the most important condition to being a writer is being an active participant in the world,” Li says.
In this interview for the Duke Entertainment, Media, and Arts Network (DEMAN), Dillon Fernando ‘18 shares how he made the transition from Duke to late night TV. “Even though I was a biology major at Duke, the cool thing about television is that you need very little prior experience for entry level jobs,” Fernando says.
This article was originally published on the Duke Performances blog Ahead of the Three Lobed Recordings 21st Anniversary Festival April 14–16, Will Atkinson ’20 spoke with Three Lobed’s founder and ...
In partnership with NorthStar Church of the Arts, Duke Performances is pleased to present a community celebration of the life and work of pioneering pianist/composer Mary Lou Williams on Saturday, ...
In this interview with the Duke Entertainment, Media & Arts Network (DEMAN), Robin Sindler ’94 offers advice for Duke students and alumni hoping to break into broadcast journalism. “At Duke, I learned not to be afraid to speak up and reach out to anyone, no matter who they are,” she shares.
Join us in celebrating the work of this year’s graduating cohort in the MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts program. Learn more about graduating students' thesis exhibitions, which are on view at Duke and in Durham from March 25 to April 15.
Cherranda Smith ‘15 shares how her current job at iHeartRadio's Black Information Network allows her to meaningfully explore her interests in both social work and digital media. “I have an awesome opportunity to integrate my social work skills with writing — an activity that used to just be a hobby/calling for me,” she says.
In this interview with the Duke Entertainment, Media & Arts Network (DEMAN), Cory Rayborn '98, corporate attorney by day and founder/manager of Three Lobed Recordings by night, shares how he balances his law career with his creative pursuits. “The label offers me an outlet that I simply cannot get out of my ‘day’ job,” he says.
In this interview with Duke Arts, Jess Chen ’20 reflects on her experience as a two-time Benenson Award in the Arts recipient and offers advice to students applying for the award. “My two summer experiences were very different, but that’s the advantage of the Benenson: it is an extremely open-ended grant,” she says.
Join us in celebrating Persian new year, also known as Nowruz, presented by The Persian Art Center in Carolina. We will have several local artists playing traditional Persian music as ...
In this interview with the Duke Entertainment, Media & Arts Network (DEMAN), Charlie McSpadden ‘10 offers advice for students pursuing a career in the film industry. “Becoming a quick study, anticipating problems, and being reliable and communicative were crucial skills for the world of film production,” he shares.
In this interview with the alumni network DukeJournos, Riley Griffin '18 shares insights from her career in journalism, from the challenges of reporting during the pandemic to the rewarding aspects of storytelling. “It’s an honor to be able to bring my readers into the room with me,” she says.
In this interview with Duke Arts, Sophie Caplin ’18 reflects on her experience as a Benenson Award in the Arts recipient and offers advice to students applying for the award. “[The Benenson] fueled my fire for performance, and it gave me motivation to work hard,” she shares.
French string quartet Quatuor Danel will hold a master class with Duke student musicians. This class is open to the public. Sun, Apr 3, 2022 10:30 AM – 12 PM ...
GRAMMY Award-nominated wind quintet Imani Winds will hold a winds and brass chamber master class with Duke student musicians. This class is open to the public. Mon, Mar 28, 2022 ...
In this interview with the Duke Entertainment, Media & Arts Network (DEMAN), stuntman Kevin Wu ‘11 shares his unconventional transition from Duke to the film industry and advises students to be comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Sam Klein ‘19, Coordinator of Program Scheduling at USA & SYFY shares how he transitioned from Duke to his current role at NBCUniversal and offers advice for students pursuing careers in media and entertainment.
This article was originally published on the Duke Performances blog For more than two decades, New York City-based and GRAMMY Award-nominated wind quintet Imani Winds has brought diversity, virtuosity, and vision to ...
In this interview with the Duke Entertainment, Media & Arts Network (DEMAN), Jonathan Wilkins ‘14 discusses how his Duke experience prepared him for a career in the fashion industry post-graduation. “I constantly draw upon my ability, gained from Duke's varied curriculum, to problem-solve in creative ways and meet new challenges head on,” he shares.
This article was originally published on the Duke Performances blog Duke Performances has been approved for a $15,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts ...
In this interview with the Duke Entertainment, Media & Arts Network (DEMAN), Sofía Manfredi ‘15 shares how she navigated a career in comedy post-graduation. “Duke provided a lot of room to write, workshop, and publish, both in class and in campus publications,” she says.
For this installment of our “Artists as Researchers” series, we profile Brittany J. Green, a Ph.D. student in music composition and the current director of the Duke New Music Ensemble. She worked with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to record her latest orchestral work, “Against/Sharp,” which explores the relationship between music and Black feminist theory; it will premiere online in January 2022.
Morgan Biele '23 shares a piece she wrote for Duke Medical Ethics Journal, an undergraduate-led publication that features students' voices in blogs and articles that center ethics in dialogue with medicine. “I’m extremely passionate about how art depicts health and well-being, and in turn how health and well-being inform art,” Biele shares.
Violinist Jennifer Frautschi joins clarinetist Jon Manasse for a Chamber music master class with Duke student musicians ahead of their performance that evening as the Frautschi / Manasse / Nakamatsu ...
Phil Cook returns to Duke Performances for an intimate performance of the entirety of his new solo piano album All These Years. Recorded on a 1923 Steinway in Durham’s NorthStar ...
Husband-and-wife duo David Finckel (cello) and Wu Han (piano), directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, return to Durham for Duke Performances’ 2022 spring season. The evening’s program, The Unfolding of ...
Mario Moore will be the artist-in-residence at the Rubenstein Arts Center in Spring 2022. Moore will visit classes at Duke and beyond, and the Nasher Museum of Art will host a gallery conversation between Moore and Lauren Haynes, senior curator.
Students in Shambhavi Kaul's "Expanded Cinema" course created immersive, large-scale installations in the Rubenstein Arts Center in Fall 2021. Their work demonstrates the value of designated spaces for instructional arts learning, experimentation, and practice.
This article was originally published on the Duke Performances blog Join us this spring as we continue our season with twenty Live & Essential presentations, including new dance, contemporary theater, and music ...
As part of Hope Boykin‘s collaboration with ABT Studio Company during their weeklong residency at Duke, the choreographer will lead a free public movement class for dancers at all levels ...
After nearly two years of virtual performances, live theater has made its long-awaited return to both Broadway and Duke’s campus. Samantha Streit ‘22, who was part of the cast of Duke Theater Studies’ Fall Mainstage Show Golem, interviews Duke alumni and faculty about their thoughts on producing theater during the pandemic and what the future holds for live performances.
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In this interview with Duke Business Oriented Women, Tori Cohen '15 shares how her time at Duke and Teach For America helped guide her toward a career in design. “I reflected on these experiences and realized that I was the happiest when I was doing something visual and creative,” she shares.
Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Chris Pattishall returned to Durham, his hometown, as part of a yearlong residency with Duke Performances. His visit culminated in the world premiere of his debut album, Zodiac, an expansive interpretation of jazz legend Mary Lou Williams’ Zodiac Suite.
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