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A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the top of Duke Chapel's tower surrounded by green trees against a blue, cloudy sky. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Weekday Carillon Recital" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Weekday Carillon Recital

September 12, 2025

Each weekday at 5:00 p.m., a Duke Chapel carillonneur plays a fifteen-minute recital on the bells in the Duke Chapel tower. The recital begins with an opening excerpt of music, ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the top of Duke Chapel's tower surrounded by green trees against a blue, cloudy sky. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Weekday Carillon Recital" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Weekday Carillon Recital

September 11, 2025

Each weekday at 5:00 p.m., a Duke Chapel carillonneur plays a fifteen-minute recital on the bells in the Duke Chapel tower. The recital begins with an opening excerpt of music, ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the many rows of keyboards on a large pipe organ inside Duke Chapel. A stained-glass window is visible in the background. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Organ Demonstration" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Organ Demonstration

September 11, 2025

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the top of Duke Chapel's tower surrounded by green trees against a blue, cloudy sky. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Weekday Carillon Recital" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Weekday Carillon Recital

September 10, 2025

Each weekday at 5:00 p.m., a Duke Chapel carillonneur plays a fifteen-minute recital on the bells in the Duke Chapel tower. The recital begins with an opening excerpt of music, ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the many rows of keyboards on a large pipe organ inside Duke Chapel. A stained-glass window is visible in the background. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Organ Demonstration" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Organ Demonstration

September 10, 2025

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the top of Duke Chapel's tower surrounded by green trees against a blue, cloudy sky. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Weekday Carillon Recital" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Weekday Carillon Recital

September 9, 2025

Each weekday at 5:00 p.m., a Duke Chapel carillonneur plays a fifteen-minute recital on the bells in the Duke Chapel tower. The recital begins with an opening excerpt of music, ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the many rows of keyboards on a large pipe organ inside Duke Chapel. A stained-glass window is visible in the background. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Organ Demonstration" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Organ Demonstration

September 9, 2025

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 ...

Vera Chytilova at the camera

Workshop: The Cinema Camera

September 8, 2025

We begin by examining cameras, from phone to IMAX, as a set of connected systems: power, image taking, interface, mount, processor, display, storage, lens system, accessories, and physical attachment points. ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the top of Duke Chapel's tower surrounded by green trees against a blue, cloudy sky. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Weekday Carillon Recital" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Weekday Carillon Recital

September 8, 2025

Each weekday at 5:00 p.m., a Duke Chapel carillonneur plays a fifteen-minute recital on the bells in the Duke Chapel tower. The recital begins with an opening excerpt of music, ...

Vera Chytilova at the camera

Workshop: The Cinema Camera

September 7, 2025

We begin by examining cameras, from phone to IMAX, as a set of connected systems: power, image taking, interface, mount, processor, display, storage, lens system, accessories, and physical attachment points. ...

Still from CLOUD (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2024)

Screen/Society–“Cloud” (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2024)

September 5, 2025

“Cloud” [“Kuraudo”] (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2024, 123 min, Japan, Japanese with English subtitles, DCP) A stylish, subversive thriller from suspense-maverick Kiyoshi Kurosawa (“Cure”, “Pulse”), concerning Yoshii, an ambitious, yet directionless, young ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the top of Duke Chapel's tower surrounded by green trees against a blue, cloudy sky. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Weekday Carillon Recital" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Weekday Carillon Recital

September 5, 2025

Each weekday at 5:00 p.m., a Duke Chapel carillonneur plays a fifteen-minute recital on the bells in the Duke Chapel tower. The recital begins with an opening excerpt of music, ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the top of Duke Chapel's tower surrounded by green trees against a blue, cloudy sky. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Weekday Carillon Recital" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Weekday Carillon Recital

September 4, 2025

Each weekday at 5:00 p.m., a Duke Chapel carillonneur plays a fifteen-minute recital on the bells in the Duke Chapel tower. The recital begins with an opening excerpt of music, ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the many rows of keyboards on a large pipe organ inside Duke Chapel. A stained-glass window is visible in the background. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Organ Demonstration" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Organ Demonstration

September 4, 2025

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the top of Duke Chapel's tower surrounded by green trees against a blue, cloudy sky. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Weekday Carillon Recital" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Weekday Carillon Recital

September 3, 2025

Each weekday at 5:00 p.m., a Duke Chapel carillonneur plays a fifteen-minute recital on the bells in the Duke Chapel tower. The recital begins with an opening excerpt of music, ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the many rows of keyboards on a large pipe organ inside Duke Chapel. A stained-glass window is visible in the background. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Organ Demonstration" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Organ Demonstration

September 3, 2025

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the many rows of keyboards on a large pipe organ inside Duke Chapel. A stained-glass window is visible in the background. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Organ Demonstration" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Organ Demonstration

September 2, 2025

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the top of Duke Chapel's tower surrounded by green trees against a blue, cloudy sky. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Weekday Carillon Recital" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Weekday Carillon Recital

September 2, 2025

Each weekday at 5:00 p.m., a Duke Chapel carillonneur plays a fifteen-minute recital on the bells in the Duke Chapel tower. The recital begins with an opening excerpt of music, ...

A dark blue graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows an aerial view of a group of choir members wearing white robes, surrounding a large baptismal font. A man in the center wearing a purple and white robe is conducting them with his hands raised. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Choral Evensong Worship Service" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Choral Evensong Worship Service

August 31, 2025

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 ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the top of Duke Chapel's tower surrounded by green trees against a blue, cloudy sky. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Weekday Carillon Recital" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Weekday Carillon Recital

August 29, 2025

Each weekday at 5:00 p.m., a Duke Chapel carillonneur plays a fifteen-minute recital on the bells in the Duke Chapel tower. The recital begins with an opening excerpt of music, ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the top of Duke Chapel's tower surrounded by green trees against a blue, cloudy sky. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Weekday Carillon Recital" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Weekday Carillon Recital

August 28, 2025

Each weekday at 5:00 p.m., a Duke Chapel carillonneur plays a fifteen-minute recital on the bells in the Duke Chapel tower. The recital begins with an opening excerpt of music, ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the many rows of keyboards on a large pipe organ inside Duke Chapel. A stained-glass window is visible in the background. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Organ Demonstration" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Organ Demonstration

August 28, 2025

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the top of Duke Chapel's tower surrounded by green trees against a blue, cloudy sky. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Weekday Carillon Recital" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Weekday Carillon Recital

August 27, 2025

Each weekday at 5:00 p.m., a Duke Chapel carillonneur plays a fifteen-minute recital on the bells in the Duke Chapel tower. The recital begins with an opening excerpt of music, ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the many rows of keyboards on a large pipe organ inside Duke Chapel. A stained-glass window is visible in the background. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Organ Demonstration" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Organ Demonstration

August 27, 2025

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the many rows of keyboards on a large pipe organ inside Duke Chapel. A stained-glass window is visible in the background. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Organ Demonstration" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Organ Demonstration

August 26, 2025

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the top of Duke Chapel's tower surrounded by green trees against a blue, cloudy sky. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Weekday Carillon Recital" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Weekday Carillon Recital

August 26, 2025

Each weekday at 5:00 p.m., a Duke Chapel carillonneur plays a fifteen-minute recital on the bells in the Duke Chapel tower. The recital begins with an opening excerpt of music, ...

Dance Program Undergraduate Open House

August 25, 2025

Open to all undergraduate students, the annual open house provides the opportunity to meet our faculty and students, explore the Rubenstein Arts Center (home to the Dance Program), have your ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the top of Duke Chapel's tower surrounded by green trees against a blue, cloudy sky. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Weekday Carillon Recital" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Weekday Carillon Recital

August 25, 2025

Each weekday at 5:00 p.m., a Duke Chapel carillonneur plays a fifteen-minute recital on the bells in the Duke Chapel tower. The recital begins with an opening excerpt of music, ...

Theater Studies Open House

August 25, 2025

All students interested in classes and productions put forth by the Department of Theater Studies are welcome to meet current faculty, staff, and students at our annual open house. Find ...

Fabric Collage

Fabric Collage
Taught by Amelia Shull

September 9, 2025

Use fabric scraps to relax and sink into an open ended collage project. No sewing skills necessary, instead we will use a paint brush and glue. A few tips on color and composition will be covered, and then it’s relax and create time!

A diverse group of choir members, mostly women, are standing and singing, holding sheet music. In the foreground, a young woman with bright teal hair and a nose ring wears a black tank top.

Duke Chapel Choir Open Rehearsal

August 24, 2025

The Duke Chapel Choir is holding this open rehearsal. It is a great way to meet the choir, learn some music, and experience the grandeur of the Chapel! No preparation ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the top of Duke Chapel's tower surrounded by green trees against a blue, cloudy sky. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Weekday Carillon Recital" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Weekday Carillon Recital

August 22, 2025

Each weekday at 5:00 p.m., a Duke Chapel carillonneur plays a fifteen-minute recital on the bells in the Duke Chapel tower. The recital begins with an opening excerpt of music, ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the top of Duke Chapel's tower surrounded by green trees against a blue, cloudy sky. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Weekday Carillon Recital" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Weekday Carillon Recital

August 21, 2025

Each weekday at 5:00 p.m., a Duke Chapel carillonneur plays a fifteen-minute recital on the bells in the Duke Chapel tower. The recital begins with an opening excerpt of music, ...

A graphic with an image on the left and text on the right. The image shows a close-up, eye-level shot of the many rows of keyboards on a large pipe organ inside Duke Chapel. A stained-glass window is visible in the background. The text on the right side of the image reads: "Organ Demonstration" and "Duke University Chapel." Below the text is the Duke University Chapel logo.

Organ Demonstration

August 21, 2025

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

A diverse group of choir members, mostly women, are standing and singing, holding sheet music. In the foreground, a young woman with bright teal hair and a nose ring wears a black tank top.

Duke Chapel Choir Open Rehearsal

August 20, 2025

The Duke Chapel Choir is holding this open rehearsal. It is a great way to meet the choir, learn some music, and experience the grandeur of the Chapel! No preparation ...

Givat Haviva Residency Showcase

Givat Haviva Residency Showcase

September 4, 2025 - September 28, 2025

September 4–28 Presented by the Provost’s Initiative on the Middle East As part of the Provost’s Initiative on the Middle East, Duke University is hosting five Israeli Jewish, Palestinian and ...

Portfolio Review

Portfolio Review
Taught by Amelia Shull

September 22, 2025

This two-hour workshop is designed to help you discover and strengthen your unique artistic style, also known as your "visual voice." We’ll play with a variety of hands-on art-making experiments that will help you understand what makes your work special and where you can grow.

Sculpey

Sculpey
Taught by Sean Graham

September 3, 2025

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.

Open House pARTy

Open House pARTy

September 5, 2025

Duke students, launch into the new school year with free arts activities hosted by Duke Arts and the Nasher Museum of Art.

Paradox Opera Presents: Blank

August 22, 2025

Alissa Roca of Paradox Opera and Duke Music’s Daniel Seyfried present a powerful new concert experience. In a world that can feel increasingly fractured and overwhelming, Blank offers space for ...

Duke Arts at American Tobacco: Shana Tucker

Duke Arts at American Tobacco: Shana Tucker

September 3, 2025

Shana Tucker kicks off the Duke Arts and Hayti Heritage Center at American Tobacco series on September 3 with her signature “ChamberSoul” sound — a captivating blend of jazz, classical, folk, acoustic pop, and soul, anchored by cello and voice.

Duke Arts at American Tobacco: Kenny Sharp

Duke Arts at American Tobacco: Kenny Sharp

September 10, 2025

Join us as Nashville-based artist Kenny Sharp takes the stage and delivers a Southern-fried blend of soul, funk, country, blues, and rock. He calls it “Brown Liquor Music”—a sound that’s smooth, punchy, and deeply rooted.

Duke Arts at American Tobacco: Dior Ashley Brown

Duke Arts at American Tobacco: Dior Ashley Brown

September 17, 2025

Don’t miss out — Dior Ashley Brown is an award-winning emcee, poet, and activist whose work fuses music and social change. A powerhouse of the D.C. arts scene, she uses her voice to uplift women and honor hip-hop’s roots.

Duke Arts at American Tobacco: Denitia

Duke Arts at American Tobacco: Denitia

September 24, 2025

Closing out the series this year, Nashville-based artist Denitia has spent years remapping country music. Her sound drifts between Nashville roots and Brooklyn edge—acoustic guitar and pedal steel woven with shimmer, soul, and restraint.

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Bulareyaung Dance Company

July 23, 2025

Program: Luna Running time: 65 minutes, no intermission Luna explores the truest form of man. Choreographed by Bulareyaung Pagarlava, dancers trek and search in the mountain mist under the moonlight, ...

A choir of children and adults is singing in a chapel. The children, in the foreground, wear white robes and hold open songbooks. Adult choir members are visible behind them. A conductor, seen from the back and wearing a white robe with red accents, gestures with their right hand. The background features wooden paneling.

Choral Evensong Worship Service

July 20, 2025

Royal School of Church Music in America Carolina Summer Choral Residency presents this service of Choral Evensong. Parking is available on a first-come-first-served basis in the Bryan Center garage at ...

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Limón Dance Company

July 19, 2025

ADF Commission Program: Two Ecstatic Themes by Doris Humphrey, J o i n by Aszure Barton, Scherzo by Jose Limón, The Quake That Held them All by Kayla Farrish Running ...

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Alonzo King LINES Ballet

July 17, 2025

Program: Deep River Running time: 65 minutes, no intermission Post-Performance Discussion on July 16th Deep River premiered May 13, 2022, as part of LINES Ballet’s 40th anniversary season. Over the ...

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Alonzo King LINES Ballet

July 16, 2025

Program: Deep River Running time: 65 minutes, no intermission Post-Performance Discussion on July 16th Deep River premiered May 13, 2022, as part of LINES Ballet’s 40th anniversary season. Over the ...

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Footprints

July 13, 2025

ADF Commissioned World Premieres Program: Works by Ravid Abarbanel, Michelle N. Gibson, & Tú Hoàng Running time: 90 minutes, includes one intermission The Footprints program bridges ADF’s performance and education ...

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Footprints

July 12, 2025

ADF Commissioned World Premieres Program: Works by Ravid Abarbanel, Michelle N. Gibson, & Tú Hoàng Running time: 90 minutes, includes one intermission The Footprints program bridges ADF’s performance and education ...

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Miguel Gutierrez

July 11, 2025

ADF Commission Program: Super Nothing Running time: 70 minutes, no intermission Post-Performance Discussion at all performances What can a dance do to confront the constant grief that we experience in ...

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Miguel Gutierrez

July 10, 2025

ADF Commission Program: Super Nothing Running time: 70 minutes, no intermission Post-Performance Discussion at all performances What can a dance do to confront the constant grief that we experience in ...

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Miguel Gutierrez

July 9, 2025

ADF Commission Program: Super Nothing Running time: 70 minutes, no intermission Post-Performance Discussion at all performances What can a dance do to confront the constant grief that we experience in ...

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Luke Murphy’s Attic Projects

July 6, 2025

Program: Volcano Running time: 225 minutes (four 45-minute pieces) includes three intermissions Luke Murphy’s Attic Projects brings four-time Irish Times Theatre Award winner Volcano to ADF this summer. In a ...

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Luke Murphy’s Attic Projects

July 5, 2025

Program: Volcano Running time: 225 minutes (four 45-minute pieces) includes three intermissions Luke Murphy’s Attic Projects brings four-time Irish Times Theatre Award winner Volcano to ADF this summer. In a ...

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Luke Murphy’s Attic Projects

July 4, 2025

Program: Volcano Running time: 225 minutes (four 45-minute pieces) includes three intermissions Luke Murphy’s Attic Projects brings four-time Irish Times Theatre Award winner Volcano to ADF this summer. In a ...

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Luke Murphy’s Attic Projects

July 3, 2025

Program: Volcano Running time: 225 minutes (four 45-minute pieces) includes three intermissions Luke Murphy’s Attic Projects brings four-time Irish Times Theatre Award winner Volcano to ADF this summer. In a ...

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Forces of Nature Dance Theatre

July 2, 2025

Program: B Flowin’ B Smoov, Wall Street, E.R., Rise, Terrestrial Wombs Running time: 87 minutes, including a pause and one intermission Post-Performance Discussion on July 1st An evening with Forces ...

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Forces of Nature Dance Theatre

July 1, 2025

Program: B Flowin’ B Smoov, Wall Street, E.R., Rise, Terrestrial Wombs Running time: 87 minutes, including a pause and one intermission Post-Performance Discussion on July 1st An evening with Forces ...

A choir in white robes sing holding black folders.

Choral Evensong Worship Service

June 29, 2025

For centuries, the church has marked the transition from daytime to evening with psalms, prayer, and song. Duke Chapel’s Choral Evensong follows this historic pattern, using the liturgy of the ...

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Ballet Hispánico

June 29, 2025

Program: CARMEN.maquia Running time: 80 minutes, no intermission Post-Performance Discussion on June 27th Children’s Matinee on June 28th CARMEN.maquia reimagines Bizet’s legendary opera through bold and contemporary movement exploring themes ...

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Ballet Hispánico Children’s Matinee

June 28, 2025

Running time: 60 minutes, no intermission The Children’s Saturday Matinee series presents one-hour performances specially curated to ignite and inspire children’s imaginations. A FREE Kids’ Party follows each matinee at ...

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Ballet Hispánico

June 27, 2025

Program: CARMEN.maquia Running time: 80 minutes, no intermission Post-Performance Discussion on June 27th Children’s Matinee on June 28th at 12pm ($18 tickets) CARMEN.maquia reimagines Bizet’s legendary opera through bold and ...

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Anna Sperber

June 26, 2025

ADF Commission Program: Beacons Running time: 65 minutes, no intermission Post-Performance Discussion on June 25th We are beacons. Our dance is tenderness. It is the joy and complications of youth ...

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Anna Sperber

June 26, 2025

ADF Commission Program: Beacons Running time: 65 minutes, no intermission Post-Performance Discussion on June 25th We are beacons. Our dance is tenderness. It is the joy and complications of youth ...

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Anna Sperber

June 25, 2025

ADF Commission Program: Beacons Running time: 65 minutes, no intermission Post-Performance Discussion on June 25th We are beacons. Our dance is tenderness. It is the joy and complications of youth ...