ADF Commissioned World Premiere Program: How To Be a Visitor Running time: 65 minutes, no intermission Post-Performance Discussion on June 21st How To Be a Visitor is a new work ...

ADF Commissioned World Premiere Program: How To Be a Visitor Running time: 65 minutes, no intermission Post-Performance Discussion on June 21st How To Be a Visitor is a new work ...

Program: Particle Zoo, Bloodlines, Lamentation, Rushes Running time: 85 minutes, including one intermission Post-Performance Discussion on June 20th Children’s Matinee on June 21st at 12pm ($18 tickets) Immerse yourself in ...

This concert features larger-scale work, including Bach’s famous motets “Komm, Jesu,” “komm, Singet dem Herrn,” and “Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf.” The program concludes with the breathtaking and astonishing ...

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 ...

Program: Particle Zoo, Bloodlines, Lamentation, Rushes Running time: 85 minutes, including one intermission Post-Performance Discussion on June 20th Children’s Matinee on June 21st at 12pm ($18 tickets) Immerse yourself in ...

Passing the Torch: Works by Brahms, Zemlinksy & Schoenberg In 1853, Robert Schumann famously declard Johannes Brahms the composer destined to carry Beethoven’s legacy forward. Four decades later, Brahms endorsed ...

This is an informal presentation of motets by J. S. Bach, other members of the Bach family, and contemporaneous works. The program explores the breadth of seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century ...

ADF Commissioned World Premieres • Co-presented by Cary, NC Program: Work by Alejandro Cerrudo, Norberto “Betto” Herrera, Gerri Houlihan, Tanu Sharma Running time: 87 minutes, including one intermission The Made ...

The Duke Jewish Alumni Network (DJAN) is partnering with the Jewish Book Council to bring notable books, discussions, and author conversations to alumni and friends! The DJAN Book Club, supported ...

Program: Set & Reset by Trisha Brown, 3 Epitaphs by Paul Taylor, Tracer by Paul Taylor, Travelogue by Merce Cunningham Running time: 88 minutes, including a pause and one intermission ...

Program: Set & Reset by Trisha Brown, 3 Epitaphs by Paul Taylor, Tracer by Paul Taylor, Travelogue by Merce Cunningham Running time: 88 minutes, including a pause and one intermission ...

Experience new documentary work by more than 80 students enrolled in CDS undergraduate and graduate courses during the 2024-25 academic year. From striking black-and-white darkroom prints by new photographers to ...

Side by Side: Intimate Duets from Baroque to Contemporary Works Renowned violinist Deborah Buck, Caroline Stinson’s colleague of 10 years in the Lark Quartet, joins Ciompi’s cellist for an evening ...

Join us for the opening reception for “Boys Will Be Men,” a new exhibition by Bill Bamberger, a renowned photographer, CDS instructor and Duke Lecturing Fellow in Art, Art History ...

Grief and comedy collide in this lyrical, absurdist journey on how to get over, get around, and get through what haunts you. Directed by Theater Studies major and candidate for ...

Join us for a roundtable discussion of Sinners (2025), Ryan Coogler’s latest film. Duke professor Mark Anthony Neal will moderate this discussion with fellow professors Franklin Cason and Joseph Winters ...

In honor of May being ALS Awareness Month, a free screening of the documentary short film “Stitching Strength” will be featured at the Trent Semans Center Learning Hall (Room 2050). ...

Honor the dead with a Day of the Dead altar piece, at Duke Chapel that pays homage to the rich cultural heritage and sacred traditions of Día de los Muertos. This event is free and open to the public. No reservations are required.

Dambudzo is a live anti-genre work by acclaimed choreographer nora chipaumire, combining sound, painting, sculpture and performance to confront colonial legacies.

Grammy Award-winning ensemble The King’s Singers present “Such Stuff as Dreams are Made On,” a tour of exquisite vocal works of the Romantic era by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Fanny Mendelssohn, and more.

Pianist and composer Conrad Tao has been dubbed “the kind of musician who is shaping the future of classical music” by New York Magazine. He presents an innovative program exploring the impact of American popular music, including jazz and song, on the work of Rachmaninoff.

Featuring Duke’s Ciompi Quartet with special guests, "Dvořák in America" explores the Black and Indigenous influences on Dvořák during his time in the United States with a program of staples of his oeuvre alongside American compositions.

Percussion innovators Tyshawn Sorey and Sandbox Percussion celebrate the centenary of legendary drummer, composer, and innovator Max Roach with original arrangements and compositions inspired by Roach's revolutionary ensemble, M'Boom.

time/life/beauty by Michael Sakamoto and DJ Spooky blends hip-hop, new music, dance, and media visuals, honoring Ryuichi Sakamoto’s legacy through interdisciplinary performance.

Duke’s resident Ciompi Quartet revisits "Memoirs," a 2003 composition by the late Paul Schoenfield. Works by Bach and Schubert round out the program.

Kayfabe is a puppet wrestling entertainment spectacular written, directed and designed by Josh Rice.

Marc Ribot performs re-interpretations and re-framings of Bob Dylan’s mid 1960s-era visionary poetry, the poetic environment from which Dylan’s work emerged, and the visionary poetry/music that emerged from it.

Ephrat Asherie collaborates with Grammy award-winning pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill on the company’s newest creation, Shadow Cities, a reflection on the beauty, vastness and joy of the in-between.

In TESTO by Wet Mess, Wet Messifies the messiness of life with teeth and one chin hair; exploring transitions, testosterone, and the edges of drag.

John Scofield’s Trio blends original jazz, standards, and surprising covers in an energetic, intuitive live format.

Bear Grease is an unapologetically Indigenous musical—a loving clap back to the classic hit musical and film Grease.

Theatre of Music has joined forces with composer Steven Bryant to create an immersive, multi-disciplinary work inspired by Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte.

An ensemble of Native and Indigenous jazz musicians led by vocalist Julia Keefe, celebrating the genre's deep Indigenous roots with standards and contemporary songs.

The National Dance Theatre Company is the beating heart of Jamaica’s cultural legacy, enchanting audiences worldwide with its spellbinding performances and innovative choreography.

Led by Troy Anthony, "The Revival: It Is Our Duty" blends gospel, ritual, and joy—inviting all into a healing celebration of liberation, identity, and transformation.

Groundbreaking multidisciplinary artists Wen Hui and Eiko Otake weave a complex and deeply personal tapestry, inviting the audience to consider war as a history, an inheritance, and a present-day reality.

Choreographer Wanjiru Kamuyu leads audiences through a sensorial, contemplative journey into the body as a tapestry of memories and then a site of liberation.

Join us for a special screening of Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s, a powerful documentary that follows the journeys of three families as they navigate the complexities and emotional challenges ...

Join us as we celebrate the MFA|EDA Class of 2025 at the Center for Documentary Studies. Family, friends, colleagues, mentors, partners, diplomas, food, drink, revelry, his, high-fives. Come on by.

Join us for an evening of short films, printed works, and pre-graduation fellowship at our home base, The Shop. Family, friends, MFA|EDA community are all welcome.

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 ...

The Durham Medical Orchestra’s free spring concert will feature the winner of our inaugural Concerto Competition, Marisa D’Silva, playing Jacques Ibert’s Concerto for Flute and Orchestra. Marisa has been an ...

The Black Feminist Working Group, co-convened by Jazmin Maço (Duke University, PhD, Art History) and Rukimani PV (Duke University, PhD, Literature), will be hosting the 2025 Black Feminist Graduate Symposium, ...

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 Black Feminist Working Group, co-convened by Jazmin Maço (Duke University, PhD, Art History) and Rukimani PV (Duke University, PhD, Literature), will be hosting the 2025 Black Feminist Graduate Symposium, ...

Join us and Letters Community Bookshop for a roundtable discussion of Bettina Judd’s book of poetry, Patient., facilitated by this year’s Anne Firor Scott Public Scholarship Fellow, Kelsey Desir. It ...

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 ...

Since 1996, 6 million Congolese people have been killed and over 7 million have been externally displaced. Join us to learn about the history of Congo, why it has been embroiled in conflict for the last 30 years, and the historical precedent that lead to centuries of colonial exploitation.

As part of the Trajectories Exhibition.

Join us for a Community Bingo Night at the Trajectories Exhibition!

Sun, June 8, 4–6 PM Join us for a closing reception of the Trajectories exhibition, including a slow art tour with Gail Belvett, DDS from The Art Chose Me. A ...

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

Celebrate The Pinhook’s legacy with surprise performers and touring acts. This closing night honors The Pinhook's communities of artists, activists, and creatives.

Durham’s Anjimile blends lyrical storytelling with intricate guitar work and spiritual depth, followed by Speed Stick's experimental genre-defying instrumentation.

The Pinhook owner Kym Register and their band, Meltdown Rodeo, open this set with a signature blend of twang-infused rock. Followed by Adeem the Artist's tribute to Lavender Country.

Black Belt Eagle Scout weaves alt-rock with Indigenous traditions, reflecting on ancestry and land. T. Gold, from Carrboro, crafts intimate indie-folk rooted in place and community.

A four-part harmony group backed by some incredible local players, The Lover Boyz have delivered smooth vocals, sharp choreography, and undeniable joy to Durham for over 30 years.

Jewish Life at Duke is thrilled to invite you to visit our Portrait Identity Project gallery. The exhibit will be on display at the Freeman Center for Jewish Life Sanctuary ...

As part of the Duke Arts Trajectories Exhibition, by Maya Ghanem and Nashia Ogbuagu

Duke Chapel’s fifty-bell carillon is among the oldest and largest such instruments in the American South. Both the instrument and the recital series are named in honor of the late ...

Duke University String School presents its Spring 2025 Orchestra Concert, “Music of the Americas”. Admission is free – No need to purchase tickets to attend.

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 ...

The Duke University String School presents its Spring 2025 Violin and Cello Choir Concert. Admission is free – No need to purchase tickets to attend.

Please join us at the MFA Carpentry Shop on Friday, April 25th 6-9PM to connect with and celebrate one another in the spirit of experimental and documentary media. The MFAEDA ...

Sponsored by Duke Arts and the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Chicago-based new music ensemble, Dal Niente, premieres new works written for them by Duke graduate student composers; Erich Barganier, Josué ...

Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics and host Adriane Lentz-Smith for a conversation with sports anthropologist Tracie Canada and award-winning author and MacArthur Fellow Hanif Abdurraqib on race, exploitation, and ...

Join Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) for a celebration and showcase of emerging documentary work. Everyone is welcome – students, faculty, staff and community members. View exhibitions of CDS ...

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 String School premiers its Spring 2025 Chamber Music Concert. Admission is free – No need to purchase tickets to attend.

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 ...

DAHOMEY (Mati Diop, 2024, 67 min, France/Senegal/Benin, French w/ English subtitles, DCP) — Discussion to follow with the film’s director, Mati Diop, in conversation with Prof. Felwine Sarr (Romance Studies) ...

Chamber Music: Culmination Concert II Admission is free – No need to purchase tickets to attend.

The Duke Jewish Alumni Network (DJAN) is partnering with the Jewish Book Council to bring notable books, discussions, and author conversations to alumni and friends! The DJAN Book Club, supported ...

Jewish Life at Duke is thrilled to invite you to the opening reception of our Portrait Identity Project on Tuesday, April 22 from 6:00-7:30pm. The evening will feature a gallery ...

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 ...

INDY Week, the Triangle Area’s popular leading authority on local news, arts, music, activism, film and food events, is excited to host the Duke University Career Center for its first ...

Come celebrate the launch of the museum retrospective catalogue Pedro Lasch: Between the Lines, distributed by D.A.P. in the USA and Temblores Publications in Latin America and Europe. Thoroughly illustrated, ...

Chamber Music: Culmination Concert I Admission is free – No need to purchase tickets to attend.

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 ...

Grab your dancing shoes (or come barefoot) and join us at the Duke Campus Farm on April 19 from 5-8pm for a night of food, dancing, and live fiddle music! ...

2025 Duke Independent Film Festival Founded in December of 2014, the Duke Independent Film Festival (DIFF) is Duke University’s first and only campus-wide film festival. An annual event, the film ...

Choreolab Spring 2025: A Day of Dance Experiments invites you to experience dance beyond the proscenium stage. Throughout the day, the Rubenstein Arts Center will come alive with movement workshops, ...

Sponsored by the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation On Easter weekend, a night of operatic scenes with religious and spiritual overtones. Performed with scenery, costumes, and piano accompaniment. Admission is free ...

A screening of final projects by graduating seniors in the Cinematic Arts major at Duke: Allie Brown ’25 – “Fish Bowl” and “Bad Sushi” Andrew Cao ’25 – “Our Tree” ...

Join Nasher MUSE and duArts to celebrate the student-curated exhibition, “On the Same Wavelength: Art Science & Conservation.” Enjoy art-making activities inspired by the exhibitions, student performers, and capture the ...

HATARI! (Howard Hawks, 1962, 157 min, USA, English, 35mm) Rare IB-Technicolor 35mm print! “If there’s one film that crystallizes what critics generally mean when they use the term “Hawksian,” it’s ...

Ghosts and Ruins of Progress at the Transamazon Highway: A film screening and talk by Brazilian visual artist Janaina Wagner April 17 at 5:30 Location: Smith Warehouse Bay 4, C ...

A listening session and presentation on 1930s women’s prison music led by Duke undergraduate Trisha Santanam (Trinity ’26), a member of the Rosetta Reitz Archive Bass Connections team and recipient ...

This talk emerges out of a chapter to be published in the multi-author volume titled Missing  Bodies’ Embodied Histories: Extraordinary Lives of Ordinary Women in Postwar Japan. The chapter examines ...

Taylor Mac takes on the holidays to celebrate the season in all its dysfunction. "For all those who find caroling, eggnog and enforced family visits destabilizing” (Los Angeles Times)

A stunning tapestry of dance, live music, and home video footage that invites audiences into Jenn Freeman’s life following her Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis at age 33.

Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman fuses the raw, aching power of authentic Delta Blues with the expansive sound of a chamber orchestra.

Described as “the violin’s domme” by The New Yorker, Sudan doesn’t just play the violin—she commands it, looping riffs into whole orchestras, flipping classical training into raw, radiant funk.

Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka brings her sharp, offbeat humor to Durham. Known for her HBO special "The Intruder," viral stand-up clips, and of course – her trademark bowl cut.

This site-specific installation by Colombian artist and engineer Miler Lagos is made of cardboard boxes collected on Duke’s campus, stacked and carved to resemble the base of a Ceiba tree.

After months of wearing a GPT device, Meshi has made herself into a hybrid AI-human entity. When speaking as the GPT version of herself, Meshi voices conversational responses generated into her ear in real time.

— Join us for a rare screening of two films by Jean-Claude Rousseau presented by Screen/Society and the Duke Experimental Film Society “Ever since the late eighties French filmmaker Jean-Claude ...