CenterStage, ’62 Center
Past Events
July 2018
Studio'62 presents SHORTS AND SCENES
The first public performance by Studio'62 is Saturday at 7:30pm in the CenterStage. This showcase is the product of the company’s collaboration with guest artists. Free admission. Reservations call x2758 or email studio62@williams.edu.
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Studio 60-Tunes!
Come see the Studio '62 company performance songs, mostly of the musical theatre variety, that they've spent the week workshopping with Michael Winther and Ben Moss.
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Studio'62 Presents: Hit the Lights! Theater Co's DUNGEON
In conjunction with Studio'62, Hit the Lights! Theatre Co, an Ars Nova company in residence, presents DUNGEON on Friday night at 7:30 in the CenterStage.
Find out more »August 2018
Trains, Boats, Birth and Death: Studio'62 Final Projects
An event every day that begins at 7:30pm, repeating until Fri, August 10th, 2018
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- Performances
- Cost
- Free
Come join the 2018 cast of Studio'62, Williams' Summer Theatre Lab, in CenterStage as they present their final projects. These short plays are a combination of pre-existing scripts and original plays written by Studio'62 students.
Find out more »September 2018
"Trains, Boats, Birth & Death" A showcase of the 2018 STUDIO'62 projects
An event every day that begins at 7:30pm, repeating until Sat, September 29th, 2018
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- Performances
- Cost
- Free
Trains, Boats, Birth & Death is the product of seven weeks of intensive training and classwork by the ten undergraduate members of the STUDIO’62 company. Under the direction of Artistic Program Director Kevin O’Rourke, Trains, Boats, Birth & Death showcases student work on four original projects and two short plays written by established playwrights. The evening of collaborative work encompasses…
Find out more »November 2018
Performative Ethics: Ju Yon Kim: The Face Behind the Paper: Race, Casting, and Suspicion.
- Categories:
- Arts at Williams
This event is part of the yearlong lecture series Performative Ethics: Embodied Representation in the Commons. This talk will explore the relationship between the unusual casting notes for Professor of English at Harvard University, Julia Cho’s The Piano Teacher and performances of the play. It proposes that the disjuncture between script and performance stages a confrontation among an insistence on colorblindness,…
Find out more »January 2019
I/O Festival 2019 - BEARTHOVEN: American Dream
BEARTHOVEN: American Dream New music for piano, bass, and percussion Sarah Hennies: Spectral Malsconcities (U.S. Premiere) Scott Wollschleger: American Dream Bearthoven is a piano trio creating a new repertoire for a familiar instrumentation by commissioning works from leading young composers. Karl Larson (piano), Pat Swoboda (bass), and Matt Evans (percussion) have combined their individual voices and diverse musical backgrounds, coming…
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I/O Festival 2019 - After Hours
AFTER HOURS: Featuring Bearthoven and the Chamber Orchestra of Williams Music by Philip Glass, Scott Wollschleger, and Sarah Hennies After Hours is a late night program of new sounds and jagged grooves presented in an intimate, informal setting. COMPLETE SLATE OF I/O FEST EVENTS THURSDAY, JAN 10, 7:30 PM, ’62 Center BEARTHOVEN: American Dream New music for piano,…
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I/O Festival 2019 - I/O ENSEMBLE
I/O ENSEMBLE Featuring Daniel Schreiner ‘14, Piano Music by Natacha Diels, Sato Matsui ‘14, Dylan Schneider, and Anna Thorvaldsdottir I/O Ensemble is joined by guest composer, Sato Matsui ‘14, and pianist Daniel Schreiner ‘14 for a program featuring important new voices from the U.S., Europe, and our own Williams community. COMPLETE SLATE OF I/O FEST EVENTS THURSDAY, JAN 10,…
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I/O Festival 2019 - IOTA Ensemble
IOTA Ensemble: To The Hands Featuring Caroline Shaw’s meditation on suffering and refuge, To The Hands, for voices and strings, and works by young Williams-based composers. COMPLETE SLATE OF I/O FEST EVENTS THURSDAY, JAN 10, 7:30 PM, ’62 Center BEARTHOVEN: American Dream New music for piano, bass, and percussion Sarah Hennies: Spectral Malsconcities (U.S. Premiere) Scott Wollschleger:…
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A Traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony in Celebration of the Lunar New Year 2019
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- Performances
A traditional Chinese tea ceremony will be performed by Haiyan Feng, certified tea master, guzheng performer, and healer in celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year. Join us for a sampling of tea and snacks after the performance.
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600 Highwaymen: "The Fever"
An event every day that begins at 8:00pm, repeating until Sat, February 9th, 2019
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- Performances
- Cost
- $3 – $10
The Fever tests the limits of individual and collective responsibility, and our willingness to be there for one another. Performed in complete collaboration with the audience, The Fever examines how we assemble, organize and care for the bodies around us. Who will you be when our eyes are on you? What will we see when we all look your way? There…
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Club Zambezi Dance Party
Zambezi marimba band plays music of the world with heavy African influence. Club Zambezi Dance Party combines an exciting musical fusion with irresistible dance beats. Founded in 1992, Zambezi was originally inspired by traditional Zimbabwean marimba bands. The musicians of Zambezi perform on specially designed and custom made marimbas -- the Zambezi group has an even wider range than its…
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Club Zambezi Dance Party!
All are invited to dance it up and feel the heat blazing from the fire we call the Club Zambezi Dance Party! Bring yourself, bring a friend, bring the family to listen and dance to the amazing music. Inspired by traditional Zimbabwean music as well as contemporary African styles, Zambezi’s chromatic marimbas are hybrids, combining tempered tuning with a rich…
Find out more »March 2019
"The Last Days of Judas Iscariot"
An event every day that begins at 7:30pm, repeating until Sun, March 10th, 2019
One event on Sat, March 9th, 2019 at 2:00pm
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- Performances
- Cost
- $3
The Williams Theatre Department is proud to present Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot directed by Shadi Ghaheri and dramaturgy by Catherine Rodríguez. Despite Judas’s common perception as the “villain,” his motivation for betraying Jesus remains ambiguous. Who is worthy of forgiveness? Today, every single person is seeking justice, but no one’s definition of…
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Performative Ethics: Brunch and conversation with Shadi Ghaheri and Cat Rodriguez.
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- Arts at Williams
The Dish. A brunch and conversation with two theatre makers: Shadi Ghaheri is a theatre director and choreographer from Iran, based in New York City, and Cat Rodriguez is a dramaturg. Theater makers turned hosts Shadi Ghaheri (Iran) and Catherine María Rodríguez (US/Nicaragua) serve up their thoughts on a sampling of topics, from dismantling rehearsal room hierarchies and WOC-informed approaches…
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Performative Ethics: The (Superdome) Basement Tapes: Black Feminist Sonic Revolutions in the Archive
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- Arts at Williams
A conversation with Daphne Brooks. This talk considers the underground performance practices of four black women musicians: jazz vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant, the mysterious blues duo Geeshie Wiley and Elvie Thomas, and superstar pop icon Beyonce. It considers the ways that each of these artists have produced repertoires that amount to laboratories wherein cultural memory and future possibility intersect and yield…
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Student Choreographer's Coalition: In Motion
The Student Choreographers’ Coalition (StuCho) is made specifically for student choreographers who wish to present original works in a student-oriented space. For StuCho’s first ever performance, we will presenting work from several student choreographers including Alexia Barandiaran, Micaela Foreman, Michelle Garcia, Alex Krstic, Dew Maskati, Grace Mazzarella, Aayushi Pramanik, Joelle Troiano, and Emma York. Come and support your favorite student choreographers in their original…
Find out more »May 2019
CoDa: "Community Spirits"
with special guest artists from Albany Berkshire Ballet. The CoDa spring performances are the culmination of the company’s year of training and creative work, and encompass a wide range of choreographic styles and voices. Each year is completely unique, so concerts can include faculty creations, reconstructions of historic works, student choreography, guest artist choreography, and interdisciplinary collaborations, often with live…
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Drag Me! Ethics, Performance and the Politics of Drag
PANEL: Fauxnique, Lawhore Vagisthan, Julie Cassiday (Professor of Russian), Roxana A. Blancas-Curiel (Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Mexican Literature and Cultural Production) MODERATOR: Gregory Mitchell (Associate Professor of WGSS) Presented by the Program in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies in collaboration with the Off-CenterSeries, and Performative Ethics. This event is part of the yearlong lecture series Performative Ethics: Embodied Representation in the…
Find out more »July 2019
STUDIO'62: Early Works
Works under consideration and workshop projects from the first two weeks of STUDIO’62. Williams College Theatre Department begins its second season of STUDIO'62, the 7-week summer immersion program for current Williams undergraduates. Designed to foster deep learning through creative experimentation, Studio'62 provides students with an intensive, collaborative immersion in the art and practice of making theatre. The program consists of…
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STUDIO'62: THE ORESTEIA, a concert of a work in progress
Following a week-long development with Studio'62 and a residency at Judson Memorial Church over the past year, this adaptation of THE ORESTEIA by Nate Weida, Micah Bucey, and Mia Hull '17, uses the stories that haunt us to weave together narratives of hopelessness, family, and rebellion. For reservations contact studio62@williams.edu.
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STUDIO'62: TEACH/TEACH. A new play by Amanda Keating, '12
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- Performances
STUDIO'62 presents a staged reading of a new play by Guest Artist Amanda Keating '12, directed by Molly Clifford.
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STUDIO'62: HIT THE LIGHTS!
A performance from the NYC based theatre ensemble HIT THE LIGHTS!
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STUDIO'62: The Final Projects
An event every day that begins at 7:30pm, repeating until Sat, August 10th, 2019
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- Arts at Williams
- Cost
- Free
Outer Space, Outer Time is the product of seven weeks of intensive training and coursework by the ten undergraduate members of the STUDIO'62 company. Under the direction of Artistic Program Director Kevin O'Rourke, Outer Space, Outer Time showcases original plays alongside work by established playwrights, including a play by Amanda Keating '12, who led this year's playwriting workshop with the STUDIO'62 company. The evening…
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Theatre Department Open House
Meet majors, faculty, staff, and visiting artists! Hear about the courses we offer and all of the exciting events and programs to come in 2019-20. Refreshments provided.
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Theatre Department: Pizza Friday!
Join the Theatre Dept. for pizza and chats every Friday! Let us know if you are attending so we can make sure to have enough pizza for everyone. Don’t forget to alert us of any dietary restrictions. Please contact Laurie.J.Booth@williams.edu
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Theatre Department: Pizza Friday!
Join the Theatre Dept. for pizza and chats every Friday! Let us know if you are attending so we can make sure to have enough pizza for everyone. Don’t forget to alert us of any dietary restrictions. Please contact Laurie.J.Booth@williams.edu
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Theatre Department: Pizza Friday!
Join the Theatre Dept. for pizza and chats every Friday! Let us know if you are attending so we can make sure to have enough pizza for everyone. Don’t forget to alert us of any dietary restrictions. Please contact Laurie.J.Booth@williams.edu
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STUDIO’62: "Outer Space, Outer Time" Works from the 2019 Season
An event every day that begins at 7:30pm, repeating until Sat, September 28th, 2019
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- Arts at Williams
- Cost
- Free
ARTISTIC PROGRAM DIRECTOR KEVIN O’ROURKE This performance is a showcase of original work from the 2019 STUDIO’62 summer season. STUDIO’62 is a 7-week summer program for Williams undergrads that provides its participants with an intensive, collaborative immersion in the art and practice of making theatre. The program includes master classes, workshops with resident artists, and collaborative independent projects. Please join…
Find out more »October 2019
Theatre Department: Pizza Friday!
Join the Theatre Dept. for pizza and chats every Friday! Let us know if you are attending so we can make sure to have enough pizza for everyone. Don’t forget to alert us of any dietary restrictions. Please contact Laurie.J.Booth@williams.edu
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Theatre Department: Pizza Friday!
Join the Theatre Dept. for pizza and chats every Friday! Let us know if you are attending so we can make sure to have enough pizza for everyone. Don’t forget to alert us of any dietary restrictions. Please contact Laurie.J.Booth@williams.edu
Find out more »
Theatre Department: Pizza Friday!
Join the Theatre Dept. for pizza and chats every Friday! Let us know if you are attending so we can make sure to have enough pizza for everyone. Don’t forget to alert us of any dietary restrictions. Please contact Laurie.J.Booth@williams.edu
Find out more »November 2019
Theatre Department: Pizza Friday!
Join the Theatre Dept. for pizza and chats every Friday! Let us know if you are attending so we can make sure to have enough pizza for everyone. Don’t forget to alert us of any dietary restrictions. Please contact Laurie.J.Booth@williams.edu
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Purple Valley Plays - Program A
PROGRAM A: Showing Thursday, Nov 7, at 5pm and Friday, Nov 8, at 7:30pm Orange: an accusation, written by Caroline Fairweather '20, directed by Fiona Selmi '21 (Full Production) The Birds and the Bees and the Nuclear Submarines, written by Tom Robertshaw'19, directed by Toby Delgado '21 (Staged Reading) The Last Night of Our Lives, written by Kara Hadden '22, directed…
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Purple Valley Plays - Program B
PROGRAM B: Showing Thursday, Nov 7, at 7:30pm and Saturday, Nov 9, at 5:00pm Following Waxwing, written by Noah Lee '20.5, directed by Samori Etienne '21 (Full Production) Hazelnut at a Back Bank, written by Gavin McGough '22, directed by Ben Weber '21 (Staged Reading) Tickets are available here. FESTIVAL ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ROBERT BAKER-WHITE The Purple Valley Plays festival returns to…
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Theatre Department: Pizza Friday!
Join the Theatre Dept. for pizza and chats every Friday! Let us know if you are attending so we can make sure to have enough pizza for everyone. Don’t forget to alert us of any dietary restrictions. Please contact Laurie.J.Booth@williams.edu
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Purple Valley Plays - Program C
PROGRAM C: Showing Friday, Nov 8, at 5:00pm and Saturday, Nov 9, at 7:30pm Dynamics, written by Katie Howley '21, directed by Peter Matsumoto '20.5 (Full Production) The Sanguinary Revenge of a Hitman's Daughter, A New Musical with book & lyrics by Jack Romans '20 and music by Brandon Hilfer '20, directed by Kara Hadden '22 (Staged Reading) Tickets are…
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Theatre Department: Pizza Friday!
Join the Theatre Dept. for pizza and chats every Friday! Let us know if you are attending so we can make sure to have enough pizza for everyone. Don’t forget to alert us of any dietary restrictions. Please contact Laurie.J.Booth@williams.edu
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Theatre Department: Pizza Friday!
Join the Theatre Dept. for pizza and chats every Friday! Let us know if you are attending so we can make sure to have enough pizza for everyone. Don’t forget to alert us of any dietary restrictions. Please contact Laurie.J.Booth@williams.edu
Find out more »December 2019
Auditions for Our Time: A Play About Williams
One event on Fri, December 6th, 2019 at 5:00pm
One event on Sat, December 7th, 2019 at 5:00pm
One event on Sat, December 7th, 2019 at 11:00am
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- Arts at Williams
- Cost
- Free
This Winter Study, we'll be developing a play about Williams College in the years after World War II, when Sondheim was a student here, and the college's demographics shifted dramatically. Williams began to transform from an institution that unquestioningly perpetuated white patriarchal privilege to one that confronted difficult questions about its purpose, its values, and who belongs. By challenging its…
Find out more »January 2020
Yarn/Wire - Music Master Class
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
- Cost
- Free
Internationally renowned, New York-based quartet Yarn/Wire presents a class on genre-bending new music for piano and percussion as a preview to its evening concert. Founded in 2005, Yarn/Wire is dedicated to expanding the repertoire written for its instrumentation, through commissions and collaborative initiatives that aim to build a new and lasting body of work. Influenced by its members’ experiences with…
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I/O Festival 2020 - Yarn/Wire: TACHITIPO
The I/O FEST 2020 presents 4 Days and Nights of the Music of Now. Genre-bending new music for piano and percussion featuring the internationally renowned, New York-based quartet Yarn/Wire. Yarn/Wire is a quartet of two percussionists and two pianists. This instrumental combination allows the ensemble flexibility to slip effortlessly between classics of the repertoire and modern works that continue to…
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I/O Festival 2020 - After Hours: Julius Eastman - Femenine
The I/O FEST 2020 presents 4 Days and Nights of the Music of Now. After Hours: Julius Eastman - Femenine is an event featuring New York-based quartet Yarn/Wire and Williams student ensembles performing Julius Eastman’s sensational minimalist masterpiece in the glass-walled Dance Studio. Julius Eastman: Femenine (1974) This event is supported in part by the Towards Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity (TIDE)…
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Theatre Department: Pizza Friday is back!
Join the Theatre Dept. for pizza and chats every Friday! Let us know if you are attending so we can make sure to have enough pizza for everyone. Don’t forget to alert us of any dietary restrictions. Please contact Laurie.J.Booth@williams.edu
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I/O Festival 2020 - I/O Ensemble
The I/O FEST 2020 presents 4 Days and Nights of the Music of Now. I/O Fest’s house band performs new and mind expanding music from the edge of tomorrow. Works by Nick Brooke, Nina C. Young, Zachary Wadsworth, Linda Catlin Smith, Leonard Bopp ‘19 (world premiere), and Philippe Leroux’s percussion concerto featuring Matthew Gold, solo percussion. Nick Brooke: Variations (2018)…
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I/O Festival 2020 - IOTA Ensemble
The I/O FEST 2020 presents 4 Days and Nights of the Music of Now. New voices in contemporary music presented by the student-led IOTA Ensemble featuring the Chamber Orchestra of Williams and the Williams Gospel Choir. Music by George Walker, Courtney Bryan, Stephen Dankner, new works by student composers, and Anna Clyne’s double violin concerto with Jeffrey Pearson ‘20 and Benjamin Mygatt…
Find out more »February 2020
Club Zambezi Dance Party!
This family friendly dance party is a great way to shake off the cold - add music and dance til hot! Another Party starts at 2pm on Saturday! 7pm Start! Zambezi marimba band plays music of the world with heavy African influence. Club Zambezi Dance Party combines an exciting musical fusion with irresistible dance beats. Founded in 1992, Zambezi was originally inspired…
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Club Zambezi Dance Party!
Shake off the cold. Add music. Dance til hot! This is a recipe for fun that always works, and is great for the whole family. 2pm Start! Zambezi marimba band plays music of the world with heavy African influence. Club Zambezi Dance Party combines an exciting musical fusion with irresistible dance beats. Founded in 1992, Zambezi was originally inspired by traditional Zimbabwean…
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Theatre Department: Pizza Friday!
Join the Theatre Dept. for pizza and chats every Friday! Let us know if you are attending so we can make sure to have enough pizza for everyone. Don’t forget to alert us of any dietary restrictions. Please contact Laurie.J.Booth@williams.edu
Find out more »
Theatre Department: Pizza Friday!
Join the Theatre Dept. for pizza and chats every Friday! Let us know if you are attending so we can make sure to have enough pizza for everyone. Don’t forget to alert us of any dietary restrictions. Please contact Laurie.J.Booth@williams.edu
Find out more »March 2020
Theatre Department: Pizza Friday!
Join the Theatre Dept. for pizza and chats every Friday! Let us know if you are attending so we can make sure to have enough pizza for everyone. Don’t forget to alert us of any dietary restrictions. Please contact Laurie.J.Booth@williams.edu
Find out more »
Theatre Department: Pizza Friday!
Join the Theatre Dept. for pizza and chats every Friday! Let us know if you are attending so we can make sure to have enough pizza for everyone. Don’t forget to alert us of any dietary restrictions. Please contact Laurie.J.Booth@williams.edu
Find out more »April 2020
CoDa Spring Performance - CANCELED
The CoDa spring performance will highlight new works which are the culmination of the company’s year of training and creative process. This year includes an exciting collaboration with the Williams College Percussion Ensemble (WiPE), directed by Matthew Gold. Each spring concert is completely unique, encompassing new faculty creations; other works can include reconstructions of historic works, guest artist choreography, and…
Find out more »November 2021
YERMA by Federico García Lorca, Translated by James Graham Lujan and Richard O'Connell
An event every day that begins at 7:30pm, repeating until Sat, November 13th, 2021
One event on Sat, November 13th, 2021 at 2:00pm
One event on Sun, November 14th, 2021 at 5:00pm
- Categories:
- Arts at Williams
- Cost
- $3
Directed by Sayda Trujillo “Yerma, a body of tragedy that I have dressed in modern clothes, is above all the image of fertility, punished by sterility. A soul in which destiny was primed, to point her out as a victim of the infertile. I have wanted to make, I have made, through the dead line of the infertile, the living…
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WIN THE WAR OR TELL ME A STORY written and performed by Sayda Trujillo
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- Arts at Williams
Music by Yunior Terry-Cabera Examines the effects of war and the power of story. It looks at the body as a carrier of stories, following moments of the author’s childhood in war-torn Guatemala (where she is from) through to her experience of witnessing Israel’s violence towards Palestinians. Win the War or Tell Me a Story is a meditation on war,…
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Club Zambezi Dance Party
Zambezi marimba band plays music of the world with heavy African influence. Club Zambezi Dance Party combines an exciting musical fusion with irresistible dance beats. Founded in 1992, Zambezi was originally inspired by traditional Zimbabwean marimba bands. The musicians of Zambezi perform on specially designed and custom made marimbas -- the Zambezi group has an even wider range than its…
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Zambezi Dance Party!
An event every day that begins at 2:00pm, repeating until Sat, February 19th, 2022
- Categories:
- Arts at Williams
- Cost
- Free
Please note that all in-person events at the '62 Center are closed to the general public until further notice. All attendees will be required to show a valid Williams student (yellow) or faculty/staff (purple) ID. Thank you for your understanding. All are invited to dance it up and feel the heat blazing from the fire we call the Zambezi Dance…
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Club Zambezi Dance Party
Zambezi marimba band plays music of the world with heavy African influence. Club Zambezi Dance Party combines an exciting musical fusion with irresistible dance beats. Founded in 1992, Zambezi was originally inspired by traditional Zimbabwean marimba bands. The musicians of Zambezi perform on specially designed and custom made marimbas -- the Zambezi group has an even wider range than its…
Find out more »March 2022
Theatre Dept: Pizza Friday
One event on Fri, April 8th, 2022 at 12:00pm
One event on Fri, April 15th, 2022 at 12:00pm
One event on Fri, April 22nd, 2022 at 12:00pm
One event on Fri, April 29th, 2022 at 12:00pm
One event on Fri, May 6th, 2022 at 12:00pm
One event on Fri, May 13th, 2022 at 12:00pm
- Categories:
- Arts at Williams
Join the Theatre Department for pizza and chats every Friday...well, almost every Friday! Pizza Friday dates for Spring 2022 are: MAR 11; APR 8, 15, 22, & 29; MAY 6 & 13 Let us know if you are attending so we can make sure to have enough pizza for everyone. Don’t forget to alert us of any dietary restrictions. Please…
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Elevator Repair Service: Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge
This performance is open to the general public. Members of the public are required to show proof of full vaccination including a booster, if eligible. Williams students, faculty, and staff only need to show Williams IDs at the door. All patrons are required to wear a mask. In 1965, James Baldwin and William F. Buckley, Jr. were invited to the…
Find out more »August 2022
Summer Intensive Theatre Final Project
The Summer Intensive Theatre Final Project is a culminating collaborative new work presented by the inaugural cohort of the Summer Intensive Training Program. The seven-week program, co-hosted by Williamstown Theatre Festival and Williams College, has brought together 20 young theater-makers seeking out an opportunity to expand their learning across disciplines and interests through seminars, workshops, and hands-on experience. This culminating…
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Visiting Artist: Makuyeika Colectivo Teatral, ANDARES
Makuyeika Colectivo Teatral Woven from ancestral myths and traditional music, ANDARES shines a light on a range of realities - land usurpation, widespread violence, community resistance - which indigenous people continue to face at the crossroads of old and new ways of life. Makuyeika Colectivo Teatral is a theatre ensemble dedicated to creating original works about the narratives and theatricalities…
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Artista Visitante: Makuyeika Colectivo Teatral, ANDARES
Makuyeika Colectivo Teatral Tejido a partir de mitos ancestrales y música tradicional, ANDARES saca a la luz una serie de realidades como: la usurpación de tierras, la violencia generalizada, la resistencia comunitaria - a las que los indígenas siguen enfrentándose en la encrucijada de viejas y nuevas formas de vida. Makuyeika Colectivo Teatral es un grupo de teatro dedicado a…
Find out more »October 2022
Theatre Pizza Fridays
One event on Fri, October 14th, 2022 at 12:30pm
One event on Fri, October 21st, 2022 at 12:30pm
One event on Fri, November 4th, 2022 at 12:30pm
One event on Fri, November 11th, 2022 at 12:30pm
One event on Fri, November 18th, 2022 at 12:30pm
One event on Fri, December 2nd, 2022 at 12:30pm
One event on Fri, December 9th, 2022 at 12:30pm
One event on Fri, February 3rd, 2023 at 12:30pm
One event on Fri, February 10th, 2023 at 12:30pm
One event on Fri, February 24th, 2023 at 12:30pm
One event on Fri, March 3rd, 2023 at 12:30pm
One event on Fri, March 10th, 2023 at 12:30pm
One event on Fri, March 17th, 2023 at 12:30pm
One event on Fri, April 7th, 2023 at 12:30pm
One event on Fri, April 14th, 2023 at 12:30pm
One event on Fri, April 21st, 2023 at 12:30pm
One event on Fri, April 28th, 2023 at 12:30pm
One event on Fri, May 5th, 2023 at 12:30pm
One event on Fri, May 12th, 2023 at 12:30pm
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- Arts at Williams
Join the Theatre Dept for Pizza Fridays, pizza and chats every Friday*. CenterStage lobby. *Well, almost every Friday! Pizza Friday dates for Winter/Spring 2023 are: FEB 3, 10, 24; MAR 3, 10, 17; APR 7, 14, 21, 28; MAY 5 & 12 Pizza Friday dates for Fall 2022 are: OCT 7, 14, 21; NOV 4, 11, 18; DEC 2 &…
Find out more »January 2023
I/O Festival 2023 - Friday CenterStage
I/O FEST 2023 3 DAYS AND NIGHTS OF THE MUSIC OF NOW Presented by the Williams College Department of Music and the ‘62 Center for Theatre & Dance – CenterStage (1000 Main Street, Williamstown) FRIDAY 1/13 7:30 PM｜’62 Center I/O Ensemble performs adventurous new music from the edge of tomorrow Katherine Balch: Una Corda for prepared piano and ensemble (2016) Marcos…
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I/O Festival 2023 - "Penelope" CenterStage
I/O FEST 2023 3 DAYS AND NIGHTS OF THE MUSIC OF NOW Presented by the Williams College Department of Music and the ‘62 Center for Theatre & Dance – CenterStage (1000 Main Street, Williamstown) SATURDAY 1/14 8:00 PM｜’62 Center New Music Williams presents Penelope, a song cycle by Sarah Kirkland Snider Featuring Sara Stebbins ‘24 Penelope is a 60-minute song cycle…
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Club Zambezi Dance Party!
All are invited to dance it up and feel the heat blazing from the fire we call the Club Zambezi Dance Party! Bring yourself, bring a friend, and bring the family to listen and dance to the amazing music, inspired by traditional Zimbabwean music as well as contemporary African styles. All are welcome! Standing Room Only will be available at…
Find out more »September 2023
Theatre Dept Info Session: DANCE NATION auditions
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- Arts at Williams
An informational meeting about Dance Nation will be held on Thursday, September 14 at 5p in the Center Stage Theatre. All who are interested in auditioning are encouraged to attend and learn more about the project. Snacks provided! Auditions: Dance Nation by Clara Barron Auditions will take place on Friday, September 15 (5p - 8:30p) & Saturday, September 16 (11a - 3p)…
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Theatre Dept Auditions: DANCE NATION by Clara Barron
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- Arts at Williams
Auditions: Dance Nation by Clara Barron A Collaboration Co-Mentored by Amy Holzapfel and Erica Dankmeyer Auditions will take place on Friday, September 15 (5p - 8:30p) & Saturday, September 16 (11a - 3p) in the Center Stage Theatre. Please sign up for an audition time HERE and if you have any questions please reach out to Jennifer Collins Hard, Production Manager (jch8@williams.edu) Please note, if…
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Theatre Dept Auditions: DANCE NATION by Clara Barron
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- Arts at Williams
Auditions: Dance Nation by Clara Barron A Collaboration Co-Mentored by Amy Holzapfel and Erica Dankmeyer Auditions will take place on Friday, September 15 (5p - 8:30p) & Saturday, September 16 (11a - 3p) in the Center Stage Theatre. Please sign up for an audition time HERE and if you have any questions please reach out to Jennifer Collins Hard, Production Manager (jch8@williams.edu) Please note, if…
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Theatre Performance: DANCE NATION by Clare Barron
One event on Fri, November 10th, 2023 at 7:30pm
One event on Sat, November 11th, 2023 at 7:30pm
One event on Sat, November 11th, 2023 at 2:00pm
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- Arts at Williams
- Cost
- $3
Directed by Amy Holzapfel, with Sophia Rothman '25 Choreography by Erica Dankmeyer, with Casey Monteiro '24 ** Please note, for SOLD OUT performances, a waitlist will begin at the box office one hour prior to curtain. Waitlists are in person only and highly recommended. What if you could change the world through dance? What if you could dance away world…
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Theatre Performance: DANCE NATION by Clare Barron
One event on Fri, November 10th, 2023 at 7:30pm
One event on Sat, November 11th, 2023 at 7:30pm
One event on Sat, November 11th, 2023 at 2:00pm
- Categories:
- Arts at Williams
- Cost
- $3
Directed by Amy Holzapfel, with Sophia Rothman '25 Choreography by Erica Dankmeyer, with Casey Monteiro '24 ** Please note, for SOLD OUT performances, a waitlist will begin at the box office one hour prior to curtain. Waitlists are in person only and highly recommended. What if you could change the world through dance? What if you could dance away world…
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Theatre Performance: DANCE NATION by Clare Barron
One event on Fri, November 10th, 2023 at 2:00pm
One event on Sat, November 11th, 2023 at 2:00pm
One event on Sat, November 11th, 2023 at 2:00pm
- Categories:
- Arts at Williams
- Cost
- $3
Directed by Amy Holzapfel, with Sophia Rothman '25 Choreography by Erica Dankmeyer, with Casey Monteiro '24 ** Please note, for SOLD OUT performances, a waitlist will begin at the box office one hour prior to curtain. Waitlists are in person only and highly recommended. What if you could change the world through dance? What if you could dance away world…
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Theatre Performance: DANCE NATION by Clare Barron
One event on Fri, November 10th, 2023 at 7:30pm
One event on Sat, November 11th, 2023 at 7:30pm
One event on Sat, November 11th, 2023 at 2:00pm
- Categories:
- Arts at Williams
- Cost
- $3
Directed by Amy Holzapfel, with Sophia Rothman '25 Choreography by Erica Dankmeyer, with Casey Monteiro '24 ** Please note, for SOLD OUT performances, a waitlist will begin at the box office one hour prior to curtain. Waitlists are in person only and highly recommended. What if you could change the world through dance? What if you could dance away world…
Find out more »January 2024
I/O Festival 2024 - The Music of Now - 4 Day Program
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- Performances
- Cost
- Free
I/O FEST 2024 4 DAYS AND NIGHTS OF THE MUSIC OF NOW Friday, January 12, CenterStage '62 Center, 7:30pm, free and open to the public Bent Duo and New Music Williams plus an opening performance by student/alumni group quacktrioquack Sarah Hennies: Unsettle (2017) (Bent Duo) Matt Wisotsky ‘23: World Premiere Julius Eastman: Stay On It (1973) 1_12_2024 PROGRAM Saturday, January…
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I/O Festival 2024 - Transient Canvas and New Music Williams
I/O FEST 2024 4 DAYS AND NIGHTS OF THE MUSIC OF NOW Saturday, January 13, CenterStage ‘62 Center, 7:30pm, free and open to the public Transient Canvas and New Music Williams Matthew Evan Taylor: Liminal Echoes (Transient Canvas) (2023) Mikhail Johnson: Ton yo han mek fashan (Transient Canvas) (2020/21) Francesca Hellerman ‘23: Glimpses of Verse (after Aeneid I.1-2) (2023), world…
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Queering Festival Community Lunch - Opening Weekend
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- Arts at Williams
In celebration of the Festival kick-off, please join us for a community lunch in the '62 Center's MainStage lobby at 12 PM. Meet Festival artists Alex Davis, Jay Carlon, and their artistic teams. Gluten-free and vegan options will be available. Please email Corissa Bryant with questions. Free. All are welcome!
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Queering Perspectives Festival: TALAGA, A Performance Lecture Demonstration
/TA•LA•GA/ expression: really or indeed; used often when gossiping. “Through process, discussion, and ritual, talaga reimagines gossip through embodiment and conversation to preserve and reawaken filipinx culture, healing, and joy. Exciting, talaga?!” Filipinx-American dancer, choreographer, and community organizer, Jay Carlon leads this gathering of community and connection. A hybrid of performance, installation and conversation, Jay and collaborator, Micaela Tobin explore…
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Club Zambezi Dance Party!
All are invited to dance it up and feel the heat blazing from the fire we call the Club Zambezi Dance Party! Bring yourself, bring a friend, and bring the family to listen and dance to the amazing music, inspired by traditional Zimbabwean music as well as contemporary African styles. All are welcome! Tickets required. Tendai Muparutsa, artistic director
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Club Zambezi Dance Party!
All are invited to dance it up and feel the heat blazing from the fire we call the Club Zambezi Dance Party! Bring yourself, bring a friend, and bring the family to listen and dance to the amazing music, inspired by traditional Zimbabwean music as well as contemporary African styles. All are welcome! Tickets required. Tendai Muparutsa, artistic director
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Queering Perspectives Festival: YOUR SEXTS ARE SHIT: OLDER BETTER LETTERS
Your Sexts Are Shit: Older Better Letters is an intimate, funny, filthy, and moving solo show from Rachel Mars that triangulates the sex and love letters of long-dead artists, contemporary sexts, and a meditation on the construction of the queer female body. Come! Take pleasure in James Joyce’s passion for arse, find out who sneaked her gay lover into the…
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Queering Festival Community Lunch - Closing Weekend
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- Arts at Williams
To celebrate the Festival closing weekend, please join us for a community lunch in the '62 Center's MainStage lobby at 12 PM. Meet Festival artists Rachel Mars, Salty Brine, and their artistic teams. Gluten-free and vegan options will be available. Please email Corissa Bryant with questions. Free. All are welcome!
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Queering Perspectives Festival: YOUR SEXTS ARE SHIT: OLDER BETTER LETTERS
Your Sexts Are Shit: Older Better Letters is an intimate, funny, filthy, and moving solo show from Rachel Mars that triangulates the sex and love letters of long-dead artists, contemporary sexts, and a meditation on the construction of the queer female body. Come! Take pleasure in James Joyce’s passion for arse, find out who sneaked her gay lover into the…
Find out more »April 2024
Theatre Performance: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812
One event on Fri, April 26th, 2024 at 7:30pm
One event on Sat, April 27th, 2024 at 7:30pm
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- Arts at Williams
- Cost
- $3
Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 By Dave Malloy Directed by Jessica Pearson-Bleyer Writer and composer Dave Malloy describes his musical Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 as an “electropop opera” that combines elements of rock, EDM, Russian Folk, and classical music with a healthy dose of old-school Musical Theatre. His unexpected and artful combination of…
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Theatre Performance: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812
One event on Fri, April 26th, 2024 at 7:30pm
One event on Sat, April 27th, 2024 at 7:30pm
- Categories:
- Arts at Williams
- Cost
- $3
Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 By Dave Malloy Directed by Jessica Pearson-Bleyer Writer and composer Dave Malloy describes his musical Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 as an “electropop opera” that combines elements of rock, EDM, Russian Folk, and classical music with a healthy dose of old-school Musical Theatre. His unexpected and artful combination of…
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Theatre Performance: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812
One event on Fri, April 26th, 2024 at 7:30pm
One event on Sat, April 27th, 2024 at 7:30pm
- Categories:
- Arts at Williams
- Cost
- $3
Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 By Dave Malloy Directed by Jessica Pearson-Bleyer Writer and composer Dave Malloy describes his musical Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 as an “electropop opera” that combines elements of rock, EDM, Russian Folk, and classical music with a healthy dose of old-school Musical Theatre. His unexpected and artful combination of…
Find out more »October 2024
Dance Dept: Spring Open House
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- Arts at Williams
Time flies! It is time for the Theatre & Dance Spring Open House. Meet the faculty and staff of the Dance and Theatre departments and learn about our course offerings, performance opportunities, and available jobs. You can also hear about the year’s visiting artists on CenterSeries. Light refreshments will be provided. All are welcome!
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Theatre Dept: Spring Open House
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- Arts at Williams
Time flies! It is time for the Theatre & Dance Spring Open House. Meet the faculty and staff of the Dance and Theatre departments and learn about our course offerings, performance opportunities, and available jobs. You can also hear about the year’s visiting artists on CenterSeries. Light refreshments will be provided. All are welcome!
Find out more »November 2024
Theatre Dept: Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing"
One event on Fri, November 15th, 2024 at 7:30pm
One event on Sat, November 16th, 2024 at 7:30pm
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- Arts at Williams
- Cost
- $3
Much Ado About Nothing By William Shakespeare Directed By Erica Terpening-Romeo We all know that lies exist on a spectrum: there are lies of politeness or expediency, playful lies we call pranks, unnecessary lies that cause confusion, and malicious lies that can ruin, or even end, lives. Much Ado About Nothing is about all of these. Over the course of…
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Theatre Dept: Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing"
One event on Fri, November 15th, 2024 at 7:30pm
One event on Sat, November 16th, 2024 at 7:30pm
- Categories:
- Arts at Williams
- Cost
- $3
Much Ado About Nothing By William Shakespeare Directed By Erica Terpening-Romeo We all know that lies exist on a spectrum: there are lies of politeness or expediency, playful lies we call pranks, unnecessary lies that cause confusion, and malicious lies that can ruin, or even end, lives. Much Ado About Nothing is about all of these. Over the course of…
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Theatre Dept: Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing"
One event on Fri, November 15th, 2024 at 7:30pm
One event on Sat, November 16th, 2024 at 7:30pm
- Categories:
- Arts at Williams
- Cost
- $3
Much Ado About Nothing By William Shakespeare Directed By Erica Terpening-Romeo We all know that lies exist on a spectrum: there are lies of politeness or expediency, playful lies we call pranks, unnecessary lies that cause confusion, and malicious lies that can ruin, or even end, lives. Much Ado About Nothing is about all of these. Over the course of…
Find out more »January 2025
I/O Festival 2025 - The Music of Now - 3 Day Program
I/O FEST 2025 3 DAYS AND NIGHTS OF THE MUSIC OF NOW DAY ONE FRIDAY January 17, 7:30 PM ‘62 Center, CenterStage I/O Ensemble, featuring guest artists Sky Macklay (composer) and Ben Richter (composer and accordion) Gabriella Smith: Maré (2017) Linda Catlin Smith: Knotted Silk (1999) Morton Feldman: Durations II (1960) Sky Macklay: Harmonifriends (2022) 1 intermission Ben Richter: Portent…
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I/O Festival 2025 - Balinese Gamelan Workshop
I/O FEST 2025 3 DAYS AND NIGHTS OF THE MUSIC OF NOW DAY TWO WORKSHOP SATURDAY, January 18, 1 PM ‘62 Center, CenterStage Hands-on workshop in Balinese Gamelan with members of Gamelan Yowana Sari. Open to all, no experience necessary.
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I/O Festival 2025 - I/O Ensemble
I/O FEST 2025 3 DAYS AND NIGHTS OF THE MUSIC OF NOW DAY TWO SATURDAY January 18, 7:30 PM ‘62 Center, CenterStage I/O Ensemble and guest artists from Gamelan Yowana Sari Steve Reich: Music for Pieces of Wood (gamelan version) Douglas Boyce ‘92: Floruit Egregiis (2011/19) Phil Acimovic: Five Poems for Piano (2025)* Jacob Fanto ‘25: Amber and Asphalt (2025)*…
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Dance & Music Depts: Club Zambezi Dance Party!
All are invited to dance it up and feel the heat blazing from the fire we call the Club Zambezi Dance Party! Bring yourself, bring a friend, and bring the family to listen and dance to the amazing music, inspired by traditional Zimbabwean music as well as contemporary African styles. All are welcome!
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Dance & Music Depts: Club Zambezi Dance Party!
All are invited to dance it up and feel the heat blazing from the fire we call the Club Zambezi Dance Party! Bring yourself, bring a friend, and bring the family to listen and dance to the amazing music, inspired by traditional Zimbabwean music as well as contemporary African styles. All are welcome!
Find out more »April 2025
Theatre Dept: "Everybody" by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
One event on Fri, April 25th, 2025 at 7:30pm
One event on Sat, April 26th, 2025 at 7:30pm
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- Arts at Williams
- Cost
- $3
Everybody By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Directed By Samer Al-Saber What is life for? Why do we die, or live? How is being alive kind of like being in a play? Inspired by a fifteenth-century English morality drama, Everybody tells the allegorical tale of an average person— selected from members of the cast at each performance—on life’s comic journey towards the inevitable.…
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Theatre Dept: "Everybody" by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
One event on Fri, April 25th, 2025 at 7:30pm
One event on Sat, April 26th, 2025 at 7:30pm
- Categories:
- Arts at Williams
- Cost
- $3
Everybody By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Directed By Samer Al-Saber What is life for? Why do we die, or live? How is being alive kind of like being in a play? Inspired by a fifteenth-century English morality drama, Everybody tells the allegorical tale of an average person— selected from members of the cast at each performance—on life’s comic journey towards the inevitable.…
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