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The listings below include arts events presented by departments & groups across the Princeton campus. Click "LCA" above to view Lewis Center events only.
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stitching
stitching is a group show of 13 black student artists aiming to re-explore one of the art world's most central and controversial question — what constitutes the Black aesthetic? Open Feb. 25 at 9 PM through Feb. 27 at 8 PM. FREE; open to University community.
Free
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Conduction in the Forum
Conduction in the Forum
Do you play an instrument? Do you not play an instrument? Do you want to make noises with your body and with objects? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, come take part in Conduction: a process created by Butch Morris in which Maya Keren ‘22 will lead the ensemble with hand cues and gestures to create a spontaneous musical piece. FREE; open to University community. Snacks provided.
Free
2 events,
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The Writers’ Room: A Midterm Comedy Reading
The Writers’ Room: A Midterm Comedy Reading
Watch a one-time only, free, live reading of the new comedy series penned by students in comedian and disability advocate Maysoon Zayid's spring course, “The Writers Room,” as the students share their hilarious midterms. FREE and open to public; tickets required.
Free
6 events,
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Black Earth Film Series: The Need to GROW by Rob Herring
Black Earth Film Series: The Need to GROW by Rob Herring
Filmmaker Rob Herring screens his and Ryan Wirick's award-winning documentary film, "The Need to GROW," an intimate look into the hearts of activists and innovators in the food movement, followed by a Q&A discussion via Zoom. Part of the Black Earth film series organized by Princeton's Deana Lawson and Tina Campt. Free and open to the public; advance tickets required through University Ticketing. Virtual screening option also available via Zoom.
Free
Atelier at Large — “Mythic Method”
Atelier at Large — “Mythic Method”
Atelier at Large Series presents "Mythic Method." In the latest of a series of conversations that bring guest artists to campus to discuss what they face in making art in the modern world, Paul Muldoon is joined by Sarah Ruhl (Eurydice), Stew (Passing Strange; Athens, Georgia) and Emily Wilson (The Odyssey) to discuss the role of myth in modern art. FREE and open to public; tickets required through University Ticketing.
Free
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Improv for Writers with Gwen Tulin
Improv for Writers with Gwen Tulin
Join Improv for Writers with guest performer/writer/teaching artist Gwen Tulin as part of Kirstin Valdez Quade’s spring course, “Spark! Sparking Creativity in Writing.” FREE; open to all enrolled Lewis Center students.
Free
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VIS Program Info Session
VIS Program Info Session
All sophomore students interested in the Program in Visual Arts are invited to an info session to meet current faculty, art majors, and certificate students and to ask questions about the program and application process. FREE; open to Princeton students only. No RSVP required.
Free
2 events,
Fall 2021 Film/Video Classes Screening
Fall 2021 Film/Video Classes Screening
Over the course of 2 nights, the Program in Visual Arts presents 35 short animated, documentary, and narrative student films created in fall 2021 semester courses. Receptions follow both screenings. FREE; open to Princeton community. No advance registration required.
Free
2 events,
a trace of multitudes: A Senior Art Show by Tobi Ajayi
VIS senior Tobi Ajayi presents an exhibition of recent prints. Gallery open daily at all hours. FREE; open to University community.
Free
4 events,
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Wesaam Al-Badry Artist Conversation
Wesaam Al-Badry Artist Conversation
Artist and multimedia journalist Wesaam Al-Badry will discuss his ongoing photographic project documenting the lives of essential workers and their families in California’s Central and Salinas Valleys. Al-Badry will be joined in conversation by Leydy Rangel, United Farm Workers Foundation, and Sandra Valdez, Farmworker. In-person attendance limited to University community. General Public can register to attend on Zoom. Free; registration required.
Free
C.K. Williams Reading by Brandon Taylor
C.K. Williams Reading by Brandon Taylor
Brandon Taylor, whose novel "Real Life" was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, and eight creative writing seniors read from their work as part of the C.K. Williams Reading Series. FREE and open to the public; tickets required.
Free
3 events,
Atelier at Large — “Freedom to Write”
Atelier at Large — “Freedom to Write”
In another conversation that brings guest artists to campus to discuss what they face in making art in the modern world, Paul Muldoon discusses various concepts of freedom with the US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, the CEO of PEN America Suzanne Nossel, and the playwright Lynn Nottage. FREE and open to public; tickets required through University Ticketing.
Free
3 events,
2021-22 Holmes Lecture: Tyehimba Jess
2021-22 Holmes Lecture: Tyehimba Jess
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Tyehimba Jess gives a reading and meditation on "What it be like? Docupoetics of the Failing Empire." FREE and open to the public; tickets required.
Free
3 events,
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Creative Transformations: Imagining the Future of the Arts Through Community and Communication with Anthony Roth Costanzo
Creative Transformations: Imagining the Future of the Arts Through Community and Communication with Anthony Roth Costanzo
Join Princeton alum, producer/curator and countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo for the annual Carl E. Schorske Memorial Lecture about the importance of communication and community, and the future of the arts. FREE; For Princeton students, faculty + staff.
Free
6 events,
Reverence: Senior Dance Thesis Collaborative Concert
Reverence: Senior Dance Thesis Collaborative Concert
This annual dance concert presented by seven seniors in Princeton’s Program in Dance premieres new and adapted works, group pieces, duets and solo works. FREE and open to public. Reserve tickets through University Ticketing.
Free
Reimagining the Ballet Des Porcelaines: A Story of Magic, Desire, and Exotic Entanglement
Reimagining the Ballet Des Porcelaines: A Story of Magic, Desire, and Exotic Entanglement
The Music Dept. and LCA present a reimagining of "Ballet des Porcelaines," a ballet pantomime from 1746, in this chinoiserie rococo production that gets at the heart of the mystery, exoticism, and complex cultural work that is imbedded in the production of porcelain. FREE and open to public; tickets required.
Free
Fund for Irish Studies — Susan McKay on “From Triumphalism to Desperation — the Fall of Ulster Unionism”
Fund for Irish Studies — Susan McKay on “From Triumphalism to Desperation — the Fall of Ulster Unionism”
Journalist Susan McKay discusses her new book, "Northern Protestants - On Shifting Ground" as part of the Fund for Irish Studies lecture series. Different than other series events this year, the lecture will take place in-person. FREE and open to public; tickets required through University Ticketing.
Free
Reimagining the Ballet Des Porcelaines: Panel Discussion
Reimagining the Ballet Des Porcelaines: Panel Discussion
In conjunction with a series of performances presented by the LCA and the Music Department of Reimagining the Ballet des Porcelaines: A story of Magic, Desire, and Exotic Entanglement on March 18-19, lecturer in dance Tina Fehlandt moderates a panel discussion with Ballet des Porcelaines project directors Phil Chan (choreographer and activist) and Meredith Martin '97 (Associate Professor of Art History, New York University), along with Anne Cheng (Professor of English, Princeton University). Open to public. FREE; tickets required.
Free
4 events,
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Hip-Hop Techniques and Foundations: Vogueing with Omari Wiles
Hip-Hop Techniques and Foundations: Vogueing with Omari Wiles
Omari Wiles leads a class on Vogueing as part of the Program in Dance’s spring 2022 co-curricular dance offerings. Open to Princeton students, faculty, staff and alumni. Drop-in. FREE
Free
L’Avant-Scène presents Les Fausses confidences by Marivaux
L’Avant-Scène presents Les Fausses confidences by Marivaux
L'Avant-Scène presents Les Fausses confidences by Marivaux (1737) performed by students and directed by Florent Masse. In French. FREE; advance registration required.
Free
3 events,
Fascia: Senior Art Show by Jessica Brice
VIS senior Jessica Brice presents an exhibition of new work. Gallery open daily at all hours. FREE; Open to University community.
Free
Senior Art Show by Atilla Delingat
VIS senior Attila Delingat presents an exhibition of new work. Gallery open daily at all hours. FREE; Open to University community.
Free
4 events,
the love and affection i used to have: Senior Art Show by Ameena Faruki
Visual Arts senior Ameena Faruki presents an installation of video and photographic work exploring themes of obsolescence, estrangement, and care. Gallery open daily at all hours. FREE; Open to University community.
Free
6 events,
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Black Earth Film Series: Kahlil Joseph, Onye Anyanwu and Bradford Young
Black Earth Film Series: Kahlil Joseph, Onye Anyanwu and Bradford Young
Kahlil Joseph, Onye Anyanwu (BLKNWS) and Bradford Young (REkOGNIZE) screen their work in-person and join in conversation with Princeton's Deana Lawson and Tina Campt as part of the Black Earth film series organized by Lawson and Campt. Free and open to the public; advance tickets required through University Ticketing.
Free
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Creative Writing Thesis Info Session
Creative Writing Thesis Info Session
All members of the Class of 2023 who are interested in applying for the CWR certificate this semester (so they can do a creative writing thesis next year) are invited to an info session hosted by lecturer A.M. Homes. Stop by at any time to ask current faculty and staff about the thesis application process and enjoy a quick lunch. FREE; students only.
Free
6 events,
Thomas Edison Film Festival 2022 Screening
Thomas Edison Film Festival 2022 Screening
A screening of selected short films from the Thomas Edison Film Festival’s 2022 touring collection, including three award-winning shorts by Princeton students Lola Constantino '23 and Dylan Fox '22 and recent alumnus Alexander Deland, Jr. '21. Conversation and Q&A with Princeton faculty members Su Friedrich, Moon Molson, and Tim Szetela follows the screening. Open to the public; free tickets required through University Ticketing.
Free
Indigenous and Native North American Studies Lecture by David Treuer
Indigenous and Native North American Studies Lecture by David Treuer
Ojibwe novelist, non-fiction writer and Princeton alumnus David Treuer ’92 lectures on "Imagining Native American Life: Nonfiction, Ethnography, and the Future of the Past." FREE; registration required. Open to University community.
Free
5 events,
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Arts at Work —Theater/Music Theater: WICKED
Arts at Work —Theater/Music Theater: WICKED
On 3/25, get a behind-the-scenes look at the Broadway Musical WICKED and the career journeys of 3 alumni involved with the production — co-author Winnie Holzman '76, stage manager Alex Volckhausen '93 and actor Sam Gravitte '17. Presented by the Center for Career Development and the LCA. FREE; registration required.
Free
6 events,
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Building Your Vocal Book
Building Your Vocal Book
Co-taught by Princeton theater alums Adam Hyndman ’12 and music director Emily Whitaker ’15, this workshop will give students the opportunity to explore vocal repertoire from across the canon of musical theater, develop their own practice of interpreting narrative storytelling through song, and hone their audition technique. FREE; RSVP required. Open to students to perform and faculty/staff to observe.
Free
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Hip-Hop Techniques and Foundations: Afrobeat with Omari Wiles
Hip-Hop Techniques and Foundations: Afrobeat with Omari Wiles
Omari Wiles leads a class on Afrobeat as part of the Program in Dance’s spring 2022 co-curricular dance offerings. Open to Princeton students, faculty, staff and alumni. Drop-in. FREE
Free
2 events,
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Broadway Dance Masterclasses with Adam Hyndman ’12 and Mary Page Nance
Broadway Dance Masterclasses with Adam Hyndman ’12 and Mary Page Nance
Curated by Adam Hyndman '12 and taught by Hyndman and guest Mary Page Nance, this extended workshop series provides the opportunity to learn from some of Broadway’s top performers. Both workshops at 2 PM and 4 PM will be masterclasses in the style of the guest teaching artist. Panel discussion with the artists follows at 5:30 PM. FREE; open to University community.
Free
5 events,
Signatures: Senior Art Show by Megan Pai
VIS senior Megan Pai presents "Signatures," a show in two parts. It opens simultaneously in the Hagan Studio at 185 Nassau St. and the Hurley Gallery at the Lewis Arts complex for the week of March 28, and the show lasts for an additional week in Hagan. Each part features notes collected on paper, on screen, in tissue, and in time. Through acts of scripting and transcription, visitors may engage with the dynamics of reading, performance, interpretation, and memory. Galleries open 24/7. FREE; Open to University community.
Free
Ali Stroker: Turning Limitations into Opportunities
Ali Stroker: Turning Limitations into Opportunities
In an intimate presentation, the Tony Award-winning actor and first wheelchair user to star on Broadway will perform and discuss her life, career, and the importance of advocacy, representation and inclusion. Open to Princeton community; free tickets required.
Career Advising Hours
Career Advising Hours
Drop-in for Career Advising Hours with Yee Ho, an Advisor in the Center for Career Development, to explore your interests and possible creative career paths. FREE; open to Princeton students.
Free
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Writers-in-Progress: A Creative Writing Students Reading
Writers-in-Progress: A Creative Writing Students Reading
The Lewis Center Student Advisors offer an opportunity for creative writing students to read from their works-in-progress or finished pieces in a casual, open atmosphere hosted by Kate Lee. Desserts and drinks provided! FREE; Open to Princeton CWR students to participate as readers or attend. RSVP required.
Free
5 events,
Without Itinerary: Four Months in West Africa
Professor of Visual Arts Su Friedrich presents an exhibition of photographs, journals, and letters from her 1976 trip to West and North Africa. FREE; open to University community. March 30 reception from 4:30-7 PM is open to the public; FREE tickets required.
Free
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Black Earth Film Series: The Call of Mist (Redux) and Handsworth Songs by John Akomfrah
Black Earth Film Series: The Call of Mist (Redux) and Handsworth Songs by John Akomfrah
Filmmaker John Akomfrah screens two of his films followed by a recorded conversation with Akomfrah and Princeton's Tina Campt as part of the Black Earth film series organized by Lawson and Campt. Free and open to the public; advance tickets required through University Ticketing.
Free
Reading by Marilyn Nelson and Brontez Purnell
Reading by Marilyn Nelson and Brontez Purnell
Poet/translator Marilyn Nelson and musician/performance artist and Whiting Award-winning fiction writer Brontez Purnell read from their work as part of the Althea Ward Clark W'21 Reading Series presented by the Program in Creative Writing. FREE and open to public; tickets required.
Free
4 events,
US: A New Dance Work by Jared Harbour
US: A New Dance Work by Jared Harbour
US is the culmination of three years of work by Princeton dance senior Jared Harbour. Featuring a live rock music score and performed by Princeton students, this piece examines the family unit through the lens of personal experience and broader archetypes. Open to University community. Tickets required.
Free
5 events,
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Arts at Work — The Working Author: Writing Careers
Arts at Work — The Working Author: Writing Careers
Author Rakesh Satyal ‘20 and creative writing lecturer/author Mark Doten discuss their literary careers. Presented by the Center for Career Development and the LCA. FREE; registration required.
Free
New Works Festival II: Clara by Leila Abou-Jaoude
New Works Festival II: Clara by Leila Abou-Jaoude
This new musical by Princeton theater and music senior Leila Abou-Jaoude '22 considers Clara Schumann's place in music history. Detailing her career, correspondences, and compositions, the musical traces her development as an artist and woman. FREE and open to University community; no tickets required.
Free
4 events,
[Canceled] Making Queer Theater
[Canceled] Making Queer Theater
*This event has been canceled* Join us for a celebration of queer theater to kick off Princeton Pride Month! Featuring acts from LGBTQ+ shows running throughout April (Princeton University Players’s Mangroves and The Art of Pleasing Princes and Theatre Intime’s The Laramie Project), this night will also include a panel of queer theatermakers, both faculty and student. Open to University community. FREE; registration through MyPrincetonU.
Free
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