Princeton students—submit your work! All undergrads are invited to submit their Princeton Research Day presentations (from early proposals to completed independent work and creative projects) before 11:59 p.m. (ET) on February 11, 2026. Chance to earn cash prizes!
The Program in Theater welcomes back alum Sam Gravitte ’17 (Wicked on Broadway) alongside Resident Music Director and Composer Vince di Mura to teach a series of drop-in music theater workshops. Free & open to all Princeton students.
Discover careers that lie at the intersection of STEM and live entertainment! In this hands-on, drop-in class series, you'll learn from Princeton faculty and guest professionals working in careers that combine STEM and creativity. Cosponsored by LCA and Center on Science and Technology. Open to Princeton students; no registration required.
A conversation, in English, between French director Stéphane Braunschweig, Short-Term Fellow in the Humanities Council and Department of French and Italian and Florent Masse, director of L’Avant-Scène on the state of public theater (Théâtre Public) in France. Open to University community.
Join us for a lunch conversation between Shariffa Ali, lecturer in theater and curator/choreographer Jay Pather, Long-Term Fellow in the Humanities Council and the Lewis Center for the Arts, to welcome Pather to the LCA for the spring semester. Open to University community.
With acclaimed novelist Isabella Hammad, author Tareq Baconi discusses his new book "Fire in Every Direction" — a memoir of political and queer awakening, of impossible love amidst generations of displacement, and what it means to return home. Organized and introduced by Princeton Arts Fellow Nicole Sealey. Open to public, no tickets required.
A free poetry reading and reception with journalist, community organizer, and performance artist Anthony Orozco of Barrio Alegría. Sponsored by H4 Working Group (PIIRS) led by Hanna Garth, Amelia Frank-Vitale, and Stacy Wolf.
Lali and Beng are being held captive. No one knows where they have been taken or if they are alive. All they have is each other. No One is Forgotten: An Immersive Opera Drama is a work-in-progress that experiments with psycho-acoustic and immersive sound design, along with actors, opera singers, cello, and theatrical foley to create a sound world which places audiences within the confines of a journalist and aid worker held hostage. Co-composed by Paola Prestini and Sxip Shirey with a story and libretto adapted by Winter Miller, based on her play. Free tickets required.
Lali and Beng are being held captive. No one knows where they have been taken or if they are alive. All they have is each other. No One is Forgotten: An Immersive Opera Drama is a work-in-progress that experiments with psycho-acoustic and immersive sound design, along with actors, opera singers, cello, and theatrical foley to create a sound world which places audiences within the confines of a journalist and aid worker held hostage. Co-composed by Paola Prestini and Sxip Shirey with a story and libretto adapted by Winter Miller, based on her play. Free tickets required.
Canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. Performance by musician Matt Molloy, member of traditional Irish folk band The Chieftains. Free tickets sold out.
Following the work-in-progress presentation of No One is Forgotten, this public conversation with Eliza Griswold, Director of the Program in Journalism, and Professor of Creative Writing Aleksandar Hemon will interrogate the relationship between artists and journalists, how their word impacts or fortifies each other, and how both professions often live within one person. In collaboration with the Program in Journalism and generously supported by a Humanities Council Magic Grant for Innovation.
Learn how to dance to Greek, Cypriot, and Balkan songs! World-renowned dancer Christos Shakallis leads workshops that are free and open to all. Registration requested.
The Program in Theater welcomes back alum Sam Gravitte ’17 (Wicked on Broadway) alongside Resident Music Director and Composer Vince di Mura to teach a series of drop-in music theater workshops. Free & open to all Princeton students.
Discover careers that lie at the intersection of STEM and live entertainment! In this hands-on, drop-in class series, you'll learn from Princeton faculty and guest professionals working in careers that combine STEM and creativity. Cosponsored by LCA and Center on Science and Technology. Open to Princeton students; no registration required.
Award-winning novelist, poet and memoirist Hala Alyan, winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the Arab American Book Award, reads from her work along with several creative writing seniors. Books available for purchase/signing. No tickets required.
Writer, professor, and photographer Ocean Vuong reads from his newest novel, The Emperor of Gladness, and joins in conversation with Princeton Professor Anne Cheng. Open to public; registration recommended.
Learn how to dance to Greek, Cypriot, and Balkan songs! World-renowned dancer Christos Shakallis leads workshops that are free and open to all. Registration requested.
A screening of 40+ short films created by students in fall visual arts courses in analog film production, documentary filmmaking, animation, short form film, and "Making the Vampire Film." Open to public; no tickets required.
In this new play by physics major Matthew Cooperberg, Quinn Marion rebels against academia in their pursuit of proving quantum mechanics false. Grace Sy navigates a gender crisis to find themself with the help of old friends. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure called Kit encourages both of them to experiment in increasingly dangerous ways. As they seek certainty in the unknown, their lives and their experiments in quantum mechanics and gender exploration collide. Free tickets required.
In this new play by physics major Matthew Cooperberg, Quinn Marion rebels against academia in their pursuit of proving quantum mechanics false. Grace Sy navigates a gender crisis to find themself with the help of old friends. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure called Kit encourages both of them to experiment in increasingly dangerous ways. As they seek certainty in the unknown, their lives and their experiments in quantum mechanics and gender exploration collide. Free tickets required.
In this new play by physics major Matthew Cooperberg, Quinn Marion rebels against academia in their pursuit of proving quantum mechanics false. Grace Sy navigates a gender crisis to find themself with the help of old friends. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure called Kit encourages both of them to experiment in increasingly dangerous ways. As they seek certainty in the unknown, their lives and their experiments in quantum mechanics and gender exploration collide. Free tickets required.
This course provides ten hours of OSHA-authorized training (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) on critical workplace safety topics with a special emphasis on safe practices related to theatrical production and fabrication. The course teaches entry-level workers how to recognize and prevent common job-related hazards, inform them of their rights, and familiarize them with safety procedures, leading to a safer work environment. Free course held over sessions; registration required. Open to University community.
A screening of 40+ short films created by students in fall visual arts courses in analog film production, documentary filmmaking, animation, short form film, and "Making the Vampire Film." Open to public; no tickets required.
Exhibition of innovative poster designs and artists’ books by the seniors and juniors in the Program in Visual Arts. Hagan Gallery open weekdays 9 AM - 6 PM.
The Program in Theater welcomes back alum Sam Gravitte ’17 (Wicked on Broadway) alongside Resident Music Director and Composer Vince di Mura to teach a series of drop-in music theater workshops. Free & open to all Princeton students.
The Program in Visual Arts hosts an info session for all sophomores interested in the program minor and the Art & Archaeology Practice of Art track major. Students will have the opportunity to meet current faculty, majors, and minors to ask questions about the program and application process.
Award-winning poet Didi Jackson, a Poetry Society of America honoree, and acclaimed poet Major Jackson, recipient of a Pushcart Prize and a Whiting Writers’ Award, read from their work. Open to public; no tickets required.
Exhibition of innovative poster designs and artists’ books by the seniors and juniors in the Program in Visual Arts. Hagan Gallery open weekdays 9 AM - 6 PM.
A screening of 40+ short films created by students in fall visual arts courses in analog film production, documentary filmmaking, animation, short form film, and "Making the Vampire Film." Open to public; no tickets required.
Exhibition of innovative poster designs and artists’ books by the seniors and juniors in the Program in Visual Arts. Hagan Gallery open weekdays 9 AM - 6 PM.
In relation to, a new work choreographed by senior Madalyn Mejia, explores the creation of social meaning through interactions both with the material and relational world. The audience is immersed in a complex social environment that is iteratively constructed as the work unfolds. Free tickets required.
Exhibition of innovative poster designs and artists’ books by the seniors and juniors in the Program in Visual Arts. Hagan Gallery open weekdays 9 AM - 6 PM.
Find out what early-career researchers at Princeton University are discovering in their scholarly and creative work in the arts and humanities, natural sciences, social sciences and engineering. Come to the Princeton University Art Museum to interact with undergraduate researchers and creators presenting their in-progress and completed projects. Open to public; no advance registration required.
The 45th annual Thomas Edison Film Festival (TEFF) will premiere at the James Stewart Film Theater with a pre-event reception and screening followed by a Q&A with filmmakers. The Stellar Award-winning short films to be screened represent animation, documentary, experimental, narrative and screen dance genres. Films also available online 2/21-28. Open to public; no tickets required.
In relation to, a new work choreographed by senior Madalyn Mejia, explores the creation of social meaning through interactions both with the material and relational world. The audience is immersed in a complex social environment that is iteratively constructed as the work unfolds. Free tickets required.
Exhibition of innovative poster designs and artists’ books by the seniors and juniors in the Program in Visual Arts. Hagan Gallery open weekdays 9 AM - 6 PM.
In relation to, a new work choreographed by senior Madalyn Mejia, explores the creation of social meaning through interactions both with the material and relational world. The audience is immersed in a complex social environment that is iteratively constructed as the work unfolds. Free tickets required.
Manual for a Desperate Crossing is an epic migratory montage that follows a group of Cuban rafters, or “balseros,” fleeing to the United States in the mid-1990s. Cuban-American playwright María Irene Fornés crafts this one-act with her distinctively stylized prose, which draws from real-life testimonies of balseros, to create a vast landscape of overlapping fears and dreams. Directed by Didi Vekri '27; lighting design and dramaturgy by Elena Milliken '26. Free tickets required.
This course provides ten hours of OSHA-authorized training (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) on critical workplace safety topics with a special emphasis on safe practices related to theatrical production and fabrication. The course teaches entry-level workers how to recognize and prevent common job-related hazards, inform them of their rights, and familiarize them with safety procedures, leading to a safer work environment. Free course held over sessions; registration required. Open to University community.
Exhibition of innovative poster designs and artists’ books by the seniors and juniors in the Program in Visual Arts. Hagan Gallery open weekdays 9 AM - 6 PM.
An exhibition of recent works by Princeton visual arts senior Zavier Foster. Gallery open weekdays 9 AM - 6 PM. Free & open to public.
An exhibition of recent works by Princeton seniors Dane Utley and Alvaro Machado Basso. Gallery open daily 10 AM - 8 PM. Free & open to public.
Award-winning writer and Princeton alum Jordan Salama, who tells stories about migration, culture, and the environment across the Americas, reads from his work along with several creative writing seniors. Open to public; no tickets required.
Exhibition of innovative poster designs and artists’ books by the seniors and juniors in the Program in Visual Arts. Hagan Gallery open weekdays 9 AM - 6 PM.
An exhibition of recent works by Princeton visual arts senior Zavier Foster. Gallery open weekdays 9 AM - 6 PM. Free & open to public.
An exhibition of recent works by Princeton seniors Dane Utley and Alvaro Machado Basso. Gallery open daily 10 AM - 8 PM. Free & open to public.
Exhibition of innovative poster designs and artists’ books by the seniors and juniors in the Program in Visual Arts. Hagan Gallery open weekdays 9 AM - 6 PM.
An exhibition of recent works by Princeton visual arts senior Zavier Foster. Gallery open weekdays 9 AM - 6 PM. Free & open to public.
An exhibition of recent works by Princeton seniors Dane Utley and Alvaro Machado Basso. Gallery open daily 10 AM - 8 PM. Free & open to public.
Exhibition of innovative poster designs and artists’ books by the seniors and juniors in the Program in Visual Arts. Hagan Gallery open weekdays 9 AM - 6 PM.
An exhibition of recent works by Princeton visual arts senior Zavier Foster. Gallery open weekdays 9 AM - 6 PM. Free & open to public.
An exhibition of recent works by Princeton seniors Dane Utley and Alvaro Machado Basso. Gallery open daily 10 AM - 8 PM. Free & open to public.
Manual for a Desperate Crossing is an epic migratory montage that follows a group of Cuban rafters, or “balseros,” fleeing to the United States in the mid-1990s. Cuban-American playwright María Irene Fornés crafts this one-act with her distinctively stylized prose, which draws from real-life testimonies of balseros, to create a vast landscape of overlapping fears and dreams. Directed by Didi Vekri '27; lighting design and dramaturgy by Elena Milliken '26. Free tickets required.
Exhibition of innovative poster designs and artists’ books by the seniors and juniors in the Program in Visual Arts. Hagan Gallery open weekdays 9 AM - 6 PM.
An exhibition of recent works by Princeton visual arts senior Zavier Foster. Gallery open weekdays 9 AM - 6 PM. Free & open to public.
An exhibition of recent works by Princeton seniors Dane Utley and Alvaro Machado Basso. Gallery open daily 10 AM - 8 PM. Free & open to public.
Manual for a Desperate Crossing is an epic migratory montage that follows a group of Cuban rafters, or “balseros,” fleeing to the United States in the mid-1990s. Cuban-American playwright María Irene Fornés crafts this one-act with her distinctively stylized prose, which draws from real-life testimonies of balseros, to create a vast landscape of overlapping fears and dreams. Directed by Didi Vekri '27; lighting design and dramaturgy by Elena Milliken '26. Free tickets required.
An exhibition of recent works by Princeton seniors Dane Utley and Alvaro Machado Basso. Gallery open daily 10 AM - 8 PM. Free & open to public.
Manual for a Desperate Crossing is an epic migratory montage that follows a group of Cuban rafters, or “balseros,” fleeing to the United States in the mid-1990s. Cuban-American playwright María Irene Fornés crafts this one-act with her distinctively stylized prose, which draws from real-life testimonies of balseros, to create a vast landscape of overlapping fears and dreams. Directed by Didi Vekri '27; lighting design and dramaturgy by Elena Milliken '26. Free tickets required.
