Dance Co-Curricular Classes
Take advantage of our FREE drop-in classes in ballet, pilates, yoga, hip-hop, and more. Many classes open to all skill levels; no registration required. FREE and open to all Princeton students, faculty, and staff.
Take advantage of our FREE drop-in classes in ballet, pilates, yoga, hip-hop, and more. Many classes open to all skill levels; no registration required. FREE and open to all Princeton students, faculty, and staff.
From New York to Paris, from ragtime to jazz, "The Hello Girls" chronicles the story of America’s first women soldiers. These intrepid heroines served as bi-lingual telephone operators on the front lines, helping turn the tide of World War I. They then returned home to fight a decades-long battle for equality and recognition, paving the way for future generations. Music + Lyrics by Peter Mills, book by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel, both Princeton alumni. Directed by Princeton senior Kate Semmens and featuring seniors Molly Bremer and Violet Gautreau, alongside a company of twelve student actor-musicians. Open to the public; tickets required through McCarter Box Office.
This original musical written and directed by Program in Theater/Music Theater certificate senior Cindy Han '22 features the four main characters of the famous Chinese epic Journey to the West but tells the never before explored story of their journey back home after they’ve successfully obtained Buddhist scriptures at the end of their journey westward. FREE and open to public; tickets required.
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.
The Student Playwrights Festival is a full production of original one-act plays written by students and hosted by Theatre Intime to showcase the creativity and talent of Princeton student playwrights! Tickets required.
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.
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.
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.
A series of drop-in workshops led by translator-in-residence Jeremy Tiang, for theater in translation. Bring along pages from your play translations to hear them read out loud, or just show up to participate. Come explore what happens to theater when it moves across boundaries of language and culture. No experience in theater or translating required. Held on select Mondays throughout the semester. FREE; for Princeton students only. *3/28 class held in Godfrey Kerr Studio
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.
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.
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.
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.
*Class canceled for April 26* Have you always wanted to try ballet but never got the chance? Lewis Center Student Advisor Molly Bremer hosts a weekly ballet class for truly absolute beginner students in a casual, welcoming environment. FREE; for Princeton students only.
*Class canceled for April 27* Bust a move and break a sweat in a casual, welcoming environment! Lewis Center Student Advisor Molly Bremer ’22 hosts a weekly jazz dance and conditioning class for absolute beginner, beginner, and intermediate dancers. Drop-in whenever you can for dance technique, strength and flexibility training, and new choreography each week in a casual, welcoming environment. *Classes not held 3/9, 16, 23. FREE; open to all Princeton students.
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes company! Join Lewis Center Student Advisor Molly Bremer '22 and theater certificate student Jay White ’24 each week for a musical theater movie night. Offered each week on Thursday evenings, this series surveys and honors the work of the late great composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim, featuring a different musical each week. Take advantage of a relaxing and fun opportunity to get together with fellow students and enjoy all-time-great works of art, whether you’re familiar with Sondheim’s work or not. Please, join us, for one week or for all. Attend the tale! FREE; no RSVP required. Open to all Princeton students.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The BIPOC* Theater-Makers Group is a space that is held for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, and Multiracial identifying theater makers at Princeton University. We offer this casual, drop-in weekly space to help center the voices and needs of BIPOC students involved in theater. FREE; for Princeton students only.
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.
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.
*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.
Mike Birbiglia is a comedian, storyteller, director, podcaster, producer, and actor who has performed in front of audiences worldwide. Presented by the Princeton Atelier as part of the Atelier at Large series. Mike Birbiglia is currently co-teaching the spring Atelier course, “The Old Man and The Pool: Crafting a Long-form Monologue.” Tickets required: Free for Princeton students; $25 for University faculty, staff + general public.
VIS senior Ryan Xia presents an exhibition featuring the submissions of 150 Princeton students as books, paintings, and post cards. Come read, translate, interpret, understand, and love your peers and the reality they form around you. Gallery open daily at all hours. FREE; Open to University community.
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.
Artist Cameron Rowland and scholar Saidiya Hartman join in a conversation on the joys and challenges of collaboration and composition, and cross-pollination between the arts and humanities, moderated by Visiting Professor in Visual Arts and Art & Archaeology Tina Campt. FREE and open to public; tickets required.
*Class canceled for April 26* Have you always wanted to try ballet but never got the chance? Lewis Center Student Advisor Molly Bremer hosts a weekly ballet class for truly absolute beginner students in a casual, welcoming environment. FREE; for Princeton students only.
Grizzly Man is the critically acclaimed 2005 American documentary film directed by German director Werner Herzog, and produced by Erik Nelson. It chronicles the life and death of bear enthusiast Timothy Treadwell, and includes some of Treadwell's own footage of his extraordinary interactions with brown bears, and interviews with people who knew Treadwell. In-person Q&A with Herzog follows the screening. FREE and open to public; tickets required.
As part of Dyane Harvey-Salaam's spring dance course, "The American Experience and Dance Practices of the African Diaspora," guest artist Mickey Davidson gives a lecture/workshop on "Authentic Jazz and Swing Dance Practices." FREE and open to University community.
*Class canceled for April 27* Bust a move and break a sweat in a casual, welcoming environment! Lewis Center Student Advisor Molly Bremer ’22 hosts a weekly jazz dance and conditioning class for absolute beginner, beginner, and intermediate dancers. Drop-in whenever you can for dance technique, strength and flexibility training, and new choreography each week in a casual, welcoming environment. *Classes not held 3/9, 16, 23. FREE; open to all Princeton students.
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes company! Join Lewis Center Student Advisor Molly Bremer '22 and theater certificate student Jay White ’24 each week for a musical theater movie night. Offered each week on Thursday evenings, this series surveys and honors the work of the late great composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim, featuring a different musical each week. Take advantage of a relaxing and fun opportunity to get together with fellow students and enjoy all-time-great works of art, whether you’re familiar with Sondheim’s work or not. Please, join us, for one week or for all. Attend the tale! FREE; no RSVP required. Open to all Princeton students.
VIS senior Isabella Hilditch presents an installation of sculptures which explore childhood memory and environmental decline. Viewers are encouraged to wear a mask in her exhibition to engage with the performance matter of the piece. Hurley Gallery open 24/7. FREE; Open to University community.
Join Senior Lecturer Florent Masse of the Department of French and Italian for a conversation in French with French actress, Audrey Bonnet. FREE; registration required.
The relationship between the ancient past and the present is a common thread in the scholarship of Egyptologist Deborah Vischak, classicist Brooke Holmes, and sculptor Martha Friedman. This interdisciplinary panel brings these Princeton faculty members together for a conversation moderated by Mitra Abbaspour, anticipating Friedman's "Body Matters" exhibition opening May 20 at Art@Bainbridge. Registration required; in-person and on Zoom.
The Fund for Irish Studies presents a reading by Windham-Campbell Prize-winning fiction writer Danielle McLaughlin, whose debut novel "The Art of Falling" was published by Random House in Jan. 2021 in the U.S. The reading takes place in-person. FREE and open to public; tickets required through University Ticketing.
Join visual artist and alumna Lex Brown '12, who will share ways to approach making a life in the arts: including applying to residencies, fellowships, development programs, and presenting your work on digital platforms. Presented by the Center for Career Development and the LCA. FREE; registration required.
The BIPOC* Theater-Makers Group is a space that is held for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, and Multiracial identifying theater makers at Princeton University. We offer this casual, drop-in weekly space to help center the voices and needs of BIPOC students involved in theater. FREE; for Princeton students only.
This spring, BAC presents… BAC: UNDERCOVER! Theater on our top-secret mission, full of action, mystery and betrayal. Don’t miss out on our fresh newbies in training, our charming old-school agents or our heeled spies in disguise! Tickets required.
A new musical-in-progress about being transgender and searching for the kind of person you want to be... and horses. Conceived by Princeton Arts Fellow Will Davis, created by Will Davis and Truth Future Bachman. Featuring new music by Truth Future Bachman. Open to the public; FREE tickets required.
This spring, BAC presents… BAC: UNDERCOVER! Theater on our top-secret mission, full of action, mystery and betrayal. Don’t miss out on our fresh newbies in training, our charming old-school agents or our heeled spies in disguise! Tickets required.
A new musical-in-progress about being transgender and searching for the kind of person you want to be... and horses. Conceived by Princeton Arts Fellow Will Davis, created by Will Davis and Truth Future Bachman. Featuring new music by Truth Future Bachman. Open to the public; FREE tickets required.
"Shalom Bayit" takes place across several months in the same kitchen, with all but one scene occurring on a Friday afternoon as a Modern Orthodox Jewish family prepares for the Jewish Sabbath. In the play, three siblings grapple with faith; identity; sexuality; mental illness; and trying to support their friends, their family, and themselves. FREE and open to University community; tickets required.
"Shalom Bayit" takes place across several months in the same kitchen, with all but one scene occurring on a Friday afternoon as a Modern Orthodox Jewish family prepares for the Jewish Sabbath. In the play, three siblings grapple with faith; identity; sexuality; mental illness; and trying to support their friends, their family, and themselves. FREE and open to University community; tickets required.
In this exhibition of mixed media collage and installation, visual arts senior Raya Ward welcomes us into an intimate space constructed of her own archives — ones made of her, ones she has collected, and others she has produced. Hagan Gallery open 24/7. FREE; Open to University community.
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.
A series of drop-in workshops led by translator-in-residence Jeremy Tiang, for theater in translation. Bring along pages from your play translations to hear them read out loud, or just show up to participate. Come explore what happens to theater when it moves across boundaries of language and culture. No experience in theater or translating required. Held on select Mondays throughout the semester. FREE; for Princeton students only. *3/28 class held in Godfrey Kerr Studio
Joey Weisenberg, founder and co-director of Hadar’s Rising Song Institute (an incubator for Jewish musicians), leads a workshop using music to inspire prayer, worship, and spirituality. He will speak about his methodology, work with attendees to develop their own musical prayer style, and hold a Q&A session about his work. Sponsored by Koach / Center for Jewish Life. FREE; open to public.
*Class canceled for April 26* Have you always wanted to try ballet but never got the chance? Lewis Center Student Advisor Molly Bremer hosts a weekly ballet class for truly absolute beginner students in a casual, welcoming environment. FREE; for Princeton students only.
Exhibition featuring student art with the overarching theme of identity. Join us for a reception on 4/15 at 7 PM to hear words from the GSRC and Pride Month Planning Committee and celebrate the talent of Princeton students. FREE; open to University community.
In this conversation, renowned movement artists Dianne McIntyre and Dyane Harvey reflect on their remarkable and storied careers in dance. Exploring moments across their nearly five-decade-long relationship, they'll share their experiences on the stage and beyond. Moderated by Jasmine Johnson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance. FREE tickets required. Open to University community.
*Class canceled for April 27* Bust a move and break a sweat in a casual, welcoming environment! Lewis Center Student Advisor Molly Bremer ’22 hosts a weekly jazz dance and conditioning class for absolute beginner, beginner, and intermediate dancers. Drop-in whenever you can for dance technique, strength and flexibility training, and new choreography each week in a casual, welcoming environment. *Classes not held 3/9, 16, 23. FREE; open to all Princeton students.
Join the artist Lashun Costor and Sarita Fellows, costume designer and lecturer in Theater at Princeton University, for a discussion about Costor’s use of symbolism to create sculptures and wearable art that critique social and cultural issues in the United States, particularly those she encounters as a Black immigrant woman. In-person and via Zoom. FREE; registration required.
Join us for a night of art at the Princeton University Art Museum’s two downtown galleries and the Arts Council of Princeton! Drop into open houses at Art@Bainbridge, Art on Hulfish, and the Arts Council to enjoy live music, food and drink, student performances, art making, and gallery activities. FREE and open to public.
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes company! Join Lewis Center Student Advisor Molly Bremer '22 and theater certificate student Jay White ’24 each week for a musical theater movie night. Offered each week on Thursday evenings, this series surveys and honors the work of the late great composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim, featuring a different musical each week. Take advantage of a relaxing and fun opportunity to get together with fellow students and enjoy all-time-great works of art, whether you’re familiar with Sondheim’s work or not. Please, join us, for one week or for all. Attend the tale! FREE; no RSVP required. Open to all Princeton students.
VIS senior Olivia Kusio presents an exhibition of new work. Lucas Gallery open 24/7. FREE; Open to University community.
In October 1998, a queer twenty-one-year old university student is kidnapped, beaten, and murdered on a fence in Laramie, Wyoming. The student’s name is Matthew Shepard. Told through private confessions, court hearings, and news reports collected from the town, Moises Kaufman’s play (in collaboration with the Tectonic Theater Project) is a poignant commentary on the deep-rooted violence of our country, urging us to find grace and compassion beyond grief. Tickets required.
In “Store as Art," students explore the role of art and the artist in relationship to commerce by opening and operating a retail establishment in downtown Princeton. Weekly Day Markets feature student-made products for sale; weekly late Friday Night Markets feature an "experience economy." Various other events planned. Hours of operation vary; economics of the store vary and may include cash, bartering, etc. FREE; open to public.
In “Store as Art," students explore the role of art and the artist in relationship to commerce by opening and operating a retail establishment in downtown Princeton. Weekly Day Markets feature student-made products for sale; weekly late Friday Night Markets feature an "experience economy." Various other events planned. Hours of operation vary; economics of the store vary and may include cash, bartering, etc. FREE; open to public.
The BIPOC* Theater-Makers Group is a space that is held for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, and Multiracial identifying theater makers at Princeton University. We offer this casual, drop-in weekly space to help center the voices and needs of BIPOC students involved in theater. FREE; for Princeton students only.
In October 1998, a queer twenty-one-year old university student is kidnapped, beaten, and murdered on a fence in Laramie, Wyoming. The student’s name is Matthew Shepard. Told through private confessions, court hearings, and news reports collected from the town, Moises Kaufman’s play (in collaboration with the Tectonic Theater Project) is a poignant commentary on the deep-rooted violence of our country, urging us to find grace and compassion beyond grief. Tickets required.
In October 1998, a queer twenty-one-year old university student is kidnapped, beaten, and murdered on a fence in Laramie, Wyoming. The student’s name is Matthew Shepard. Told through private confessions, court hearings, and news reports collected from the town, Moises Kaufman’s play (in collaboration with the Tectonic Theater Project) is a poignant commentary on the deep-rooted violence of our country, urging us to find grace and compassion beyond grief. Tickets required.
Tap dance artist and Princeton Arts Fellow Michael J. Love and students from his spring course present UNTITLED, a new work that explores methods of rhythm tap dance performance, live electronic music composition, and practice-based research on Black American music
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.
Director John Doyle’s productions of Stephen Sondheim’s musicals broke new theatrical ground by completely reimagining Sweeney Todd, Pacific Overtures, Assassins, and more. Join us for a conversation with Professor Doyle about his work on Sondheim’s musicals, moderated by Stacy Wolf, Professor of Theater and American Studies and Director of Princeton’s Program in Music Theater. FREE; open to University community.
Students perform a concert of songs with music and lyrics written over the past semester in the spring Atelier course “How to Write a Song” taught by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon and Bridget Kearney of Lake Street Dive. FREE and open to public.
Selected students from spring courses in Creative Writing read from their work in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screenwriting and literary translation. Open to public; free tickets required.
Enjoy an informal evening of short personal stories by Princeton Students! This will be the culmination of a spring Princeton Atelier workshop course with comedian/storyteller Mike Birbiglia and actor/director Seth Barrish, “The Old Man and The Pool: Crafting a Long-form Monologue.” FREE; open to University community.
*Class canceled for April 26* Have you always wanted to try ballet but never got the chance? Lewis Center Student Advisor Molly Bremer hosts a weekly ballet class for truly absolute beginner students in a casual, welcoming environment. FREE; for Princeton students only.
VIS senior Samm Lee presents an exhibition of new work. Hurley Gallery open daily at all hours. FREE; Open to University community.
A platform performance of a new rock musical based on The Frogs by Aristophanes with music by Stew (Tony Award-winner for Passing Strange) and book and lyrics by Paul Muldoon (Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and Princeton Professor), featuring students from the spring Atelier course, “Athens, Georgia,” and with guest appearances by Tyqaun Malik White as Little Richard and Roman Banks as Chuck Berry. Open to public; free tickets required.
Artists and outreach experts explore how the environmental humanities can translate science into art — with a focus on sea-level rise — and the visual strategies that work best for making scientific information more relatable to everyone. Panel speakers include Director of Visual Arts Jeff Whetstone. FREE; Princeton community can register in-person; open to general public via Zoom Webinar.
On April 18, 20, 21 + 25, watch end of semester showings of dance works and new student choreography created during spring 2022 dance courses, including showings from courses in ballet, rhythm tap, contemporary dance, choreography workshops, and "The American Experience and Dance Practices of the African Diaspora." FREE; open to University community.
*Class canceled for April 27* Bust a move and break a sweat in a casual, welcoming environment! Lewis Center Student Advisor Molly Bremer ’22 hosts a weekly jazz dance and conditioning class for absolute beginner, beginner, and intermediate dancers. Drop-in whenever you can for dance technique, strength and flexibility training, and new choreography each week in a casual, welcoming environment. *Classes not held 3/9, 16, 23. FREE; open to all Princeton students.
Observe an open masterclass where Stanley Jordan '81 will work and perform with current students from the Department of Music’s Jazz Program. Open to public; free tickets required.
On April 18, 20, 21 + 25, watch end of semester showings of dance works and new student choreography created during spring 2022 dance courses, including showings from courses in ballet, rhythm tap, contemporary dance, choreography workshops, and "The American Experience and Dance Practices of the African Diaspora." FREE; open to University community.
Join prominent designers Emeka Anyadiegwu, Xiomara Rosa-Tedla, and Busayo Olupona to discuss topics including the balance of tradition and modernity in design, how fashion plays into African identity, and African fashion as a tool for social change! Moderated by Tanaka Dunbar Ngwara. Open to the public; free tickets required.
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes company! Join Lewis Center Student Advisor Molly Bremer '22 and theater certificate student Jay White ’24 each week for a musical theater movie night. Offered each week on Thursday evenings, this series surveys and honors the work of the late great composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim, featuring a different musical each week. Take advantage of a relaxing and fun opportunity to get together with fellow students and enjoy all-time-great works of art, whether you’re familiar with Sondheim’s work or not. Please, join us, for one week or for all. Attend the tale! FREE; no RSVP required. Open to all Princeton students.
In this new translation and adaptation of Friedrich Schiller’s "Mary Stuart" by Princeton senior BT Hayes, duty collides with the will of the masses, and two powerful rulers meet face to face in a story of death, betrayal, and hope. Open to Princeton students, faculty + staff; free tickets required.
In “Store as Art," students explore the role of art and the artist in relationship to commerce by opening and operating a retail establishment in downtown Princeton. Weekly Day Markets feature student-made products for sale; weekly late Friday Night Markets feature an "experience economy." Various other events planned. Hours of operation vary; economics of the store vary and may include cash, bartering, etc. FREE; open to public.
Hear perspectives from alumni who are navigating the professional dance landscape as performers, administrators, and in some cases, both! Featuring Alexis Branagan '11 and Christine Chen ‘97, moderated by past Hearst Choreographer-in-Residence and dance lecturer Miguel Gutierrez. FREE; registration required.
"The Great Cloud: Stories and Songs" is an original song cycle devised by Princeton senior Alexandra Buzzini '22 from conversations with Christian students from American and international backgrounds about their life stories and spiritual testimonies. Open to University community; free tickets required.
In this new translation and adaptation of Friedrich Schiller’s "Mary Stuart" by Princeton senior BT Hayes, duty collides with the will of the masses, and two powerful rulers meet face to face in a story of death, betrayal, and hope. Open to Princeton students, faculty + staff; free tickets required.
In this new translation and adaptation of Friedrich Schiller’s "Mary Stuart" by Princeton senior BT Hayes, duty collides with the will of the masses, and two powerful rulers meet face to face in a story of death, betrayal, and hope. Open to Princeton students, faculty + staff; free tickets required.
In “Store as Art," students explore the role of art and the artist in relationship to commerce by opening and operating a retail establishment in downtown Princeton. Weekly Day Markets feature student-made products for sale; weekly late Friday Night Markets feature an "experience economy." Various other events planned. Hours of operation vary; economics of the store vary and may include cash, bartering, etc. FREE; open to public.
Featuring performances by Trenton Youth Dancers, Orchestra, Singers, and Theater. FREE; open to University community. Registration onsite.
In October 1998, a queer twenty-one-year old university student is kidnapped, beaten, and murdered on a fence in Laramie, Wyoming. The student’s name is Matthew Shepard. Told through private confessions, court hearings, and news reports collected from the town, Moises Kaufman’s play (in collaboration with the Tectonic Theater Project) is a poignant commentary on the deep-rooted violence of our country, urging us to find grace and compassion beyond grief. Tickets required.
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.
On April 18, 20, 21 + 25, watch end of semester showings of dance works and new student choreography created during spring 2022 dance courses, including showings from courses in ballet, rhythm tap, contemporary dance, choreography workshops, and "The American Experience and Dance Practices of the African Diaspora." FREE; open to University community.
Recent theater and music theater program alumni discuss their experiences trying to make a go of it in the professional theater world. Share pizza and conversation and get to know each other after a more formal Q&A discussion. FREE; open to all Princeton students.
Join us for an exhibition showcasing the work of students participating in the pedagogical experiment called Radical Composition — a spring seminar taught by Visiting Professor Tina Campt that examines the radical possibilities of collaboration. FREE; open to University community.
Creative writing seniors read from the screenplays and collections of poems written as their senior theses under mentorship of professional writers on the faculty. Open to public; free tickets required.
*Class canceled for April 26* Have you always wanted to try ballet but never got the chance? Lewis Center Student Advisor Molly Bremer hosts a weekly ballet class for truly absolute beginner students in a casual, welcoming environment. FREE; for Princeton students only.
Visual Arts senior Monique Legaspi presents an exhibition of new work. Lucas Gallery open daily at all hours. FREE; Open to University community.
Come learn, play, design, sing and move! Try-on a bit of everything in the theater-making process including casting for early fall theater and music theater projects and theater design/production workshops. No experience needed. Free and open to all Princeton students.
Creative writing seniors read from the novels and collections of short stories written as their senior theses under mentorship of professional writers on the faculty. Open to public; free tickets required.
*Class canceled for April 27* Bust a move and break a sweat in a casual, welcoming environment! Lewis Center Student Advisor Molly Bremer ’22 hosts a weekly jazz dance and conditioning class for absolute beginner, beginner, and intermediate dancers. Drop-in whenever you can for dance technique, strength and flexibility training, and new choreography each week in a casual, welcoming environment. *Classes not held 3/9, 16, 23. FREE; open to all Princeton students.
Students enrolled in FRE 311-THR 312 Advanced French Theater Workshop will present their end-of-semester work during "Travaux d’Acteurs VIII" — a student recital of classical scenes by Marivaux and Alfred de Musset. In French. FREE; registration required.
In “Store as Art," students explore the role of art and the artist in relationship to commerce by opening and operating a retail establishment in downtown Princeton. Weekly Day Markets feature student-made products for sale; weekly late Friday Night Markets feature an "experience economy." Various other events planned. Hours of operation vary; economics of the store vary and may include cash, bartering, etc. FREE; open to public.
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes company! Join Lewis Center Student Advisor Molly Bremer '22 and theater certificate student Jay White ’24 each week for a musical theater movie night. Offered each week on Thursday evenings, this series surveys and honors the work of the late great composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim, featuring a different musical each week. Take advantage of a relaxing and fun opportunity to get together with fellow students and enjoy all-time-great works of art, whether you’re familiar with Sondheim’s work or not. Please, join us, for one week or for all. Attend the tale! FREE; no RSVP required. Open to all Princeton students.
From April 29-May 2, watch videos submitted by over 120 Princeton students and early-career researchers as part of Princeton Research Day. Vote for your favorite by May 2 @ 9 AM.
A musical theater cabaret conceived by senior Chloe Horner that focuses on reclaiming the elements of the college experience that students missed out on during the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, student performers and audiences will explore the themes of friendship, love and relationships, and mental health. Open to University community; free tickets required.
A Tatreez (Palestinian Embroidery) class, a lecture on Palestinian history and the history of tatreez, and Iftar from Palestinian restaurant Olive Press Eatery. The class and lecture will be led by Wafa Ghnaim, a renowned Palestinian tatreez artist. RSVP required.
A musical theater cabaret conceived by senior Chloe Horner that focuses on reclaiming the elements of the college experience that students missed out on during the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, student performers and audiences will explore the themes of friendship, love and relationships, and mental health. Open to University community; free tickets required.
In “Store as Art," students explore the role of art and the artist in relationship to commerce by opening and operating a retail establishment in downtown Princeton. Weekly Day Markets feature student-made products for sale; weekly late Friday Night Markets feature an "experience economy." Various other events planned. Hours of operation vary; economics of the store vary and may include cash, bartering, etc. FREE; open to public.
Featuring well-known songs from musicals, innovative new arrangements for a variety of vocal configurations and chamber ensemble of instrumentalists…and perhaps some dancing too! Reception follows. FREE and open to public; tickets required.