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.
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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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5 events,
The Hello Girls
The Hello Girls
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.
$
New Works Festival II: Journey to the West 2 — Going Home by Cindy Han
New Works Festival II: Journey to the West 2 — Going Home by Cindy Han
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.
$10 – $12
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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
Theatre Intime presents Student Playwrights Festival 2022
Theatre Intime presents Student Playwrights Festival 2022
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.
$8 – $12
6 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
Translating Theater Co-Curricular Class
Translating Theater Co-Curricular Class
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
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
6 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
Student-Led Ballet for Absolute Beginners
Student-Led Ballet for Absolute Beginners
*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.
Free
4 events,
Student-Led Absolute Beginner-Intermediate Jazz & Conditioning
Student-Led Absolute Beginner-Intermediate Jazz & Conditioning
*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.
Free
5 events,
Musical Movie Night Series: Remembering Stephen Sondheim
Musical Movie Night Series: Remembering Stephen Sondheim
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.
Free
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
6 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
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
8 events,
BIPOC Theater-Makers Group
BIPOC Theater-Makers Group
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.
Free
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
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
[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
4 events,
Mike Birbiglia Live!
Mike Birbiglia Live!
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.
$25
4 events,
Found in Translation: Senior Art Show by Ryan Xia
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.
Free
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
5 events,
Radical Composition/Radical Collaboration: A Conversation with Cameron Rowland and Saidiya Hartman
Radical Composition/Radical Collaboration: A Conversation with Cameron Rowland and Saidiya Hartman
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.
Free
Student-Led Ballet for Absolute Beginners
Student-Led Ballet for Absolute Beginners
*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.
Free
6 events,
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Legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog screens Grizzly Man
Legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog screens Grizzly Man
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.
Free
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Authentic Jazz and Swing Dance Workshop
Authentic Jazz and Swing Dance Workshop
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.
Free
Student-Led Absolute Beginner-Intermediate Jazz & Conditioning
Student-Led Absolute Beginner-Intermediate Jazz & Conditioning
*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.
Free
4 events,
Musical Movie Night Series: Remembering Stephen Sondheim
Musical Movie Night Series: Remembering Stephen Sondheim
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.
Free
10 events,
This Wonderful Memory: Senior Art Show by Isabella Hilditch
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.
Free
A Conversation with Audrey Bonnet
A Conversation with Audrey Bonnet
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.
Free
“Body Matters” — Between the Ancient and the Contemporary
“Body Matters” — Between the Ancient and the Contemporary
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.
Free
Fund for Irish Studies — Reading by Danielle McLaughlin
Fund for Irish Studies — Reading by Danielle McLaughlin
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.
Free
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Arts at Work — Visual Arts after College
Arts at Work — Visual Arts after College
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.
Free
9 events,
BIPOC Theater-Makers Group
BIPOC Theater-Makers Group
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.
Free
Black Arts Company presents UNDERCOVER
Black Arts Company presents UNDERCOVER
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.
$12
Black Arts Company presents UNDERCOVER
Black Arts Company presents UNDERCOVER
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.
$12
HORSEMANSHIP
HORSEMANSHIP
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.
Free
5 events,
HORSEMANSHIP
HORSEMANSHIP
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.
Free
New Works Festival II: Shalom Bayit by Aleeza Schoenberg
New Works Festival II: Shalom Bayit by Aleeza Schoenberg
"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.
Free
New Works Festival II: Shalom Bayit by Aleeza Schoenberg
New Works Festival II: Shalom Bayit by Aleeza Schoenberg
"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.
Free
5 events,
sarry about saying you don’t: Senior Art Show by Raya Ward
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.
Free
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
Translating Theater Co-Curricular Class
Translating Theater Co-Curricular Class
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
Free
5 events,
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Joey Weisenberg Music and Prayer Workshop
Joey Weisenberg Music and Prayer Workshop
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.
Free
Student-Led Ballet for Absolute Beginners
Student-Led Ballet for Absolute Beginners
*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.
Free
6 events,
Queer Art Gallery Reception
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.
Free
Conversations: Crossing Paths with Dyane Harvey, Dianne McIntyre and Jasmine Johnson
Conversations: Crossing Paths with Dyane Harvey, Dianne McIntyre and Jasmine Johnson
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.
Free
Student-Led Absolute Beginner-Intermediate Jazz & Conditioning
Student-Led Absolute Beginner-Intermediate Jazz & Conditioning
*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.
Free
7 events,
Artist Conversation with Sarita Fellows: Visual Storytelling and the Importance of Introspection
Artist Conversation with Sarita Fellows: Visual Storytelling and the Importance of Introspection
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.
Free
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Galleries on the Go: A Night of Art in Town
Galleries on the Go: A Night of Art in Town
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.
Free
Musical Movie Night Series: Remembering Stephen Sondheim
Musical Movie Night Series: Remembering Stephen Sondheim
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.
Free
7 events,
Mycoremediation: Senior Art Show by Olivia Kusio
VIS senior Olivia Kusio presents an exhibition of new work. Lucas Gallery open 24/7. FREE; Open to University community.
Free
Theatre Intime presents The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman
Theatre Intime presents The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman
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.
$8 – $12
Store as Art
Store as Art
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.
Free