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    From Page to Stage: Two Trains Running

    Theatre Workshop with The Acting Company
    Mahaney Arts Center, Room 232

    A workshop for Middlebury theatre students, led by Robert Cornelius (playing West in Two Trains Running) and other members of the The Acting Company. After an introduction to August Wilson, his Century Plays, and his overall impact on the American Theater, conversation will narrow in on the details of Two Trains Running, and the specific choices that created this production. Participants will also get up on their feet for theatre exercises.

    Mahaney Arts Center

    Closed to the Public

  • Book Club: Two Trains Running

    Professors Claudio Medeiros (Theatre) and Jerry Philogene (Black Studies) will lead a cozy book club session about August Wilson’s Two Trains Running. Refreshments provided. This event is a lead-up to the production at Wright Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 13, performed by The Acting Company and presented by the Middlebury Performing Arts Series.

    NOTE: Sign-up for this event is now closed as capacity for attendance has been reached.

    Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

    Open to the Public

    Free

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    Choral Chameleon Ensemble: Installation

    Choral Chameleon treats our audience to an outside-the-box concert experience! Listeners will move through the Mahaney Arts Center lobbies to hear “I AM,” a world premiere, large scale choral installation written just for Middlebury by Choral Chameleon’s Founder and Artistic Director Vince Peterson. Imagine being guided through choral vignettes around the building, much as you would move through exhibits in a gallery. Featuring singers drawn from the Middlebury student body and the greater community, coordinated by Ronnie Romano ’20, performing alongside the professional ensemble.

    Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

    Open to the Public

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    Choral Chameleon Concert

    Choral Chameleon is a dynamic ensemble renowned for their innovative programming and fearless exploration of vocal artistry. Audiences have clamored for their return ever since their choral sound bath event and their concert at Middlebury in 2022. Now Choral Chameleon returns with CONTROL, a program exploring the timeless and complex relationship between parents and children and the eternal push and pull between generations, bound by love yet separated by perspective.

    Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

    Open to the Public

    $25/20/10/5

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    Sky Was Possible

    Join us for the Vermont premiere of Sky Was Possible, a song cycle for soprano, flute, and piano composed by Middlebury’s own Fletcher Professor of the Arts and Music Department Chair Su Lian Tan, with texts by Middlebury President and Professor of Religion Laurie Patton. Sky Was Possible consists of four poems from Patton’s books Fire’s Goal: Poems from a Hindu Year and House Crossing, taking us on a journey through love, love lost, and love passing. Soprano Kristen Watson and pianist John McDonald will start the evening with J.S.

    Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

    Open to the Public

    Free; no tickets required

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    Bria Skonberg Jazz Quintet

    New York based, Canadian born musician Bria Skonberg stormed onto the jazz scene with her smoky vocals, blistering trumpet, and compelling compositions and arrangements. She’s been described as one of the “most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation” by the Wall Street Journal. Skonberg sold out our hall almost a decade ago, and returns to Middlebury just in time for the holidays with a new program entitled “Jingle Bell Swing,” featuring her take on seasonal favorites including her hit cover of “All I Want For Christmas is You.”

    Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

    Open to the Public

    $25/20/10/5

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    Bria Skonberg Jazz Improvisation Workshop

    Jazz trumpeter and vocalist Bria Skonberg leads an engaging jazz improvisation workshop just for Middlebury College students.  Please note: There is a limited capacity for this popular workshop and signup is required. Please come warmed up and ready to play!

    Mahaney Arts Center 221

    Closed to the Public

    free

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    Sean Dorsey Dance "The Lost Art of Dreaming"

    Sean Dorsey is an Emmy Award-winning choreographer, dancer, writer, educator, and activist. Long recognized as the U.S.’ first acclaimed transgender modern dance choreographer, Dorsey brings his newest work—and his explicitly trans-positive pedagogy—for his Performing Arts Series debut. The Lost Art of Dreaming is a full-evening fusion of full-throttle dance, intimate storytelling, intricate costuming, and exquisite queer partnering, all performed with Sean Dorsey Dance’s signature technical precision, guts, and deep humanity.

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

    Open to the Public

    $25/20/10/5

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    Sean Dorsey Dance: Trans-Friendly Movement Workshop

    This trans-friendly movement workshop is suitable for terrified beginners through all-levels and are led by Sean Dorsey and Sean Dorsey Dance company dancers. These classes and workshops are designed to be supportive of transgender, trans, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming bodies and creative expression. All-gender bathrooms are available.

    This community class is free and open to anyone.

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • a group of dancers performing against a dark background

    Sean Dorsey Dance "The Lost Art of Dreaming"

    Sean Dorsey is an Emmy Award-winning choreographer, dancer, writer, educator, and activist. Long recognized as the U.S.’ first acclaimed transgender modern dance choreographer, Dorsey brings his newest work—and his explicitly trans-positive pedagogy—for his Performing Arts Series debut. The Lost Art of Dreaming is a full-evening fusion of full-throttle dance, intimate storytelling, intricate costuming, and exquisite queer partnering, all performed with Sean Dorsey Dance’s signature technical precision, guts, and deep humanity.

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

    Open to the Public

    $25/20/10/5

  • people dancing

    Sean Dorsey Dance: Trans-Friendly Movement Workshop

    This trans-friendly movement workshop is suitable for terrified beginners through all-levels and are led by Sean Dorsey and Sean Dorsey Dance company dancers. These classes and workshops are designed to be supportive of transgender, trans, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming bodies and creative expression. All gender restrooms are available.

    Open to public, but geared towards students, faculty, and staff.

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

    Open to the Public

    Free

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    Jerusalem Quartet

    Celebrating its 30th season, the Jerusalem Quartet embodies the pinnacle of chamber music excellence, renowned worldwide for its passionate performances and impeccable precision. With a repertoire spanning the classical to contemporary, they captivate audiences with spellbinding interpretations, blending technical virtuosity with profound musical depth. The Jerusalem Quartet returns to Middlebury with a program of Haydn, Shostakovich, and Dvorák.

    Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

    Open to the Public

    $25/20/10/5

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    Pre-Concert Lecture: Jerusalem Quartet

    Learn more about this concert’s music in a free pre-concert lecture by Professor Emeritus of Music Larry Hamberlin.

    Mahaney Arts Center 125

    Open to the Public

    Free

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    Choreography for Camera Final Showing with Jillian Meyers

    Jillian Meyers is an Emmy Nominated LA based Choreographer who has been an assistant to Brian Friedman, Tovaris Wilson, Mia Michaels, Wade Robson, Gil Duldulao and Mandy Moore. She worked with Moore on the award winning film La La Land and both herself and Moore earned Emmy nominations for their work on the hit series Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. Myers has been fortunate to work with leading musical acts such as The Lumineers, Vance Joy, Hozier, Janet Jackson, and more. Ultimately, Jillian loves to dance and is excited by any experience related to her passion.

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

    Open to the Public

    Free

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    Caroline Shaw and So Percussion (feat. Ringdown)

    So Percussion has redefined chamber music through their commitment to the creation and amplification of new work. The ensemble is celebrated for a dazzling range of activities: live performances, contributions to education and community, and the creation of opportunities and platforms for music and artists. In their Middlebury debut, they’ll collaborate with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw, featuring songs and highlights from their latest co-composed album Rectangles and Circumstance. 

    Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

    Open to the Public

    $25/20/10/5

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    Listening Lunch with So Percussion

    Visiting artists So Percussion and Caroline Shaw share favorite recordings or what they are listening to and why. Are the works inspiring, influential, or impactful to the artist? Come find out and expand your own listening library. This is limited to students.

    Mahaney Arts Center 221

    Closed to the Public

    RSVP required

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    Film Screening: Fences

    Attend a screening of the acclaimed 2016 film starring Denzel Washington (Oscar nominee for this role) and Viola Davis (Oscar winner for this role). Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, the film adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play takes a passionate look at former baseball player Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) as he fights to provide for those he loves in a world that threatens to push him down. Denzel Washington also directed the film.

    Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

    Open to the Public

    free

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    Film Screening: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

    Attend a screening of this acclaimed 2020 film starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman, both nominated for Oscars for their respective roles. During a 1927 Chicago recording session, tensions and temperatures rise between Ma Rainey (Viola Davis), her ambitious horn player (Chadwick Boseman), and the white management determined to control the legendary “Mother of the Blues.” Directed by George C. Wolfe; based on Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson’s play.

    Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

    Open to the Public

    free