Events

Please note new date, Saturday, October 12 and location in AXN 232!

In this Day of the Dead classic, aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family’s ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.

Drop-in to learn to play the traditional Korean percussion genre samulnori. Samulnori blends traditional Korean rhythms into dynamic pieces using four Korean percussion instruments: janggu (hourglass drum), buk (barrel drum), jing (large gong), and ggwaenggwari (small gong). Participants will start by learning technique and basic rhythms and progress to more complex rhythms and sequences. No experience needed!

In his prints, sculptures, and films, multi-disciplinary artist Dario Robleto incorporates a deep fascination with science, history, sound, medicine, and human empathy. His 2024 film, “Ancient Beacons Long for Notice,” is currently installed at the Middlebury College Museum of Art in the exhibit, “An Invitation to Awe.” He will join Guest Curator Katy Smith Abbott in conversation, as they explore Robleto’s conviction that “awe is a courtship with the unknown.”

Ballet returns to the Dance Department this Fall. 

Classical Ballet technique in traditional ballet class structure. No pointe shoes, please. Each session is open to a maximum of 20 participants. PE credit is available once 8 classes have been attended.

Previous dance experience in any form is recommended.

Start date of September 25; End date of December 4

Ballet returns to the Dance Department this Fall. Classical Ballet technique in traditional ballet class structure. No pointe shoes, please. Each session is open to a maximum of 20 participants. PE credit is available once 8 classes have been attended.

Previous dance experience in any form is recommended.

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.

The Johnson Memorial Building’s Exhibition Gallery presents recent works by painter Rebecca Kinkead and poems by Ben Humphries. The pairing of the paintings and poems represents a dialogue between the artists and their reflections/responses to human impacts on the natural habitats of animals and the Earth’s climate.  

Free and open to the public. Opening reception on October 17th from 5-7PM in the Johnson Memorial Building’s mezzanine and exhibition gallery. 

The October screening of the Hirschfield series features a Chinese film that premiered in the Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival. Only the River Flows is an atmospheric thriller set in rural China, following a murder investigation that quickly leads to an obvious arrest and to many unanswered questions. Professor Chialan Sharon Wang will introduce the film, and the screening will be followed by a brief discussion led by Professor Nikolina Dobreva. Join us outside Dana to celebrate with pizza and popcorn at 6:30 PM

As part of the Carillon Series’ Fall Festival, guest artist Jessica Ip will perform a beautiful concert from Middlebury Chapel’s bell tower. The melodic sounds of the carillon bells will ring out across the campus. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket! Free and open to the public.

Click here for more information about the carillon series and to view programs for each concert.

5:00 PM

Middlebury Chapel

Open to the Public

Drop-in to learn to play the traditional Korean percussion genre samulnori. Samulnori blends traditional Korean rhythms into dynamic pieces using four Korean percussion instruments: janggu (hourglass drum), buk (barrel drum), jing (large gong), and ggwaenggwari (small gong). Participants will start by learning technique and basic rhythms and progress to more complex rhythms and sequences. No experience needed!

Ballet returns to the Dance Department this Fall. 

Classical Ballet technique in traditional ballet class structure. No pointe shoes, please. Each session is open to a maximum of 20 participants. PE credit is available once 8 classes have been attended.

Previous dance experience in any form is recommended.

Start date of September 25; End date of December 4

Ballet returns to the Dance Department this Fall. Classical Ballet technique in traditional ballet class structure. No pointe shoes, please. Each session is open to a maximum of 20 participants. PE credit is available once 8 classes have been attended.

Previous dance experience in any form is recommended.

Professor Hilderbrand will discuss the origins and contemporary implications of an activist practice of landscape architecture, facing head-on the twin crises of our time: climate and justice. Co-Sponsored by the Cameron Visiting Artist Fund.

Fresh poetry, prose, and the voices of Middlebury College students come together in this warm and inviting event. Students from Oratory Now read selections from the New England Review, lending their voices to the work on the page, and student writers read their own poetry and prose for an audience of students, faculty, and community members. Everyone is invited to a dessert reception in the lobby after the show.

This event will also be live streamed.

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.

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. 

In this final concert of the Carillon Series’ Fall Festival, George Matthew Jr. plays a beautiful concert from Middlebury Chapel’s bell tower. The melodic sounds of the carillon bells will ring out across the campus. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket! Free and open to the public.

Click here for more information about the carillon series and to view programs for each concert.

5:00 PM

Middlebury Chapel

Open to the Public

Join Emmy Nominated LA based Choreographer, Jillian Myers, to learn the basics of choreography for the camera. Students will explore the integration of movement and cinematography and build a work with Jillian throughout the week. The residency will culminate with a presentation on Friday, November 2nd at 5pm. Students are welcome to check out the first class and then commit to the rest of the workshop and final showing.

Wear comfortable clothing suitable for movement. Bring layers to adjust for temperature changes. Bare feet are preferred. No street shoes.

Drop-in to learn to play the traditional Korean percussion genre samulnori. Samulnori blends traditional Korean rhythms into dynamic pieces using four Korean percussion instruments: janggu (hourglass drum), buk (barrel drum), jing (large gong), and ggwaenggwari (small gong). Participants will start by learning technique and basic rhythms and progress to more complex rhythms and sequences. No experience needed!

Ballet returns to the Dance Department this Fall. 

Classical Ballet technique in traditional ballet class structure. No pointe shoes, please. Each session is open to a maximum of 20 participants. PE credit is available once 8 classes have been attended.

Previous dance experience in any form is recommended.