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Thursday, December 14, 2023

  • Gathering and Uncoupling An Exhibit of Historic Clothing and Contemporary Photography

    The Johnson Exhibition Gallery, located in the newly renovated Johnson Memorial Building, presents Gathering and Uncoupling; An exhibition of Historic Clothing and Contemporary Photography. The exhibit includes objects from the Middlebury College Antique Clothing Collection and Photographic works by artist Rob O’Neil.

    Open Monday, November 13th through Friday, December 15th
    Gallery Hours Daily 1-7PM, closed on Saturdays

    Middlebury College

    Open to the Public

Friday, December 15, 2023

  • Gathering and Uncoupling An Exhibit of Historic Clothing and Contemporary Photography

    The Johnson Exhibition Gallery, located in the newly renovated Johnson Memorial Building, presents Gathering and Uncoupling; An exhibition of Historic Clothing and Contemporary Photography. The exhibit includes objects from the Middlebury College Antique Clothing Collection and Photographic works by artist Rob O’Neil.

    Open Monday, November 13th through Friday, December 15th
    Gallery Hours Daily 1-7PM, closed on Saturdays

    Middlebury College

    Open to the Public

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

  • The artists sitting on the floor in a line

    The Global Body in Conflict: Movement Matters

    SLMDances is a New York City based dance-theater collective that works in communities to organize for gender and racial justice. In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr, SLMDances’ creative partners and artistic director Sydnie Mosley will offer a three-hour workshop open to students, faculty, staff and administrators.

    Coalition Building and Collaboration:

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

    Free
    Open to the Public

Friday, January 19, 2024

  • Pre-concert talk by Larry Hamberlin

    Professor Emeritus of Music Larry Hamberlin explores the Tákacs Quartet’s Bartók cycle program.

    Mahaney Arts Center 125

    Free
    Open to the Public
  • Members of the Quartet standing outside, holding their instruments

    Takács Quartet

    Now in their 49th season and “the Takács Quartet remains one of the greatest chamber string ensembles we have on the world stage.” (Scherzo magazine) Finally we can present their entire Bartók string quartet cycle, delayed from our 100th anniversary season in 2020. This ensemble has always had a particular association with Béla Bartók, the great 20th-century Hungarian composer whose six quartets are among the pinnacles of 20th-century chamber music.

    Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

    Tickets: $25/20/15/10/5
    Open to the Public

Saturday, January 20, 2024

  • Students standing around a piano

    Middlebury on Broadway!

    Music Department voice students present a lively evening of Broadway solos, duets, and ensembles.

    Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

    Free
    Open to the Public

Sunday, January 21, 2024

  • Members of the Quartet standing outside, holding their instruments

    Takács Quartet

    Now in their 49th season and “the Takács Quartet remains one of the greatest chamber string ensembles we have on the world stage.” (Scherzo magazine) Finally we can present their entire Bartók string quartet cycle, delayed from our 100th anniversary season in 2020. This ensemble has always had a particular association with Béla Bartók, the great 20th-century Hungarian composer whose six quartets are among the pinnacles of 20th-century chamber music.

    Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

    Tickets: $25/20/15/10/5
    Open to the Public

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

  • Spencer Prize in Oratory 2024 Grand Championship

    In honor of the late Professor Emeritus and former trustee John Spencer, Oratory Now is pleased to present the seventh annual speech competition for first-year students. Qualifying rounds culminate in this Championship event featuring the 2024 finalists. Details are at oratorynow.org/spencer.

    Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

    Open to the Public

Thursday, February 1, 2024

  • Film and Media Culture Senior Project Screening

    A screening of senior projects produced by Film and Media Culture majors. Expect a variety of media modes and styles. A Film and Media Culture Department event.

    Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

    Open to the Public

Thursday, February 22, 2024

  • Pre-concert talk by Larry Hamberlin

    Professor Emeritus of Music Larry Hamberlin explores Le Consort’s program entitled “Hidden Treasures of the Baroque.”

    Mahaney Arts Center 125

    Free
    Open to the Public
  • The artists against a dark background

    Le Consort

    The Middlebury Performing Arts Series proudly presents Le Consort on their North American debut tour. Never heard music by Dandrieu, Merula, Guignon, or Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre?? Not to worry—Le Consort will introduce you to these unjustly neglected Baroque masters and more, in a program titled “Hidden Treasures of the Baroque.”

    Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

    Tickets: $25/20/15/10/5
    Open to the Public

Thursday, February 29, 2024

  • The artist standing in front of a chalkboard with writing on it

    Your Sexts are Sh*t: Older Better Letters

    Written and performed by Rachel Mars. Award-winning theatre maker Rachel Mars performs a gloriously rude new solo show that unearths the hot-as-hell letters that make sexts blush. Before sexts there were hand-written letters—and loads of them were properly filthy. With the help of the internet, friends, and two sexologists, Mars has unearthed missives dating back centuries.

    Wright Theatre

    Tickets: $25/20/15/10/5
    Open to the Public

Friday, March 1, 2024

  • The artist standing in front of a chalkboard with writing on it

    Your Sexts are Sh*t: Older Better Letters

    Written and performed by Rachel Mars. Award-winning theatre maker Rachel Mars performs a gloriously rude new solo show that unearths the hot-as-hell letters that make sexts blush. Before sexts there were hand-written letters—and loads of them were properly filthy. With the help of the internet, friends, and two sexologists, Mars has unearthed missives dating back centuries.

    Wright Theatre

    Tickets: $25/20/15/10/5
    Open to the Public

Saturday, March 2, 2024

  • Formal portrait of the artists as a group. Some standing, some seated, in front of a dark background

    VOCES8

    The 2023 Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble VOCES8 inspires people through their music and by sharing their joy of singing. Versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression are central to the ensemble’s performance and education ethos. Their performances are praised for their meticulous timing and tuning, impressive blend, and radiant sound. VOCES8’s Vermont debut program, entitled “20 Songs from 20 Years,” features beloved music from across the centuries and pieces by contemporary composers that the ensemble proudly calls friends.

    Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

    Tickets: $25/20/15/10/5
    Open to the Public

Friday, March 8, 2024

  • Image of performers on a stage

    Small Island Big Song

    Small Island Big Song is a multi-platform project uniting the seafaring cultures of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, a region at the frontline of the climate crisis. Indigenous artists come together with filmmakers and poets to present irresistible oceanic grooves and soulful island ballads collected across 16 countries, all guided by the artists on their respective islands. Experience the concert event that Billboard calls “one coherent jaw-dropping piece.”

    Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center

    Tickets: $25/20/15/10/5
    Open to the Public

Saturday, March 9, 2024

  • photo of the performers on stage with the accompanist

    Songs and Arias

    An evening of super-charged arias and art songs by voice students of Carol Christensen and Susanne Peck.

    Watch the livestream of the performance here

    Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

    Open to the Public

Thursday, March 28, 2024

  • NER Out Loud

    In the tradition of NPR’s “Selected Shorts,” Middlebury student actors from Oratory Now read selections from the New England Review in a live performance, lending their voices to the work on the page and bringing it to life for an audience of students, faculty, and community members. Each year the event also features students reading their own poetry and prose from a variety of student-edited journals in a “S’More Readings” reception. NER Out Loud is a collaboration of the New England Review, the Mahaney Arts Center, and Oratory Now.

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

    Free
    Open to the Public

Friday, March 29, 2024

  • The composer sitting at a piano

    Pre-Concert Lecture: Sophie Shao and Friends

    Meet the composer! Learn more about the work “Spiral Galaxy” in a free pre-concert lecture by composer David Ludwig, Dean and Director of Music at the Juilliard School.

    Mahaney Arts Center 125

    Free
    Open to the Public
  • The artist playing the cello

    Sophie Shao and Friends

    Applauded by the New York Times for her “eloquent, powerful” interpretations, cellist Sophie Shao has a gift for assembling impromptu chamber ensembles that are brimming with passion and talent. If you’ve never heard her play before, or if you’re a veteran of her concerts, you’ll realize why no season is complete without one of her marvelous performances! The concert program will include Messiaen’s Quartet for The End of Time, and Vermont composer David Ludwig’s Spiral Galaxy.

    Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

    Tickets: $25/20/15/10/5
    Open to the Public