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Danish String Quartet

Sponsored by:
Performing Arts Series
Named “one of the best string quartets before the public today” by the Washington Post, the Danish String Quartet certainly made an impression when first performing here in 2017: Our sold-out audience gave them a standing ovation before we even hit intermission, and audiences have been asking for their re-engagement ever since. Join us for a mixed program that’s worth the wait: works by Purcell, Haydn, and Shostakovich, plus the quartet’s acclaimed arrangements of Nordic folk music.

Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

Tickets: $25/20/15/10/5
Open to the Public
Dancers in front of projected images

INSPIRIT Dance: What We Ask of Flesh

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Performing Arts Series
See the premiere of choreographer Christal Brown’s evening-length dance and installation, inspired by the writings of poet Remica Bingham-Risher, as well as Brown’s caregiver journey with Alzheimer’s and dementia and her explorations of legacy. The artists’ bodies become instruments that question, connect, and dismantle the tangible and intangible histories present in us all. This soulful, profound performance is a physical examination of the capacity of human life and the intricacies of the mind.

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

Tickets: $25/20/15/10/5
Open to the Public
Dancers in front of projected images

INSPIRIT Dance: What We Ask of Flesh

Sponsored by:
Performing Arts Series
See the premiere of choreographer Christal Brown’s evening-length dance and installation, inspired by the writings of poet Remica Bingham-Risher, as well as Brown’s caregiver journey with Alzheimer’s and dementia and her explorations of legacy. The artists’ bodies become instruments that question, connect, and dismantle the tangible and intangible histories present in us all. This soulful, profound performance is a physical examination of the capacity of human life and the intricacies of the mind.

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

Tickets: $25/20/15/10/5
Open to the Public
headshot photo of the artist

Artist Talk with Omari Wiles: Vogue Fem Residency

Sponsored by:
Performing Arts Series and Dance
Come and Listen to New York-based Dancer and Choreographer Omari Wiles as he shares his Dance journey and experience in the Ballroom community. Wiles began his training in West African dance as a child, and himself learning, training and falling in love with other styles such as Hip-Hop, House, Modern, Jazz, and Vogue. Wiles has had the opportunity to work with many artists, featuring his range of dance. His choreography has been featured with Janet Jackson, Beyoncé, John Legend, Jidenna, and Rashaad Newsome, Lady Gaga, Madonna, and many more.

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

Open to the Public
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Listening Lunch with The Westerlies

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Performing Arts Series
Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Intersection of Jazz, Classical, and Folk Traditions

Visiting brass quartet The Westerlies select seminal recordings and discuss their importance in the context of music history and exploring the Intersection of Jazz, Classical, and Folk Traditions. Open to all students, and lunch provided with RSVP at https://forms.gle/CQUffnMX5RYSxfjv5.

Mahaney Arts Center 126

Closed to the Public
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Movement Matters The WILDS

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Performing Arts Series and Dance
The Wilds – a new mixed reality performance experience where movement instantly becomes music as emerging technology allows dancers to create an immersive journey of sound, light, and visual media in real time. Part mythology, part utopian vision, The Wilds fuses live dancers with motion capture technology and real-time animation inspiring a profound bond of a shared, collective experience. This Movement Matters event will give you a behind the scenes view on The Wilds.

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

Open to the Public
artist dancing in the street

Showcase featuring Omari Wiles

Sponsored by:
Performing Arts Series and Dance
Ousmane Omari Wiles is an African American West African and Vogue dancer, who has performed at performed at the Joyce Theater, Harlem Stage, Gibney Dance, and with Works and Process at the Guggenheim, and Lincoln Center.

Performance contains haze, flashing and strobe lights.

A student-supported Rothrock Residency event.

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

Free
Open to the Public
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Vogue Fem with Omari Wiles

Sponsored by:
Performing Arts Series and Dance
Beginners Level breakdown of the Five Elements of Vogue Femme. Learn a series of exercises and techniques that will help you better develop your quality of performance and usage of Elements and personality. Class is lead with a warmup and stretch before taking the Elements across the floor. A Student-supported Rothrock Residency event.

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

Free
Open to the Public

Student-Supported Rothrock Residencies: Apply Now!

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Performing Arts Series
Do you have an artist or group that you’ve always wanted to work with? A dancer, musician, filmmaker, actor, choreographer, playwright, arts administrator or technician, to name a few examples?

Do you want to be part of a larger conversation about the arts at Middlebury and expose your peers to someone amazing?

Now is your chance to bring artists to campus, either live or virtually!