* Please note: this schedule is subject to change, and we will continue to add additional events in the coming weeks.
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10:00 am - 8:30 pm
Hurley Gallery @ Lewis Arts complex
24 Hour Psycho
September 29 – October 22, open 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily Hurley Gallery 24 Hour Psycho, an art installation by Douglas Gordon, consists entirely of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic and disturbingly violent 1960 film…
Artists / Speakers
10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Princeton University Art Museum
Making History Visible: Of American Myths and National Heroes
Presented on the occasion of the Princeton and Slavery Project, this installation examines the complex ways in which American artists have confronted American history and identity.
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center
Princeton Poetry Festival (Day One)
The Princeton Poetry Festival is a two-day biennial event presented through the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Performance Central series, organized by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and Princeton professor Paul Muldoon.
Artists / Speakers
12:00 pm - 8:30 pm
CoLab @ Lewis Arts complex
Designing the Lewis Center for the Arts: Steven Holl Architects
September 15 – October 15, open 12 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily CoLab An exhibition by Steven Holl Architects of concept drawings, models and construction details showing the working process that led to the…
Artists / Speakers
10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Hurley Gallery @ Lewis Arts complex
24 Hour Psycho
September 29 – October 22, open 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily, 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday, October 6 and Saturday, October 7 Hurley Gallery Douglas Gordon’s 1993 art installation 24 Hour…
Artists / Speakers
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Princeton University Art Museum
Making History Visible: Of American Myths and National Heroes
Presented on the occasion of the Princeton and Slavery Project, this installation examines the complex ways in which American artists have confronted American history and identity.
12:00 pm - 8:30 pm
CoLab @ Lewis Arts complex
Designing the Lewis Center for the Arts: Steven Holl Architects
September 15 – October 15, open 12 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily CoLab An exhibition by Steven Holl Architects of concept drawings, models and construction details showing the working process that led to the…
Artists / Speakers
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center
Princeton Poetry Festival (Day Two)
The Princeton Poetry Festival is a two-day biennial event presented through the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Performance Central series, organized by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and Princeton professor Paul Muldoon.
Artists / Speakers
2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Princeton University Chapel
Of Matter and Mass
A site-specific, generative, spatial acoustic sound installation by graduate student Bora Yoon.
Artists / Speakers
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Plaza @ Lewis Arts complex
Walking Histories: Race and Protest at Princeton and in Trenton
This series of pointed, inquisitive and playful performance walks through the Princeton University campus examines issues of race and protest.
Artists / Speakers
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Donald G. Drapkin Studio @ Lewis Arts complex
McCarter Lab reading and discussion with playwright Nathan Alan Davis
October 6 at 3:30 p.m. Donald G. Drapkin Studio at Lewis Arts complex Under the auspices of the McCarter Lab – McCarter Theatre’s incubator for new work – playwright Nathan Alan Davis will present…
Artists / Speakers
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Hedgehog and the Fox sculpture near Taplin Auditorium
Art Walk with Sō Percussion
Tours begin at Richard Serra’s The Hedgehog and the Fox sculpture near Taplin Auditorium (Fine Hall).
Artists / Speakers
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau St.
F. Scott Fitzgerald: New in Bookstores & Now Playing with A. Scott Berg ’71 and Anne Margaret Daniel *99
Noted biographer and Princeton alumnus A. Scott Berg ’71 and author and editor Anne Margaret Daniel *99, who received her Ph.D. from Princeton, discuss recent work in print and on screen showcasing the legacy of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Princeton Class of 1917.
Artists / Speakers
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Plaza @ Lewis Arts complex
Walking Histories: Race and Protest at Princeton and in Trenton
This series of pointed, inquisitive and playful performance walks through the Princeton University campus examines issues of race and protest.
Artists / Speakers
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Marie & Edward Matthews '53 Acting Studio @ 185 Nassau St.
Orpheus Unsung by Steven Mackey, Mark DeChiazza and Jason Treuting
October 6 & 7 at 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Marie and Edward Matthews ’53 Acting Studio at 185 Nassau St. An opera for electric guitar, composed by Grammy Award-winner and Music faculty member…
Artists / Speakers
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Hearst Dance Theater @ Lewis Arts complex
A Love Supreme by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Salva Sanchis
In A Love Supreme four performers dance to the eponymous music by John Coltrane. The work is renowned for its exploration of the tension between tonal and rhythmical complexity and simplicity.
Artists / Speakers
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Wallace Theater @ Lewis Arts complex
World premiere of Gurls by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins ’06
Two-time Obie Award-winning playwright and Class of 2006 Princeton alum Branden Jacobs-Jenkins‘ new adaptation of Euripides’ classic of the Greek stage, The Bacchae, in a contemporary setting.
Artists / Speakers
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Richardson Auditorium
Declassified Memory Fragment dance performance by Olivier Tarpaga
Baker and Tarpaga Dance Project’s dance theater work with live music inspired by ideas and themes around memory, history and images of some of the political and cultural realities affecting the continent of Africa.
Artists / Speakers
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Marie & Edward Matthews '53 Acting Studio @ 185 Nassau St.
Orpheus Unsung by Steven Mackey, Mark DeChiazza and Jason Treuting
October 6 & 7 at 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Marie and Edward Matthews ’53 Acting Studio at 185 Nassau St. An opera for electric guitar, composed by Grammy Award-winner and Music faculty member…
Artists / Speakers
10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Hurley Gallery @ Lewis Arts complex
24 Hour Psycho
September 29 – October 22, open 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily, 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday, October 6 and Saturday, October 7 Hurley Gallery Douglas Gordon’s 1993 art installation 24 Hour…
Artists / Speakers
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Princeton University Art Museum
Making History Visible: Of American Myths and National Heroes
Presented on the occasion of the Princeton and Slavery Project, this installation examines the complex ways in which American artists have confronted American history and identity.
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Hedgehog and the Fox sculpture near Taplin Auditorium
Art Walk with Sō Percussion
Tours begin at Richard Serra’s The Hedgehog and the Fox sculpture near Taplin Auditorium (Fine Hall).
Artists / Speakers
12:00 pm - 8:30 pm
CoLab @ Lewis Arts complex
Designing the Lewis Center for the Arts: Steven Holl Architects
September 15 – October 15, open 12 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily CoLab An exhibition by Steven Holl Architects of concept drawings, models and construction details showing the working process that led to the…
Artists / Speakers
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Plaza @ Lewis Arts complex
Walking Histories: Race and Protest at Princeton and in Trenton
This series of pointed, inquisitive and playful performance walks through the Princeton University campus examines issues of race and protest.
Artists / Speakers
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The Hedgehog and the Fox sculpture near Taplin Auditorium
Art Walk with Sō Percussion
Tours begin at Richard Serra’s The Hedgehog and the Fox sculpture near Taplin Auditorium (Fine Hall).
Artists / Speakers
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Princeton University Art Museum
Princeton University Art Museum Highlights Tour
Discover the Art Museum's globe-spanning collections by taking a Highlights Tour, offered free of charge. Tours meet at the Museum entrance.
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Dance Studio 3 (Tower Dance Studio)
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Plaza @ Lewis Arts complex
Walking Histories: Race and Protest at Princeton and in Trenton
This series of pointed, inquisitive and playful performance walks through the Princeton University campus examines issues of race and protest.
Artists / Speakers
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Roberts Dance Studio @ Lewis Arts complex
Open Dance Rehearsal Led by Brian Reeder
Open Dance Rehearsals led by Brian Reeder in Dance Studio 1 (Roberts Dance Studio).
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Donald G. Drapkin Studio @ Lewis Arts complex
Student showcase: Sinfonia Flute Choir / Carnatic Vocal Performance / Le Van Sisters
Le Van Sisters (Solène & Sarah ) / Carnatic Vocal Performance / Sinfonia Flute Choir
Artists / Speakers
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Plaza @ Lewis Arts complex
Walking Histories: Race and Protest at Princeton and in Trenton
This series of pointed, inquisitive and playful performance walks through the Princeton University campus examines issues of race and protest.
Artists / Speakers
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Marie & Edward Matthews '53 Acting Studio @ 185 Nassau St.
Orpheus Unsung by Steven Mackey, Mark DeChiazza and Jason Treuting
October 6 & 7 at 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Marie and Edward Matthews ’53 Acting Studio at 185 Nassau St. An opera for electric guitar, composed by Grammy Award-winner and Music faculty member…
Artists / Speakers
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Roberts Dance Studio @ Lewis Arts complex
Student & Alumni Showcase: A Study of Song / Intermixed / Regurgitated Coffee / Broadway Love Songs
Featuring Princeton East West Theater, Princeton University Ballet & more
Artists / Speakers
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Hearst Dance Theater @ Lewis Arts complex
A Love Supreme by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Salva Sanchis
In A Love Supreme four performers dance to the eponymous music by John Coltrane. The work is renowned for its exploration of the tension between tonal and rhythmical complexity and simplicity.
Artists / Speakers
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Dance Studio 3 (Tower Dance Studio)
Page 607 with Tracy Bersley, Daniel Kublick ’08 and Dorothy Abrahams
Inspired by quantum physics, insect mating rituals, texting emoticons, George Eliot’s provincial Victorian novel Middlemarch, and a growing sense of disconnect, Page 607 explores the question: what happens when we lose the ability to communicate?
Artists / Speakers
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Wallace Theater @ Lewis Arts complex
Gurls by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins ’06
Two-time Obie Award-winning playwright and Class of 2006 Princeton alum Branden Jacobs-Jenkins‘ new adaptation of Euripides’ classic of the Greek stage, The Bacchae, in a contemporary setting.
Artists / Speakers
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Marie & Edward Matthews '53 Acting Studio @ 185 Nassau St.
Orpheus Unsung by Steven Mackey, Mark DeChiazza and Jason Treuting
October 6 & 7 at 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Marie and Edward Matthews ’53 Acting Studio at 185 Nassau St. An opera for electric guitar, composed by Grammy Award-winner and Music faculty member…
Artists / Speakers
10:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Forum @ Lewis Arts complex
Late Night Cabaret
An evening of comedy and song featuring Tap Cats, J. Lind, Fuzzy Dice Improv Comedy, & Triangle Club
Artists / Speakers
10:00 am - 8:30 pm
Hurley Gallery @ Lewis Arts complex
24 Hour Psycho
September 29 – October 22, open 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily Hurley Gallery 24 Hour Psycho, an art installation by Douglas Gordon, consists entirely of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic and disturbingly violent 1960 film…
Artists / Speakers
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Princeton University Art Museum
Making History Visible: Of American Myths and National Heroes
Presented on the occasion of the Princeton and Slavery Project, this installation examines the complex ways in which American artists have confronted American history and identity.
12:00 pm - 8:30 pm
CoLab @ Lewis Arts complex
Designing the Lewis Center for the Arts: Steven Holl Architects
September 15 – October 15, open 12 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily CoLab An exhibition by Steven Holl Architects of concept drawings, models and construction details showing the working process that led to the…
Artists / Speakers
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Plaza @ Lewis Arts complex
Walking Histories: Race and Protest at Princeton and in Trenton
This series of pointed, inquisitive and playful performance walks through the Princeton University campus examines issues of race and protest.
Artists / Speakers
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Hearst Dance Theater @ Lewis Arts complex
A Love Supreme by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Salva Sanchis
In A Love Supreme four performers dance to the eponymous music by John Coltrane. The work is renowned for its exploration of the tension between tonal and rhythmical complexity and simplicity.
Artists / Speakers
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Plaza @ Lewis Arts complex
Walking Histories: Race and Protest at Princeton and in Trenton
This series of pointed, inquisitive and playful performance walks through the Princeton University campus examines issues of race and protest.
Artists / Speakers
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau St.
DC Comics’ Jim Lee ’86: A Lecture Demonstration
October 8 at 3:00 p.m. James M. Stewart ’32 Theater at 185 Nassau St. Join DC Entertainment publisher Jim Lee ’86 (Batman, Justice League, Suicide Squad, Superman Unchained) as he talks about his 30+…
Artists / Speakers
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Wallace Theater @ Lewis Arts complex
Gurls by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins ’06
Two-time Obie Award-winning playwright and Class of 2006 Princeton alum Branden Jacobs-Jenkins‘ new adaptation of Euripides’ classic of the Greek stage, The Bacchae, in a contemporary setting.
Artists / Speakers
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Murphy Dance Studio @ Lewis Arts complex
West African drumming workshop with Baker and Tarpaga Dance Project
A 90-minute drumming workshop with a focus on music from the West African Manding Empire. Taught by master drummer Olivier Tarpaga (Declassified Memory Fragment), the workshop provides hands-on experience on two main instruments, the Djembe and the Dun dun.
Artists / Speakers
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