Past Events: Explore the Arts

Budapest, Prague, and Vienna: Where the Coffee House Influenced the Opera House
Sat., Feb. 18, 2012, 2:00 PM
2011-2012 Season
Yvonne Caruthers examines the cultural hegemony of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna in their imperial centuries as the centers of classical music and opera.
Open Rehearsal: American Ballet Theatre
Thu., Feb. 2, 2012, 1:15 PM
2011-2012 Season
Join dance scholars for an insider's look at the world's top ballet companies as they prepare onstage for performance.
Theater Look-in: La Cage aux Folles
Tue., Jan. 31, 2012
2011-2012 Season
Join company members from La Cage aux Folles for an insider's look, complete with lively discussion and the opportunity to ask questions of the artists.
Mark Morris Dance Group's Dance for PD
Sat., Jan. 28, 2012, 1:00 PM
2011-2012 Season
A Free Movement Class led by Mark Morris Dance Group teaching artists for persons with Parkinson's and their families, friends, and caregivers.
Community Class: Mark Morris Dance Group
Sat., Jan. 28, 2012, 11:00 AM
2011-2012 Season
Come join this participatory, beginner level class for adults led by company members from Mark Morris Dance Group.
Master Class: Mark Morris Dance Group
Tue., Jan. 24, 2012, 7:00 PM
2011-2012 Season
The Explore the Arts Master Class Series gives you an opportunity to take classes led by some of the most talented and creative artists in the world of dance.
Bridging the Centuries: Mozart and Schubert
Sat., Jan. 21, 2012, 2:00 PM
2011-2012 Season
Lecturer Saul Lilienstein brings his expert musical insights to a discussion of two late masterful compositions by the young geniuses Mozart and Schubert.
Open Rehearsal: Mariinsky Ballet
Tue., Jan. 17, 2012, 12:30 PM
2011-2012 Season
Join dance scholars for an insider's look at the world's top ballet companies as they prepare onstage for performance.
Ballet 360° - What Ballet Does Best II: Exotic Dreams
Sat., Jan. 14, 2012, 3:00 PM
2011-2012 Season
Dance critic Alexandra Tomalonis uses video of well-known ballets to take us beyond the steps and into the fine craft of making a ballet.
Searching for the Real Messiah
Sat., Dec. 10, 2011, 2:00 PM
2011-2012 Season
Yvonne Caruthers offers a comprehensive history of more than 260 years of Messiah performances in this lecture filled with some unusual facts and many comic tales.
Master Class: Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Sat., Dec. 3, 2011, 10:00 AM
2011-2012 Season
The Explore the Arts Master Class Series gives you an opportunity to take classes led by some of the most talented and creative artists in the world of dance.
Jazz Master Class: The Manhattan Transfer
Sat., Nov. 19, 2011, 1:00 PM
2011-2012 Season
Observe artists at work as members of The Manhattan Transfer lead a master class for preselected collegiate vocal jazz students, helping the students to hone their performance and presentation skills.
Jam Session: Django Reinhardt Festival All-Stars
Sun., Oct. 30, 2011, 11:30 AM
2011-2012 Season
Bring your guitar and join guitar virtuoso Dorado Schmitt and the Django Reinhardt Festival All-Stars for a participatory jam session.
Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell FOR ADULTS! 101
Sat., Oct. 29, 2011, 11:00 AM
2011-2012 Season
The Explore the Arts Master Class Series gives you an opportunity to take classes led by some of the most talented and creative artists in the world of dance.
Master Class: Beijing Dance Theater
Mon., Oct. 24, 2011, 7:00 PM
2011-2012 Season
The Explore the Arts Master Class Series gives you an opportunity to take classes led by some of the most talented and creative artists in the world of dance.
Open Rehearsal: The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
Fri., Oct. 14, 2011, 1:30 PM
2011-2012 Season
Join dance scholars for an insider's look at The Suzanne Farrell Ballet as the dancers prepare onstage for performances.
The Art of Technology
Sat., Oct. 8, 2011, 4:00 PM
2011-2012 Season
Lemieux Pilon 4D Art's creative team increases your understanding of the artistry behind their multidisciplinary production in this artist discussion.
Farrell and de Cou: Together on Stage (at Smithsonian Institution's S. Dillon Ripley Center)
Wed., Oct. 5, 2011, 7:00 PM
2011-2012 Season
Theater Look-in: Les Misérables
Tue., Oct. 4, 2011, 5:00 PM
2011-2012 Season
Join company members from Les Misérables for an insider's look, complete with lively discussion and the opportunity to ask questions of the artists.
Ballet 360° - What Ballet Does Best I: Glamour
Sat., Oct. 1, 2011, 3:00 PM
2011-2012 Season
Dance critic Alexandra Tomalonis uses video of well-known ballets to take us beyond the steps and into the fine craft of making a ballet.
Theater Look-in: Sydney Theatre Company's Uncle Vanya
Tue., Aug. 16, 2011, 5:00 PM
2011-2012 Season
Join company members Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Richard Roxburgh, Hayley McElhinney, and John Bell from Uncle Vanya for an insider's look, complete with lively discussion and the opportunity to ask questions of the artists.
Theater Look-in: Wicked
Tue., Jul. 12, 2011, 5:00 PM
2010-2011 Season
Join company members from Wicked for an insider's look, complete with lively discussion and the opportunity to ask questions of the artists.
Ballet 360° - Beyond the Steps IV: Storytelling: Mime, Gesture, and Ebullient Dancing
Sat., Jun. 4, 2011, 2:00 PM
2010-2011 Season
In the final session of the Ballet 360° lecture series, dance critic Alexandra Tomalonis explores the elements of storytelling in ballet through the works choreographed by August Bournonville for The Royal Danish Ballet.
Theater Look-in: Follies
Tue., May 24, 2011, 5:00 PM
2010-2011 Season
Join company members from Follies--Bernadette Peters, Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Ron Raines, and Elaine Paige--for an insider's look, complete with lively discussion and the opportunity to ask questions.
Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Emerging Artist Showcase
May 20 - 21, 2011
2010-2011 Season
Exceptional pianists selected to participate in the "Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Emerging Artist Workshop" play a program of works by Mary Lou Williams, as well as standards and original compositions.