Past Events

Image with text that reads: Experimental Theater of Vassar Collage, Mad Forest, A play from Romania, by Caryl Churchill, Directed by Christopher Grabowski. Presented through Concord Theatricals
Apr. 26 – Apr. 28, 2023

This timely drama resulted from a trip to Romania. Developed with students from London’s Central School of Drama, this is an incisive portrait of society in turmoil that focuses on two families to reveal what life is like under a totalitarian regime and what results when the regime collapses. Directed by Christopher Grabowski. Free and open to the public, reservations required.

seven dancers bend backwards on a dark stage
Apr. 21 – Apr. 22, 2023

Featuring choreography by Yoshito Sakuraba and Julian Llanos, Polka by acclaimed modern dance choreographer Mark Morris, excerpts from the classical ballet Don Quixote, student works, and more. Reserve free tickets. 

 

Embroidered sampler with figures of Adam and Eve standing on either side of a tall tree with a snake wrapped around it; under the tree are the words, “Jane Pownall, Her Work, Aged 13, 1830.”
Apr. 20, 2023, 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

Learn about historic embroidery methods, techniques, and materials by making your own stitched embroidery pattern at a fun night of creation at the Loeb.

Campus community only, please.

A collage-like artwork depicting a figure from the shoulders up who is wearing a headdress made of two large flowers.
Apr. 20, 2023, 10:30 a.m. plus evening reception

Chelle Barbour’s multidisciplinary art practice reimagines the body of the Black female through the lens of Afro-Surrealism. Barbour’s morning talk will be followed by an evening reception.

side-by-side headshots of Monica Macer and Anthony Sparks
Apr. 20, 2023, 5:00–6:00 p.m.

Monica Macer ’93 and Anthony Sparks P’26 will discuss their paths as showrunners, screenwriters, and executive producers, insights into the TV writing process, and more!

Campus community only, please.

Three musicians playing piano, violin and a horn
Apr. 20, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

Lunchtime recital series by members of the Vassar College Chamber Music Program.

A seated performer wearing robes strums a stringed instrument.

Mr. Junya Koikawa, a performer of Taishu Engeki (a Japanese performing art with Kabuki origins), will play Tsugaru-shamisen, a traditional Japanese musical instrument.

James R. Jones, from the waist up, wearing a jacket and tie.
Apr. 19, 2023, 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

Dr. James R. Jones, Director of the Center on Politics and Race in America at Rutgers University–Newark, will discuss how white supremacy diffuses from Congress through law, politics, and everyday social life.

An abstract mixed-media artwork on display in a gallery.
Apr. 19, 2023, 5:00 p.m.

Dona Nelson’s work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum, and the Centre Pompidou, among others.

a woman singing onstage with her arms held up.
Apr. 18, 2023, 6:00 p.m.

A Holocaust Remembrance Day presentation featuring a short film clip, a musical performance, and a discussion with the subjects and makers of a documentary about local musicians and Holocaust survivors in the Hudson Valley.