Past Events
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.
A cross-disciplinary conference for educators and high school students. Registration required. Cost: $175 per educator, which includes up to four students.
A workshop with Junya Koikawa, a Taishu Engeki performer, and Professor Takahiro Takeuchi from Aoyama Gakuin University in Japan. Includes a video lecture followed by a live performance.
Internationally renowned drag queen, visual artist, author, and Vassar alum will present an immersive evening of drag, storytelling, and live art. Reservations required.
Campus community only, please.
James Osborn, conductor.
This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live
Pre-concert talk and Mozart concert
James Osborn, director.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lunchtime recital series by members of the Vassar College Chamber Music Program.
As New York emerged from the Great Depression, a cohort of Jewish photographers looked to document the streets of their hometown. Come and see what they saw.
Mr. Junya Koikawa, a performer of Taishu Engeki (a Japanese performing art with Kabuki origins), will play Tsugaru-shamisen, a traditional Japanese musical instrument.
Presented by the Jeh Vincent Johnson ALANA cultural center and featuring delicious food, interactive activities, and engaging performances and speeches!
Campus community only, please.
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.
Dona Nelson’s work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum, and the Centre Pompidou, among others.
A lecture by Visiting Professor Anurag Mehra, Science and Society Faculty Fellow at Vassar College.
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.