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Life Waste: A Biogas Musical will be performed Oct. 4 and 5 at the Dickinson College Farm at 7 p.m. Photo by A. Pierce Bounds '71.

Life Waste: A Punk-Folk-Rock Musical About ... Biogas?

What happens when students and faculty collaborate with local farmers, musicians, scientists, activists and others on a punk-folk-rock musical about sustainable energy? You're invited to find out!

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Spotlight on the Unexpected: Fall Arts Events Surprise, Inspire

A biogas musical. A birbyne. Stop-motion animation. And so much more. Discover the unexpected—and also traditional—public arts events in store at Dickinson.

Trout Gallery interns Ella Layton '26 (left) and Kiersten Kahn ‘26 are helping to plan and present special events to share the exhibition with the campus and local communities. Photo by Dan Loh.

Celebrating Black Brilliance

The Trout Gallery celebrates the legacy of trailblazing Black artists with a vibrant exhibition and fun interactive programs for the campus and local communities.

Alumni Weekend class of 1989 art exhibition

The Art of Connection

“It meant a lot to be seen and recognized for work I’ve been doing since graduation." The class of 1989's alumni art show/reunion brought classmates together in fresh and inspiring ways.

The 2024 DTG dance concert.

Freshworks Fuses Movement and Powerful Themes

Dickinson’s spring dance concert features powerfully affecting works on the generational effects of war, the love and sweat of small-business ownership and more.

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Bring It On!

"It's an intense collaboration where everybody has to bring something." Catch a sneak peek of the 2024 senior studio art exhibition, opening April 19.

Truman Bullard attends a 2014 concert of Brahms' Requiem.

An Appreciation of Truman Bullard: You Didn’t Want to Miss Him

Richard Koenig '71 remembers Truman Bullard, and how he inspired Dickinson students to hear the world anew. We also invite you to share your memories of Bullard.

Composer, arranger and pianist Maria Corley completes an in-depth residency at Dickinson this year. You can view her work during an April 5 concert. Photo by Dan Loh.

Composer, Students Collaborate on 'Silence Optional' Concert

“It's not often we get to do this. It's very cool." Working closely with rising-star composer Maria Corley, students and faculty present a concert of Corley's lauded works.

Dickinson presents the Tony Award-winning rock musical Spring Awakening March 1-3. Photo by A. Pierce Bounds '71.

Rock and Rebellion: Dickinson Presents Spring Awakening

“Every new generation faces seemingly impossible challenges." The groundbreaking rock musical Spring Awakening brings this timeless struggle to the stage in an edgy, emotionally charged way.

Students examine a work by Louisa Chase inside The Trout Gallery. Photo by Riley Heffron '26.

Boundaries Imagined: Decoding the Legacy of Louisa Chase

Seven years after the artist's passing, student curators present works showcasing Louisa Chase's convention-defying career. Expert guidance from an art department alumnus helped light the way.

Photo graphic of select artists to visit Dickinson's campus in spring 2024 by MaryAlice Bitts-Jackson.

A Spring Awakening: College Announces New Public Arts Events

Awaken your senses this spring with invigorating performances, exhibits, readings and residencies.

Broadway's Christopher Jackson (right) speaks with a student in an introductory acting class.

Dickinson Acting Students Perform for Broadway’s Christopher Jackson

What happens when Broadway star Christopher Jackson ("Hamilton") visits your introductory acting class? First-year student Roma Cervino gives us the scoop.

Artist-in-residence Veronika Yadukha (center), with English majors in Dickinson's 2023-24 senior seminar. Photo by Stephen Munchel.

Reimagining the Arts With Veronika Yadukha

Who gets to access the arts? Can you translate one art form into another? Students investigate these questions and more alongside Veronika Yadukha, our first Beyond the New Normal artistic resident.

Students in the Dance Theatre Group (DTG) perform in the fall 2023 concert. Photo by A. Pierce Bounds '71.

Welcome to the Dinner Party: Inspired by Iconic Work, Dance Concert Spotlights Women’s Rights

Inspired by feminist icon Judy Chicago's controversial work, The Dinner Party: A Dance Concert journeys through herstory and celebrates the women in our lives.

Students get ready for the senior studio-art majors midyear works-in-progress exhibition.

The Art of Community

"I'm so excited for everyone to see it." Nine studio art majors are ready to share works in progress with the greater campus community. Here's a preview.

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