Category: Theatre & Dance

  • Celebrating 70 Years of Dance at Gustavus

    Celebrating 70 Years of Dance at Gustavus

    The Gustavus Adolphus Theatre & Dance Department is excited to host Encore: Celebrating 70 Years of Dance at Gustavus, on Saturday, April 15th, 2023. The daylong event will include master classes with Brian Evans (‘07) and Cynthia Guttierez Garner, a celebratory dinner in Alumni Hall, and an evening performance of the spring dance concert –…

  • that single fleeting moment: The Gustavus Dance Company in Concert April 13, 14, and 16

    that single fleeting moment: The Gustavus Dance Company in Concert April 13, 14, and 16

    Gustavus Adolphus College Dance Company will perform their spring concert that single fleeting moment on April 13 and 14 at 8 p.m., as well as April 16 at 2 p.m. These performances are open to the public in Rob and Judy Gardner Lab Theatre. Tickets are required for admission. There is also a private, invitation…

  • Fine Arts Preview: March 6 to March 12

    Fine Arts Preview: March 6 to March 12

    This week features Rose Paddock’s senior recital, and the continuation of exhibitions at the Schaefer Art Gallery and the Hillstrom Museum of Art. Rose Paddock, Senior Recital March 10 | 7:30 p.m. Christ Chapel Rose Paddock is a saxophonist from Williamsburg, Virginia. She is a senior physics major with a minor in music at Gustavus…

  • Fine Arts Preview February 20-26

    Fine Arts Preview February 20-26

    This week features the performances of Spring Awakening, as well as the continuation of the Hillstrom museum exhibit: Improvised Structures: Recent Sculptural Works by Nicolas Darcourt & Elizabeth Catlett. Spring Awakening Anderson Theatre Feb 23 to 25, at 8:00 p.m. Feb 25 and 26, at 2:00 p.m. Music by Duncan Sheik and Book and Lyrics…

  • Gustavus Students and Alumni Explore Identity in Spring Awakening

    Gustavus Students and Alumni Explore Identity in Spring Awakening

    The Gustavus Adolphus College Theatre & Dance Department is performing the infamous musical Spring Awakening. Performances are February 23, 24, and 25 at 8 p.m., and February 25 and 26 at 2 p.m. in Anderson Theatre. This musical is a coming-of-age story, following teenagers as they come to terms with their own sexualities and navigate…

  • Fine Arts Weekly Preview: February 13 – 19

    Fine Arts Weekly Preview: February 13 – 19

    This week features a new exhibition at the Hillstrom Museum: Recent Sculptural Works by Nicolas Darcourt & Elizabeth Catlett, a Dance Masterclass by guest artist Marciano Silva dos Santos, as well as the Gustavus Wind Orchestra’s Home Concert and a performance in Minneapolis. Hillstrom Opening Reception: Improvised Structures: Recent Sculptural Works by Nicolas Darcourt &…

  • Fine Arts Preview February 6 – 12

    Fine Arts Preview February 6 – 12

    This week features the home concert of the Gustavus Choir, as well as a discussion and theater based activity on “Race and Resilience” led by CLIMB Theatre. “Let’s Talk About it: Race and Resilience”, with CLIMB Theatre Alumni Hall February 8th, 5:00-6:30 p.m. Speaking about race can be uncomfortable, however when done with intention and…

  • Fine Arts Preview: December 5 to 11

    Fine Arts Preview: December 5 to 11

    This week features the opening reception for artist Marlena Myles, the Winds of Christmas, and the Dance and Theatre productions. Indigenous Salon featuring Artist Marlena Myles – Public Reption December 5, 4:30 p.m. Schaefer Art Gallery Winds of Christmas December 6, 10:00 a.m. Christ Chapel Theatre Production: Theatre Gallery December 9 at 7:00 p.m. |…

  • Dance Production Shared Space: Tangled Relations

    Dance Production Shared Space: Tangled Relations

    From December 9 to December 11, the Gustavus Theatre & Dance department will be presenting the Dance Production Shared Space: Tangled Relations. This production is entirely student-driven, a culmination of student choreographers and dancers that have come together and created a project that lets all of their creative voices shine. “Going into the semester, all…

  • Theatre Gallery, a production in which students write, direct, design, and star in their own plays

    Theatre Gallery, a production in which students write, direct, design, and star in their own plays

    On December 9, 10, and 11 from 7-9 p.m. in the Rob and Judy Gardner Laboratory Theatre, Gustavus will be presenting the Theatre Gallery – a production in which students write, direct, design, and star in their own plays. This year’s Theatre Gallery is entitled Fuzzy Gray Lines and many of the plays are centered…