Alumni Residency: Abi Walls ’21 The Department of Theatre & Dance is excited to welcome Abi Walls back to Colorado College as our Block 2 Alumni Resident, Sept. 21-Oct. 5! Walls is a multi-hyphenate theatre artist based in New York City with roots in Colorado and California. Their work as a playwright explores memory, history, …
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Meet Our New Faculty Member! We’re excited to welcome Sam Collier to the Department of Theatre & Dance! Collier is a playwright, director, and theatre artist whose work explores climate change, storytelling, and the creative possibilities of collaboration across species. She joins Colorado College with a PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies from the University …
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives National Day of Theatre Readings May 5, 4 p.m., Fine Arts Center, Taste Room Ninety-five percent of Indigenous women who go missing in the United States never make the national news. On May 5, CC will help bring those stories to light through “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and …
Eiko Otake Returns for The Nakedness of Being We are excited to welcome back distinguished guest artist Eiko Otake to campus this Block 7. Otake returns to teach DA233: The Nakedness of Being, an experiential course that invites students to explore movement, memory, and human experience in a completely new way. Students are encouraged to …
Of Earth and Error Every year, Dance6 brings people together. Dancers and musicians. Faculty and students. Visiting artists and community members. This year’s production grows out of that tradition. It takes shape through shared work, conversation, and curiosity, with no single voice at the center. Of Earth and Error asks what it means to live …
Photo Credit Drinking Brecht: An Automated Laboratory Performance After stealing a hat from the costume collection of famous communist playwright Bertolt Brecht, multimedia artist sister sylvester embarks on a forensic quest to trace the hat’s possible past wearers. Paying homage to Brecht’s “Scientific Theater,” which endeavored to spark revolution, Drinking Brecht is an innovative interactive …
Phi Beta Kappa Lecture: The Arts, Democracy, and Public Life How do the arts activate public life? What is the role of the arts in sustaining democracy? As the Phi Beta Kappa Society and the United States both mark their 250th anniversaries, this lecture presented by Dr. Shannon Jackson reflects on how the arts help …
Why, 80 years after the end of the Second World War, do we still have wars? Internationally acclaimed artists Eiko Otake and Wen Hui return to CC with What is War, a haunting and powerful work they first developed here during a 2024–25 creative residency. Drawing on personal histories shaped by postwar Japan and …
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Open House Party Friday, Sept. 6, 3 – 5 p.m., Cornerstone Arts Center The Department of Theatre and Dance invites you to our Open House Party this Friday, Sept. 6, from 3-5 p.m. in Cornerstone Arts Center. Complete our challenge for a chance to win prizes! There will also be food and opportunities to socialize …