Georgetown University Department of Performing Arts

04/01/2022

Want to know what events are happening this weekend? Look through our post for more info!

Check out the link below for more info about events!

linktr.ee/georgetown_dpa

03/25/2022

CANCELLATION NOTICE: Violet 3/25-3/27
We are terribly sorry that due to health issues among the VIOLET company, including multiple COVID cases, we regrettably have to cancel this weekend’s performances of VIOLET. We are deeply disappointed for the students to not be able to share their extraordinary work with you this weekend. We are very sorry for the late notice, as the company has been integrating understudies throughout the week in an effort to prepare, but we have just received additional news that made this decision necessary.

Because several students have been impacted by health issues, we will wait until Monday to assess the plan for next week. Currently planned performances are sold-out. If we are able to add performances to enable more audience members to share in the work, we will do so. Ticket holders of the cancelled performances will receive first notice of available seats for an additional show.

For out of town guests, particularly family and friends of the company, we are incredibly sorry to share this news and recognize the profound disappointment that it brings.

We sincerely regret any inconvenience and know you will join us in wishing the company health. Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions, and thank you!

–The VIOLET TEAM

01/22/2022

Perspective | 22 for ’22: Composers and performers to watch this year

Big congrats to Georgetown University Music Program Prof. Carlos Simon, featured in the Washington Post: "the very model of a modern major composer: an artist whose windows are thrown wide open to the world, and whose musical scope of late lands like a grand panorama of American life." Be sure to check out the great article and above-the-fold photo of him in Sunday's print Arts & Style section!

How Carlos Simon, Kamala Sankaram, the Living Earth Show and 19 more artists are changing the classical landscape.

11/19/2021

Be sure to catch the incredible Out @ The Kit Kat Club this Saturday in the Devine Studio Theatre!

RSVP at the Eventbrite link in our Bio.

10/19/2021

Only two more days! Paperplay! Adventures in Kamishibai is running from Thursday to Sunday (10/21-10/24). Students, faculty, and staff, reserve your free tickets at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paperplay-adventures-in-kamishibai-registration-183699168157

Paperplay! inventively retools the pre-cinema form of kamishibai, when a solo performer would ride a bicycle around towns and perform. Join us on this adventure that moves in and beyond the Davis Center using kamishibai.

09/27/2021

Interested in the intersection of politics and performance? Check out the SFS Centennial Lab - Politics and Performance: Confronting the Past, Shaping the Future! This interdisciplinary course studies cases from all over the world and will include an experiential travel component in late May/early June (location TBD). All students welcome! Apply by 10/4.

Learn more: https://myguabroad.georgetown.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=10385

09/09/2021

Introducing the Davis Lawn!

A 4’x4’ pop-up stage on the landing of the Davis Center open to all for story-telling, joke-cracking, song-spieling, dance-creating, improv-ing. This is a special feature of our “Makers in the Space: Making Space” season.

Join us for each Thursday in September; starting TODAY!
HOURS: 3:30pm-5pm

Want to hold a slot? Have questions? Email Community Engagement Manager Vanessa Gilbert at [email protected]

08/30/2021

Join us tomorrow night, August 31st for our DPA Open House! New students. Returning students. Anyone interested is invited to attend!

We'll be in the Davis Center Lobby from 5:30-7pm. Come by when you can!

Learn about the amazing ways to get involved with DPA from academic courses to co-curricular groups to auditions and employment opportunities. We hope to see you there!

08/24/2021

Join BTE this Wednesday on the Healy Lawn!

🎤🎭🎶 BTE’s Welcome Back Coffee House is this Wednesday 5:30-7pm on Healy lawn!! Come hang and share a song, poem, monologue or more. Creatives of all kinds welcome!

Help us spread the word through a re-post Mask and Bauble Dramatic Society Nomadic Theatre Georgetown University Children's Theater Georgetown University Black Leadership Forum The Blaxa Georgetown University Department of Performing Arts Georgetown Scholars Program - GSP The Black House (Georgetown University)

08/12/2021

Join us! Join the DPA Family as a Student Worker this year! Check out HoyaWorks and use the Job ID's below for more details.

07/08/2021

Showcase Winners for Spring 2021

Congratulations to Mask & Bauble Dramatic Society on their 2nd Place Lauinger Library Staff Pick Award for their use of library technology on DBMOAF's Ponderosa!

M&B used Maker Hub equipment to create a laser-cut spaceship interior, decorated with mixed media and soldered Adafruit lights programmed with Arduino circuit boards for the live Youtube production this past Spring. Congratulations on this exciting achievement!

Check out the article in the Lauinger Newsletter: https://www.library.georgetown.edu/news/showcase-winners-spring-2021

We are delighted to honor the top projects in the Spring 2021 Library Showcase as winners of the Library Staff Pick and Voters’ Choice Awards.

07/02/2021

Attention SHIP Students! Get a peek inside the Davis Performing Arts Center, and it's performing, production, and classroom spaces before you start school in the Fall. Join us Tuesday, July 6th @ 1pm! Learn about opportunities to get involved in the Fall!

(Due to Covid-19 health & safety protocols, this opportunity is only available to SHIP students at this time.)

Register at the link below:
https://georgetown.campusgroups.com/SHIP/rsvp_boot?id=1123915

06/11/2021

Have talent? Wanna show it off? Come on down to Georgetown Theatre's Open Mic Night on Saturday, June 26th at 7PM EST! Perform a poem! Sing a song! Do stand up comedy! Read a passage from one of your favorite books! All acts are welcome! While students participating in SHIP (Summer Hilltop Immersion Program) are especially encouraged to participate, we extend an invitation to ALL current students and recent alumni as well! Don't want to perform? Come to cheer on your friends and learn more about Georgetown theatre and our performance opportunities planned for the fall!

For any questions, please contact M&B EP Liz McDermott (emm322)!

Find more information and to RSVP to attend or perform, check out their website linktr.ee/maskandbauble.

06/10/2021

Happy Pride Month! DPA celebrates and embraces the LGBTQ+ community every day, and especially throughout this month.

Check out the website of Theater & Performance Studies Prof. Michael T. Williams's Spring 2021 course, "Performing LGBTQ+ History," and experience the amazing work shared by students—from excerpts of q***r activist monologues and collaborative histories to coming out story monologues.

https://mw1237.wixsite.com/mysite

06/03/2021

New Students Interested in the Department of Performing Arts - Department of Performing Arts

Attention Incoming Class of 2025! Interested in the Department of Performing Arts? Want to participate in Choir, Orchestra or Jazz Combos during New Student Orientation? Complete our Student Interest Form on our website to sign up and receive more details!

Welcome new students!  Discover dynamic programs in music, theater, and dance at Georgetown University’s Department of Performing Arts! Georgetown’s vibrant Department of Performing Arts scene includes the College’s undergraduate degree programs in American Musical Culture and Theater & Pe...

06/02/2021

Congratulations to Georgetown College’s Tropaia 2021 Student Award Winners & DPA Students, Emily Kim & Kellan Oelkers!

Every year, Georgetown College honors its top academic achievers in the annual Tropaia ceremony.

Emily received the Kircher Medal, which is presented presented annually to the senior American Musical Culture major, who in the judgment of the faculty, best exemplifies excellence, creativity, and initiative in the fields of music scholarship and performance.

Kellan received the Davis Medal, which is presented annually to the Theater and Performance Studies major who in the judgment of the faculty, best exemplifies academic and artistic excellence, creativity, and initiative in the field of theater and performance studies.

Congratulations Emily & Kellan! And to all of our Senior DPA Students!

06/01/2021

Prof. Netanel Draiblate, director of the GU Chamber Music Ensembles Program, who also serves as concertmaster of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, was recently interviewed by WTOP discussing the upcoming launch of the Orion Youth Orchestra, a free youth group. An exciting opportunity for young people!

Check out the WTOP article: https://wtop.com/entertainment/2021/05/annapolis-symphony-launches-free-youth-orchestra-for-60th-season/

05/07/2021

Help us celebrate our amazing graduating seniors tomorrow, May 8! We're excited to honor all the students who have made Theater and the Davis Performing Arts Center central to their Georgetown experiences.

Register for the Zoom link: https://georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAodOiprz0rGNc-4wUp8cjDsjQP6_Ee46bH

05/06/2021

Have you gone to any of Georgetown University Dance Company Festival events yet? If not, go check out the performance on the film festival site and sign up for the closing discussion, an audience Q&A with GUDC! The discussion will be tomorrow, May 7, at 7pm.

Learn more about the festival and the events at https://www.gudcsomethingsup.com.

05/04/2021

Our The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics student fellows are hosting VERGE: A Student Arts and Politics Festival this weekend, May 8-9, 2021. This festival will bring together students interested in the intersection of politics and the arts, featuring discussions, live performances, and online pieces.

Register for the festival here: bit.ly/verge21
Check out the event page to learn more: https://globallab.georgetown.edu/projects/verge/

05/03/2021

Join the Georgetown University Dance Company for a virtual dance class tonight at 6pm! GUDC Faculty Artistic Director, Prof. Raina Lucas, will be teaching the class. All levels of dance experience are welcome!

Register for free here: https://www.gudcsomethingsup.com