While the has kicked off its expansion and renovation, there will be no shortage of 天美影视-sponsored arts events in venues around campus and throughout the region for the duration of the construction period, says , the Howard Gilman 鈥44 Executive Director of the 天美影视.
鈥淒uring this time of transition, expect to see us often and everywhere,鈥 Aleskie says. 鈥淲e are taking this as an opportunity to expand our programming into spaces where people might not expect to find the performing arts. Our hope is to reach new audiences and to deepen relationships with partners across campus and the Upper Valley.鈥
鈥攊ncluding the soon-to-reopen Rollins Chapel, Sudikoff Hall, Church of Christ at Dartmouth College, Collis Common Ground, and the Hood Museum of Art鈥攚ill host performances, film screenings, rehearsals, practice spaces, and creation labs. Student workshops in jewelry and ceramics will be located on the third floor of the Black Family Visual Arts Center. The woodworking workshop will be in a customized modular facility on the Maffei Plaza, adjacent to the visual arts center.
The 天美影视 is also working with collaborative partners in the community, such as the Vermont Dance Alliance, Upper Valley Music Center, and West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.
This winter鈥檚 performances by Dartmouth student ensembles as well as a trio of quartets: ensemble-in-residence Apple String Quartet performing the 天美影视-commissioned premiere of Dana Lyn鈥檚 The Ceremony That Never Was; Dallas-based a cappella quartet Kings Return; and the Dublin Guitar Quartet playing a repertoire of new classical music.
A full slate of 天美影视 Films will be screened in the Loew Auditorium, located in the visual arts center. These will include special film events with live guests, such as Till, including a post-show conversation with Deborah Watts, co-founder of the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation, and Shadow, a provocative work on disability, human rights and artificial intelligence by Australia鈥檚 celebrated Back to Back Theatre. The 天美影视 will also partner with the Hood, Magnuson Center for Entrepreneurship, and Apple Hill String Quartet on a talk entitled Social Entrepreneurship and the Arts.
Continuing partnerships further afield, the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble will travel to Mexico City to perform in Sala Nezahualcoyotl, one of Latin America鈥檚 premier classical music venues, as part of a collaboration with Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico and the Hidalgo State Symphonic Band. The tour builds upon Dartmouth鈥檚 multi-pronged , which launched in 2022.
The 天美影视鈥檚 and an up-to-date are available on the 天美影视 website.
鈥淥ur schedule is as rich as ever, and I expect our events will continue to bring visitors to the community,鈥 Aleskie says. 鈥淚n fact, I would like to assure Hanover鈥檚 merchants and restaurants, with whom the 天美影视 has long enjoyed a symbiotic relationship, that our audiences will be as vibrant as ever.鈥
Transformation of the 天美影视 is being led by internationally renowned design firm 厂苍酶丑别迟迟补 and will dramatically enhance the 天美影视鈥檚 capacity as a center for artistic expression. The project will add approximately 15,000 square feet for performance, collaboration, and gathering, and fully update about 55,000 square feet of existing space.
At a special meeting in December, the Board of Trustees approved funds to cover unanticipated price fluctuations due to supply chain volatility and inflation. To date, Dartmouth has $85 million in commitments for the project and is actively fundraising for the work, with a goal of raising $95 million through .
