Guerra Last August, as she was finalizing plans to be the Chautauqua Opera Company’s 2020 Composer-in-Residence, Frances Pollock got a sinking feeling. “I had this feeling in my gut; I was like, ‘I don’t think
On Oct. 24, 1945, in San Francisco, delegates from 51 different countries gathered with a goal to promote international human rights, social progress, and to never again see the horrors and destruction of a world
Seph Rodney stood in front of his class at the New School’s Parsons School of Design, trying to think of something worthwhile to say. Rodney It was his last day of teaching a “mixed bag”
With the final Chautauqua Opera Company event of the season upon him, Young Artist John David Nevergall took some time to reflect on his experiences in the last three months. Nevergall “I am so appreciative
When contemplating this week’s Interfaith Lecture Series theme, “The Future We Want, the World We Need,” Bishop Minerva Carcaño had to ask herself, “What is the world we need?” Carcaño “I believe the world we
For the last three years, the end of a Chautauqua Opera Company season has been marked by the company’s final Opera Invasion: the Grand Finale. For this event, the Opera’s Young Artists usually spread out
Every summer, CVA Members — formerly known as VACI Partners — host Stroll Through the Arts, an annual gala and art auction that raises money toward scholarships for the students and emerging artists at the
Robert A. Levy knows that Americans have a lot of misconceptions about libertarianism. Levy “Most people think libertarianism is synonymous with conservatism, which it is not,” he said. “Libertarians tend to be conservative on some
Chris Friday likes to let her work speak for itself, and with her emphasis on text-based art, it generally does this quite literally. Friday When Friday was asked to speak for Chautauqua School of Art’s
For the summer’s last virtual Chautauqua Dance event, two acclaimed dancers will come together for a conversation. While their careers have led them to success in different corners of the dance world, they both started
In the early 2000s, when Elaine Alvarez was an undergraduate studying opera at the Manhattan School of Music, she always hoped she’d get a chance to perform at Chautauqua Institution. Alvarez “It’s one of those
During a typical Chautauqua Season, the School of Art’s open studios offer curious Chautauquans the chance to venture up to the Arts Quad meet the Students and Emerging Artists and view, and sometimes even participate
At the end of every major Chautauqua Opera Company rehearsal, the production staff gathers together for a meeting. These meetings are a chance to compare notes between departments and make sure everyone is on the
In 1988, when Kent Nerburn started working on the Red Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota, home to the Ojibwe people, he saw the job as a way to support his career as an artist. Nerburn
Bottoms Julia Bottoms isn’t afraid to think big picture: wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling-big. Bottoms, a Buffalo-based visual artist, just finished her largest solo project yet: a 1,700-square-foot mural at a local affordable housing development. “I definitely love
In a time without live audiences, artists and performers across the world have had to reevaluate why they do what they do. “What does it mean to sing?” said baritone Daniel Belcher, one of Chautauqua