When a professor handed Adin Walker a copy of Tennessee Williams’ One Arm, Walker knew he wanted to tackle the play — someday. “And then
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For pianist Orion Weiss, playing Mozart is sort of like playing a video game. “The more you learn and the more you play, you build
Sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild’s most recent book started in a simple setting: her office at UC Berkeley. She was reading about the growing split between
Author Adam Hochschild last visited Chautauqua Institution in 2001, but it’s recently found its way back into his life. “I was utterly charmed by the
Muse Christopher Theofanidis American composer Christopher Theofanidis was born on Dec. 18, 1967, in Dallas, Texas, and currently serves on the faculty of the Peabody
Note: This is the first in a series of occasional columns that examines some of this year’s Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle selections and how
Tuesday night at the new Amphitheater was a celebration in so many ways of Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, himself a Chautauqua “institution.” The first part of the
Whether it happens quickly or slowly, once opera sinks its artistic hooks, it doesn’t let go. “I can’t imagine doing anything else that’s not music,”
About a dozen years ago, Peter Ho Davies was teaching at the Chautauqua Writers’ Festival during the pre-season. But now, he’s returning to accept Chautauqua’s
Gary Thor Wedow loves his middle name. Like the music he adores, it’s a reminder that no matter how far a river travels, all of
Hope Muir, the Charlotte Ballet’s incoming artistic director, hasn’t been formally introduced to the Chautauqua community just yet. In her first week at Chautauqua Institution,
When most people read Langston Hughes and John Steinbeck, they see poems and novels. Composer Ricky Ian Gordon sees operas. “Words inspire me,” Gordon said.
The five finalists of the Sigma Alpha Iota Competition are ready to face off. At 2 p.m. Wednesday in Fletcher Music Hall, the young musicians
There are a lot of sardines in Chautauqua Theater Company’s production of Noises Off, which runs through Sunday at Bratton Theater, but there are even
Chip and Gail Gamble’s love for Chautauqua Institution has grown in what Chip calls the “typical” way. They’ve been coming to the Institution since the
A monk, a Jew and a peasant walk into an inn. What follows isn’t a punchline, but a heartwarming tale of three unlikely heroes who