June 2021

Once again on grounds of Chautauqua, MSFO prepares to perform for first time in over a year

by Nichole Jiang on June 27, 2021

The Music School Festival Orchestra will perform onstage for the first time in over a year at 8:15 p.m. Monday, June 28 in the Amphitheater. Musical and Artistic Director Timothy Muffitt will lead the orchestra

In opening Interfaith Lecture, Kelly James Clark to trace connections between early Chinese spiritual beliefs, Western thought

by Max Zambrano on June 27, 2021

MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Clark Kelly James Clark wasn’t always interested in China. “I didn’t think anything important came

NY Times reporter Sengupta examines U.S., China climate interests

by Nick Danlag on June 27, 2021

NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER Sengupta Just as Somini Sengupta started to read, her grandfather started to lose his eyesight.

Digital, pre-season Writers’ Festival includes Hill keynote

by Sarah Vest on June 27, 2021

Toni Morrison said in her lecture “Unspeakable Things Unspoken” that “we have always been imagining ourselves.” “Personal Geographies,” the theme

In opening sermon, Robinson calls to ‘work for the impossible’

by Mary Lee Talbot on June 27, 2021

The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, Chautauqua's Vice President of Religion and Senior Pastor, delivers his sermon during the opening

Home at last: After a year of COVID separation, Chautauquans at last return home to grounds – and each other

by Kristen Triplett on June 27, 2021

Chautauqua has always been about convening. After a year spent socially distanced, Chautauquans are finally able to come together once more in the community they all love. All across the grounds, families are holding picnics,

Penn professor Braham to focus 1st CWC Porch talk of summer season on ‘renewable economy’

by Deborah Trefts on June 27, 2021

In 2013, lifelong Chautauquan William “Bill” Braham presented a group of graduate architecture students earning degrees in environmental building design

Like a dream: mandolin dynamo Chris Thile takes stage for 1st live show in Amp since ‘19

by Laura Philion on June 26, 2021

LAURA PHILION - COPY & DIGITAL EDITOR Chautauqua is kicking off its 2021 season with a familiar face: Chris Thile,

Department of Religion revamps Vespers, Sacred Song for season

by webchq on June 26, 2021

Max Zambrano - Staff writer Away from the rigid corners of a computer screen and toward the open air space

Stafford begins tenure as permanent organist with unique film concert

by webchq on June 26, 2021

NICK DANLAG - Staff writer Stafford Joshua Stafford says playing the organ is like painting the air with music. “There’s

Robinson steps in for Theoharis to deliver opening ’21 sermon

by webchq on June 26, 2021

Robinson Mary Lee Talbot - Staff writer The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson will preach at the 10:45 a.m. Sunday Service of Worship and Sermon in the Amphitheater. Robinson replaces previously announced Sunday preacher

Doing the legwork: Chautauqua’s Climate Change Initiative Director Mark Wenzler cycles 370-miles to grounds

by webchq on June 25, 2021

Mark Wenzler, the first director of Chautauqua’s Climate Change Initiative, began his Chautauqua tenure with a 370–mile bike ride to

Theater, opera return for in-person summer after online-only 2020 season

by David Kwiatkowski on June 25, 2021

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DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF WRITER While COVID-19 may have dimmed the stage lights for much of 2020 and 2021 thus

School of Music students, faculty look to season with anticipation

by Nichole Jiang on June 25, 2021

NICHOLE JIANG - STAFF WRITER After a year of endless Zoom calls, social distancing and uncertainty, the School of Music

CTC Young Playwrights merge virtual, live performances in 2021

by David Kwiatkowski on June 25, 2021

DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF WRITER Chautauqua’s sixth annual Young Playwrights Project looked a little different this year. While another cohort

Chautauqua Cinema Under the Stars to kick off with ‘Gravity’ on Athenaeum lawn

by Jordyn Russell on June 25, 2021

JORDYN RUSSELL - STAFF WRITER Movies at Chautauqua have long been a staple of the summer season, from the daily operations of the Chautauqua Cinema to more recent programs showcasing movies in the Amphitheater alongside

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