We both serve as lead coordinators of the Chautauqua Dialogues program. Both of us, as high school debaters, learned how to present both sides of an argument and, because we never knew which side of
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Narayanan The last time Vasudha Narayanan spoke at Chautauqua Institution, it was during the Interfaith Lecture Series week dedicated in 2018 to “The Spirituality of Play.” She spoke to the importance of playfulness in Hinduism,
Chautauqua Opera Company Guest Artists Kevin Burdette and Eve Gigliotti as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett in the company’s production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Brett Phelps/Staff Photographer A musical thriller
Joseph C. Cyrulik, deputy director of the Strategic Futures Group at the National Intelligence Council, speaks on “Serious Games for Solving Serious Problems” Thursday in the Amphitheater. Jess Kszos/Staff Photographer Alton NorthupStaff Writer Being an
Lockhart From Zumba to double-dutch, the Rev. Lakisha R. Lockhart is on a mission to show the power of play and movement in life and theology. She sees herself not just as a professor —
Assistant professor of media production in RTA’s School of Media at Toronto Metropolitan University Kristopher Alexander, also known as the “professor of video games,” continues the lecture series on week two’s theme, Games: A Celebration
Shire Religious education typically relies on the grammar of traditional schooling; Rabbi Michael Shire thinks it’s time for a paradigm shift — one of meaning-making; embedded, spiritualized ritual practice; and sensing beyond self toward community
Writer and broadcaster Scott Simon delivers his Fourth of July lecture discussing the capacity of sports to bring people together on Tuesday in the Amphitheater. HG Biggs/Staff Photographer Alton NorthupStaff Writer As Scott Simon walked
Lyons While Scott Simon takes the Amphitheater stage this morning to talk about touchstone moments in American sports history, this afternoon, Rex Lyons will examine the same — but through a lens accounting for the
Linda Creech and her grandson, Reece Creech, 8 months, come out of their house after putting up decorations on July 3, 2023, in anticipation for July 4 with the house across the street on Crescent
As part of her lecture “Gaming the System: What Games Can Teach Us About the World and Ourselves,” PETLab Co-Director Colleen Macklin leads a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors Monday in the Amphitheater, opening the
VanDerveer One of Chautauqua’s own is set to open Week Two of the Interfaith Lecture Series, dedicated to the theme “A Spirit of Play.” And no one may be more suited to speak to that
Actor and director Sean Astin sits in conversation with Chautauqua Institution President Michael E. Hill for his Chautauqua Lecture Series presentation Friday in the Amphitheater. Jess Kszos/Staff Photographer Alton NorthupStaff writer For decades, millions have
The Rev. Victoria Atkinson White, managing director of grants for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity School, delivers her presentation as part of the Interfaith Lecture Series Thursday in the Hall of Philosophy. Jess Kszos /
This past week was an incredible start to the season as we explored the theme of friendship from our stages. I am proud to say that I suggested and championed this weekly theme, “On Friendship”,
Like a meat pie in the oven, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street has been simmering away in Steve Osgood’s mind for years. “It’s been a piece that I’ve been dreaming about for