Snøhetta has revealed renderings for its new expansion and modernization of the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College. The old facility known commonly as the Hop will be upgraded with a new state-of-the-art broadcast facility, improved accessibility, and connections to the surrounding.
Anaïs Mitchell Big cities have their perks, but moving home to Vermont can yield surprising results. When Anaïs Mitchell, the Grammy and Tony award-winning creator of Hadestown, left New York City in 2020 for Bristol, where she went to high school, she discovered a new well of creativity. The singer-songwriter began composing songs about her life and childhood. Last month Mitchell released her first solo album in 10 years, a self-titled compilation that explores her path to adulthood. On her current tour, she sings cuts from the album and performs with Eric D. Johnson and Josh Kaufman as the Grammy-nominated trio Bonny Light Horseman. Masks and proof of vaccination required.
'Welcome to Indian Country' Indigenous culture comes to life through the songs and stories of artists including Mali Obomsawin, Delbert Anderson and Nokosee Fields. Masks and proof of vaccination required.
Coast Jazz Orchestra The student ensemble collaborates with New York City-based Brazilian outfit Gonçalves’s Trio. Masks and proof of vaccination required.
'Dido Reimagined' Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, one of the earliest known English operas, recounts the story of the queen of Carthage’s doomed love for the mythical founder of Rome. Now, the Hopkins Center for the Arts has commissioned a reimagining of that classic work for the modern era. The Brentano String Quartet and soprano Dawn Upshaw bring Dido to raw, vulnerable life. Taking listeners deep into Dido’s psyche, the piece combines early English classical pieces with new work from Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Melinda Wagner and librettist Stephanie Fleischmann.