Arts & Innovation
Arts & Innovation
Supporting creative development of students through
Dance – Music – Theatre – Visual Arts
- 55+ student groups in dance, music, theater, visual arts and more present more than 120 major performances and events on campus every year. Dance studios, music practice rooms, rehearsal space and venues with seating from 150 to 1,000 are available.
- Hopkins Symphony Orchestra includes both a symphony orchestra and a smaller concert orchestra, with seven concerts scheduled on campus each year and often several off campus performances. HSO players are students, faculty, staff and community members.
- Opportunities for JHU students to take free Dance Classes and attend performances through Hop Art.
- The Digital Media Center is a multi-media lab, a resource for equipment and printing, and offers robust programming to engage and educate the JHU community who are interested in exploring uses of emerging media and technology to creatively communicate ideas.
- The Center for Visual Arts is a program of the School of Arts and Sciences, and offers a minor, with classes in drawing, painting, photography and other areas.
- JHU Theatre offers classes in all aspects of playmaking, including acting, technical theatre, playwriting, and the history of theatre. JHU Theater offers a minor, and produces several performances each year in the historic Merrick Barn. All JHU students are welcome to audition or take courses.
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Homewood Arts Events
Visit the HUB Arts & Culture calendar for a complete list of upcoming events.
Upcoming Events
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September 26, 2024
Leave No Trace: John Work Garrett in the American Outdoors
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October 14, 2024
Gertrude Stein in Circles: Spheres of Life and Writing
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News & Announcements
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Jed Gaylin, Peab '95 (DMA), discusses his musical milestones
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Jed Gaylin finds his musical home
A concert on March 4 features the longtime music director, who will serve as both conductor and pianist for the spirited program performed in his honor
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HSO Concerto Competition winners featured in season finale concert
Three students who do not major in music will be featured soloists at the HSO's season finale concert on April 23
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A long-awaited return to the stage
On Saturday, Oct. 16, the ensemble will perform its first in-person concert in more than a year and a half, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
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HSO waits to honor Concerto Competition winners
Winners are typically showcased in a year-end concert, but the COVID-19 pandemic has forced a change in plans—for now
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For HSO, a happy return to home venue
After a nearly two-year absence, the orchestra returns to the stage at renovated Shriver Hall this weekend