About the Series
People often say the arts give our lives beauty and meaning. In the same way light changes when passing through colored panes of glass, our perception and understanding of the world changes when we consider what an artist or composer, playwright or conductor offers us.
And so we are pleased to invite you to this year’s slate of visual and performing arts events. Whether held in our newly renovated Halbritter Center or hosted in our iconic Carnegie Hall, the plays, concerts, exhibits and other performances continue a tradition of the arts at Juniata College that inspires our community, involves our students, and illuminates the world for those who participate.
- Juniata Presents hosts an array of nationally touring musical groups, theatre productions, dance companies, and other performers to Halbritter Center, for performances open to the entire Juniata community.
- Juniata Theatre mounts four productions this year, under the direction of Andrew Belser. One of those productions, “Crispin,” is a world premiere of a Juniata Theatre student workshop production, mentored by the visiting faculty of Juniata’s innovative professional program, The Gravity Project.
- Juniata’s internationally acclaimed choir and instrumental music programs hold several concerts each academic year that are free and open to the public.
- The Juniata College Museum of Art this year will showcase the work of an artist and professor new to Juniata, Monica Malewska, as well as three other exhibitions.
Each and every production and exhibition at Juniata, whether a national tour or a student program, involves our students. Whether mounting an exhibit in Carnegie, building sets, singing in a choir, or performing with the orchestra, they help to bring the arts to the Juniata community. And while they do so, they gain the additional benefit of hands-on experience in production, performance, marketing, and more, in the environment of inspiration that is the province of the arts. Finally, through coursework, students often engage the artists and their work during the time visitors spend on campus.