As the fall semester draws to a close and temperatures drop, the arts are heating up on Emory’s campus with seasonal offerings. Countless concerts, plays, dance performances, and other arts-related events will help you fill your time before the holidays.
Here are some opportunities for students, staff, faculty, and community members to enjoy at Emory during November and December.
Check out Emory film and media events.
This fall, the Emory Cinematheque, a series of films with a different theme each semester, will focus on the films of legendary director David Lynch. Screenings are free and take place every Wednesday at 7:30pm in Room 208, Whitehall. The final screening in the series will be his Nov. 29 “Inland Empire.”
The School of Film and Media Studies will host its final Photography Speaks Artist Talk of the year on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m., with Emory alumnus Noor Aldayeh as guest speaker. This event will be held in person at The Hatchery.
Gain new perspectives from experts.
The Emory Creative Writing Program in Nonfiction will bring Juniper Award-winning author SL Weisenberg to campus on Thursday, November 16th at 1:00 pm in the Kemp Malone Library, Callaway Room N301. A colloquium will be held. The program, titled “Using Memory When Writing Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry,” features a series of writing exercises that use memory (of the participants or characters) to find details and meaning. Masu.
On the Oxford campus, hear from Ed Public, Distinguished Research Professor of English, African American Studies, and Creative Writing at the University of Georgia. Mr. Pavlik, also editor of the James Baldwin Review, will present “No Time to Rest: James Baldwin’s Many Lives” at Williams Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 7:30 p.m.
Why not take the leap with Emory Dance?
Emory Dance Company will hold its annual fall concerts with four performances from November 16th to 18th. In addition to performances starting at 7:30 p.m. each day, there will also be performances on Saturdays at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased on the Schwartz Center box office website.
On Wednesday, Nov. 29, students from Professor Sasikala Penumalthi’s Kuchipudi class will demonstrate and discuss this South Indian dance form in a free show in the Schwartz Center’s dance studio.
Oxford Dance Company will also perform their final performance of the year at Williams Hall on Monday, December 4th at 7:30pm.
Listen to the concert.
The end of the semester means Emory University’s various student ensembles will perform their final concerts of 2023.
In addition to student ensembles, many concerts in November and December feature guest artists from the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta (ECMSA) and the Schwartz Performing Arts Center. On Thursday, Nov. 16, as part of the Schwartz Center’s Candler Concert Series, Midori and Festival Strings Lucerne will perform in Emerson Hall starting at 8 p.m.
ECMSA continues its Cook Noontime series with two performances in the coming weeks at Carlos Museum’s Ackerman Hall. Join us for a euphonium concert by Adam Frey on Friday, November 17th, or a concert by Pianist in His Fans on Friday, December 1st. On Sunday, Dec. 10, ECMSA will host Santa’s Favorite Chamber Music at the Ackerman as part of the Family Series.Hall at 4pm
On Saturday, Nov. 18, the Emory Gamelan Ensemble will hold its annual fall concert in the Performing Arts Studio at 2 p.m., followed by Emerson at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts at 8 p.m. Concerts by the Emory University Symphony Orchestra and the Emory Wind Ensemble are held in the concert hall. art. Both performances are free and open to the public.
Following the Thanksgiving holiday, the Emory Big Band and Jazz Combo will perform a fall concert at Emerson Hall on Tuesday, November 28th at 8 p.m. Then, on Wednesday, November 29, the Music Composition Program will present its semesterly composition showcase. Held at 8 p.m. in the Performing Arts Studio Both performances are free and open to the public.
The Emory Choir is back with a beloved tradition of Nine Lessons and a Festival of Carols at Glenn Memorial Church. The performance will be held three times, the first on Friday, December 1st at 8pm, and the second on Saturday, December 2nd at 4pm and 8pm. Please purchase your tickets online.
The Oxford Holiday Concert will also be held at Williams Hall on Friday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. Enjoy live music of your favorite holiday tunes and lots of festive cheer. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased on his website at the OxTheatre Box Office.
To conclude the concert season, the Schwartz Center will present Christmas with the Atlanta Master Chorale at Emerson Concert Hall for three performances on December 8, 9, and 10. Friday and Saturday programs are at 8 p.m., and Sunday performances are at 4 p.m. All events at Emerson Hall can be found on the Schwartz Center box office website. Livestream access will be available for Saturday’s concert.
Let’s give Theater Emory a standing ovation.
Theater Emory will present its latest work in November, presenting Federico García Lorca’s classic Blood Wedding, translated by Langston Hughes. This tragedy depicts a girl caught between two men in a repressive society and explores themes of love, gender roles, and isolation. The production opens on Thursday, November 9th and runs through Sunday, November 19th at the Mary Gray Munro Theatre. Ticket information is available on the Schwartz Center box office website.
Let’s enter the house of praise one last time.
The Praise House Project is a public art installation and immersive digital experience created by artist Charmaine Minniefield to celebrate the African and African American heritage of Praise House and Ring Shout. The installation opened in October and will remain on the grounds of Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church until Friday, Dec. 15. The installation will be open to the public by appointment every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 12pm to 5pm, and on Wednesdays and Thursdays.can be created via Calendly.