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January 25, 2016 |

Chautauqua Institution, Jamestown and Chautauqua Lake Schools selected as Kennedy Center partners in Education Partnership Team

(Chautauqua, N.Y.) — A local partnership team consisting of Chautauqua Institution, Jamestown Public Schools and the Chautauqua Lake Central School District  has been named among 10 new inductees in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Partners in Education Program. Leaders from the three institutions will attend the 14th Partners in Education Institute from April 27 to April 30. The Institute promotes partnerships between arts organizations and local schools in communities across the nation, focusing on the development of education programs for teachers. The Chautauqua County team joins teams from Carmel, California; Naples, Florida; Pensacola, Florida; Mason City,...

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January 19, 2016 |

Chautauqua Foundation Acquires Historic Lewis Miller Cottage

National Historic Landmark was Home of Chautauqua Co-Founder; Hosted President Ulysses S. Grant, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. The Chautauqua Foundation has acquired the Lewis Miller Cottage, a National Historic Landmark and the only structure on the Chautauqua Institution grounds to carry that National Park Service designation. Thomas B. Hagen, a longtime Chautauquan, has been working for more than a year with Foundation and Institution leaders and the cottage’s owners, Miller descendants Ted Arnn and Nancy Kim Arnn, to enable CHQ to acquire the property. “When the cottage was put up for sale, I felt that the proper steward of this...

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January 5, 2016 |

Chautauqua Institution president to retire at year’s end

Tom Becker Leaves Three-Decade Legacy at Historic Center of Arts and Ideas Chautauqua Institution President Tom Becker is announcing his retirement, effective at the end of this calendar year, 2016. Becker has served as the 17th President of Chautauqua Institution since November of 2003.   “Tom has devoted nearly half of his life and 100 percent of his energy to Chautauqua Institution. He and his wife Jane have spent substantial time thinking this important decision through, and their decision is a joint one I respect,” said James A. Pardo Jr., chair of the Chautauqua Institution Board of Trustees. “His wonderfully...

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December 14, 2015 | ,

Chautauqua Theater Company announces 2016 Mainstage Season: In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), The Profane, and The Taming of the Shrew 

Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), under the leadership of Co-Artistic Directors Vivienne Benesch and Andrew Borba and Managing Director Sarah Clare Corporandy, is proud to announce mainstage programming for the summer of 2016. The season will feature Sarah Ruhl’s In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), directed by Larissa Kokernot (July 1-10); The Profane, a commissioned play by Zayd Dohrn (July 22-31), directed by Vivienne Benesch; and Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew (August 12-19), directed by Andrew Borba.  “With a Tony-nominated treasure from this last decade, then our commissioned play, and a Shakespeare classic with a twist, we’ll be...

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December 3, 2015 | ,

Chautauqua Theater Company announces 2016 Main stage Season

(Chautauqua, NY)  Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), under the leadership of Co-Artistic Directors Vivienne Benesch and Andrew Borba and Managing Director Sarah Clare Corporandy, is proud to announce mainstage programming for the summer of 2016. The season will feature Sarah Ruhl’s In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), directed by Larissa Kokernot (July 1-10); The Profane, a commissioned play by Zayd Dohrn (July 22-31), directed by Vivienne Benesch; and Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew (August 12-19), directed by Andrew Borba.  “With a Tony-nominated treasure from this last decade, then our commissioned play, and a Shakespeare classic with a twist,...

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September 24, 2015 |

Chautauqua Institution names Steven R. Osgood as Chautauqua Opera General and Artistic Director

Chautauqua Institution is pleased to announce the appointment of Steven R. Osgood as the general and artistic director of the Chautauqua Opera Company. In this capacity, Osgood will also serve as an advocate for the company and the classical arts within and beyond the Chautauqua community. Osgood, who has served as guest conductor at CHQ many times, succeeds Jay Lesenger, who announced in April that he will step down at the end of the calendar year. “The Chautauqua Opera Company has played an important part in my professional life since my debut in 2009, and the Institution has become a...

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September 24, 2015 |

The Chautauqua Opera Company Announces 2016 Season

The Chautauqua Opera Company’s 2016 season, the first under Steven Osgood as general/artistic director, mixes traditional repertoire with new multi-year initiatives. The Chautauqua Opera Company’s 2016 season will include mainstage productions of Giuseppe Verdi’s beloved opera La Traviata in the Amphitheater (July 9), directed by Keturah Stickann, and Gilbert and Sullivan’s comedic gem The Mikado in Norton Hall (July 29 and August 1), directed by Ned Canty. In addition, Chautauqua Opera will introduce two new initiatives this season: a Composer in Residence Program and a series of outdoor mini-operatic events titled “Pocket Parks Opera Invasion.” The 2016 season will conclude...

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September 11, 2015 |

CSO Music Director Rossen Milanov offered two-year contract extension

Chautauqua Institution today announced a two-year contract extension for Rossen Milanov, music director of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. The extension follows Milanov’s immensely successful debut season in this role, and ensures that he will remain at the CSO’s helm through the 2019 season. “Chautauqua has been tingling with the vibrancy and vitality of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra under Rossen Milanov’s leadership this season,” said Deborah Sunya Moore, incoming vice president for the performing and visual arts. “It was with great ease and excitement that Rossen and the Institution agreed to extend his contract and make a five-year commitment to each...

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August 23, 2015 | ,

David West Read’s Afterlove Continues 2015 Signature Staged Reading Series at Chautauqua Theater Company

(Chautauqua, NY) Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch and Managing Director Sarah Clare Corporandy, presents David West Read’s Afterlove for three Signature Staged Readings from Wednesday, August 5 to Friday, August 7 on the Bratton Stage. Directed by Associate Artistic Director Andrew Borba (numerous CTC directing credits, including The Comedy of Errors, The Philadelphia Story, and Macbeth), Afterlove’s cast features guest artists Charlie Semine (CTC 2005 Conservatory alum; multiple television credits including “Mercy,” “Smash,” and “The Following”) and Aaron Roman Weiner (Regional credits include LAByrinth Theater Company, Roundtable Ensemble, and Hangar Theatre). CTC Conservatory...

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August 23, 2015 | ,

Chautauqua Theater Company Closes Season with William Shakespeare’s Henry V, Evan Cabnet Directs

(Chautauqua, NY) Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch and Managing Director Sarah Clare Corporandy, presents William Shakespeare’s Henry V from August 14 through August 21 on the Bratton Stage. Up-and-coming Director Evan Cabnet (Broadway’s anticipated Therese Raquin, Primary Stage’s The Model Apartment) makes his Chautauqua Theater Company debut. Henry V stars returning Conservatory Actor Jonathan Majors (Yale School of Drama) in the title role. Majors received rave reviews for his performance in CTC’s 2014 productions of A Raisin in the Sun. Henry V’s large ensemble cast features the entire 2015 Conservatory Acting Company. The...

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