Monte Thompson was a professional dancer, and also spent years as a restauranteur. His life was spent on his feet. Now retired, he is interested in continuing to be able to move easily and gracefully while using breathing and stretching techniques to help quiet his mind and prepare him to face each day with purpose...
Rabbi Jonathan Roos is the Senior Rabbi at Temple Sinai in Washington, DC. Jonathan believes that being part of the congregation should change a person’s life. He strives to make a difference through teaching and learning with students of all ages, audacious social justice work, pastoral care, and meaningful worship. Jonathan was ordained at Hebrew Union...
Aniruddh “Ani” Patel is a Professor of Psychology at Tufts University, where he studies the cognitive, neural, and evolutionary foundations of musicality. He is the author of Music, Language and the Brain, and contributed a chapter on evolution and animal responses to music to Renée Fleming's Music and the Mind: Harnessing The Arts for Health...
Each Friday at 12:15 p.m. on the Porch of the Literary Arts Center at Alumni Hall, the Chautauqua Community Poem, curated by Kwame Alexander from entries by our fellow Chautauquans, will be shared and spotlight reader from each of the Chautauqua Writers' Center workshops will share their work, introduced by each week's Writers' Center Faculty....
Jumu'ah introduction for visitors is at 12:30 PM. Jumu'ah Service is at 1:05 PM
Dave Young Kim was born and raised in the city of Los Angeles. His artistic journey began at the University of California, Davis, where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art. He pursued an MFA in Studio Art at Mills College in Oakland, California. During his time at Mills, Dave had the...
or, The Re-Education of Undine By Lynn Nottage Previews: July 27-28 Performance Dates: July 30- Aug. 4 Undine is a powerful and successful business owner basking in the glory of all her accomplishments. She has everything from wealth to love and a fabulous wardrobe to match, but life has a wicked sense of humor. The...
Twenty years of life, music, and brotherhood have only enlivened, enhanced, and enriched Il Divo. Like a fine wine bettered by time, the group’s individual notes, accents, and signatures have fully bloomed over the course of a storied career. Now, the iconic quartet—Urs Bühler (tenor) of Switzerland, Sébastien Izambard (tenor) of France, David Miller (tenor)...
The Sports Club is hosting the popular 48th Annual Old First Night Run/Walk Race and Kids Fun Runs. The OFN 2.75 mile chip-timed race follows the perimeter of Chautauqua's beautiful grounds. This year we will also host two kids races - a 1 mile non-chip timed race and little kids short fun run. Kids hats...
Kiddush to follow at 12:15pm
Amy Herman, a lawyer, art historian, and president of The Art of Perception, uses works of art to sharpen observation, analysis and communication skills. By showing people how to look closely at painting, sculpture and photography, she helps them hone their visual intelligence to recognize the most pertinent and useful information as well as recognize...
Fabulation or, The Re-Education of Undine By Lynn Nottage Previews: July 27-28 Performance Dates: July 30- Aug. 4 Undine is a powerful and successful business owner basking in the glory of all her accomplishments. She has everything from wealth to love and a fabulous wardrobe to match, but life has a wicked sense of humor....
A Recital for Piano(s) and Very Many Hands M&M: Martin Dubé and Kanae Matsumoto Giampietro Porch Ensemble: Julius Abraham, Donna Gill, Bénédicte Jourdois and Jinhee Park Since their sensational debut performance of Ravel’s La Valse in the summer of 2019, M&M Piano Duo has been entertaining Chautauqua audiences each summer since with a variety of...
The Drama League’s FutureNow Stage Directing Fellows take over Bratton Stage for a one-night-only event of one-act plays featuring the talents of our 2024 design fellows and acting conservatory.  
Stuart Chafetz, conductor Called “two parts Frank Sinatra and one part Billy Joel,” the triple-threat singer/pianist/songwriter Tony DeSare takes on the legend of Ol’ Blue Eyes himself. From jazz clubs to Carnegie Hall to headlining with major symphony orchestras, Tony DeSare delivers a fresh take on old school class in an outstanding, critically-acclaimed tribute to...
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