Chautauqua to Return to Its Tent Roots in 2021
...scheduled to take place during the day and early evening hours only, and all public events will occur on a pre-published schedule. While the Institution has chosen not to move forward with indoor performance activities in Norton Hall that involve multiple singers and personnel, it may be possible to use Norton Hall for some less complex programs, such as master classes, where only one presenter/speaker would be on the stage at any given time. Interim...
Institution Announces Return to Normal Programming in 2022; Board Extends Hill’s Term, Approves New Buildings and Grounds Facility Project
Chautauqua Institution President Michael E. Hill today announced the Institution’s 149th Summer Assembly will return to its normal schedule and cadence, June 25–Aug. 28, 2022. This decision follows a two-day meeting of the Institution’s Board of Trustees Nov. 5–6. The Board reviewed updates on initiatives stemming from the strategic plan 150 Forward, including outcomes for the 2021 season, which exceeded projections for both attendance and revenue. “We were delighted and heartened to see that, even...
From the President: Update on 2021 Planning
...Oct. 10. Thanks for the many well wishes we have received. They mean a great deal to both Peter and me and have lifted our spirits during this challenging time. I will close with a wish for every one of you that you have the ability to seek and cherish the blessings of every day, recognizing that the challenges of today will pass. And, with your support and prayers, Chautauqua will be there to call...
Chautauqua Theater Company Announces 2024 New Play Workshops
Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), the resident theater company of Chautauqua Institution, today announced its New Play Workshops for the 2024 season. CTC’s audience will have the chance to experience plays at every stage of development, showcasing the work of the country’s most exciting playwrights. From a first new play reading to a staged workshop, a revival of a New Play Workshop, and a commissioned world premiere, the audience will be a part of the process...
CSO History
History 1874–1903 1903–1943 1943–1984 1984–Present 1874–1903 While Chautauqua Institution began in 1874 as a summer educational assembly for Sunday School teachers, it was intended from the start to include in due time scientific and broadly cultural subjects. But the rate of expansion surprised everyone. A home-reading program, the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC), launched in 1878, enrolled readers throughout the country. Schools of Languages and Music were set up in 1879 along with courses...
Membership Rates
...Weekdays: $33 Saturdays, Sundays & Holidays: $40 Add cart fee: $20 Senior Rate Includes cart fee Monday–Friday (off season): $39 Monday only (in season): $42 Twilight Rate (4 p.m.) Includes cart fee Off Season: $39 In Season: $42 League Fees: $15 Learning Center Memberships Single Membership: $255 Family: $390 Junior (17 and under): $175 Other Services & Fees Club storage: $120 each Men’s Locker: $80 each Women’s Locker: $80 each Club storage & locker: $180...
Plena Libre and Sonia De Los Santos Bring Spanish Language Arts Programming to ChautauquaÂ
Chautauqua Institution today announced headliners Plena Libre on July 17 and Sonia De Los Santos on July 28, bringing bi-lingual programming to Chautauqua Institution’s Amphitheater during its sesquicentennial celebration. Plena Libre’s performance and master class are programmed on Education Wednesday and Sonia De Los Santos’ performance has been programmed on a free Sunday as part of Chautauqua’s Family Entertainment series. “I am thrilled to invite these wonderful performers to Chautauqua this summer,” shared Vice President...
Chautauqua Opera Company Celebrates Versatility, Creativity in 2021 Season
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Chautauqua Opera Company today unveils program plans for the 2021 season, including two mainstage productions at the open-air Performance Pavilion on Pratt Avenue, and an enhanced commitment to new works through the celebrated Composer-in-Residence program and a new Composer Fellows program. The mainstage performances highlight the versatility of Chautauqua Opera Company through new productions of Derrick Wang’s Scalia/Ginsburg and (Working Title): A Company Developed Piece. The 2021 repertoire responds to the issues of the day...
Chautauqua Launches Travel Program
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Chautauqua Institution today announced a new partnership with Academic Travel Abroad, Inc. (ATA) that will take the Chautauqua experience “on the road” to introduce, extend and supplement the Institution’s iconic Summer Assembly thematic-based programs. This represents the Institution’s second partnership with ATA, a Washington, D.C.-based international travel organization that first collaborated with Chautauqua in the 1980s for the historic Chautauqua Conferences on U.S.-Soviet Relations. Named Chautauqua Travels, this one-of-a-kind group travel program will...
Il Divo VIP Packages
...at the designated VIP check-in location (or other designated location at the venue). Package items are available for pick up on the date of the event only. CHECK-IN LOCATION & TIME INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED OUT BY vipnation@engage.ticketmaster.com 3-5 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DAY OF THE SHOW. If you have not received this 3 days before the show please contact us immediately (info@vipnation.com). All packages are NON-REFUNDABLE & NON-TRANSFERABLE. All sales are final. You must bring a...