Performing Arts

Performing Arts Profs on Paper

Six performing arts faculty publish books.

By Katie Pelletier ’03

David Schiff, Composer

Reed celebrates the musical legacy of Prof. David Schiff with three concerts.

James McQuillen ‘86

The Dance of Death

Prof. Minh Tran stages his first major performance in eight years.

Randall S. Barton

The Power of the Spirit

Prof. Mark Burford examines the tension between devotion and emotion in a new book on gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.

By Gregory Weinstein

November 29, 2018

The Voice of Prophecy

Vox Sibyla concert features music inspired by female prophets—literal and metaphorical.
October 4, 2018

Listening to Aretha Franklin

The standard narrative of her career overlooks an important dimension of her artistic accomplishment.
September 10, 2018

Constructing Gender

A Reed theatre class explores the relationship between gender and performance—on stage and off.
September 11, 2018

Music 249. Race, Sexuality, and Empire on the Operatic Stage with Prof. Mark Burford.

May 24, 2018

Chamber Music to Premiere at Reed

Chamber Music Northwest brings new work and venerable classics to Kaul Auditorium.
May 22, 2018

Connecting the Dots

A look into Music 308: Music as Material Culture.
April 16, 2018

Tango Musicians Will Tear It Up at Reed

June concert to feature performers from around the world.
February 14, 2018

Dinner With Pete

Author remembers a visit Pete Seeger made to Reed in the 1950s.
February 8, 2018

Reed Computer Expert Taps into Past

Former Broadway performer teaches tap dancing at Paideia
February 1, 2018

Quinta B. Kicks Off Black History Month

Lineup signals new energy at the Multicultural Resource Center.
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