Hofstra’s Dept. of Music Celebrates Oboe Day, Oct. 24
On Saturday, October 24, oboe players of all ages and levels of proficiency are invited to take part in Hofstra University’s 3rd Annual Oboe Day, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at […] The post Hofstra’s Dept. of...
View Article“Fiddler on the Roof”– A Lecture and Brunch, October 25
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof, the Hofstra Cultural Center’s Issues in Judaism series is offering a brunch and lecture about the musical on Sunday, […] The post “Fiddler on...
View ArticleHofstra Chorale and Chamber Choir to Perform at Saint Agnes Cathedral
On Friday, November 13, at 7:30 p.m. the Hofstra Chorale and Chamber Choir will perform works by Mozart, Rautavaara, Rachmaninoff, Ešenvalds, and others at their annual fall concert at […] The post...
View Article“The Mitzvah Project” Tells the Story of WWII German Soldiers of Jewish Ancestry
The Mitzvah Project, presented by the Hofstra Cultural Center and the Department of Drama and Dance on Tuesday, November 17, at 4:30 p.m., focuses on one of the less talked […] The post “The Mitzvah...
View ArticleLadysmith Black Mambazo Headlines Hofstra Black History Month Concert, Feb. 21
The world renowned South African male vocal ensemble Ladysmith Black Mambazo headlines Hofstra’s fifth annual Black History Month Concert, “Songs of Resistance: Protest Music and Dance from Around the...
View ArticleSunday – Hofstra Welcomes Ladysmith Black Mambazo
The world renowned South African male vocal ensemble Ladysmith Black Mambazo headlines this Sunday’s Black History Month Concert, “Songs of Resistance: Protest Music and Dance from Around the World,”...
View Article“As You Like It” Headlines 67th Annual Shakespeare Festival, Feb. 18-28
The headline production of Hofstra University’s 67th Annual Shakespeare Festival is As You Like It, one of theater’s greatest comedies in which “All the world’s a stage/And all the men […] The post “As...
View ArticleDance Program Performs Annual Spring Concert
Hofstra University’s Dance Program will present its annual Spring Dance Concert, at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse, April 14-17, 2016. Show times are 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2 and […] The post...
View ArticleExploring the Creative Process, April 19 & 20
Creativity is essential to all academic fields – not just the arts, but education, science, medicine, language and business. How one can be more creative in his or her thinking, […] The post Exploring...
View ArticleBronx Opera Brings the Magic of “Cinderella” to Hofstra
An opera-in-concert of Cinderella (La Cenerentola) by Gioachino Rossini will be presented by The Bronx Opera Company on Wednesday, May 4, at 8 p.m. at Hofstra University’s Helene Fortunoff Theater....
View ArticleAmerican Chamber Ensemble and Eglevsky Ballet Present “The Music That Makes...
Two icons of Long Island’s performing arts community – The American Chamber Ensemble and Eglevsky Ballet – are partnering with Hofstra University’s Department of Music to present a concert titled […]...
View ArticleVideo Story: Creativity and Innovation Symposium
Hofstra University hosted its first Creativity and Innovation Symposium on April 19 and 20, 2016. Sessions and presentations were centered around the theme that creativity is essential to all academic...
View ArticleThis Weekend ~ American Chamber Ensemble and Eglevsky Ballet Present “The...
Two icons of Long Island’s performing arts community – The American Chamber Ensemble and Eglevsky Ballet – are partnering with Hofstra University’s Department of Music to present a concert titled […]...
View ArticleHofstra to Offer a BFA in Dance, Starting Fall ’17
Hofstra University’s Dance Program will offer a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree starting in the fall of 2017. Entry into the BFA program will be by audition only and is […] The post Hofstra to Offer a BFA...
View Article“The Beggar’s Opera” – A Musical Ahead of Its Time
The Beggar’s Opera, the most successful ballad opera and the work upon which Brecht’s Threepenny Opera is based, will be performed by Hofstra Opera Theater at the Joan and Donald Schaeffer […] The post...
View ArticleSpring in Their Step
Annual Spring Dance Concert, April 20-23 German techno music, New York City’s commuting scene and a Native American myth are among the inspirations for the Annual Spring Dance Concert presented […] The...
View ArticleShakespeare Weighs in on Today’s Politics
Political Will, May 4, 7 p.m. What would Shakespeare say about today’s political landscape? Charles E. Gerber, a 45-year veteran of theater, film, television, radio and webisodes, is coming to […] The...
View Article“The Nerd” Takes the Stage
Performances October 6-15 at the Black Box Theater Hofstra University’s Department of Drama and Dance presents Larry Shue’s comedy The Nerd, October 6-15, 2017. The play centers on the hilarious […]...
View ArticleAlum Returns to Stage Dance
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View ArticleMeeting His Latin American Idol
You can’t blame Zachary Carrillo ’20 for believing in destiny. After all, it’s not every music student who gets to meet their idol. Twice. At the age of four, Carrillo […] The post Meeting His Latin...
View Article“The Fairy Queen” Reigns at the Playhouse
The Fairy Queen, an opera by Henry Purcell, inspired by Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, will be performed by Hofstra Opera Theater on February 2, 3 and 4, at the […] The post “The Fairy Queen”...
View ArticleDance Legend Twyla Tharp April 9
Monday, April 9, 4:30 p.m. After choreographing 129 dances, 12 television specials, six Hollywood movies, four full-length ballets, four Broadway shows and two figure skating routines, who could be...
View ArticleStudents and Professor Perform Weekend Recitals
by Paula Chirinos ‘20 The talents of choral students and a new faculty member will be featured at The Helene Fortunoff Theater this weekend. Christine Dentato ’18 will perform on […] The post Students...
View ArticleMusic in Maine
At a woodsy Maine campus, the country’s most dedicated student musicians hone their talents and perform weekly classical concerts at the Pierre Monteux School & Music Festival. This summer,...
View Article“All Roads Lead to Phantom”
Kaitlyn Davis’s childhood wish was to play Christine Daaé in Phantom of the Opera. Growing up on Long Island, she performed in so many community theater productions she had to be […] The post “All...
View ArticleArt Activism
Hofstra Drama presents We Are Pussy Riot or EVERYTHING IS P.R. Having the courage to stand up and demonstrate against state authority, and risking your life to speak out on behalf […] The post Art...
View ArticleFall Dance Features Limón’s “Psalm”
A suite from Psalm, a dance originally choreographed by José Limón in 1967, will be performed as part of the Fall Dance Concert presented by Hofstra University’s Dance Program, Thursday through […] The...
View ArticleSpring Dance Welcomes Tap Enthusiast
“Tuning the Space” by guest choreographer and self-described “tap enthusiast” Luiza Karnas will be featured in Hofstra’s Spring Faculty Dance Concert, April 11-14. Karnas is a dance artist and educator...
View ArticleDance Concert Brings Alumni Talent Back to Campus
One Breath, a work by Adjunct Professor Amy Marshall, is based on the idea of coming together as the human race. To bring the dance to Hofstra’s stage for the […] The post Dance Concert Brings Alumni...
View ArticleHofstra Opera Theater Performs “The Magic Flute”
Mozart’s musical fairy tale, The Magic Flute, will be performed by Hofstra Opera Theater at the Toni and Martin Sosnoff Theater, John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus. The plot of the opera...
View ArticleSharing Opera’s Beauty and Timelessness
Hofstra University’s Music Department opened Matthew Cerillo’s eyes to all he could accomplish as a young artist. Performing with the Hofstra Opera Theater taught him how the great works of […] The...
View ArticleMusic Prof to Perform in “To America” Concert
Eric Davis, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music, will be part of a unique concert at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn titled “To America.” Inspired by the poetry of James Weldon Johnson, […] The post...
View ArticleStudent’s Play Tackles Global Problem of Human Trafficking
By Madie Mento ‘21 The hardships and heartbreak faced by victims of sex trafficking is the focus of Stained Glass, written by Margaret Engel ’21. This original one-act play has […] The post Student’s...
View ArticleACE Celebrates 55 Years with a Virtual Concert
By Dary Felix ‘22 The American Chamber Ensemble (ACE), Hofstra’s professional music ensemble in residence, is hosting a 55th anniversary celebration concert on their YouTube channel this Sunday,...
View ArticleMusical Celebrates the Essential “Working” Class
Working, a musical celebrating the people in the essential jobs that keep our communities running, will be performed by Hofstra University’s Department of Drama and Dance, March 19-28. Tickets to […]...
View ArticleHofstra Dance Springs Back to the Stage
For the first time since fall 2019, Hofstra Dance will perform the works of faculty and guest choreographers at the Toni and Martin Sosnoff Theater at the John Cranford Adams […] The post Hofstra Dance...
View ArticleDance Debut in the Park
Julia Neto began dance lessons when she was three, launching an obsession she never outgrew. Her talent and drive – combined with professional connections she forged at Hofstra – have […] The post...
View ArticleAlum Brings Her Cabaret to the NY Stage
Hofstra music alum Christina Pecce is returning to New York this week to perform on stage for the first time since the COVID-19 shutdown. Pecce’s original one-woman cabaret, Witches and […] The post...
View ArticleHofstra Stage Reopens for “Everybody”
by Avery Rudd ’22 Just as Broadway has reopened for enthusiastic New York City audiences, Hofstra’s Drama Program is preparing for a return to live theater with the play Everybody […] The post Hofstra...
View ArticleA Concert to Celebrate the Holydays
Sweet Honey In The Rock®, a performance ensemble rooted in African American culture and tradition, is performing a free concert, titled “Celebrating the Holydays,” at Hofstra University on Friday,...
View ArticleGuest Artists Return for Fall Dance Concert
Students at this year’s Fall Dance Concert are celebrating a return to the stage by performing choreography by guest artists Janis Brenner, Liz Gerring and Frederick Earl Mosley and faculty […] The...
View ArticleHofbeats Place Third in ICCA Northeast Semifinal
Hofstra’s a cappella group The Hofbeats, took third place at the 2022 Northeast Semifinal of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCAs). The competition was held at the Berklee […]...
View ArticleGuest Artists Return for Spring Dance Concert
Christina Lynch Markham, a 2004 alum and member of the Paul Taylor Dance Company, has returned to Hofstra to work with students on an original performance piece for the Spring […] The post Guest...
View ArticleStudent Holograms Enhance Art Viewing on the South Campus
Hofstra Professors Lisa Merrill and Aashish Kumar have teamed with Karen Albert, director of the Hofstra University Museum of Art, and students from a variety of academic disciplines to introduce […]...
View ArticleProfessor’s Book Inspires Play
When Romeo Was a Woman, Professor Lisa Merrill’s 1999 biography of 19th century actress Charlotte Cushman, is the inspiration behind a new play, Affecting Expression, which premiered at Princeton...
View ArticleDance Program Presents Annual Fall Concert
Kyla Barkin and Aaron Selissen, co-founders of the New York City-based Barkin/Selissen Project; and William Isaac, founder of Kymera Dance Redding, are the guest artists for Hofstra’s 2022 Fall Faculty...
View ArticleMusic Prof Conducts NJ Symphony
Associate Professor of Music Adam Glaser guest conducted the New Jersey Symphony in a pair of subscription concerts at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank on January 28 and the NJPAC […]...
View ArticleSpring Theater Season Premieres with the Psychological Drama “Woyzeck”
Karl Georg Büchner’s Woyzeck, based on the tragic true story of a 19th-century German soldier who suffers at the hands of a corrupt system, is the premiere play of Hofstra’s […] The post Spring Theater...
View Article“State Fair” Debuts at the Adams Playhouse
Hofstra University’s Department of Drama and Dance is presenting the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical State Fair at the Toni and Martin Sosnoff Theater at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse. Directed […]...
View ArticleDance Presents Annual Spring Concert
With Ava Dela Pena ’25 The Spring 2023 Dance Concert features the choreography of celebrated dance artists, including alumni Larry Keigwin and Alexis Robbins, as well as guest artists Ori […] The post...
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