2018-19 Performing Arts Series Events
The 2018-19 season celebrated art that wakes us up—to beauty, to full-out daring, and to a new understanding of the world we’re in.
ear-whispered: works by Tania El Khoury
Explore five installations and performances in the most extensive survey of the artist’s works to date.
Sep 6-23 | Various Locations on Campus and in Philadelphia
Gardens Speak
Wed-Sun | Sep 12-16 and 19-23 | Hepburn Teaching Theater
Abby Z and the New Utility: abandoned playground
Nine dancers rip through complex sequences of hyper-physical dance.
Fri-Sat | Dec 7-8 | 8 PM | Hepburn Teaching Theater, Goodhart Hall
Wintry Mix Performance Festival, with Nichole Canuso, Cynthia Hopkins, and Friends
Two nights, two different curated samplers of what’s new in Philly performance, two dance parties.
Fri-Sat | Jan 25-26 | 8 PM | Hepburn Teaching Theater, Goodhart Hall
Sara Davis Buechner, Solo Piano Recital
One of the most vital pianists of our time presents a program spanning three centuries and three continents.
Sat | Mar 2 | 8 PM | Great Hall, Old Library
Ranky Tanky
Performing the timeless music of Gullah culture.
Sat | Mar 23 | 8 PM | McPherson Auditorium, Goodhart Hall
About the Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series
Since 1984 the Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series has presented great artists and performances to Philadelphia-area audiences, creating an environment in which the value of the arts is recognized and celebrated. Providing talks and workshops free to the public to develop arts awareness and literacy, the Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series has partnered in recent seasons with such organizations as the Barnes Foundation, Pennsylvania Ballet, Bryn Mawr Film Institute, and FringeArts. The Series has presented performances by such diverse luminaries as Trisha Brown Dance Company, Meredith Monk, John Waters, Jennifer Koh, the Khmer Arts Ensemble of Cambodia, and Urban Bush Women.
