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July 2021
Habibi, Beethoven, and Schumann featuring Yefim Bronfman
Andris Nelsons conducts Habibi, Beethoven, and Schumann featuring pianist Yefim Bronfman. BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3, SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4.
Find out more »The Niceties
Zoe, a Black student at an elite liberal arts college, is called into her white professor’s office to discuss her paper about slavery’s effect on the American Revolution. What begins as a polite clash in perspectives explodes into an urgent debate about race, history, and power.
Find out more »Eleanor
In Eleanor, BSC Associate Artist and playwright Mark St. Germain brings to life Eleanor Roosevelt, the most influential First Lady the world has ever seen. From her “Ugly Duckling” upbringing to her unorthodox marriage to Franklin, Eleanor puts her controversial life, loves and passions on the stage. Tony Award- winning actress Harriet Harris returns to the role. Indoors at the Boyd/Quinson Stage.
Find out more »Outside on Main: Celebrating the Black Radical Imagination: Nine Solo Plays
Discover the power and intimacy of the solo play with this series of three shows centering and celebrating Black artists and their voices through theatrical storytelling. Each show consists of three, 30-minute world premieres, created by Black writers, written for actors of color, and brought to life by directors Wardell Julius Clark, Candis C. Jones, and Colette Robert on the Front Lawn of the ‘62 Center for Theatre and Dance.
Find out more »Jiayan Sun, All Beethoven
Pianist Jiayan Sun has been praised for jaw-dropping brilliance performances and technically flawless, poetically inspired, and immensely assured playing. Hailing from Yantai, China, he received his degrees from The Juilliard School as student of Yoheved Kaplinsky and Stephen Hough, with other mentors including Malcolm Bilson, Richard Goode, Robert Levin, and Lionel Party. As Visiting Artist in Piano at Smith College, he presented Beethoven’s complete piano sonatas in recital, and we are thrilled to hear him in Beethoven's final monumental Piano…
Find out more »Virtual Talk: The Composer-Performer Relationship
The Composer-Performer Relationship: Making Successful New Music Together with Tamar Muskal.
Find out more »King Lear
The once powerful King Lear chooses to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, and so begins one of Shakespeare’s most moving tragedies. Performed outdoors at the new Spruce Theatre.
Find out more »Becoming Othello: A Black Girl’s Journey
A living memoir, multimedia theatrical production with lyrical language, soulful songs and the music that shaped the life of a resilient little girl growing up in Spanish Harlem. Outside at the Roman Garden Theatre.
Find out more »Outside Around Town: Alien/Nation – Walking
From Tony Award-nominated director Michael Arden and the company of The Forest of Arden comes an immersive world premiere theatrical experience that takes you on a journey throughout Williamstown, revealing unexpected surprises around you and within you. Choose to experience this completely unique site-specific performance by foot or by car, and plunge yourself into the center of stories inspired by real events that took place in Western Massachusetts in 1969.
Find out more »Virtual: Dorrance Dance Plays the Pillow
In a site-specific world premiere, Dorrance Dance explores the unique and enchanting environment of the Pillow grounds. These special daytime performances will take audiences on a roving journey that showcases the Pillow’s campus in a never-before-seen (nor-heard) way.
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Live Theatre and Music Outside
The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home
Norman Rockwell Museum: A Must See!
Blantyre Country Estate
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