The Middlebury Performing Arts Series’ 24-25 Season has just been announced, with world-class visiting artists in music, theatre, and dance. Middlebury faculty, staff, students, and other ID card holders are eligible for discounts ($20, rather than $25)– AND ticket sales open up to all ID card holders a week before the general public! Get your tickets early for the best choice of seats (and yes, reserved seating/assigned seats are back for many events this year, so it’s especially good to get your tickets early.)
Read about the Performing Arts Series season here>>
Buy your tickets here, starting Tuesday, September 10 at 10:00 AM>>
Fall highlights:
Sophie Shao and Friends
Our Series’ favorite cellist leading an extraordinary all-female ensemble in a performance of classical music
Saturday, September 28 at 7:30 PM at the MAC, Robison Hall, live and streaming
BALA BILA
African master musician duo playing world heritage percussion instruments in an intimate, living-room style concert
Friday, October 4 at 7:30 PM at the MAC, Robison Hall
Sō Percussion with Caroline Shaw
This ensemble will blow away your ideas about percussion, and they’re paired with Shaw, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and singer
Friday, October 25 at 7:30 PM at the MAC, Robison Hall
Jerusalem Quartet
Internationally-renowned quartet returns to Middlebury to play works by Haydn, Shostakovich, and Dvořák
Saturday, November 2 at 7:30 PM at the MAC, Robison Hall
Sean Dorsey Dance: “The Lost Art of Dreaming”
Full-throttle dance, intimate storytelling, intricate costuming, and exquisite partnering from the U.S.’s first acclaimed transgender modern dance choreographer
Friday, November 15 and Saturday, November 16 at the MAC, Dance Theatre
Bria Skonberg Jazz Quintet
This jazz firebrand (trumpet, voice, composition) treats us to her “Jingle Bell Swing” holiday concert
Wednesday, December 4 at 7:30 PM at the MAC, Robison Hall
Winter and spring 2025 bring delights from vocal ensemble Choral Chameleon, the first-ever touring production of August Wilson’s “Two Trains Running,” a free concert by the internationally-renowned Isidore String Quartet, and more. Browse the full season>>
One more special event from the MAC, also on sale September 10:
Cocoon
Inspired by the popular storytelling phenomenon The Moth, Cocoon is a special evening of true stories told live without notes. This year’s edition, on the theme of “Awe,” will feature six storytellers drawn from the student body, faculty/staff, and the community, including Ben Wagner ’25, community member Alex Messinger, art history professor Katy Smith Abbott, and sophomore Feb Sammy Jo Serell ’27.5. Stay for a reception with the storytellers and organizers after the show. Tickets: $10 for Middlebury ID card holders
Friday, September 27 at 8:00 PM at the MAC, Robison Hall