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SmithArts at Smith College Smith College Theatre, Music, Dance, Art, Film/Media departments & Smith Office for the Arts (SOFA)

SmithArts represents the work of students and faculty in the Music, Art, Theatre, Dance, and Film/Media departments of Smith College in addition to the Smith College Office for the Arts (SOFA). Smith College Theatre Department Website
http://www.smith.edu/theatre/

Five College Dance Department
https://www.fivecolleges.edu/dance/

Smith College Music Department
http://www.smith.edu/music/

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College Art Department
http://www.smith.edu/art

Smith College Film & Media Department
http://www.smith.edu/film-media

12/04/2025

The Smith College Department of Dance presents the 2025 Bare Bones Dance Concert December 4 & 5 at 7:30 in Scott Dance Studio. The concert features new work by Smith dance students: the most beautiful thing byJulia Steinberg, Only pieces by Scarlet Labbé-Watson and Eden Menipaz, Colludium by Daisy Ober, Playlist by Tayten DeGarmo, and Because we separate by Ellery Gleason-Kaiser and Avital Resh*t. NOTE: the show is sold out. There is an in-person waitlist. Doors open at 7:10 PM. Come early to get on the list and we will try to get you in!

This weekend! Winter Reflections at the Vespers Hour: Finding Light in the DarknessSunday, December 7 – 4 pm – John M. G...
12/04/2025

This weekend! Winter Reflections at the Vespers Hour: Finding Light in the Darkness

Sunday, December 7 – 4 pm – John M. Greene Hall
This year’s program will celebrate all the ways we look for and generate light in dark days. Featuring the Smith College Glee Club, Chamber Singers and Vespers Orchestra, under the direction of Jonathan Hirsh and Hanif Lawrence; the Handbell Choir, conducted by Anita Anderson Cooper; student-led performing groups, and a special appearance from the Campus School Chorus, Kathy Marks-Huber, director. The celebration will be led by Rev. Matilda Rose Cantwell, director of Religious and Spiritual Life, with readings by Smith College students, staff, and faculty.

Tonight! Wednesday, December 3 at 7:30pm in Earle Recital Hall. The Smith College Gamelan Ensemble presents an evening o...
12/03/2025

Tonight! Wednesday, December 3 at 7:30pm in Earle Recital Hall. The Smith College Gamelan Ensemble presents an evening of music from Java, Indonesia, under the direction of Phil Acimovic with special guest I.M. Harjito. The concert will feature traditional gamelan pieces ranging from slow and serene to lively and joyful, played on bronze percussion, gongs, drums, and with ornate singing. The ensemble includes Smith and Five College students, faculty, staff, and community members. Free and open to the public

Next Tuesday, December 9! The Wailing Banshees Fall Concert: What’s in a Name? There are lots of tunes named after Maggi...
12/03/2025

Next Tuesday, December 9! The Wailing Banshees Fall Concert: What’s in a Name? There are lots of tunes named after Maggie, but what about Emmett’s Hedgehog, and Dever the Dancer? Presented by the Wailing Banshees, Smith’s Celtic music ensemble. Directed by Ellen Redman. As always, jigs, reels, and the best craic on campus. The show starts at 7:30 PM in Sweeney Concert Hall. Free and open to the public.

Exciting chance to see the narrative feature film Outerlands by local filmmaker Elena Oxman just after its digital relea...
12/03/2025

Exciting chance to see the narrative feature film Outerlands by local filmmaker Elena Oxman just after its digital release. Oxman will be joined by the leading actor and producer, Asia Kate Dillon for a discussion about their work.

Cass juggles jobs as a nanny, restaurant server, and party drug dealer to make ends meet and pay for their tiny San Francisco apartment. After a one night stand with Kalli, a co-worker they have a crush on, Cass agrees to watch her 11-year-old daughter, Ari, while she goes out of town. But as days pass without word from Kalli, Cass and Ari form a bond that spirals Cass back to their own difficult childhood and the pain they’ve been running from.

This Friday JostenLive! Presents: Smith Pianists in DuetsSmith student pianists enrolled in MUS 901: Chamber Music, coac...
12/03/2025

This Friday JostenLive! Presents: Smith Pianists in Duets

Smith student pianists enrolled in MUS 901: Chamber Music, coached by Jiayan Sun and Yang Liu, celebrate the holiday season with piano four-hands classics and works off the beaten path. Music includes Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite arranged by the composer, and more! Free and open to the public.

As the semester wraps up, don't miss the Fall Grad Dance Event. Catch an exciting first look at new work by Smith MFA fi...
12/03/2025

As the semester wraps up, don't miss the Fall Grad Dance Event. Catch an exciting first look at new work by Smith MFA first-year candidates: Michael Figueroa, Lauren Horn, and Lindsey Jones. Seating is limited. Ticket reservations are required at smitharts.ludus.com.

Two days until Bare Bones Dance Concert opens! The Smith College Department of Dance presents the 2025 Bare Bones Dance ...
12/02/2025

Two days until Bare Bones Dance Concert opens! The Smith College Department of Dance presents the 2025 Bare Bones Dance Concert, featuring new work by Smith dance students Ellery Gleason-Kaiser, Avital Resh*t, Tayten DeGarmo, Scarlet Labbé-Watson, Eden Menipaz, Daisy Ober, and Julia Steinberg. Limited seating available, please reserve free tickets online at smitharts.ludus.com.

Next Wednesday, December 10 come to Chinese Music Ensemble Fall Concert! Guided by the artistic direction of Chia–Yu Joy...
12/02/2025

Next Wednesday, December 10 come to Chinese Music Ensemble Fall Concert! Guided by the artistic direction of Chia–Yu Joy Lu, the Chinese Music Ensemble presents a captivating collection of Chinese and Taiwanese musical pieces, drawing inspiration from both traditional and contemporary musical works.

This week! The Smith College Department of Theatre presents an evening of student directed one-act plays on December 5 a...
12/01/2025

This week! The Smith College Department of Theatre presents an evening of student directed one-act plays on December 5 and 6 at 7:30pm in Hallie Flanagan Studio Theatre in Mendenhall Center for the Performing Arts. The 2025 Fall Studio Productions includeThe Open Meeting by A.R. Gurney, directed by Tabitha Reid ‘27 and Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. by Alice Birch, directed by Mateenah Adeleke ‘26. Both offer bold critiques of Western society. Tickets are free at smitharts.ludus.com.

Next Monday, December 8 at 7:30 in Sweeney Concert Hall the Smith College Music Department is pleased to present the Win...
12/01/2025

Next Monday, December 8 at 7:30 in Sweeney Concert Hall the Smith College Music Department is pleased to present the Wind Ensemble Fall Concert. Under the direction of Meghan MacFadden, they will present a program inspired by our innate desire to explore the world and the longing for self-discovery. Repertoire includes The Singapore Flyer by Satoshi Yagisawa, An American in Paris by George Gershwin, One Life Beautiful by Julie Giroux, and Urban Light by James M. David.
Free, open to the public, wheelchair accessible.

Big week ahead for Smith Arts! And there's something. for everyone -First up on Weds evening is the Gamelan Fall Concert...
11/30/2025

Big week ahead for Smith Arts! And there's something. for everyone -
First up on Weds evening is the Gamelan Fall Concert, presenting an evening of music from Java, Indonesia. The concert will feature traditional gamelan pieces ranging from slow and serene to lively and joyful, played on bronze percussion, gongs, drums, and with ornate singing.

Next, at the Crew House Dance Studio is this Thursday with Dance at Noon: works by second-year MFA candidates. Then, more dancing in Scott Dance Studio with the Bare Bones Dance Concert, featuring new work by Smith dance students. Please reserve free tickets online at smitharts.ludus.com.

Visual art later on Friday evening with the Fall Senior Exhibition: Potluck Sleepover Opening Reception by senior Studio Art majors. More art with the Smith Office for the Arts (SOFA) on Friday for the Student Art Sale, in partnership with SCMA, just in time for the holidays. You are invited to purchase work created by Smith students including prints, fashion, photographs, jewelry, accessories, and more by over 50 student artists from across campus.

More about Friday... JostenLive! Presents: Smith Pianists in Duets
Smith student pianists enrolled in MUS 901: Chamber Music celebrate the holiday season with piano four-hands classics and works off the beaten path. Or go to Hillyer and check out the Film Screening and Q & A: Outerlands by Elena Oxman. Director Oxman will be joined by the leading actor and producer, Asia Kate Dillon for a discussion,

Friday and Saturday evening in Mendenhall, don't miss the Fall Studio Productions, with the student directed one-acts: Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. by Alice Birch, directed by Mateenah Adeleke ’26 and The Open Meeting by A.R. Gurney, directed by Tabitha Reid ’27. Free tickets: smitharts.ludus.com.

Closing out the week is Winter Reflections at the Vespers Hour: Finding Light in the Darkness. This year’s program will celebrate all the ways we look for and generate light in dark days.

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Smith’s dance, music, and theatre departments are excited to offer you an astonishing range of thought-provoking, inspiring, and just-plain-fun performances. Every semester features mainstage and studio theatre performances, faculty, and student dance performances and a wide range of faculty and student music performances. From new play readings to new works of choreography by graduate dance students to a series of informal concerts at lunchtime, we invite you to join us!