Arts Performances, Exhibitions, and Events
Bates Museum of Art
Current Exhibitions
Bates Film Festival
May 12 – 17, 2026
Upcoming Performances & Events
Friday July 17
Kyle Marshall Choreography: Feminine
7:30 pm
“Marshall seems to build an entire world in the movement, somehow creating a set of rules the dancers must live (and dance) by…the world he creates is so distinctly individual…Saturday July 18
Kyle Marshall Choreography: Feminine
7:30 pm
“Marshall seems to build an entire world in the movement, somehow creating a set of rules the dancers must live (and dance) by…the world he creates is so distinctly individual…Sunday July 19
BDF/Flatlands Dance Film Festival
7:30 pm
Bates Dance Festival is happy to partner with The Flatlands Dance Film Festival to curate an evening of screendance that touches on the themes of autobiography, time, comedy, and social…Thursday July 23
Miguel Gutierrez: Welcome to the Jungle (Working Title)
7:30 pm
A work in progress showing At Bates, Miguel will begin a new project inspired by his first sabbatical as a UCLA professor this past winter. During this time, he…Friday July 24
Leslie Cuyjet: For All Your Life
7:30 pm
“Leslie Cuyjet is a master of layers.” – Dance Enthusiast For All Your Life is an ongoing performance project that examines the value of black life and black death, through…Wednesday July 29
Dan Safer & Tommy DeFrantz: Particles, Fields, & The Void
7:30 pm
A work in progress showing An encounter between Thomas F. DeFrantz and Dan Safer about: Godzilla, personal demons, Basquiat, Abstract Expressionism, drone strikes, treating each other kindly, dancing, wrestling,…Thursday July 30
Jesse Factor: The Marthaodyssey
7:30 pm
“A delectable spectacle that merges Graham’s rigor, pop’s ecstasy, and drag’s defiance.” – Elise Ryan, Petrichor Pittsburgh What happens when the “High Priestess of Modern Dance” meets the “Queen of…Friday July 31
Jesse Factor: The Marthaodyssey
7:30 pm
“A delectable spectacle that merges Graham’s rigor, pop’s ecstasy, and drag’s defiance.” – Elise Ryan, Petrichor Pittsburgh What happens when the “High Priestess of Modern Dance” meets the “Queen of…