If we could sum up our feelings for Carol Dilley in one word it would be: GRATITUDE. Our beloved Professor and Director of Dance will be retiring at the end of the 2022 academic year…
For Noah Pott ’22, what started as a fun way to kill time in the summer before seventh grade — by acting in a community production of the musical Oliver! — culminated in a proud but terrifying…
“What happens when we are deprived of the ability to grieve?” That’s the question the cast and crew of Antigonick, now in a sold-out run at Schaeffer Theatre, asked in January as they set out to…
Bates professors offer a range of perspectives on racial justice, reparations, and housing inequity during a discussion inspired by the Bates production of the play The Luck of the Irish.
Motion defines dance. Yet for Erick Gredonia ’21, a defining dance experience at Bates was a moment of quiet stillness, tinged with despair. Bates had announced on March 13, 2020, that all students had to…
For many people, the idea of standing under the spotlight and reciting lines to a dimly seen audience is a daunting task. Now imagine giving an onstage monologue in a mask that hides your mouth…
The contrast in titles alone ought to tell you something. On the one hand, there’s The Seagull, Anton Chekhov’s late 19th-century play, a tale of art and romance, striving and frustration, ripe with unexpressed thought and…
The Theater & Dance Department invites you to join the cast of Back to Bates: An Artistic Showcase!
Announcing the 2022-23 Season, introducing new faculty, providing information on upcoming events, and more!
If we could sum up our feelings for Carol Dilley in one word it would be: GRATITUDE. Our beloved Professor and Director of Dance will be retiring at the end of the 2022 academic year…
For Noah Pott ’22, what started as a fun way to kill time in the summer before seventh grade — by acting in a community production of the musical Oliver! — culminated in a proud but terrifying…
“What happens when we are deprived of the ability to grieve?” That’s the question the cast and crew of Antigonick, now in a sold-out run at Schaeffer Theatre, asked in January as they set out to…
Bates professors offer a range of perspectives on racial justice, reparations, and housing inequity during a discussion inspired by the Bates production of the play The Luck of the Irish.
Motion defines dance. Yet for Erick Gredonia ’21, a defining dance experience at Bates was a moment of quiet stillness, tinged with despair. Bates had announced on March 13, 2020, that all students had to…
For many people, the idea of standing under the spotlight and reciting lines to a dimly seen audience is a daunting task. Now imagine giving an onstage monologue in a mask that hides your mouth…
The contrast in titles alone ought to tell you something. On the one hand, there’s The Seagull, Anton Chekhov’s late 19th-century play, a tale of art and romance, striving and frustration, ripe with unexpressed thought and…