Calendar
All programming information is subject to change.
April 2021
Undergraduate Admissions Information Sessions
Join us weekly on Tuesdays from 5-6pm and Thursdays from 3-4pm to learn more about Mason Gross School of the Arts, how to apply, and get your questions answered live by current students and a…
Rutgers Theater Company presents Antigone
By Sophokles Translated by Anne Carson Directed by David Esbjornson April 22–24, 7:30 p.m. When Antigone’s brother is decreed a traitor and her uncle, King Creon, bars the proper burial of his body, Antigone defies…
BFA Thesis Exhibitions 2021
The Department of Art & Design at Mason Gross School of the Arts is proud to announce the launch of two undergraduate thesis shows, on view April 16–May 31, 2021. Reception Friday, April 16, 5–7…
Music Virtual Facilities Tour
Go on a virtual tour with a current student. Learn about the facilities and get the inside scoop on what it’s like to be a student. If a session is filled, additional sessions may be…
Visiting Artist Lecture: Young Joon Kwok
Young Joon Kwak is an LA-based multi-disciplinary artist who primarily uses sculpture, performance, video, and community-based collaborations to reimagine bodies and the power structures that govern our everyday lives as mutable and permeable sites of agency. Kwak is the lead performer in the electronic-dance-noise band Xina Xurner, and the founder of Mutant Salon, a roving platform for collaborative installations and performances with their queer/trans/POC/mutant community.
Filmmaking Virtual Facilities Tour
Go on a virtual tour of the film facilities with a current BFA Film student. Learn about the facilities and equipment used in the program and get the inside scoop on what it’s like to…
Theater Virtual Facilities Tour
Join us on a virtual tour with a current student. Learn about the facilities and get the inside scoop on what it’s like to be a student. If a session is filled, additional sessions may…
Dance Virtual Facilities Tour
Go on a virtual tour with a current student. Learn about the facilities and get the inside scoop on what it’s like to be a student. If a session is filled, additional sessions may be…
Student Dance Concert 2021
Virtual presentation of dance films featuring original choreography by Mason Gross Dance majors and their collaborators. Faculty mentors: Pam Tanowitz with Merli Guerra
Admissions Chats
On Wednesdays from 2–3 p.m., virtually meet with a Mason Gross admissions representative. Ask questions about our programs and how to apply.
Art & Design Virtual Facilities Tours
Go on a virtual tour with a current student. Learn about the facilities and get the inside scoop on what it’s like to be a student. If a session is filled, additional sessions may be…
Rutgers Theater Company presents The Motherf**ker with the Hat
Struggles with addiction, friendship, love, and the challenges of adulthood are at the center of the story. Jackie, a petty drug dealer, is just out of prison and trying to stay clean. He’s also still in love with his coke-addicted childhood sweetheart, Veronica.
Opera Theater Rutgers presents L’Orfeo
By Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) The cast of 17 features the students of Opera Workshop led by Maestro Miloš Repicky (Assistant Conductor at The Metropolitan Opera and Master Coach at The Curtis Institute of Music). The…
Visiting Artist Lecture: Danielle Dean
Image courtesy of the artist This lecture is presented as part of the spring 2021 Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Please email art.design@mgsa.rutgers.edu for zoom link. Danielle Dean is an interdisciplinary artist whose work explores the…
Opera Workshop: In Pursuit of Honest Expression
A devised opera theater work featuring the music of George Walker, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, and W.A. Mozart, with story and text devised by the students of Opera Workshop. Recorded and filmed remotely by the students of Opera…
May 2021
Rutgers University Mingus Ensemble
The Rutgers University Mingus Ensemble, directed by Abraham Burton, presents Charles Mingus’ works “Profile of Jackie” and “Boogie Stop Shuffle,” featuring guest artists David Lee Jones (saxophone) and Walter White (trumpet). This event will premiere on the Mason…
Rutgers Jazz Ensemble: Honoring the Music of Stanley Cowell
Rutgers University Jazz Ensemble, directed by Conrad Herwig, presents a concert honoring the music of Professor Stanley Cowell, with guest artist Bill O’Connell. Featuring Cowell’s compositions “Blues for the Viet Cong” and “Equipoise.” This event…
The Solo Project
Please join us for the inaugural The Solo Project concert, a culmination of a yearlong collaboration between 30 Rutgers student composers and performers to create new solo musical works. These partnerships are intended to facilitate…
BFA Senior Thesis Concert 2021
Virtual presentation of dance films featuring original choreography by BFA senior dance majors and their collaborators. Faculty mentors: John Evans and Ani Javian
Mason Gross Commencement Convocation 2021
Join us for a live remote ceremony celebrating our Class of 2021 graduates!