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May 1, 2025 | Blog, Arts & Entertainment, Theater, Theater Press Releases, Institution News, Chautauqua Theater Company

Chautauqua Theater Company Announces Next Commission: Playwright Zora Howard  

Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), has announced the commission of a new play by award-winning playwright and screenwriter Zora Howard. This commission is part of CTC’s ongoing commitment to support bold, resonant storytelling and to elevate some of today’s most compelling voices in American theater.  Zora Howard, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her acclaimed play STEW, is known for her lyrical writing and deeply human characters. Her work, including Hang Time and the recently premiered Bust, often explores the interior lives of Black women, the complexities of familial bonds, and the enduring impact of memory and place.  Through this commission, CTC...

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April 30, 2025 | Community, Institution News

What’s New in 2025? 

As we approach the Summer Assembly, we will provide this running list of things that will be new, changed, or updated for the 2025 season. This list includes changes in services, program schedules, procedures and facilities.     A Smarter Way to Park: Introducing CI Access at Chautauqua  This season, Chautauqua Institution is launching a new parking system designed to provide a more efficient and user-friendly experience. CI Access is powered by SKIDATA, a leading provider of digital parking technology. With this upgrade, all parking areas are now fully secured and operational 24 hours a day, requiring all users to scan...

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April 30, 2025 | Community, Institution News

A New Look for Saturday Afternoons at Lenna

Faculty Spotlight Series As we look ahead to another season of inspiration and music, we’re excited to share a new chapter in our Saturday afternoon chamber music series.  Beginning this season, what was formerly the Resident Artist Series will become the Faculty Spotlight Series — a celebration of the incredible talent within the Chautauqua School of Music. Curated by Artistic Director Timothy Muffitt, the series will feature faculty performances designed to inspire students and Chautauquans alike.  The performances will continue to take place on Saturdays, June 28 to Aug. 2 at 4:15 p.m. in Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall. Supported by...

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April 23, 2025 | Climate Change Initiative

Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative: April 2025

150 for 150: Chautauqua’s “Teach-In” for the Earth  In December 1969, building on the UNESCO conference “Man and His Environment: A View Towards Survival” held the previous month in San Francisco, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson proposed the idea to hold a nationwide environmental teach-in on April 22, 1970. In a crucial move, Nelson, a Democrat, recruited Republican Senator Paul McCloskey to serve as co-chair of what became the first Earth Day.  As we celebrated the 55th Earth Day in April, the idea has evolved far beyond a teach-in. Today one billion people around the globe engage in thousands of actions,...

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April 21, 2025 | Announcements, Featured Post

A Season of Learning: Start Exploring 2025 Classes Today

The 2025 Special Studies Catalog Is Here  Whether you’re a lifelong learner, creative spirit, or simply curious, the 2025 Special Studies season offers a rich variety of classes designed to spark new interests and deepen existing passions. From returning favorites to brand-new offerings, there’s something for learners of every age and stage.   Print production is underway, and the catalog will soon be on its way to your mailbox. In the meantime, you can explore the full catalog online and begin mapping out your summer experience.  Some of your favorite classes are back. Kate Junker’s popular nine-week Gentle Yoga series...

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April 17, 2025 | Institution News

In Memory of Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux

April 9, 1943 – April 13, 2025 Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux: dancer, choreographer, teacher, visionary — has passed away at the age of 82. For those who were lucky enough to witness his grace on stage or study under his passionate eye, his passing marks the end of an era. However, here at Chautauqua Institution, where he spent nearly four decades as director of the School of Dance, his spirit will always remain. Born in Bourg-en-Bresse, France in 1943, Jean-Pierre’s journey in ballet began early when he joined the Paris Opera Ballet at age 14. His artistic path eventually took him to...

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April 10, 2025 | Arts Education

Young Playwrights Project Phase 2

In this year’s Young Playwrights Project (YPP), third and fourth grade students from eight schools across Chautauqua County sent in over 520 plays that shared their original stories. In early April, over 40 Institution staff and Chautauqua community volunteers formed Play Reading groups and rehearsed. They then traveled to the schools to stage play readings in their classrooms, bringing the students’ words and ideas to life. Joined by Chautauqua Arts Education’s team of talented teaching artists — led by Alex Nader and including Andrew Barbato, Emily Olcott, Gaby Hornig, Marissa Miller and Marty Miller — every student got to hear their...

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April 3, 2025 | Institution News

Remembering Rev. Joan Brown Campbell 

Dear Chautauquans, We learned this week of the passing of the Rev. Joan Brown Campbell, our former Director of the Department of Religion and a force in the world. Joan served Chautauqua faithfully for more than a decade, assembling some of the most important preachers and prophetic voices in the world on our stages, in our pulpits and on our grounds. Joan believed, as we long have, that Chautauqua had a larger role to play in the world, and that bringing thought leaders from around the globe was only a part of the magic sauce of Chautauqua. It was when...

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April 1, 2025 | Institution News, Featured Post

Chautauqua Board Elects Laurie A. Branch As Chair

The Chautauqua Institution Board of Trustees today announced that Laurie A. Branch, who currently serves as chair of the board’s budget and finance committee, has been elected to succeed Candace L. Maxwell as board chair. This appointment is effective Oct. 1, 2025, when Maxwell will have completed three consecutive two-year terms as chair, which is the maximum allowed under the board’s bylaws.  Branch is a fourth-generation Chautauquan and a lifelong summer resident of the Institution grounds. A resident of Longboat Key, Florida, and originally from Olean, New York, Branch is CEO and President of Ironpeak, one of the oldest and largest...

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March 20, 2025 | Climate Change Initiative

Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative: March 2025

Wonder Winterland? Chautauqua explores the impact of climate change on winter recreation economies As someone who prefers Boots over Birkenstocks, there’s nothing I love more than snow — and lots of it! Chautauqua in winter is a wonderland, revealing a whole new world of skiing, skating, ice fishing and snowmobiling that might seem alien to those who visit Chautauqua primarily in the temperate months. One of my fondest memories of Chautauqua is skiing the length of frozen Chautauqua Lake on a clear crisp quiet winter morning in 2022 with then-Chautauqua Lake Program Manager Toby Shepherd.  But just two winters later,...

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