Resident Programs

Chautauqua Theater Company

Internationally known actors, directors, designers and writers join 19 emerging artists drawn from top training programs to produce a vibrant body of work in the historic Bratton Theater.

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The cast of Indecent
An opera singer in the production of Thumbprint

Chautauqua Opera Company & Conservatory

Chautauqua Opera is the oldest continuously producing summer opera company in the U.S. as well as the fourth-oldest American opera company overall.

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Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra

Performing 22 concerts including two accompanying visiting dance companies, our resident professional orchestra also provides musicians that perform for Chautauqua Opera.

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Rossen Milanov conducting the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
Dawnie Walton giving a CLSC lecture

Chautauqua Literary Arts

The literary arts are represented at Chautauqua by a variety of programs, from the CLSC to the Writers’ Center, and include two major national literary prizes.

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Chautauqua Visual Arts

The Chautauqua Visual Arts (CVA) includes the School of Art, the galleries of the Strohl Art Center, the Fowler-Kellogg Art Center, the Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden and the visual arts lecture series.

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Artwork on display in Strohl Art Center
A view of the shoreline along Chauatuqua Lake with Miller Bell Tower in the background

Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative

Dedicated to exploring the most important issues of our times and stimulating creative responses, Chautauqua Institution is mission-bound to bring sustained focus to perhaps the most consequential issue today, climate change.

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Chautauqua Artists in Residence

CHQ AIR is an initiative that provides incubating space for artists to explore their work, nurture new mediums and hone their craft utilizing our world-class galleries, studios and stages.

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Dancers performing in Strohl Art Center