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CHQ Travels: Cannes Film Festival
Through special accreditation granted to the Chautauqua Institution by the Cannes Film Festival, enjoy access to dozens of screenings of some of the most daring, promising, and topical films of the year. Stay at a hotel just a short walk from the Palais des Festivals and enjoy seven days to attend as many screenings as you wish. With your Festival badge, you’ll have access to restricted areas and hear from film professionals about their craft.


Gallim Preview
Join celebrated interdisciplinary dance company GALLIM for an intimate glimpse of the culmination of their 3-week residency at Chautauqua. Artistic Director and choreographer Andrea Miller is creating a new work entitled MOTHER, premiering this fall. Mark your calendars to see the completed work at the Joyce Theater in New York City, November 5-9, 2025! Miller is a Guggenheim Fellow, the first Artist in Residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and part of the first female choreographer/composer team commissioned to create for New York City Ballet. Recent commissions include English National Ballet and Abraham in Motion.
Following the performance, join the artists for a meet and greet and moderated conversation at the Athenaeum Hotel Parlor, which includes heavy hors d’oeuvres with beverages available for purchase. Tickets are available for either the preview performance only, or for the preview performance plus reception.
*Inclement Weather Location: Carnahan-Jackson Dance Studios
About MOTHER
“The work reflects the heartbeat and pulses that connect us to Mother, home center for continuity of life, the profound meeting point of past, present and future. The work sets the stage for a visceral, shared experience in which the dancers are conduits for an intense and exhilarating imagined gestation of a new life.” – Andrea Miller
About GALLIM
GALLIM serves as a dynamic home for the exchange of movement wisdom through the three pillars of art-making, dance education, and community-building. Founded in 2007 by groundbreaking choreographer Andrea Miller, GALLIM is a New York City based nonprofit dance company and interdisciplinary arts organization that nurtures creative careers and stimulates the imagination of audiences worldwide through performance, the School of Movement, and innovation in dance. GALLIM’s critically acclaimed performance history of national and international seasons includes interdisciplinary dance theater and site-specific works as well as collaborations in film, theater, fashion, music, and brands. GALLIM envisions an equitable, inclusive dance landscape, where creativity and movement are accessible to all, deeply valued, and serve their timeless role as a reflection of our shared human experience.


Smokey Robinson: Legacy Tour
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson’s career spans over four decades of hits. He has received numerous awards, including the GRAMMY Living Legend Award, NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award, Honorary Doctorate (Howard University), Kennedy Center Honors, and the National Medal of Arts Award from the President of the United States. He has also been inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame.
Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Robinson founded The Miracles while still in high school. The group was Berry Gordy’s first vocal group, and it was at Robinson’s suggestion that Gordy started the Motown Record dynasty. Their single of Robinson’s “Shop Around” became Motown’s first #1 hit on the R&B singles chart. In the years following, Robinson continued to
pen hits for the group, including “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me,” “Ooo Baby Baby,” “The Tracks of My Tears,” “Going to a Go-Go,” “More Love,” “Tears of a Clown” (co-written with
Stevie Wonder), and “I Second That Emotion.”
The Miracles dominated the R&B scene throughout the 1960s and early 70s, and Robinson became Vice President of Motown Records, serving as in-house producer, talent scout, and
songwriter.
In addition to writing hits for the Miracles, Robinson wrote and produced hits for other Motown greats, including The Temptations, Mary Wells, Brenda Holloway, Marvin Gaye, and others.
“The Way You Do the Things You Do,” “My Girl,” “Get Ready,” “You Beat Me to the Punch,” “Don’t Mess with Bill,” “Ain’t That Peculiar,” and “My Guy” are just a few of his songwriting
triumphs during those years. He later turned to a solo career where he continued his tradition of chart-topping hits with “Just to See Her,” “Quiet Storm,” “Cruisin’,” and “Being with You,”
among others.