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We are excited to begin the academic year with new programs, and renewed energy to make Lehman’s performing arts programs a destination for student creativity.

Our undergraduate programs put students in the spotlight. Whether you are a musician, dancer, or actor, we have performance opportunities for you from choral singing, jazz bands, urban and improvisational dance, to contemporary drama. And you don’t have to be a major to perform with us! Our programs prepare the next generation of teachers, composers, playwrights, directors, and arts managers. Our multimedia programs engage the latest in digital audio and video technology with access to one of the finest recording studios in New York City. Courses in Entrepreneurship, Performing Arts Management, Music Therapy, Stagecraft, along with Professional Internships and Practicum provide professional experience and insight to start your career in the performing arts.

                         

Our Performances

Lehman College and Community Virtual Chorus
Wonderful Flight To The Mushroom Planet
Kenopsia: a fairy tale for the apocalypse
Kenopsia: a fairy tale for the apocalypse

Upcoming Events

February 11, 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Molly Morkoski Faculty Recital

Professor Molly Morkoski performs Bach's seminal Goldberg Variations.

February 20, 2025

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Gloria Rolando - Cuban Film Documentarian - Celebrating Black History Month 2025

As part of Celebrating Black History Month 2025, Gloria Rolando, legendary Cuban Film Documentarian, will give a special lecture and interview related to her film "Nostros y El Jazz" ("The Jazz in Us") (2004) about the connection between African Americans and Afro Cubans through their shared love of jazz.

February 22, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Bach, Schumann and Beethoven

The Lehman Chamber Players perform Bach Two-part Inventions, Schumann Canonic Pieces, and Beethoven Trio in E-flat Major. Violinist Arthur Moeller, cellist Hamilton Berry, and Pianist Diana Mittler-Battipaglia.

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February 26, 2025

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Ti-Jean and His Brothers by Derek Walcott

A dance/theatre collaboration from the Nobel Prize-winning playwright/poet and founder of the Trinidad Theatre Workshop, Derek Walcott with music by legendary Caribbean composer, Andre Tanker.

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April 9, 2025

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Spring Dance Concert An evening of original choreography by majors and guest artists.

An evening of original choreography by majors and guest artists.