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Trains, squirrels, a roller skating chimpanzee, projected archival works and set pieces lit up the Bucksbaum Center for the Arts’ Flanagan Theater during its newest play, “Songs of the Scarlet and Wayback,” creating a mosaic of Grinnell’s history.  The production was a live compilation of Poweshiek County community interviews and student archival research that chronicled...

Cobus du Toit, an internationally recognized South African flutist, took center stage at Sebring-Lewis Hall to perform in a flute recital with accompanist Doreen Lee as part of their six-day musical tour across Iowa. The recital — which included pieces ranging from Bach to contemporary South African compositions — followed a flute masterclass hosted by...

BĀDPHAYÁK, one of Grinnell College’s most popular student bands, kicked off the second week of classes with an open rehearsal and jam session in Bucksbaum Center for the Arts on Sunday, Jan. 28. The band members, which includes string, brass, percussion and vocal musicians, have high aspirations for their upcoming music-making this semester. Next up?...

Between performing a piece commissioned for just a small consortium of choirs, collaborating with the 100-year-old Grinnell Oratorio Society and touring the East Coast over spring break, the Grinnell Singers choral ensemble are set to challenge themselves this 2023-2024 year. This year brings a combination of familiar and newer features for the musicians to encounter....

Supersonic beavers, a primordial princess and a sly Among Us reference all await the audience-goers attending this semester’s Neverland Players show. With a cast packed full of musical and improvisational talents, this show fulfills the Players’ goal of telling children’s stories while elevating the creativity of their performers, according to current members. The Neverland Players...

You are upside down in a downward dog position, and what you see between your legs is a 7 feet by 5 feet painting that stares back at you. This past Tuesday, Sept. 19, instructor Joy Jones commenced this semester’s Yoga in the Museum program, which takes place in the Grinnell College Museum of Art...

One musical group on campus centers around a single instrument. The Zimbabwean Mbira Ensemble provides students, faculty, staff and community members with the opportunity to not only learn the mbira, but also to experience and share in a collective musical space. “The music is a vehicle for shaping this potentially profound, potentially transformative shared experience,”...

When walking through the Bucksbaum Center for the Arts on Tuesday evenings, you may hear bright and catchy melodies emanating from room 102. It is the Latin American Ensemble, directed by Gabriel Espinosa, music lecturer.  Espinosa has been leading the ensemble for the last 18 years. He said that his experience with music began when...

The Bachelor of Arts (BAX) Art Exhibition, showcasing the artwork of third and fourth-year students, is currently on display at the Grinnell College Museum of Art through May 22. Studio Art Student Educational Policy Committee (SEPC) members Jillian Bhuyan ’24, Georgia Carbone ’24, Philomena Frasca ’25, Stella Lowery ’24 and Karis McCaskill ‘24 worked with...

This Friday, Grinnell students and community members have the opportunity to witness a hundred-year-old campus tradition. The Oratorio Society choral group, performing on April 14, has connected members of the College with those of the community since 1901. Josh Boggs, visiting assistant professor of music, serves as director of the Oratorio Society for the 2022-2023...