Austin Arts Center at Trinity College

Name: Austin Arts Center at Trinity College
Address: 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT, 06106, US
Telephone: (860) 297-2199
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The hub of artistic life at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Box Office: Mon-Fri, 10:00 a.
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The Austin Arts Center is home to the Music, Studio Arts, and Theater and Dance Departments. Students throughout Trinity College engage in a wide range of arts opportunities, both through academic courses and extracurricular activities. Students do not need to major in the arts to perform in a play, a musical, a musical ensemble, or a dance performance, or gain skills in backstage theatrical work,

or take a studio arts class. The Austin Arts Center houses a large proscenium theater, black box theater, and recital hall, as well as a recording studio, electronic music lab, art gallery, art studios, classrooms, and music practice rooms. Theater and dance studio classrooms and an additional performance space are located in Trinity Commons.

12/15/2023

Wishing you all Happy Holidays as we come to the end of the final week of F23 classes! The AAC team has much to celebrate, including the 25-year milestone of our indomitable Technical Director, Elisa Griego, and 5 years for both Professors Peter Kyle and Rebecca Pappas. We’re also so grateful for the student staff who help make theater magic manifest!

12/13/2023

This year’s cohort of Trinity LaMama students have been in residence on campus for the last two days with culminating performances tonight. One down, one to go at 7:30pm in the Performance Lab (Trinity Commons).

Posted • Happy opening night to the fall 2023 cohort for their Works-in-Progress Showing. There are two shows tonight in Trinity Commons, with another showing next week at in New York.

Congratulations on your hard work this semester, students!

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12/01/2023

Posted • Happy opening night to the cast and crew of Machinal!

What might personal fulfillment resemble if we look beyond the prescriptions of patriarchy and capitalism? What happens to those who fail to fit within the rules of society?

Written in 1928 by journalist and playwright Sophie Treadwell, Machinal, 's fall theater performance, wrestles with these and many other complex questions. Directed by Teri Incampo, visiting assistant professor of theater and dance, and assistant directed by Lily Kirn McMahon ‘24 by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.

All performances are SOLD OUT; reach out to the box office to be added to the waitlist.

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11/29/2023

“Machinal” opens in Goodwin Theater tomorrow night. Teri Incampo, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater and Dance and Trinity alum, directs a student ensemble in this imaginative rendering. Seating is limited and is now SOLD OUT. Reach out to the box office to be added to the waitlist. 
By Sophie Treadwell Directed by Teri Incampo Assistant Directed by Lily Kirn McMahon ‘24 by arrangement with Nick Hern Books

November 30-December 2, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. Goodwin Theater, Austin Arts Center

Written in 1928 by journalist and playwright Sophie Treadwell, “Machinal” is a fearlessly frank examination of the machine-like modern world and one woman’s experience of the societal expectations thrust upon her. The play imparts sensations of isolation and restlessness by placing the audience inside the mind of the play’s protagonist as she struggles to navigate the stages of marriage and motherhood that those around her see as hallmarks of a “successful life.” What might personal fulfillment resemble if we look beyond the prescriptions of patriarchy and capitalism? What happens to those who fail to fit within the rules of society? Treadwell’s “Machinal” wrestles with these and many other complex questions in this timeless play.

11/11/2023

Posted • This Tuesday 11.14 at 4:30pm please join the reception at Trinity College’s Widener Gallery in the Austin Arts Center for WE FIND OURSELVES IN THIS PLACE, an exhibition featuring Traé Brooks, Sophia DeJesus-Sabella, and Kevin Hernández Rosa, three Hartford-based artists producing sculpture, assemblage, drawing, and weaving works that engage with how identity is shaped by—and in turn shapes— history and culture.

Exhibition: 11.13 - 12.18 (closed 11.22 - 25)

Reception: Tuesday 11.14 starting 4:30 pm (introduction to artists at 5pm)

11.14 6pm Trinity College Bicentennial Syposium Keynote Talk by Claudia Rankine in Austin Arts Center

And please check out a whole day of events https://www.trincoll.edu/bicentennial/events/bicentennial-fall-symposium/

11/07/2023

Together with the Raether Library, the Austin Arts Center is thrilled to serve as a primary site for Trinity’s Fall Bicentennial Symposium: Memory, Presence, and Possibility on November 14. We are also excited to host sessions with two inspiring groups of Hartford’s established and emerging arts leaders. We welcome all who have a vested interest in the growth and sustenance of Hartford’s arts ecosystem to join us in what we hope will be the first of several conversations.

Fall Bicentennial Symposium: Memory, Presence, and Possibility
Trinity College invites community members to explore the evolving relationship between place, identity, and ideas. Award-winning poet Claudia Rankine, the Frederick Iseman Professor of Poetry at Yale University, will offer a keynote address. All are invited to attend.

Session 1: Performing Hartford: Sustaining Arts Legacies — 1:30-2:45 pm

Panelists:
* Judy Dworin (JDPP; Trinity College)
* Kimberly Kersey (The Artists Collective)
* Godfrey L. Simmons Jr. (HartBeat Ensemble)
* Yolande Spears (The Bushnell)
* Will Wilkins (Real Art Ways)

Session 2: Performing Hartford: Planting Arts Futures — 3:00-4:15 pm

Panelists:
* Jasmin Agosto (Sageseeker Productions; NXTHN)
* Anne Cubberly (Visual Artist, Giant Puppetmaker)
* Jilian Cusano (Parkville Sound; Hartford Dance Collective)
* Steve Cusano (Parkville Sounds)
* Mellissa Craig (JDPP; Independent Performing Artist)
* Taneisha Duggan (Director; Octopus Theatricals)

10/31/2023

Join JDPP in the Trinity Commons Performance Lab for this special A Response and a Call event with Brandon Karen Maddox THIS FRIDAY (11/3)…

Posted • Join us THIS Friday, November 3rd, for a very special iteration of our A Response and a Call series: ‘Finding Your Freedom’. Hosted by Mellissa Craig with Brandon Krazen-Maddox. Swipe for all the information you need to participate.
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This R & C is available for both in-person and virtual participation. You don’t want to miss this one.
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ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!

10/31/2023

Chris Houlihan’s () artfully haunting organ concert tonight in the Trinity College Chapel …

10/26/2023

One more flashback to the 'JOY!' Project with a look at the trading cards we shared throughout October. Reminiscing about the joy-filled memories and the connections we made. Stay tuned for the artful journeys that lay ahead for us in the coming months!

10/26/2023

Two weeks may have passed, but the excitement from the 'JOY!' event still lingers in our hearts.
What an unforgettable celebration of joy, laughter, and connection! Let's keep that joyful spirit alive in our everyday lives.

Thank you , , , , , , and all the generous contributors to this project!

10/26/2023

Two weeks may have passed, but the excitement from the 'JOY!' event still lingers in our hearts. What an unforgettable celebration of joy, laughter, and connection! Let's keep that joyful spirit alive in our everyday lives.

Thank you , , , , , , and all the generous contributors to this project!

10/26/2023

Two weeks may have passed, but the excitement from the 'JOY!' event still lingers in our hearts. What an unforgettable celebration of joy, laughter, and connection! Let's keep that joyful spirit alive in our everyday lives.

Thank you , , , , , , and all the generous contributors to this project!

10/17/2023

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Thank you Professor Peter Kyle, Deborah Goffe, Madison VanDeurzen, Laura Gisondi, foosbeal. , , for inviting HMTCA 7th and 8th graders to JOY’s production of dance, music, and circus as part of celebration. More than 300 students attended the matinee performance on Friday, October 13th. Thank you to the HMTCA students and staff for their staff participation and enthusiasm!

10/12/2023

What an inspiring talk by Tandy Beal in Gruss Music Hall today! In her talk “Making Beauty, Making Sense, Making Waves” Tandy offered deep wisdom about the integration of artistic leadership life, commitments to service, and business mindedness. Punctuated by vivid storytelling and a performance by Professor Peter Kyle, Tandy’s talk was a powerful way to frame our journey to JOY!, which is sold out!

About JOY!: Under the inspired direction of choreographer Tandy Beal, this world-class, multi-talented ensemble of dancers, acrobats, and circus artists will perform alongside live music from award-winning a ca****la group SoVoSó. Tailored to Trinity’s yearlong bicentennial celebrations, JOY’s magical madcap of more than 25 amazing performers also includes students, faculty, and professionals from Trinity College, Hartford, and the surrounding region. The FREE performances will be staged in the Austin Arts Center’s Goodwin Theater.

Image 1: Tandy Beal and Peter Kyle sit in chairs talking to one another. Tandy’s hands are caught mid-gesture.

Image 2: Peter Kyle in performance has lofted a huge white ballon above the audience heads. Another set of hands are raised in the air toward the balloon.

Image 3: Tandy stands in front of a lectern.

09/25/2023

JOY! Trading Cards are out now, collect them all and learn about guest performers that will be gracing our Goodwin Theater stage in October.

Be on the lookout for SERIES TWO of the trading cards. These next round of cards will feature Trinity College faculty and students, professionals from the community, and high school students from Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Dance Department.

And don’t forget to reserve your tickets for our performances on October 13 & 14 at 7:30pm
and October 14 at 2:00pm via the link in our bio.

About JOY!: Under the inspired direction of choreographer Tandy Beal, this world-class, multi-talented ensemble of dancers, acrobats, and circus artists will perform alongside live music from award-winning a ca****la group SoVoSó. Tailored to Trinity’s yearlong bicentennial celebrations, JOY’s magical madcap of more than 25 amazing performers also includes students, faculty, and professionals from Trinity College, Hartford, and the surrounding region. The FREE performances will be staged in the Austin Arts Center’s Goodwin Theater. Reservations are strongly encouraged.

IMAGES DESCRIPTIONS:
First Image: The front and back of three Joy! trading cards, the cards feature promotion information on the production

Second Image: The front of three Joy! trading cards, with text that reads Joy! Trading Cards, Collect them All!

Third Image: Text that reads “Joy! And don’t forget to reserve your tickets. October 13, 7:30pm, October 14, 2pm & 7:30pm

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300 Summit Street
Hartford, CT
06106

Telephone

(860) 297-2199

Website

http://www.trincoll.edu/austin-arts-center

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Folks we are SOLD OUT! For those who are still interested in joining us on this quest🛶🌌, tickets might become available closer towards show time! We hope to see you soon! ⭐️ Food Odyssey: Thurs-Sat, 4/7 - 4/9 7:30, Goodwin Theater AAC Box Office (860)297-2199, 10am-6pm 🔗🎫 Link in bio for tickets! #TrinArts #theatre

“Penumbra” choreographed by Ginette Christie

Today we introduce On-Site choreographer Ginette Christie! From Ginette: They are working hard!! Most of them are new dancers, and especially new to hip hop. This is one section of more of an abstract moment we create. The goal is to focus on reaching and breathing and waving through the movement. Wanted it to be like an amoeba type of vibe! They just started working on this concept so we will see how it develops. Ginette’s piece “Penumbra” can be seen in full Friday and Saturday, 2/11 and 2/12 at 7:30 p.m. in AAC’s Goodwin Theater. Ticket information coming soon.