Yale Up Close: Performing Arts

Recorded in September 2022, this special virtual session features an overview of undergraduate instrumental, vocal, theatrical and dance opportunities inside and beyond the classroom. A panel of current undergraduate performing artists share their experiences combining a serious commitment to performance with a broader liberal arts education. Yale College is home to a thriving arts community that offers hundreds of opportunities to study the arts and even more to create them. Regardless of their major, students can study alongside some of the world’s leading scholars and artists, while utilizing state-of-the art performance and exhibition spaces.
2:31 Student Panelist Introductions
10:26 The Arts in Yale College
24:35 Arts options for non-majors
27:45 Yale's non-classical music scene
31:30 Performing arts faculty and staff
34:35 Options for music lessons
39:09 Yale's Shen Curriculum for Musical Theater
43:40 Theater tech and design
45:25 Balancing performing arts and other activities
49:34 Songwriting
54:55 Yale's performing arts community and supporters
58:05 Favorite Yale performing arts memory
1:12:50 Why I chose Yale