Visiting Artists

Stanford hosts a diverse array of visiting artists in short-term and long-term residencies. These artists engage with Stanford students through workshops, master classes, and visits to classrooms and residence halls. By bringing world-renowned and emerging artists to engage with our campus community, Stanford is providing unmatched opportunities for students and transforming the experience of the arts in the life of the university.

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2011-2012

Dancer, choreographer, and performance artist Ann Carlson is in residence with the Drama Department for 2011-12 and is the inaugural visiting artist at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve in Winter...

2011-2012

Bonaker, a stage lighting and digital design artist, is a Visiting Instructor in Technical Theater with the Drama Department.

Spring Quarter 2012

Abraham Verghese, the 2012 Stein Visiting Writer, will be teaching a creative writing workshop during Spring Quarter and will hold a reading on April 30 and a colloquium on May 2.

PAST VISITING ARTISTS

View the archive of past visiting artists at Stanford.

Past Visits
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So Percussion led a lunchtime "Clap-Along" for members of the Stanford and off-campus community...
So Percussion website

Computer Research in Music and Acoustics at Stanford University during winter quarter, 2009.

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Taiko master Kiyonari Tosha visited campus over spring break 2010 to conduct a residency with...

Stanford Taiko website
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Aniruddh Patel, PhD, discusses his research on music and biologial evolution, arguing that current...
Music and the Brain website
Cecilia String Quartet, one of Canada's most exciting young ensembles, visited Stanford as part of...
Cecilia String Quartet website
Stanford Summer Theater's Electra Festival featured a major production of Sophocles' Electra,...
Stanford Summer Theater website
A concert celebrating the millennial anniversary of Grottaferrata's founding.
Cappella Romana website
Why write about art? And why read art criticism? The Arts Critics in Residence series has brought...
Lectures on Stanford iTunes

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