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Friday Nov 20, 2026

  • Fine Arts

Shared Space: Body Language

Shared Space is a student directed, choreographed, and produced dance concert put on in the fall semester of each academic year to celebrate and showcase student work here at Gustavus. Auditions are open to all dancers, regardless of past experience. Being a part of Shared Space is a great way to build community and grow as a dancer, choreographer, and artist. 

This year's concert will be directed by Betsy Anderson '27 and Zoe Wambeke '27 and will be held in the Kresge Dance Studio. 

Tickets will be available online two weeks before opening night.

Kresge Dance Studio
Three women dancing
  • Fine Arts

High School Dance Day

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College is offering a day of dance master classes for high school students (grades 9-12) taught by Gustavus Dance faculty, alumni, and current students. Students with or without experience are welcome to participate.

Four dancers jumping on stage

Saturday Nov 21, 2026

  • Fine Arts

Shared Space: Body Language

Shared Space is a student directed, choreographed, and produced dance concert put on in the fall semester of each academic year to celebrate and showcase student work here at Gustavus. Auditions are open to all dancers, regardless of past experience. Being a part of Shared Space is a great way to build community and grow as a dancer, choreographer, and artist. 

This year's concert will be directed by Betsy Anderson '27 and Zoe Wambeke '27 and will be held in the Kresge Dance Studio. 

Tickets will be available online two weeks before opening night.

Kresge Dance Studio
Three women dancing
  • Fine Arts

Shared Space: Body Language

Shared Space is a student directed, choreographed, and produced dance concert put on in the fall semester of each academic year to celebrate and showcase student work here at Gustavus. Auditions are open to all dancers, regardless of past experience. Being a part of Shared Space is a great way to build community and grow as a dancer, choreographer, and artist. 

This year's concert will be directed by Betsy Anderson '27 and Zoe Wambeke '27 and will be held in the Kresge Dance Studio. 

Tickets will be available online two weeks before opening night.

Kresge Dance Studio
Three women dancing

Sunday Nov 22, 2026

  • Fine Arts

Shared Space: Body Language

Shared Space is a student directed, choreographed, and produced dance concert put on in the fall semester of each academic year to celebrate and showcase student work here at Gustavus. Auditions are open to all dancers, regardless of past experience. Being a part of Shared Space is a great way to build community and grow as a dancer, choreographer, and artist. 

This year's concert will be directed by Betsy Anderson '27 and Zoe Wambeke '27 and will be held in the Kresge Dance Studio. 

Tickets will be available online two weeks before opening night.

Kresge Dance Studio
Three women dancing

Tuesday Dec 8, 2026

  • Fine Arts
  • Worship

Winds of Christmas

The Gustavus Wind Orchestra and Gustavus Wind Symphony will combine to perform some of your favorite Christmas songs. Join us for an annual tradition that is not to be missed.

Christ Chapel
Christ Chapel during the winter with frosted trees and a blue sky

Friday Dec 11, 2026

  • Fine Arts

The Burial at Thebes

Seamus Heaney brings audiences a powerful, modern verse translation of the 5th-century Greek tragedy Antigone. This play is part of the Acting and Performance 2 class, taught and directed by Ernest Briggs. 

Tickets will be available online two weeks before opening night.

Rob & Judy Gardner Laboratory Theatre
Poster featuring statue with scales

Saturday Dec 12, 2026

  • Fine Arts

The Burial at Thebes

Seamus Heaney brings audiences a powerful, modern verse translation of the 5th-century Greek tragedy Antigone. This play is part of the Acting and Performance 2 class, taught and directed by Ernest Briggs. 

Tickets will be available online two weeks before opening night.

Rob & Judy Gardner Laboratory Theatre
Poster featuring statue with scales

Sunday Dec 13, 2026

  • Fine Arts

The Burial at Thebes

Seamus Heaney brings audiences a powerful, modern verse translation of the 5th-century Greek tragedy Antigone. This play is part of the Acting and Performance 2 class, taught and directed by Ernest Briggs. 

Tickets will be available online two weeks before opening night.

Rob & Judy Gardner Laboratory Theatre
Poster featuring statue with scales

Saturday Feb 13, 2027

  • Fine Arts

The Jazz Girls Day & Gustavus Jazz Ensembles Concert

The Gustavus Department of Music is proud to welcome The Jazz Girls Day Ensemble to campus for a shared evening concert with the Jazz Lab Collective and Gustavus Jazz Ensemble. The concert will also feature guest artist Dr. Colleen Clark, director of The Jazz Girls Day Ensemble.

Jussi Björling Recital Hall
The Gustavus Jazz Ensemble performing in the Duncairn in Scotland.

Thursday Feb 18, 2027

  • Fine Arts

Ride the Cyclone

In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other — the chance to return to life. This popular musical is a funny, moving look at what makes a life well-lived.

Music, book, and lyrics by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell

Tickets will be available online two weeks before opening night.

Evan & Evelyn Anderson Theatre
Poster with fortuneteller's ball and rollercoaster

Friday Feb 19, 2027

  • Fine Arts

Ride the Cyclone

In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other — the chance to return to life. This popular musical is a funny, moving look at what makes a life well-lived.

Music, book, and lyrics by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell

Tickets will be available online two weeks before opening night.

Evan & Evelyn Anderson Theatre
Poster with fortuneteller's ball and rollercoaster