Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth

Join us for a weekend of creativity and connection as we celebrate our expanded center for creation, joy and community right at the heart of the vibrant Dartmouth Arts District.

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2025/26 Season

Dartmouth Arts Weekend Celebration

Satisfied Film Screening

with Renée Elise Goldsberry

An intimate look at the actress Renée Elise Goldsberry; a woman's struggle to have a family and balance a career, against the backdrop of the hit musical 'Hamilton.'

October 16, 2025

2025/26 Season

Dartmouth Arts Weekend Celebration

Dedication Ceremony

celebrating the new Hopkins Center and inaugurating the Daryl and Steven Roth Wing

Join Dartmouth leadership and Hop supporters to dedicate our new spaces, herald the opening of the Hopkins Center, and hear about the future of the arts at Dartmouth.

October 17, 2025

2025/26 Season

Dartmouth Arts Weekend Celebration

An Evening with Renée Elise Goldsberry

The powerhouse performer—and Tony and Grammy winner for her dynamic portrayal of Angelica Schuyler in 'Hamilton'—takes the stage in a radiant evening of song.

October 17, 2025

2025/26 Season

Dartmouth Arts Weekend Celebration

Sunrise Gathering & Performance

a northeast celebration on the Kwenitekw with "We Are Water" artists

Join the artists of We Are Water for a special gathering on the Kwenitekw.

October 18, 2025

2025/26 Season

Dartmouth Arts Weekend Celebration

Connecting with Balance with Pilobolus

an adult movement workshop

Playfully increase your body's capacity for mobility, stability and expression.

October 18, 2025

2025/26 Season

Dartmouth Arts Weekend Celebration

Arts District Open House

Step into new spaces, peer behind the curtains and learn about a season of invention, creation and connection ahead.

October 18, 2025

2025/26 Season

Dartmouth Arts Weekend Celebration

Champagne Brunch

for Hop Members and Community Campaign Supporters

Hop Members & Community Campaign Supporters are invited to raise a glass to the new Hop.

October 18, 2025

HopStops

Dartmouth Arts Weekend Celebration

Pilobolus Alphabet Dance

a HopStop family workshop

Spell your name with movement in this new space in the reimagined Hop!

October 18, 2025

2025/26 Season

Dartmouth Arts Weekend Celebration

Arts Are Essential

Join our conversation with leading artists and thinkers on the power of the arts to build hope and empathy, leading to well-being, appreciation of the natural world and ultimately joy!

October 18, 2025

2025/26 Season

Dartmouth Arts Weekend Celebration

Community Lunch on the Dartmouth Green

A lively afternoon of food, music and fun for all ages.

October 18, 2025

2025/26 Season

Dartmouth Arts Weekend Celebration

Fireside Chat with Shonda Rhimes '91 and Mindy Kaling '01

Pioneering and decorated Dartmouth alumnae share the mic in a rare chance to hear them discuss their craft, creative lives and the power of the arts.

October 18, 2025

2025/26 Season

Dartmouth Arts Weekend Celebration

Jazz Happy Hour

featuring Brandee Younger Trio, Coast Jazz Ensemble, Jesse Taitt

Hop between the Hop's new and transformed spaces, sampling expressive sounds of three dynamic groups from lyrical to ethereal, soulful to surprising.

October 18, 2025

2025/26 Season

Yo-Yo Ma, Jeremy Dutcher, Mali Obomsawin '18 and Chris Newell '96

We Are Water: A Northeast Celebration

part of the Dartmouth Arts Weekend Celebration

This original experience—rooted in wisdom and inspired by a dream for the future—invites us to come together as a community and find hope for a changing planet.

October 18, 2025

2025/26 Season

Dartmouth Arts Weekend Celebration

Site-specific Adventure with Pilobolus

The pioneering company brings an original work that activates our new building.

October 19, 2025

Student performing Afrobeat music at the student HanUnder Festival

Students in the Arts

The arts are central to a Dartmouth experience and The Hop is a place for students to create, enjoy, learn and experiment.

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Eight dynamic performing groups, led by superb professional artists, offer Dartmouth students the chance to work with outstanding professionals in choral music, jazz, gospel, pop, symphonic music, concert band and contemporary dance.

Student Workshops

Hone your craft with hands-on projects in wood, metal/jewelry and clay—no experience needed!

Hop Fellows Program

Considering a career in the arts? The Fellows Program allows Dartmouth students to explore the field of arts administration and grow as leaders by taking on responsibilities in various Hop departments.

Career Development

The Hop is much more than a place for arts students and visiting performers. It is also a vital hub where students, faculty and the Dartmouth community connect and share ideas.

Dartmouth theater students applying makeup in the dressing room before a show.

Artists need time to warm up. So do buildings!

This September, we’ll be welcoming students and faculty into the new Hop to begin working, creating and warming up the building. Then, join us for our grand opening and the Arts at Dartmouth Celebration October 16-18 followed by a joyful season of arts events for our whole community.

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