PERFORMING ARTS

Throughout the year, GW hosts theatre, dance and musical performances open to the public. Many of these events offer discounts to seniors citizens.

Dozens of performances are held at the 435-seat Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre in the Marvin Center. The Lisner Auditorium hosts more than 200 events each year, many of them featuring national and international artists.

For information about performances at Lisner Auditorium, visit here or call 202-994-6800.

GW Performance Groups

GW Music Groups

• The University Singers - a 70-member group appearing at Lisner Auditorium in April


• The University Symphony Orchestra - a full-student symphony orchestra performing in November and April at Lisner Auditorium


• The University Symphonic Band - a full-student band performing in Novmeber and April at Lisner Auditorium


• The University Wind Ensemble - a full-student wind ensemble performing in November and April at Lisner Auditorium


• The Faculty Artists Series - featuring various faculty musicians and performing throughout the year


• Friday Live Jazz - featuring jazz students and faculty every Friday from 12 - 2 pm performing in the Music Department

For more information on these and other performances around campus, contact the Department of Music at 202-994-6245.

GW Student Music Groups

• The Troubadours - a 15-member group performing at the Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre in October and mid-February. Contact gw.troubs@gmail.com.


• Sons of Pitch - male a cappella group. Visit their website at www.gwu.edu/~sop/. Contact sopitch@gwu.edu.


• GW Pitches - entertaining communities by performing a cappella music. Contact pitches@gwu.edu.


• GW Vibes - providing the GW community with entertaining co-ed a capella music Contact vibes@gwu.edu.

GW Student Theatre and Dance

• Forbidden Planet Productions - providing an outlet for students at GW who have an affinity for theatre and desire to work on aspects of theatre production. Contact fpp@gwu.edu.


• Generic Theatre - a student-run theatrical company producing four dramatic performances each year including a Festival of New Work each spring. Contact generic@gwu.edu.
  
• Ballroom Society - The purpose of this organization is to organize and support programs for the recreational enjoyment of ballroom dancing by the GW community and create affordable opportunities for the student body to participate in ballroom dancing and DanceSport; Apply special programs to attract beginners to ballroom dancing and to both encourage and assist these dancers in meeting their goals; Organize and support programs to increase the number of dancers and to assist in the elevation of dancing skills among amateurs, both competitors and recreational social dancers in the Washington, DC Metro Area; Organize and support amateur DanceSport events, including national, regional and local championships. Visit their website at www.gwu.edu/~ballroom. Contact ballroom@gwu.edu.


• Fourteenth Grade Players - provide students, theater and non-majors, with the opportunity to direct, produce, act and teach shows as an extracurricular activity. Visit their website at http://14thgradeplayers.org. Contact fourteen@gwu.edu.