Live Arts
19/20 Hop Presents
Mozart's best-loved opera is transposed to South Africa—and marimba.
Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth
Visiting the Hop
Coming Up
Coming Up
People are in perpetual motion, in search of home in places where cultures collide and are reinvented in new forms of expression.
Social commentary embedded in performance can operate like a stealth mission.
Love the drama, size and dynamic range of a symphony? Let us expand your idea of an orchestra.
Arts experiences in unexpected settings and innovative combinations engage your senses in new and surprising ways.
Hop Fellows
Interning at the Hop was one of the most significant experiences I had at Dartmouth. Emily Neely ’17Learn More
Ensembles
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.
Rehearsal Spaces
The Hopkins Center provides a variety of rehearsal and collaboration spaces for students which can be reserved in advance.
Student Workshops
Hone your craft with hands-on projects in wood, metal/jewelry and clay—no experience needed!
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.
The Hop & Call to Lead
As part of The Call to Lead: a campaign for Dartmouth, a strategic investment of $75 million will be made to the historic performing arts center. More than $15 million has already been generously committed by members and friends of the Hop. The expansion will further animate the burgeoning Arts District as an internationally recognized center of creativity and experiential learning.
Learn MoreIn the News
Dispatch from Bley Island: Preparing to play a master's music
This term, the Coast Jazz Orchestra is double-billing with pioneering big band legend Carla Bley alongside her long-time collaborators Andy Sheppard and Steve Swallow. The concert (on Saturday,...
A First Look at "The Living"
Located by the Hop Box Office and cafe, the Hop Garage is a suite of three plain, box-like rooms with black floors, gray walls and white ceilings. Despite that drabness, there's an air of sanctity in...
Taylor Ho Bynum's 'Ambiguity Manifesto' Is A Playground For Jazz Improvisers
"Fresh Air," October 9, 2019: jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the newest album by Taylor Ho Bynum, bandleader and composer (and director of the Coast Jazz Orchestra at Dartmouth).
Coming up this season
Take a deeper look into the projects and series coming up in the 19/20 Season
Just for You
Learn more about the opportunities and benefits available to you!