Duke Arts

Hope Boykin, choreographer, Durham native and former dancer with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, leads Duke students in a contemporary dance class in the Cube at the Rubenstein Arts Center.

Duke Arts team members, from left, Yesenia Martinez-Yanez, Sarah Hammond and Riley Harden look at a historic copy of the Declaration of Independence on loan from the David M. Rubenstein Americana Collection at the Durham County Main Library.

Vice Provost for the Arts Deborah Rutter shares her story. Photos by HuthPhoto.

Duke Arts Presents performances for the 2026-27 season include acclaimed artists and unique experiences. Photos courtesy of Duke Arts Presents

In one project, students stepped into full-body motion capture suits to perform scenes that informed character animation and gameplay. Photo by Rob Underhill

Lauren Puckett, manager for the Art, Art History and Visual Studies studios at Duke University, is a trained artist in stained glass. She led Duke Arts' Arts+ experience: Illuminated: Education Through the Re-Creation of Historic Stained Glass. (Photo and illustration by Jess Abel/Trinity Communications)

A young Yusuf Salim, seated at the piano, is flanked by two musicians in Baltimore. Photo courtesy of Kenny Dalsheimer

Arts on East campus concert

Percival Everett on stage with Vice Provost for the Arts Deborah Rutter