The Collaborative Piano Studio (21M.451) presents an evening of chamber music featuring MIT students and alumna. The program includes Schubert’s Shepherd on the Rock for soprano, clarinet; Brahms’s Cello Sonata in E minor, Op. 38; and 3 Vocalises by Ralph Vaughan Williams, for clarinet and soprano.

Come join the MIT Women’s Chorale as we experience the joy of making music together! New singers from throughout the MIT community are welcome on Wednesdays evenings, beginning on September 10, from 7 to 9 pm in Building 4 as we practice for our December concert.The Chorale, a concert choir focused on music for treble voice, is led by our talented music director, Nhung Truong, who makes each rehearsal a pleasure.We ask that prospective singers contact us at mitwc@mit.edu to register with us and be placed on an e mail list to receive necessary information. Further details are available on our website.https://web.mit.edu/womensleague/womenschorale/

Global Languages is happy to offer a non-credit class, Introduction to American Sign Language, during IAP 2025. Ten sessions will be held from January 6 to January 20, 2026, from 10:00 – 11:30 am. This is a virtual / Zoom class. (No class on Monday, January 19th due to MLK Jr holiday)This non-credit IAP class is an introduction to elementary aspects of American Sign Language and to Deaf culture for those with no prior experience. Sessions will focus on gaining specific areas of basic understanding/competency which can be applied to later introductory studies of ASL. Participants will also interact with topics including the role of ASL in Deaf history, current culture, and others.Sessions will be led by Andrew Bottoms. Andrew Bottoms was born and raised in a Deaf family from North Carolina and American Sign Language (ASL) is his native language. Bottoms graduated from Gallaudet University with two bachelor degrees, one in American Sign Language (ASL) and the other in Deaf Studies.Enrollment is limited to 20 participants with the expectation of attendance at all 10 sessions. Open to members of the MIT community.Registration opens November 24 at 2:00pm, using this link (Kerberos credentials required): Intro to ASL Application Form.Registration will close on December 6th, or sooner if an excessive number of applications are received before the deadline. All registrants will be contacted by December 13th with confirmation of enrollment or information on placement in a wait list (in the event of over-enrollment).For more information contact languages@mit.edu.

MIT Theater PresentsA Dream Like a Dream如夢之夢a play by Stan Lai 賴聲川directed by Jay Scheib with Xinyu Xu '25A meteor of the Chinese contemporary theater told through the eyes of over 100 characters onstage, offstage, backstage, and beyond from Shanghai to Paris and back. Paths intertwine and aspirations collide along a spiral littered with life in an epic and immersive meditation on our most unexpected and unfathomable desires, passionate loves, losses, jubilance, loneliness, and laughter...Performed by MIT Students and members of the MIT communityDesigned by Joseph Lark-Riley, Christian Frederickson, Shanise DeSilva, Anna Borou Yu, Peter Torpey, and Xinyu Xu; Director of Production Maggie Moore; Stage management by Debra Acquavella, and Joanna Xuanye Su; Directed by Jay Scheib with Xinyu Xu '25All Performances at Building W97 Theater345 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA 02139Part 1 — Thursday, November 13 at 7:30pmPart 2 — Friday, November 14 at 7:30pmParts 1 + 2 (with included meal break) Saturday, November 15 at 3:30pm + 7:30pmPart 1 — Thursday, November 20 at 7:30pmPart 2 — Friday, November 21 at 7.30pmParts 1 + 2 (with included meal break) Saturday, November 22 at 3:30pm + 7:30pmEach part is a stand-alone performance. Audiences may see Part 1, Part 2, or both either on the same day or on separate days. Both of the “marathon,” two-part days will include a beautiful meal by Taiwanese restaurant, Mu Lan.For questions please reach out to both Yi Tu and Maggie Moore via yitu@mit.edu and mooremag@mit.edu.

Time: 12:00 PMLocation: Worcester, MA