Date: Friday, April 24, 2026 (all day) - Across the EMPAC building, creative experiments in dance and theater explore power, control, freedom, mutual responsibility, and the potential to move differently. Join us to witness — and even participate in — experiences by rule-breaking artists. RSVP for the group activation of "Raft" by Yanira Castro | a canary torsi; the talk "Dancing Land, Dancing Power" from Arabella Stanger; and the performance "preámbulo" by nibia pastrana santiago. All festival installations are open 11AM–10PM Friday.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's tennis team battled through a tightly contested Liberty League matchup on the road, ultimately falling to Union by a narrow 4-3 margin.

Thursday / April 23, 2026 at 6:00 pm The festival opens with a gathering: a free, family-style, long-table supper co-hosted by artist Yanira Castro, with creative contributions by partners and artists from across Troy, NY and the Capital Region, including food grounded in Indonesian ancestral traditions by Chef Ria Ibrahim and musical offerings by Taína Asili.

April 23-May 8, 2026 How are our bodies formed by the shifting ground that holds us up? How do we reshape and reform over time? How are we aligned in space and time with the environment around us? Installation Meg Foley & Carmichael Jones

April 23-25, 2026 Troy’s own Yellow Lab Vintage & Books hosts a pop-up bookstore and reading lounge filled with titles about space, place, performance, and embodiment, carefully selected by Yellow Lab’s Jessica DuPont along with selections by the festival’s artists and curator. Hang out on cozy couches with a wine or beer from Evelyn’s Café and peruse the shelves of new and used books for sale. Other books are just for display, offering glimpses into artists’ personal, annotated copies. Corpus Festival 2026

April 23-25, 2026 Why do we choose to move in unison—to relinquish individuality to collectivity? What harmonies become possible in group movement, and what are its limits? Can difference and distinction persist within bodily sameness? Installation Annie-B Parson & Alla Kovgan | Big Dance Theater

April 23-25, 2026 Can we hold our relationships to one another as sacred? How do we respond to our environment and effect change? What can we build together from a faltering world? Installation Yanira Castro | a canary torsi

Six RPI students have been awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. A highly prestigious and competitive award, the fellowship supports full-time graduate students with the potential to make significant contributions in STEM.  Congratulations to undergraduate students Chloe Sharp, Nadine Grant, and Jayashree Balaraman; graduate students Jaron Shoemaker and Katie Sullivan; and alum Nilaish Sen; plus recipients of honorable mentions Ethan Fisk and alum Phoebe Demers.

Join the RPI community for an evening at the Tech Valley Center of Gravity, sponsored by the RPI Lally School of Management, from 6–8 PM. Explore a 14,000 sq. ft. makerspace, connect with local alumni, and enjoy free pizza. Open to all students and located near the Blitman shuttle stop. RSVP via the link above.