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PREMIERE: The Ghost Will Take Us by the Hand performance at EMPAC

Friday / February 20, 2026 at 8:00 pm An EMPAC commission that blends performance, video, and sound, Korakrit Arunanondchai’s THE GHOST WILL TAKE US BY THE HAND takes cues from Asian horror films, using atmosphere—sonic, choreographic, visual, spiritual—as a primary medium. This ticketed performance disorients spectatorship and tests the boundaries between film and live action. Performance Korakrit Arunanondchai

McKinney Contest Award Ceremony to be held April 9

The 2026 Annual McKinney Reading Series and Student Awards Ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 9, 2026, from 7:00–9:00 p.m. at the Heffner Alumni House. The event will feature Hisham Matar, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of three novels and two memoirs. The evening will include the announcement of the McKinney Student Writing Contest winners, a literary reading, and an audience Q&A, followed by a book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the event.

Concert on March 11 - CODE POEMS: Migrations and Angels

The electroacoustic duo CODE POEMS, featuring Matt Sargent (composition, guitar, electronics) and Taylor Long (percussion), is dedicated to performing experimental works by living composers. The program features two pieces written expressly for the ensemble: Matthew Goodheart’s “Migrations,” for percussion and lap steel with multichannel electronics, and Matt Sargent’s “Several Angels,” for percussion and electric guitar with real-time scoring. Join at RPI Chapel and Cultural Center from 7-8:30.

Experience Jewyo Rhii’s WING THEATER at EMPAC's staging grounds festival

February 20-28, 2026 Jewyo Rhii’s WING THEATER, commissioned by EMPAC, oscillates between installation and activated performance space, with Rhii offering two live activations daily throughout the festival. At once a self-contained theater, a sculptural archive, and a staging ground for storytelling, the piece blurs the boundary between private process and collective encounter. Performance Jewyo Rhii

Autoasphyxiation

February 20-28, 2026 Na Mira’s AUTOASPHYXIATION (2025) is on view in EMPAC’s theater lobby during the staging grounds Arts Festival. The artwork is played on a loop with a total run-time of 15 minutes and 19 seconds. Installation Na Mira

Opening Today! Staging Grounds Arts Festival

February 20-28, 2026 staging grounds Arts Festival 2026 is a platform of performances, open installations, and public programs. New commissions by Korakrit Arunanondchai and Jewyo Rhii, with additional artworks by Na Mira, Samson Young, and Li Yi-Fan explore how art, cultural memory, and experience are shaped by structures that re-animate events across time. Festival Korakrit Arunanondchai, Li Yi-Fan, Na Mira, Jewyo Rhii, and Samson Young

Weller and Pargett Sweep 200 Free to Highlight Day Two of the Liberty League Championships

ITHACA, N.Y. – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) continued its strong showing at the 2026 Liberty League Swimming & Diving Championships on Thursday at Ithaca College, as the women's team remained second among nine programs while the men's team climbed one position into third after another productive day of competition.

Drop-In Tutoring

Did you know that the Student Success Center offers tutoring at three locations on campus this semester? The Success Center, ECAV, and our newest location Nason! Check out our Tutoring Schedule for more info: https://successcenter.rpi.edu/tutoring
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