MIT's arts organizations present a marathon of song, dance, theater, and more, showcasing the infinite artistic talent of MIT students.
Mocha Moves is an MIT-based dance team whose mission is to be a creative outlet for members to develop their skills, and aims to celebrate hip-hop dance culture through connecting with the Boston dance community.
MIT's arts organizations present a marathon of song, dance, theater, and more, showcasing the infinite artistic talent of MIT students.
Mocha Moves is an MIT-based dance team whose mission is to be a creative outlet for members to develop their skills, and aims to celebrate hip-hop dance culture through connecting with the Boston dance community.
MIT's arts organizations present a marathon of song, dance, theater, and more, showcasing the infinite artistic talent of MIT students.
Mocha Moves is an MIT-based dance team whose mission is to be a creative outlet for members to develop their skills, and aims to celebrate hip-hop dance culture through connecting with the Boston dance community.
MIT's arts organizations present a marathon of song, dance, theater, and more, showcasing the infinite artistic talent of MIT students.
Mocha Moves is an MIT-based dance team whose mission is to be a creative outlet for members to develop their skills, and aims to celebrate hip-hop dance culture through connecting with the Boston dance community.
MIT's arts organizations present a marathon of song, dance, theater, and more, showcasing the infinite artistic talent of MIT students.
MIT's arts organizations present a marathon of song, dance, theater, and more, showcasing the infinite artistic talent of MIT students.
Attendees are invited to stop by Kresge Auditorium throughout the afternoon to experience short performances of selected works by student arts organizations.
4:00–5:00pm
5:00–6:00pm
6:00–6:15pm – Intermission
6:15–7:30pm
Exhibition in Kresge Lobby
MIT Borderline is a student group focused on showcasing community expression in the form of campus-wide murals and animations.
Borderline Artists (Muralists and Animators) Exhibited: Jenny Baek, Ester Shmulyian, Tara Sarma, Elisa Young, Helen He, Yu Meng Zhang, Wendy Zhang, Lisa Coleman, Misha Jamy, April Wu, Mingpei Li, Ana Lucia Maza, Grace Zhang, Angela Chen, Helena Usey, Pyae Sone Hmine, Chloe Hyun, Meital Hoffman
Exhibition in Kresge Lobby
Since 1885, MIT Technique has fostered a vibrant community of photographers while capturing and preserving MIT’s history through its annual yearbook.
Photographers on display: Alison Soong, Alison Huang, Jesus Diaz, Marc Nichitiu, Lee Chen, Sehar Lohawala, Mahdi Afshari, Thomas Cong, Andrew Okyere, Marcelo Maza, Ruhundaka Ejilemele
A Taste of the MIT Marching Band
Performed by: Andy Eskenazi, Amanda Chung, McKenzie Coleman, Kyle Buznitsky, Jaren Yambing, Allison Eto, Catherine Zhang, Anwar Atufa, Momo Seck
Mocha Moves IAP Sets
Established in 1999, Mocha Moves is an MIT-based dance team whose mission is to be a creative outlet for members to develop their skills.
Performed by: Akiva Rosenzweig, Amber Luo, Ashley Wang, Bridget Li, Chris Schmidt-Hong, Devin Baynes, Diamond Head, Ellie Wang, Emily Bautista, Haris Imamovic, Joanna Chen, Jocelyn Paek, Josleen St. Luce, Katarina Cheng, Kira Pospeshil, Laasya Nagareddy, Nannette Chatman, Nicholas Tsao, Sama Setty, Vicky Chen
“Red Wine Supernova” by Chappell Roan, arr. Estevan Cortez
“Number One Girl” by Rosé, arr. Yolanda Zhang
“Thank You” by Boyz II Men, arr. Eric Lindauer
The MIT-Wellesley Toons is MIT's best (and only) cross-campus a cappella group. We perform a variety of genres like Jazz, Pop, Rock, RnB, and Folk, on and off our two campuses for events and concerts throughout the school year.
Performed by: Andres Buritica Monroy, Estevan Cortez, Leo Trepte, Jake Bluestein, Orisvaldo Salviano Neto, Isabela Sanchez Taipe, Alex Sherman, Yolanda Zhang, Adina Siff, Gigi Chen, Alexandra Jacala, Enyala Banks
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“Pescadores de Perlas” by Florindo Sassone
The MIT Tango club is dedicated to promoting Argentine Tango to the MIT Community, Boston Student community and the Greater Boston Area. We offer weekly classes with world-class instructors on Mondays, check out our website for more information on how to join!
Performed by: Samuel Galler, Lindsey Perlman; Choreographed by: Guillermo Merlo
"Eat the Acid" by Kesha, arr. Sarah Cao, Henri Jackson
"Numb" by MARINA, arr. Sarah Cao
"symptom of life" by WILLOW, arr. Henri Jackson
"Devil + Freedom": "Devil" by Alex Runo, "Freedom" by Lexxi Saal, arr. Sarah Cao, Henri Jackson
The Chorallaries are MIT’s first mixed-voice a cappella group.
Katherine Lin (soprano & choreographer), Sarah Cao (soprano), Jessica Shoemaker (mezzo-soprano), Grace Smith (mezzo-soprano), Sharon Zhu (alto), Makenzie Cunningham (alto), Janhavi Joglekar (alto), Zen Ho Sang (tenor & choreographer), Daniel Lee (tenor), Khari Payne (baritone), Alejandro Reyes (baritone & choreographer), John Magira (baritone & vocal percussion), Henri Jackson (bass), Luke Robitaille (bass)
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, adapted by Stuart Harcourt, Sisi Yang, and Dongfang Hong
The Wuming Theatre club, the only non-English theater group at MIT, aims to offer the MIT community a distinctive theatre experience that blends both Chinese and western cultures. This semester, we are excited to stage Murder on the Orient Express on March 29th and 30th.
Performed by: Dongfang Hong, Lily Lee, Leo Lin, Andi Liu, Junji Qu, Jessica Sheng, Kevin Wang, Wendy Wu, Jiahui Yu, Zoe Zhang; Directed by: Sisi Yang, Dongfang Hong; Produced by: Xinyi Xie, Atticus Wang, Ingrid Wu, Jay Lu
“Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan, arr. Taylor Fox
“My Love Mine All Mine” by Mitski, arr. Delphine Protopapas
“Die With a Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, arr. Ariel Skolnick
The Muses are MIT’s historic acapella group for women and gender minorities.
Performed by: Karen Andre, Wendy Cao, Taylor Fox, Rachel Park, Delphine Protopapas, Maya Shaked, Ruth Shiferaw, Ariel Skolnick, Rachel Waggoner, Alicia Zhang, Lillian Poag, Annie Xu
"Arirang", original choreography by Chaohui Han (韩超慧)
"Raise the Dragon King", original choreography by Li Dan (李丹)
"Flying to the Moon", originally performed by Wang Yabin (王亚彬)
MIT Flow is a traditional Chinese dance team dedicated to exploring and sharing the beauty of Chinese traditional, ethnic, and folk dance styles. Come to our first ever showcase April 16th in Little Kresge to experience Chinese culture through traditional dance!
Performed by: Angela Li, Claire Lu, Claire Zheng, Cynthia Zhang, Dora Hu, Fiona Wang, Jessica Zhang, Kaiyuan Chen, Katherine Liu, Lijuan Qiao, Luisa Pan, Sarah Zhao, Wei Lu, Yuetong Xu; Arranged by: Katherine Liu, Yuetong Xu, Lijuan Qiao, Jessica Zhang, Claire Lu
“Boogie Wonderland”
“I Wish” by Stevie Wonder
“Edge of Seventeen” by Stevie Nicks
“Dancing with myself by Gen X
“Boogie Wonderland” by Earth, Wind, and Fire and The Emotions
MITap is MIT’s premiere tap company, dedicated to spreading the art of tap dance on campus and across the Boston area.
Performed and choreographed by: Emily Bautista, Rachel Waggoner, Xochitl Luna, Ariella Nelson, Celestina Pint, Devin Baynes
Staff and Ropedart performance to “Crystalised” by the XX
Staff performance to “How I’d Kill” by Cowboy Malfoy
Poi performance to “Meteor Shower” by Cavetown
MIT Spinning Arts is a student group dedicated to the performance and teaching of flow arts using glow props and fire props.
“Crystalized” choreographed and performed by: Marlow Tracy and Ryan Trujillo; “How I’d Kill” choreographed and performed by: Jonathan Anziani; “Meteor Shower” choreographed and performed by: Hua Fang and Kiran Vuksanaj
"Time" - Pink Floyd
"Green Eyes" - Uncle Chris
"Heart-Shaped Box" - Nirvana
We are a new, independent band performing covers and original music. Reach out if you are interested in having us play at an event!
Performed by: Kai Beasley (drums), Keti Peranidze (vocals), Mateo Medina Leguia (guitar), Olivia Bartrum (saxophone), Teodor Lindell (piano), Adonis Serrano (bass)
Traditional Lunar New Year Lion Dance Routine
“Pretty U” - Seventeen
The MIT Lion Dance Team has been bringing the traditional art of lion dancing to the greater Boston area since 1994, and is excited to introduce a modern twist as well!
Performed by: Alex Li (lion head), Christian Teshome (lion tail), Cindy Tang (lion tail), Daniel Chen (lion head), Daph Guo (drum), Elijah Van Ryke de Groot (cymbals, lion tail), Jolie Duquene (gong, lion head), Justin Duffy (cymbals), Leonid Asatryan (lion tail), Megan Tseng (drum, lion tail), Michelle Wang (gong, lion head), Zi Yan Wu (cymbals), Zixuan Liu (lion head); Choreography for “Pretty U” by: Zixuan Liu
Scenes from I Puritani by Vincenzo Bellini
Pico Opera is an MIT-born opera group performing intimate bel canto operas.
Performed by: Allison Hamilos, Srinivasan Raghuraman, Aditya Raguram; Titles: Freya Edholm; Costumes and makeup: Selena Qiao
“Every Summertime” by NIKI, arr. Owl Chia, Eric Bi
“Ghibli Medley” by Joe Hisaishi, arr. Kelly Hong, Alex Li,
The Asymptones are MIT's low time-commitment a cappella group with a focus on fun and nerdy music from a variety of genres including video games and parodies.
Performed by: Kelly Hong (president), Owl Chia (musical director), Catherine Li (musical director), Taylor Shu, Christine Sinn, Alex Li, Eric Bi, Koko Kummel, Rita Zambrano, Erez Abrams, Charley Cheng, Andres Buritica Monroy, Akiva Rosenzweig, Xinyi Xie, Freya Edholm, Bhadra Rupesh, Roger Fan, Kailey Bridgeman
“Bachatéame”
Performed by: Ana Tejeda, Camila Zavala, Carlos J Sanchez, Christiana Nguyen, David Mora, David Robichaud, Javier Garcia, Jessica Espinoza, Julianna Schnieder, Kristel, Lesley Garcia, Marcos Espitia-Alavarez, Marina Malta Nogueira, Nicole Lipschitz, Sarah Dufays, Sophia Torrellas
“Mein Herr” from Cabaret
“Two Ladies” from Cabaret
The MIT Musical Theater Guild is MIT’s largest and oldest theater organization, and we are entirely student-run! Formed from the merger of the MIT Gilbert and Sullivan Society, the Classical Musical Society, and the Tech Show Society in 1971, we produce a wide variety of Musical Theatre. We perform four shows a year so there is plenty of opportunity to act, sing, dance, tech, design, direct, and produce.
Book by: Joe Masteroff, Music by: John Kander, Lyrics by: Fred Ebb; Performed by: Michael Mandanas, Michaela Purvis, Rachel Waggoner, Tiana Jiang, Ariella Nelson, Ariella Blackman, Xochitl Luna; Directed by: Sarah Barreto Ornellas; Vocal Directed by: Reidyn Wingate and Richard Yeboah; Choreographed by: Michaela Purvis, Xochitl Luna, Rachel Waggoner
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“Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)” by Stevie Wonder
“Kiss From A Rose” by Seal
“Rocket Man” by Elton John“Rock My World” by Michael Jackson
“Valentine” by Laufey
Since 1949, the MIT Logarhythms, or the Logs for short, have entertained audiences around the world with their unique mix of harmony and humor. The Logs pride themselves on their energetic, musically polished performances and in-house arrangements that are innovative, complex, and dynamic.
Performed by: Amos Batalden (music director), Brad Peters, Lleyton Elliot, Jessica Nguyen (design lead), Raymond Zhang (studio manager and CD manager), Chelsy Goodwill (choreo chair), Mariabelle Azemar, Sarah Su (vice president), Sora Shirai (president and design lead), Reuben Fuchs (theme lead), Catherine Tu (event and concert coordinator), Jonathan Zhang, Christopher Chen (theme lead), Sean Wilson, Alex Li (social media coordinator), Clay Lewis, Laura Lerebours (business manager, technology chair, and choreo chair), Peyton Bryant
The Office of the Arts connects students, faculty, staff, and alumni across the Institute, facilitating community-wide access to resources for art creation and engagement, on campus and beyond.
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W16
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The sweeping, thin-shelled concrete roof of Kresge Auditorium (Building W16) takes the form of an eighth segment of a sphere, illustrating Eero Saarinen’s penchant for structural experimentation and bold Modernist geometries—an approach befitting MIT’s institutional orientation toward innovation and technology.
