Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Professor of Dance Donna Davenport performs a warm up exercise with a group of alums during her Reunion College Class, Create and Move,” held in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Associate Professor of Dance Cadence Whittier speaks with student choreographers about the 2016 Junior/Senior Choreographers' Concert.

Grant Shinegawa '18 sings during a Chorale performance on opening night.

On the day of its delivery, Assistant Professor of Music Mark Olivieri plays the new Steinway grand piano in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

This Week in Photos pays tribute to the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts in conjunction with the first anniversary of its opening. Located at the heart of campus, the new 65,000-square-foot facility has brought together music, dance, theatre and media and society in a unified academic space for the first time in HWS history. The photos in this week’s gallery trace some of the accomplishments of the past year.

Major donors join President Mark D. Gearan for the ribbon cutting ceremony in January 2016, officially opening the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts. The Board of Trustees unanimously decided to name the building in honor of Mark and Mary Herlihy Gearan.

German Veras '17, Marie Claire Hamet '19 and Sydney Gomez '17 check out the new spaces in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Assistant Professor of Theatre Chris Hatch speaks with Audio Technician Kelly Walker during rehearsal for HWS Theatre's production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

In her class “Medieval and Renaissance Music History,” Assistant Professor of Music Katherine Walker discusses the development of polyphony (multiple voices singing independent lines) during the ninth century in the Roman Catholic Church.

Devyn Workman ’15, MAT ’16 plays Duke Orsino and Casey Cady ’18 portrays Viola/Cesario in “Twelfth Night,” Shakespeare's romantic comedy directed by Assistant Professor of Theatre Chris Hatch.

Natalie Young ’18, Luis Figueroa ’18, Mimi Scott ’16 and Nick Stewart ’15 perform in McDonald Theatre during a rehearsal for “Twelfth Night,” the inaugural theatre production in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Kiley Fewster ’18 fires a shot goal against Connecticut College during William Smith ice hockey’s 1-1 tie with the Camels. The Herons are currently 3-7-2.

Melanie Patterson '17 makes a pass during William Smith's 71-59 win over St. John Fisher College.

Gabrielle Eure '17 drives the lane during the Herons’ 71-59 victory over the St. John Fisher College Cardinals.

Nick Bingaman '17 completes a pass during Hobart hockey’s 4-4 tie against Trinity College. The team is currently 7-2-3.

Members of the Hobart lacrosse team and Head Coach Greg Raymond gather for a photo with President Mark D. Gearan on the steps of Coxe Hall. The team presented Gearan with a helmet signed by the entire team.