Gifted creators of all artistic disciplines are invited to live and work at the Hermitage Artist Retreat in Englewood. During their residencies, they share their talents with the community. Hermitage North @ New College is the latest iteration of this outreach. This free series encompasses artist talks and readings, glimpses of the creation of works-in-progress, and live performances of music, theater, poetry and more. The series launches with experimental vocalist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer and Fulbright scholar Jen Shyu, November 16 at New College. In this presentation, Shyu will perform her music and include an interactive intermedia improvisation. She will also offer a glance at her journey from classical music and ballet training into the jazz and creative music worlds, and explore how her path to becoming a composer was inspired by fieldwork research in Taiwan, Cuba, East Timor, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. Reservations for this series are required and can be requested at the website below.

Hermitage Artist Retreat