Prospective students with questions about The Arts: Please email langarts@newschool.edu.
Chair of the Arts
Evan Rapport
Professor of Ethnomusicology
rapporte@newschool.edu
Program Directors and Departmental Faculty Advisors
Arts in Context
Cecilia Rubino
Associate Professor of Theater
rubinoc@newschool.edu
Contemporary Dance
Danielle Goldman
Associate Professor of Critical Dance Studies
danielle.goldman@newschool.edu
Contemporary Music
Clara Latham
Associate Professor of Music
lathamc@newschool.edu
Theater
Cecilia Rubino
Associate Professor of Theater
rubinoc@newschool.edu
Visual Studies
Kenneth White
Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History and Visual Studies
whiteka@newschool.edu
Lang Student Success Advisor for The Arts
Brian Dudley
Manager of BA/BFA Student Success
dudleyb@newschool.edu
Students in the Adult Bachelor's Program who are interested in The Arts should contact their core faculty advisor.
The Arts major at Lang enables you to study visual and performing arts in a liberal arts context. Connect academic inquiry and research to creative practice and use the arts as a powerful tool for self-discovery and advocacy. Choose one of two concentrations: Visual Studies or Arts in Context.
As a major in The Arts, you choose one of two concentrations:
Arts in Context
(combines an arts discipline with a liberal arts discipline)
In these concentrations, you are challenged to think beyond traditional categories and forms to explore the arts as tools for self-discovery and social awareness. Central to The Arts program is a distinctive set of interdisciplinary courses, the Lang Interarts (LINA) curriculum. The LINA curriculum features discussion-based seminars and practice-based courses that bridge disciplinary boundaries and allow for exploration of the arts across broader conceptual and cultural perspectives.
The New School offers a vast selection of arts courses to Lang Arts students, including courses at Parsons School of Design and the College of Performing Arts. Distinguished visiting artists and guest presenters engage with students in workshops and public presentations such as the ArtWorks series.
While it offers the atmosphere and intimacy of a small college, Eugene Lang College is part of The New School, a major progressive university in New York City. The city provides unmatched opportunities for studying the arts, including:
After graduation, many Lang students pursue advanced study in their fields and go on to careers in arts criticism, professional ensembles, arts foundations, and publishing. Lang Arts graduates emerge with a strong liberal arts background that enhances their careers and their development as creative, articulate, and informed citizens. Consult our 4-Year Lang Career Pathways Map (PDF) for helpful steps and resources to link your academic journey to your future plans.
If you are planning to pursue graduate studies, consider applying to the Bachelor's-Master's program, which enables you to earn graduate credits that will apply to both your Lang degree and a master's degree at The New School.
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Arts major Emmanuel found a new way to view identity in the world—and claim his role as a social commentator.
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