The arts broaden our students’ understanding of the world they live in. It allows them to see what is possible.

For over three decades, Professor of Theatre Patrick Kagan-Moore has been a transformative force within the Centre College community, dedicating his talents and expertise in theatre to Centre students since 1992. What began as a one-year teaching contract evolved into…

An ordinary Friday in Danville turned into a celebration of community, culture and collaboration when the Louisville Orchestra came to town. The Louisville Orchestra’s (LO) visit to Danville on March 8, 2024 marked the penultimate stop on their historic "In…

A Theatre at Centre Retrospective

He’s Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award-winning, he’s released over 100 albums and sold over seven million copies, he’s known as one of the best trumpeters in the world… and he’s performed at the Norton Center for the Arts not once,…

Gallery walls became a scientific laboratory for students in Jeff Fieberg’s CentreTerm course as they uncovered secrets hidden within Norton Center paintings. “Molecular Modernism: Monet to Mondrian” is an upper-level CentreTerm course that focuses on interdisciplinary collaboration – combining science…

In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the arts, Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts Executive Director Steve Hoffman has been named the 2023 Arts Citizen of the Year. Established in 2004 by the Arts Commission of Danville-Boyle County,…

“Your legacy is not what you collect while you’re here, but what you leave behind when you’re gone.”

You sit in a dimly lit Newlin Hall, listening to the rustling of programs and excited chatter all around you. The house lights go down until it is dark, and the anticipation buzzes throughout the entire crowd. As the first…

It was a crisp fall evening on October 12, 2012, and history was unfolding on the Norton Center stage. A production of colossal scale was taking place – a momentous occasion where the academic met the real world, where classrooms…