Transylvania University | Calendar of Events

Commencement
2026-05-23 09:00 (America/New_York) | Transylvania University

Last Lecture 2026
2026-05-22 14:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Carrick Theater — Mitchell Fine Arts Center

Senior Awards 2026
2026-05-22 03:45 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Carrick Theater — Mitchell Fine Arts Center

Senior Send Off
2026-05-19 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Alumni Plaza

Last day of May term
2026-05-19 | Transylvania University

Icarus in Heat — a Contemporary Ballet
2026-05-15 - 2026-05-17 | Haggin Auditorium — Mitchell Fine Arts Center
Icarus | In Heat is a new mythic work that reimagines the fated tale of Icarus as a poetic collision of daddy issues, queer longing, and a lineage of guarded impulse. This all-male contemporary ballet is told through ritual repetition and intimate partnering, tracing the fragile ground between a father and son in the shadow of banishment.
Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique serves as the muscular spine: soaring music that teaches a body to fly, and nurtures the unbearable gravity of desire. Fire is framed not as punishment, but an inevitable price of visibility. Flight is the only path toward a radical claiming of selfhood. Visceral, contemporary, and defiantly original, the piece asks how the impulses we inherit drive us—and what must fall away for us to soar.

Purchase Tickets — May 15, 8 p.m.
Purchase Tickets — May 16, 8 p.m.
Purchase Tickets — May 17, 2 p.m.
Free Tickets for Transylvania University Students – All Performances

One Act | One Hour
Mature content/partial nudity

Alumni Weekend 2026 — Connections That Count
2026-04-23 - 2026-04-26 | Transylvania University

May term begins
2026-04-22 | Transylvania University

Last day of classes
2026-04-19 | Transylvania University

Last day of Winter term
2026-04-17 | Transylvania University

Judy Gaines Young Book Award
2026-04-07 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | W. T. Young Campus Center

Delcamp Visiting Writer - Madeline ffitch
2026-04-01 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Carrick Theater — Mitchell Fine Arts Center

Susan Chan, Guest Piano Recital
2026-03-26 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Carrick Theater — Mitchell Fine Arts Center

Hala Alyan: The Power of Storytelling in War, Memory & Healing
2026-03-24 16:00 - 20:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Carrick Theater — Mitchell Fine Arts Center
Hala Alyan is a licensed clinical psychologist, professor at New York University, and writer. Her work grapples heroically with themes of family, displacement, belonging, and what ‘home’ means. Of her work, author Fatimah Asghar writes, “I feel honored to be alive in a time where I can read Hala Alyan.”

Together for Transy
2026-03-24 00:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York)

Grand Kyiv Ballet — Snow White
2026-03-14 15:00 (America/New_York) | Mitchell Fine Arts Center

Spring break
2026-03-09 - 2026-03-13 | Transylvania University
