All the World’s a Stage

What is this?

May 16–August 9, 2026, Gallery 117 Across cultures, the performing arts—drama, dance, music—have entertained and educated, bringing people together in communal spaces to celebrate and question what it means to be human. Along the way, visual arts have depicted performers and performances, commemorating and giving semi-permanent form to temporal acts, from records of sacred rituals to portraits of leading actors. At the same time, performance extends beyond the stage to the world, becoming a metaphor for our lives and how we interact with others. As we form