Current Exhibition
Of Place and Passage: Actions and Images by Stephan Koplowitz
Of Place and Passage: Actions and Images by Stephan Koplowitz explores the creative practice of internationally acclaimed choreographer and interdisciplinary artist Stephan Koplowitz, whose work transforms architecture, landscapes, and public spaces into sites of movement, perception, and encounter. Bringing together photography, video, installation, and archival materials, the exhibition reveals the interconnected processes through which performance is conceived, documented, and remembered.
Rather than treating photography and moving image as records of completed performances, Koplowitz uses them as integral choreographic tools—ways of observing, composing, and reimagining the relationships between bodies, place, and time. Across the exhibition, visitors encounter works that trace the evolution of ideas from intimate studies of movement to ambitious, large-scale performances unfolding across cities, waterways, and architectural landmarks.
Organized around themes of seeing, repetition, reflection, and the choreography of public space, Of Place and Passage invites audiences to experience movement beyond the stage. The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to explore the breadth of Koplowitz’s artistic practice while considering how performance continues to shape the ways we perceive our built and natural environments. Through image, motion, and spatial experience, the exhibition encourages viewers to look closely, move thoughtfully, and discover choreography embedded within the everyday.
Events
Spark of SOMA
Help light up the district!
To support the 2027 festival, we are hosting Spark of SOMA on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, from 5:00–7:00 p.m. at The Down Pour, 119 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre.
Tickets are $50 per person and include lite fare & a drink ticket.
Visit wilkes.edu/snl for more information and to purchase tickets!
Save the Date!
The Diamond City Partnership and the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University are proud to announce the return of SOMA Night Lights on February 18 and 19, 2027, on the 100 block of South Main Street in Downtown Wilkes-Barre. This event is free and open to the public.
Art in Context Film Screening of PINA
Space is limited. Registration is required.
In modern dance since the 1970s, few choreographers have had more influence in the medium than the late Pina Bausch. This film explores the life and work of this artist of movement as we see her company perform her most notable creations, in which basic elements like water, dirt, and even gravity take on otherworldly qualities in their dancing.
Register for Art in Context Film Screening of PINA
Art of Ohm: Meditation & Sound Bath with Tracy of Positive Vibes
Join the Sordoni Art Gallery to rest and recharge as this popular series returns. The Art of Ohm is a free program centered on mindfulness and restoration through Yoga and Meditation. All semester long, we invite you to slow down, reconnect, and restore balance in the Sordoni Art Gallery.
Please bring your own yoga mat, blankets, pillow, or bolsters and dress in light layers. This is a yoga-based practice.
Register for Art of Ohm: Meditation & Sound Bath with Tracy of Positive Vibes