A new work for grain, bodies, burlap and sound.

The grain is sown, gathered and stored. It’s cataloged and cared for. 
The grain is what we have come to know. And it will be what feeds us. 
But there is weather on the horizon. And scarcity at hand.

Creation & Direction: Michael Bodel
Sound Design & Object Theater:  Finn Campman
Performance: Michael Bodel, Jessica Trout-Haney, Finn Campman 

An annual presentation by the UVM Dance Program,

“Shimmering Site,” a new inter

Friday, October 18th,   7:00 pm at Stone Valley Arts

Saturday, October 19th,  7:00 pm at West Rutland Town Hall

Concept, Choreography, Direction : Erika Schmidt for Vital Spark Performance Group

Ailey II merges extraordinary talent – to embody legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey’s pioneering mis

In this improvisational dance class, students will explore: What is rage? What are its various tones, textures and subtleties? Is there something that lies beneath this fierce and frenetic energy? Is there something your rage is trying to tell you or protect you from? Through dance, we engage in self-defense and group empowerment exercises that give our rage a voice and body through which to speak. Instead of resisting rage, we move with it to focus its energy and remember its creative potential.

Research Project presentation, Terra em Transe at Impulstanz Contemporary Dance Festival, Vienna, Austria

Brother(hood) Dance! brings an excerpt/duet iteration of their work Black On Earth to The Sable Project's Food & Art Friday. Black on Earth is an innovative and thought-provoking Interdisciplinary project that seamlessly integrates dance, agriculture, and technology to explore the stories of and experiences of Black farmers. 

TESSERA: a small block of stone, tile, glass, or other material used in the construction of a mosaic

Come witness this year's senior dance capstone, Tessera, and experience the culmination of student-driven choreographic research. With works that explore themes of biology, ritual, collectivity, live music, liminal spaces, personal inquiry, and more, this year features work from Julia Bair, Riley Bermingham, Natalie Bett, Abigayle Domingue, Megan Burdick, Kat Coyne, Hope Nichols, and Mara Wyman.