Dance

Guest artist Omar Carrum is a founding member of Delfos Danza Contemporánea, the premiere contemporary dance company in Mexico, and the educational director of the Escuela profesional de danza de Mazatlán (EPDM). He speaks about his work within the context of artistic movements in contemporary dance in Mexico. During his two-week residency, Carrum will teach movement workshops and creating a new choreographic work for the Dance Company of Middlebury in collaboration with company director Scotty Hardwig for January performances in Middlebury and a subsequent company tour to Mazatlán, Mexico.

An ensemble of dancers and musicians demonstrates the ability to compose engaging and coherent pieces “in the moment” after a semester-long study of improvisation as a performing art. Directed by Lida Winfield and Michael Chorney. Sponsored by the Dance Program. Free

Open to the entire College community; register at the first class.

Open to the entire College community; register at the first class.

Open to the entire College community; register at the first class.

Open to the entire College community; register at the first class.

Open to the entire College community; register at the first class.

The dance program provides pizza and salad for this informal gathering offering an opportunity to socialize and catch up as a community. Free, let us know you will attend by contacting dance@middlebury.edu

A showing of collaborative work with Julian Barnett (Artist in Residence) Melanie Maar (Movement Matters Artist) and Kenta Nagai (Japanese Musician/Composer). Having overlapped and melded within the New York and international dance field for over 15 years, Visit seizes upon the opportunity for collaborative performance and a shared interest in phenomenal bodies, fluid cultures, and vulnerable structures. Sponsored by the Dance Program and the Japanese Studies Program. Free and open to the public.

Blending the basics of movement therapy, a warm-up of Pilates and yoga, and the twerk in its many forms, The Lady B will guide you through a series of twerking tools to increase your visceral vocabulary in a purposefully non-appropriative setting. Free