Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

An evening of dance works by visiting assistant professor of dance Scotty Hardwig and Salt Lake City-based dance artist Molly Heller. The concert includes Hardwig’s new trio Before we mothernaked fall, exploring the poetic processes and expressionist sensibilities of works by Dylan Thomas; Heller’s This is your Paradise, an east coast premiere confronting struggle, resistance, hope and faith; and a brand new duet. Sponsored by the Dance Program. Free

In this lecture demonstration, dance and digital media artist Scotty Hardwig will share the theory and methods behind his work with digital dance-making practices. This lecture will be centered around three of the fundamental processes he works with artistically: screendance (dance-for-camera), motion capture for live performance, and responsive performance systems (robotics).

During WWII, artwork was displaced on an unprecedented scale, both destroyed during conflict and looted by soldiers and civilians alike. This lecture by Victoria Reed, Monica S. Sadler Curator for Provenance at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, provides a behind-the-scenes look at the process of research and documentation of seizures, thefts, and losses in Europe between 1933 and 1945. Sponsored by the Middlebury College Museum of Art, Department of History of Art and Architecture, Johnson Enrichment Fund, Museum Studies Gift Fund, and the Department of History. Free

What is resilience and how is it cultivated? Join Abbi Jaffe for yoga, other movement practices, and a discussion that will help you to inhabit your body and emotions with more ease, release tension as it is created, and build the groundwork for playfulness. Take the time to decompress, restore, and soak in nourishment. Your health and vitality are important.

Professor Emeritus of the History of Art and Architecture Glenn Andres gives an illustrated lecture on Middlebury’s past as a center of mill industry. He will touch on the significance of the local textile and marble industries, their role in shaping the town, and the people whose lives were intertwined with them. Offered as part of the Fridays at the Museum series, and in conjunction with Saturday’s performance Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait. Free

An informal, interdisciplinary works-in-progress showing with Maree ReMalia and friends. Come see the projects that ReMalia and her collaborators from Hatch Arts Collective (South Korea) and Middlebury College are working on this month drawing from their backgrounds in dance, theater, visual art, writing, and film. Shown in partnership with the Middlebury College Museum of Art. Free

Noa Zuk and Ohad Fishof share excerpts from their collaborative work as well as their insights as internationally recognized choreographers working in Israel. Learn more at go.middlebury.edu/fishof. Free Noa Zuk and Ohad Fishof are collaborative artists based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Together, they have been commissioned to set choreographic works and participate in artistic residencies across Europe, Israel, Russia, the US and Singapore in professional and academic settings.

Come and join Ohad Fishof, artist, musician, and long term collaborator of Batsheva Dance Company, for Gaga People Master Classes that are open to the public. People of all ages and movement backgrounds are encouraged to attend this movement exploration which links imagery with sensation. Afterwards, observe Noa Zuk and workshop participants rehearse her repertory in the culmination of the week-long workshop. Learn more at go.middlebury.edu/fishof. Free. Noa Zuk and Ohad Fishof are collaborative artists based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israel-based independent choreographer and former Batsheva dancer Noa Zuk is offering this intensive workshop inviting intermediate-advanced dancers to dive into the Gaga Movement Language and learn excerpts from her repertory. Registration and participation in all sessions required. Priority registration for Middlebury ID card holders. Register at go/zuk. Noa Zuk and Ohad Fishof are collaborative artists based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israel-based independent choreographer and former Batsheva dancer Noa Zuk is offering this intensive workshop inviting intermediate-advanced dancers to dive into the Gaga Movement Language and learn excerpts from her repertory. Registration and participation in all sessions required. Priority registration for Middlebury ID card holders. Register at go/zuk. Noa Zuk and Ohad Fishof are collaborative artists based in Tel Aviv, Israel.