Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

Join in a Fall Family Weekend movement workshop hosted by the Dance Department, led by Lida Winfield. Come move, think and discover together. All bodies, abilities and backgrounds welcome!

Through movement, language, sound, and 30 sheets of cardboard, The Institute for Folding unpeels the layers of human knowledge, ignorance and wonder.

Tickets available at https://www.middlebury.edu/college/box-office

Fusing butoh dance theater, hip-hop mixology, new music, and multimedia,the Vermont premiere of time/life/beauty by Michael Sakamoto and Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky) is inspired by the legacy of famed composer-musician and activist Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952–2023). Inspired by the variety and mystery of Ryuichi’s music, interdisciplinary collaborations, and environmental and anti-war commitments, time/life/beauty looks at the past, present, and future of acute cultural, social, and ecological themes in our historical moment.

Fusing butoh dance theater, hip-hop mixology, new music, and multimedia,the Vermont premiere of time/life/beauty by Michael Sakamoto and Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky) is inspired by the legacy of famed composer-musician and activist Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952–2023). Inspired by the variety and mystery of Ryuichi’s music, interdisciplinary collaborations, and environmental and anti-war commitments, time/life/beauty looks at the past, present, and future of acute cultural, social, and ecological themes in our historical moment.

This informal showing demonstrates the movement research of Technique and Composition DANC0260 and Improvisational Practices DANC0261, led by Professor Laurel Jenkins, with music by Ron Rost and Deborah Felmeth, and lighting by Bert Crosby.

Remarks and awards for Dance department seniors and their families.

The Middlebury Dance Department’s Spring Dance Concert showcases original solos choreographed by students in DANC360, guided by Visiting Assistant Professor Meshi Chavez. Performers include Gabrielle Anchondo ‘27, Odette Castillo ‘27, Josie Cochran ‘25, Meghasha Dangal ‘27, Emma Dobson ‘27, Laura McGinnis ‘28, and Evelyn Rodriguez ‘24.5, with lighting designed by Bert Crosby. 

The Middlebury Dance Department’s Spring Dance Concert showcases original solos choreographed by students in DANC360, guided by Visiting Assistant Professor Meshi Chavez. Performers include Gabrielle Anchondo ‘27, Odette Castillo ‘27, Josie Cochran ‘25, Meghasha Dangal ‘27, Emma Dobson ‘27, Laura McGinnis ‘28, and Evelyn Rodriguez ‘24.5, with lighting designed by Bert Crosby. 

Culture, Curiosity, and Global Community

DANC 0380 Dance Company of Middlebury, led by Prof. Christal Brown will partner with various departments on campus, faculty from Yale, Connecticut College and the University of Ghana to travel to Ghana. With the support of Africa Embodied, DCM will explore the rich cultural and artistic connections between the west coast of Africa and American culture through dance, film, photography, ethnographic research, and immersive collaboration. 

Artists transform the mundane into the sublime. Transformation is the framework we use to understand conflict but it’s also the core lens through which the most profound moments of our lives are refracted. This workshop examines Place-based art/ritual/ceremony as an artistic practice that invites us to reconsider how we understand what it means to belong to each other as well as to the more-than-human world. Everyone is welcome - no prior art experience necessary- all that is required is being deeply human, curious and open to the surprises of creativity!