Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

This dynamic evening of ideas in motion showcases choreography by emerging student dance artists at the intermediate and advanced levels, and the annual Newcomers’ Piece, choreographed this year by Julian Barnett, artist in residence. The evening is directed by Barnett in collaboration with the choreographers. Tickets: $15/12/6; on sale November 13

On one night only, the Dance Program offers samples of faculty choreography, featuring works by Julian Barnett, Karima Borni, Christal Brown, Laurel Jenkins, and Lida Winfield. Sponsored by the Dance Program. Buy Tickets: $15/$12/$6; on sale April 2.

The Dance Company of Middlebury presents excerpts from Native + Stranger, under development for performance in January. Free

Native + Stranger is an interdisciplinary exploration of individuality, place, acquisition, lineage, and the construction of identity. Artistic Director Christal Brown collaborates with Rulan Tangen, Artistic Director of Dancing Earth, over two semesters. Post-show discussion on Friday night. Sponsored by the Dance Program, the Committee on the Arts, and the Center for Social Entrepreneurship. Tickets: $15/$12/$6

Native + Stranger is an interdisciplinary exploration of individuality, place, acquisition, lineage, and the construction of identity. Artistic Director Christal Brown collaborates with Rulan Tangen, Artistic Director of Dancing Earth, over two semesters. Post-show discussion on Friday night. Sponsored by the Dance Program, the Committee on the Arts, and the Center for Social Entrepreneurship. Tickets: $15/$12/$6

Advanced student choreographers audition dancers for the annual Fall Dance Concert, Dec. 1-2, which includes the 2017 Newcomers’ Piece, directed by Julian Barnett. Dancers chosen for performance must attend a minimum of two approved technique classes consistently each week in order to be eligible to perform in program-sponsored events. Taking class supports the development of artistry, technical range, and performance skill. The Newcomers’ Piece is open to anyone who has not yet performed in a dance program-sponsored concert. All are welcome.

Recent alumni return to provide an update on their careers in dance and to perform excerpts from their latest creative works. Tickets: $15/12/6; on sale October 30

The Moonfish and The Knife is a dance-theatre piece inspired by the letters that the painter Salvador Dalí and the poet and playwright Federico García Lorca wrote to one another. Dali and Lorca shaped each other’s lives, each influencing the other in a dialog full of poetry, philosophy, sensuality, politics, and life. This piece invites the audience to journey through the imagination of these two artists, and discover the nuances of their erotic and tragic love. Miguel A. Castillo’s Senior 700 work in Directing and Choreography.

The Moonfish and The Knife is a dance-theatre piece inspired by the letters that the painter Salvador Dalí and the poet and playwright Federico García Lorca wrote to one another. Dali and Lorca shaped each other’s lives, each influencing the other in a dialog full of poetry, philosophy, sensuality, politics, and life. This piece invites the audience to journey through the imagination of these two artists, and discover the nuances of their erotic and tragic love. Miguel A. Castillo’s Senior 700 work in Directing and Choreography.

The Moonfish and The Knife is a dance-theatre piece inspired by the letters that the painter Salvador Dalí and the poet and playwright Federico García Lorca wrote to one another. Dali and Lorca shaped each other’s lives, each influencing the other in a dialog full of poetry, philosophy, sensuality, politics, and life. This piece invites the audience to journey through the imagination of these two artists, and discover the nuances of their erotic and tragic love. Miguel A. Castillo’s Senior 700 work in Directing and Choreography.