New dance performance casts a spell

A shimmering dance premiere will take the stage at the Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theater on Saturday, Jan. 10. Free and open to all.

Students showcase new ways to move at three dance performances that are open to the public.

Take part in the artistic process with a new interactive series at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury called “The Loop” on Thursday, Nov. 20.

Master floorwork with Robbie Cook during a Movement Matters class on Nov. 5 at the Mahaney Arts Center.

Alexander Diaz comes to Middlebury to offer a free class on movement, photography and film. Open to all.

Come move and connect with Meshi Chavez during a monthly class to be held in Bristol Sept. 28.

How do 30 sheets of cardboard dance? Come find out at a workshop and dance performance with Michael Bodel on Sept. 17 at Mahaney Arts Center in Middlebury.

Jayden Rushton and her dance team made their debut at a recital at Middlebury Union High School in 2023. Now, they have stepped off a bigger stage, after they competed at the National Take Centerstage Dance Challenge.

“We just launched our classes last week,” Town Hall Theater’s education director Lindsay Pontius said during a walk-through interview on Monday afternoon. “Enrollment is still very much open. We’re here and we want people to come in and use it!”

Mark your calendars next week for two events on the Middlebury College campus that will satisfy your song and dance needs.

The Carol Rifelj Faculty Lecture Series presents a talk on Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 4:30-6 p.m., discussing “From ‘Arab Street’ to Stage: Muslimness and Masculinity in Maghrebi Contemporary Dance.”

The Middlebury Union High School dance squad, which had reinforcements this season from Mount Abraham Union High School, improved dramatically over the course of the winter, observers agreed.

Come check out “brother, brother,” an informal work-in-progress where Miguel Alejandro Castillo Le Maitre dives into the messy, beautiful dynamics of brotherhood. Blending movement and monologue, Le Maitre pulls from a mix of choreographic and theatrical … (read more)

There are two dance opportunities coming up next week at the Mahaney Arts Center in Middlebury. First is “Moving Words: A Text and Movement Workshop” held on Wednesday, Jan. 15, from 4:30-6 p.m., in the MAC Dance Theater. 

Join the Middlebury College Dance Program for an inspiring trio of events showcasing the creativity, talent, and collaborative spirit of students and faculty.