College dance students to perform on Sat.

MIDDLEBURY — The public is invited to come to the Marble Works park overlooking the Otter Creek falls in downtown Middlebury this Saturday, July 31, at 7 p.m. to watch a dance performance.An ad hoc troupe of fewer than 10 dancers will perform “Distance Dances,” an improvisational installation, what they called “a hurrah born of this moment and dedicated to this place and this community.”Facilitated by Middlebury College Dance professor Laurel Jenkins and co-created by a collection of dance students past and … (read more)

Tiger dance takes third in Hip Hop

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School dance team finished third in the Hip-Hop discipline in this past Saturday’s virtual state championship competition. Teams performed in their home gymnasiums, and videos of their efforts were sent to be evaluat … (read more)

Performance shows two dancers ‘Same but Different’

Over the past year, we’ve seen artists — time and again — pivoting to find new and different ways to continue communicating through art. Yes, it’s awesome, but it isn’t revolutionary. “Artists are, and have been, the model for entrepreneurship and innovat … (read more)

Dance theater work stretches the imagination

MIDDLEBURY — Playfully blending elements of dance, theater, storytelling and original live music, Lida Winfield Dance brings the innovative company work “Imaginary” to the Mahaney Arts Center on March 13 and 14. The work challenges how we understand ourse … (read more)

MUHS dancers third in Hip Hop at state competition

VERGENNES — The Middlebury Union High School dance team took third in the Hip Hop discipline at this past Saturday evening’s championship competition, which was staged at Vergennes Union High School. The judges placed the Tigers behind only first-place Mo … (read more)

MUHS dancers fare well at home competition

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School dance team posted a second-place finish in Hip Hop and a third in Jazz on Saturday, when the Tigers hosted their only home competition of the season. Teams from seven schools competed in three categories. Lamo … (read more)

College students dance through fall concert

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College Department of Theatre and Dance presents the annual Fall Dance Concert on Nov. 22 and 23, at the Mahaney Arts Center. This year’s show, “Unwritten Collective,” is a compilation of five student choreographers’ original w … (read more)

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