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THE SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPORARY DANCE & THOUGHT (SCDT) provides innovative programming for all ages to activate imaginations and facilitate empowerment, transformation, and development through the movement arts. SCDT connects dance practices, performances, and classes with thoughtful public conversation, encouraging and invigorating community engagement. Learn more >>>
SCDT welcomes individuals regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, class, and ability. We believe that diversity creates a world we want to live in, and encourage you, whoever you are, to join us in creating a space for movement, thought, care, and intention. CHECK OUT OUR COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS, APE @ HAWLEY and FIRST GENERATION PLUS, check out our Artist Retrospective with APE @ HAWLEY! FOR UP TO DATE COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENTS, CLICK HERE! We are pleased to offer IN PERSON and ONLINE CLASSES THIS FALL! All classes are at our new home 33 Hawley Street, Northampton MA Our space is 3000 sq feet, with lots of room to dance and socially distance! Check out details here! THANK YOU TO OUR MANY SUPPORTERS INCLUDING THE MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL, THE NORTHAMPTON ARTS COUNCIL, THE ART ANGELS and NEFA!
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SCDT FUNDRIVE: Every donation matched!
SCDT FUNDRIVE
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Celebrate SCDT!
Support performing arts programming that is accessible, innovative, and vibrant.
Your donation is DOUBLED by the generous donation of a matching gift of $10,000 by several private donors! Please help us reach our goal- $20,000 By December 1st!
We are aiming to raise $20,000 by December 1st to support operating costs to continue programming during the pandemic.
Donations to The School For Contemporary Dance & Thought are tax deductible. The School For Contemporary Dance & Thought is a 501(c)(3) organization, EIN: 82-4126933.
Since 2014, SCDT has grown from a small artist-run organization presenting a handful of events annually to a vibrant, cutting-edge nonprofit interdisciplinary arts organization. We are now creating new programming to respond to current COVID- and culturally-related challenges and demands. Prior to the pandemic, SCDT was on a steady trajectory towards a sustainable budget; since Spring 2020, we have kept our four part-time employees and a presence online with most programming, although our income has diminished by about 50%. We have taken the opportunity to restructure, and cut expenses by moving to a more supportive building location that is dedicated to keeping low-cost space for artists available. We are working as a collaborative team with our sister organization A.P.E. on diversifying programming and sharing resources.
We are now a more nimble, versatile organization, ready to serve our communities and spotlight process based work in more powerful pertinent ways.
We are now a more nimble, versatile organization, ready to serve our communities and spotlight process based work in more powerful pertinent ways.
WELCOME HOME
SCD&T is starting our first season in our new space at 33 Hawley! We can't wait to welcome you into the Work Room for the Fall semester. With 3000 sq. feet and a state-of-the-art HVAC system, we're lucky to have our airy space where social distancing is easy.
CLASS SCHEDULES: Registration for Session 2 of Fall 2021 open now!
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INTRODUCING: HAWLEY STREET BALLET
Hawley Street Ballet has been long in the making-- Jen Polins, Kate Martel, and Ellie Goudie-Averill have each had life long journeys as professional ballet dancers and have been training since they were very young. Their love for the form has kept them all engaged in the art of ballet, and their love for teaching movement and patterns to others has brought them together in Northampton at 33 Hawley Street in 2021. These three incredible teachers are joining forces and offer these holistic, healing approaches to classical and contemporary ballet to YOU!
Students will be invited into contemporary approaches to ballet techniques that include kindness, rigor, coordination, curiosity, and specificity. Together, we will deepen physical exploration and expand knowledge of movement vocabulary. In these classes, dancers will learn and increase familiarity with ballet terminology, and apply anatomical information for maximized freedom within form, function, and joy.
Learn more about Hawley Street Ballet HERE >>>>
Students will be invited into contemporary approaches to ballet techniques that include kindness, rigor, coordination, curiosity, and specificity. Together, we will deepen physical exploration and expand knowledge of movement vocabulary. In these classes, dancers will learn and increase familiarity with ballet terminology, and apply anatomical information for maximized freedom within form, function, and joy.
Learn more about Hawley Street Ballet HERE >>>>
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UPCOMING:
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NOV 6, 2021 | HUT XXX SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2021 8PM HUT RETURNS! This interdisciplinary performance series is presented by SCDT and co-curated by dancer Jennifer Polins, writer Jay Keery Weingarten, and sound artist Jake Meginsky. HUT showcases three artists in three short sets in an evening of music, words, and movement. Questions? Email us at infoscdt@gmail.com NOV 21, 2021 | WIP - WORKS IN PROGRESS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2021 4:30PM WIP! SCDT's works-in-progress series showcasing developing movement-based works on Sunday afternoons. WIP values sharing research and experimentation, rather than finished works, provides artists with audience feedback to assist in their development of the work, and aims to form connections with local and regional dance makers. Questions? Email us at infoscdt@gmail.com DEC 4, 2021 | HUT XXXI SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2021 8PM HUT RETURNS! This interdisciplinary performance series is presented by SCDT and co-curated by dancer Jennifer Polins, writer Jay Keery Weingarten, and sound artist Jake Meginsky. HUT showcases three artists in three short sets in an evening of music, words, and movement. Questions? Email us at infoscdt@gmail.com DEC 18-19 2021 | HATCHERY WINTER SHOWCASE DECEMBER 18, 6:00p DECEMBER 19, 2:00P SCDT’s Hatchery Dance Company is an experimental movement based performance company for young artists ages 13-18. Unique in the Pioneer Valley, Hatchery offers training in contemporary dance forms such as Modern, Improvisation, Contemporary Ballet, African Diaspora forms, Composition and Dance Production. Furthermore, Hatchery offers opportunities for teens to work closely with internationally acclaimed guest artists to create choreographic works or simply to take class. Questions? Email us at infoscdt@gmail.com |
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SCDT is an independent non profit arts organization struggling to survive in this pandemic. SCDT is dedicated to employing a small, wonderful staff of artists and is continuing to offer online programming to the public during these tenuous times. Please consider a donation to support SCDT so we can support artists and teachers, and keep up with important arts programming. THANK YOU! |
WORK/STUDY
Interested in free classes and performances? We are currently recruiting work/study members or interns for class monitoring, office administration, fundraising, and more! If you are interested in joining us, please email infoscdt@gmail.com with the subject link "Work/Study" or "Internship." We can't wait to hear from you! |
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