Shaping the future of dance and thought at SCDT—where movement meets meaning.
SCDT is pleased to announce we are BACK at 33 Hawley for most classes and events! SCDT is part of the Workroom Cooperative, a pilot program of A.P.E.
SCDT is pleased to announce we are BACK at 33 Hawley for most classes and events! SCDT is part of the Workroom Cooperative, a pilot program of A.P.E.
Classes Monday December 2nd-8th
Monday (12/2) Open Modern 7-8:30pm with Frankie Baron in The Workroom at 33 Hawley St. Register
Wednesday (12/4) Open Ballet 9-10:30am with Frankie Baron in Carole's Dance Studio at 33 Hawley St. Register
Friday (12/6) Somatic Series 9-10am with Fritha Pengelly in Carole's Dance Studio at 33 Hawley St. Register
Saturday (12/7) Open Ballet 10-11:30am in Carole's Dance Studio with Ellie Goudie-Averill at 33 Hawley St. Register
Sunday (12/8) Int/Adv Contemporary 2-3:45pm with Frankie Baron in Carole's Dance Studio at 33 Hawley St. Register
APPLICATIONS FOR WIP: APRIL 2025 ARE OPEN!
Applications Due: Sunday December 29th by 11:59pm
All artists will be emailed about application status by mid-January
Performance: Saturday April 12th, 2025, 7pm at 33 Hawley St
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ART FOR EVERYONE! School for Contemporary Dance & Thought Inc. A non-profit arts organization dedicated to bringing innovative programing in dance, performance and movement education to your communities in the Pioneer Valley YOU CAN SUPPORT ONGOING PROGRAMING at this vibrant, independent school and venue that fosters process-based performance art FOR ALL AGES. Celebrate SCDT and the flourishing arts community it has created. PLEASE JOIN US ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 5 for a CELEBRATION- click link below! 2024 SCDT 10th anniversary celebration |
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UPCOMING
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The School for Contemporary Dance & Thought proudly presents
HATCHERY YOUNG ARTIST PROJECT in WE MEET AGAIN EXPERIMENTAL DANCE- MUSIC- THEATER- VIDEO CELEBRATING and SPOTLIGHTING the inspiring and essential voices of our TEENS WHEN? Friday- Saturday December 13-14 at 8 PM, Sunday December 15 at 2 PM WHERE? A.P.E.'s WORKROOM THEATER, 33 Hawley Street, Northampton MA WHAT? SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCE ART for the whole family! Works by professional guest artists: Bisko Kabisko Kaba, Lauren Horn, Katherin Kain, Jen Polins and Hatchery Company Members: Irina Andrews, Jamie Hougen-Smith, Libby Hayes, Pfieffer, Tovah Boucher, Dayal Fuller, Serena Gross, Andrew Jones Linehan ,Morgan Brown Mckneil, and THE HATCHERY PIT BAND! |
FALL 2024 CLASSES
Classes will be held September 8-December 8
All on-going classes at 33 Hawley St in Dance Studio and Workroom
Mondays
Dancemaking and Technique (ages 7-10)
4-5pm in Carole's Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Hatchery
5-7pm in Workroom
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Adult Drop-in Open Modern
7-8:30pm in Workroom
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Tuesdays
Creative Movement (3-6 year olds)
4-4:45pm in Carole's Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Wednesdays
Adult Drop-in Open Contemporary Ballet
9-10:30am in Carole's Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
*SPECIAL WORKSHOP SERIES*
ELEPHANT IN THE CLOUDS: with Daniel Lepkoff
Wednesdays, 6:00-9:00 PM
Sept. 18, 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23
workshop and public showing WEDENSDAY OCTOBER 23!
SIGN UP FOR THE SERIES TODAY
at BOMBYX CENTER FOR ARTS AND EQUITY 130 Pine Street, Florence MA!
Thursdays
Teen Technique
4:45-5:45pm in Carole's Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Fridays
Adult Drop-in Somatics
9-10am in Carole's Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Saturdays
Adult Drop-in Open Contemporary Ballet
10-11:30am in Carole's Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Sundays
Hatchery
11-3pm in The Workroom
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Adult Drop-in Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary
2-3:45pm in Carole's Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
All on-going classes at 33 Hawley St in Dance Studio and Workroom
Mondays
Dancemaking and Technique (ages 7-10)
4-5pm in Carole's Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Hatchery
5-7pm in Workroom
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Adult Drop-in Open Modern
7-8:30pm in Workroom
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Tuesdays
Creative Movement (3-6 year olds)
4-4:45pm in Carole's Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Wednesdays
Adult Drop-in Open Contemporary Ballet
9-10:30am in Carole's Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
*SPECIAL WORKSHOP SERIES*
ELEPHANT IN THE CLOUDS: with Daniel Lepkoff
Wednesdays, 6:00-9:00 PM
Sept. 18, 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23
workshop and public showing WEDENSDAY OCTOBER 23!
SIGN UP FOR THE SERIES TODAY
at BOMBYX CENTER FOR ARTS AND EQUITY 130 Pine Street, Florence MA!
Thursdays
Teen Technique
4:45-5:45pm in Carole's Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Fridays
Adult Drop-in Somatics
9-10am in Carole's Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Saturdays
Adult Drop-in Open Contemporary Ballet
10-11:30am in Carole's Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Sundays
Hatchery
11-3pm in The Workroom
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Adult Drop-in Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary
2-3:45pm in Carole's Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
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Check out our archival page linked below of this past season's classes, workshops, and performances!
(also found above in the main banner at the top of the page)
(also found above in the main banner at the top of the page)
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 , FIRST GENERATION and THE FIELD CENTER
PLUS, check out our Artist Retrospective with APE @ HAWLEY!
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 , FIRST GENERATION and THE FIELD CENTER
PLUS, check out our Artist Retrospective with APE @ HAWLEY!
THANK YOU TO OUR MANY SUPPORTERS INCLUDING THE MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL, THE NORTHAMPTON ARTS COUNCIL, THE ART ANGELS, ARPA, The Beveridge Foundation, The Community Foundation, and NEFA and NOM
SCDT is also proud to participate in the Card to Culture program, a collaboration between the Mass Cultural Council and the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program, and the Massachusetts Health Connector, by broadening accessibility to cultural programming.
EBT and WIC cardholders get a 50% discount for all SCDT programming. See the complete list of participating organizations offering EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.
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IN HONOR OF
YOUR LIVES, YOUR MAGIC AND THE MANY GIFTS YOU SHARED WITH SO MUCH GENEROSITY
PETER BARRY SCHMITZ
Amherst, MA — Peter B. Schmitz (December 29, 1950 – August 10, 2022) offered his rigorously innovative mind and spirit to the performing arts for over five decades as a choreographer, actor, dancer, and educator. Peter died peacefully at home under the tender care of his husband, Joey Trazo Schmitz. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Creative Coaching Fund through A.P.E.: http://www.apearts.org/support.html. For more about Peter, see: peterbschmitz.squarespace.com Memorial guestbook at www.douglassfuneral.com |
JEAN BAXTER
HADLEY, MA — Jean Barrett Baxter, 74, of Hadley, MA, died peacefully at home on 8/11/2022 surrounded by family following a journey of 10 months with brain cancer. A memorial service in her honor will be held on Saturday, October 8th, 2022, at 11am at the First Congregational Church, 102 Middle Street, Hadley Ma. A brief graveside service will follow at the Old Hadley Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be contributed to the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts in her name. Ahearn Funeral Home (413)587-0044 |
KATHLEEN MARGARET
HERMESDORF January 31,1967 -November 29, 2020 (age 53) passed away on November 29, 2020 at the age of 53. She was a stunning artist and a generous builder of community. She was an abundant mover, a literal shaker, an incredible force of nature.She was a convener of dreamers, a home for unruly creative impulses. She was a stellar human - graced with grit and humor and love and generosity - whose movement and teaching transformed those in her sphere in innumerable ways. Do you have a memory of Kathleen that you would like to add to the site? Feel free to contact us with your offering. SHARE YOUR MEMORY Email: [email protected] |
NANCY STARK SMITH
age 68, a writer, editor, and dancer who co-founded the contemporary dance form called Contact Improvisation, died of ovarian cancer at home in Florence, MA, on Friday, May 1, 2020. "Where you are when you don't know where you are is one of the most precious spots offered by improvisation. It is a place from which more directions are possible than anywhere else. I call this place The Gap," Stark Smith wrote in a Contact Quarterly editor's note in 1987. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Contact Quarterly www.contactquarterly.com/ donate. |
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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 [email protected] with the subject link "Work/Study" or "Internship." We can't wait to hear from you! |
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