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 THIS WEEK (11/4-11/10)
Monday (11/4) Open Modern 7-8:30pm with Olana Flynn in The Workroom at 33 Hawley St. Register
Wednesday (11/6) Open Ballet 9-10:30am with Kate Martel in The Dance Studio at 33 Hawley St. Register
Friday (11/8) 9-10am with Lani Nahele in The Dance Studio at 33 Hawley St. Register
Saturday (11/9) NO BALLET: Workshop with Karen Nelson 10-1pm in The Workroom at 33 Hawley St. Register
Sunday (11/10) Int/Adv Contemporary 2-3:45pm with Ana Harmon in The Dance Studio at 33 Hawley St. Register.
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 |
UPCOMING
FALLING small, big and shared:
Experimental Learning through Contact Improvisation and Tuning Scores Facilitated by Karen Nelson Saturday November 9 10-1pm in The Workroom, 33 Hawley St. Northampton, MA This workshop will warm-up with the “small dance” of our senses (Steve Paxton, Contact Improvisation), explore survival patterns, common sense and compositional choice to reveal wonders of dancing in a dancing world. Enhancing awareness of touch by inhibiting vision in one score (Tuning Scores, Lisa Nelson), we will learn falling movements from each other with eyes closed. Devising playful actions and communicating choices within “made up” pressures to “get it right” will challenge personal and cultural habits to unravel. The resulting experiment engages innate dancing skills and exposes innocent, beautiful, and creative abilities— super powers to unravel presumptions of knowing— and embody the present with openess. |
HUT Performance X3
Movement, Words, Sound Saturday November 9, 8 PM 33 Hawley Street, Workroom Theater Movement: Karen Nelson Words: Deja Carr Sound: Regan Bowering HUT is an exciting and innovative interdisciplinary performance series that has been running for 14 seasons. It isco-curated by movement artist Jennifer Polins, writer Jay Keery Weingarten and sound artist Jake Meginsky. The series showcases the work of three artists in each performance, featuring MOVEMENT, WORDS, and MUSIC from local and international artists who share a pursuit of experimental improvisation and an intention to push their forms forward. HUT draws diverse audiences who love music, writing and dance, offering varied communities a chance to sit together and experience performance styles they might not have appreciated before. By juxtaposing different artistic genres and emphasizing experimentation, HUT creates a unique space for building a new sense of public engagement and appreciation for the arts. image by Bill Nace 2024 |
FALL 2024 CLASS REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
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 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 Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Wednesdays
Adult Drop-in Open Contemporary Ballet
9-10:30am in 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 Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Fridays
Adult Drop-in Somatics
9-10am in Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Saturdays
Adult Drop-in Open Contemporary Ballet
10-11:30am in Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Sundays
Hatchery
11-3pm in Workroom
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Adult Drop-in Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary
2-3:45pm in 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 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 Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Wednesdays
Adult Drop-in Open Contemporary Ballet
9-10:30am in 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 Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Fridays
Adult Drop-in Somatics
9-10am in Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Saturdays
Adult Drop-in Open Contemporary Ballet
10-11:30am in Dance Studio
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Sundays
Hatchery
11-3pm in Workroom
REGISTER & INFO HERE
Adult Drop-in Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary
2-3:45pm in 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.
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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