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The Hatchery Pit Band is more than a company, it’s a family and a safe, dynamic environment where teens experience what it’s like to be part of an inclusive performing arts community.
​COMMUNITY, COLLABORATION, CREATION

HATCHERY PIT BAND is HATCHERY’s Sound, Music & Video focused program. It is a working playground where young artists (11-18) of all skill levels work in creative collaboration with dancers, choreographers, and visiting artists. Musicians craft music and sound together as a live band. In a process similar to scoring music for film, they workshop original sound accompaniments for HATCHERY dance pieces through improvisational explorations on a variety of acoustic and electronic instruments, accommodating both traditional and nontraditional approaches. They also build selections of musical material to showcase their interests and creative voices, interpret songs and jazz standards, and work creatively with sound in live and recorded environments. Students are exposed to audio engineering skills (mixing live sound, effect processing, and basic recording) and philosophies of expressive artmaking and live performing, with a focus on the collaborative skills and flexibility to adapt to what each moment brings. Video works are also explored, adding a dynamic visual element to performance pieces with projected video and incorporating the elements of film scoring.


Hatchery Pit Band is a good fit for you if you love to create, explore, collaborate, and perform in a non-traditional and non-competitive environment.

​Hatchery accommodates young artists at a range of levels, where creativity, curiosity and enthusiasm is central, and company members become articulate, dynamic and skilled performers and directors. Hatchery’s training program aims to cultivate personal artistic growth, while striving for excellence in the arts. Under the direction of Jennifer Polins and Kate Martel, and Tyler Gorman, Hatchery members receive mentorship from experts in the field to create dynamic, inspiring performances for the Pioneer Valley and beyond.

Musicians of all skill levels in the Hatchery Sound Design program will work together to create music and sound compositions in collaboration with Hatchery student choreographers and visiting artists. Together they will shape interdisciplinary performance pieces, elevating dance works with live and recorded soundscores, as well as video projection. 

Ultimately assembling as the Hatchery Pit Band, the band will score dance pieces live and perform original pieces, as well as standards. They will learn live audio mixing skills, collaborative music writing, playing with a live band / band dynamics, and performance in a fun and experimental professional production setting.
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Hatchery was founded in 2015, in recognition of the need to provide intermediate and advanced level young dancers and performance artists with opportunity for performance without competition. Teen artists are offered opportunities in diverse styles of dance and performance art that challenge their abilities, while inviting their own creative process to emerge. It is our commitment to recognize that each young artist brings their own unique artistic integrity to the company. Each artist not only feels valued, but is valued.

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FALL 2023
September 7  - January 28, 2023
18 WEEKS

WEEKLY SCHEDULE:
All classes will be held IN PERSON at BOMBYX- 130 Pine Street in Florence, MA.

WEDNESDAYS
4-6 

THURSDAY (Optional)
5:00-7:00PM   Hatchery Company Class & Rehearsal

SUNDAY
11:00AM-12:00PM   Open Hatchery Company Class
12:00 PM- 2:00 PM  Hatchery Rehearsal

HATCHERY WINTER SHOWCASE:
JANUARY 25-28 2024
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QUESTIONS?
​Email us at infoscdt@gmail.com.
FALL 2023 SESSION RATES:
Fees will be offered on a sliding scale. SCDT is a local non-profit organization offering dance and movement education to all ages. We are so grateful for your financial support of our programming. This session is 18 WEEKS

Payment options: 
MONTHLY 
   • LOW INCOME/FINANCIALLY TIGHT:
2 days: $200

   • EMPLOYED/FINANCIALLY STABLE:
2 days: $270

PAID IN FULL BY - SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
   • LOW INCOME/FINANCIALLY TIGHT:
2 days: $950- $650

   • EMPLOYED/FINANCIALLY STABLE:
2 days: $1250-$950
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​SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE- don't hesitate to ask!
jenscdt@gmail.com

PAST HATCHERY SHOWS:

HATCHERY PRESENTS:
ON THE BRINK
Celebrating a year of creative connections, resilience, and endurance during COVID!

SATURDAY, MAY 15 AT 7PM EDT 
     ONLINE WITH ZOOM • BUY TICKETS >>>

SUNDAY, MAY 16 AT 2PM EDT ( RAIN DATE MONDAY, MAY 17 at 6 PM )
     LIVE & IN-PERSON AT CHILDS PARK,
     NORTHAMPTON, MA • BUY TICKETS >>>
     *Masks and social distancing required!  ​

Questions? Email us at infoscdt@gmail.com!
TEEN SCREEN FESTIVAL 2021

JUNE 10, 2021
6:30PM EDT // 3:30PM PDT
ONLINE!
LEARN MORE >>>

SCDT presents a new online screen festival created by teens, for teens, with an intention to represent the essential voices of young artists during these times of struggle, change, and growth in our world. LEARN MORE >>>

Questions? Email us at infoscdt@gmail.com!