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SCDT PRESENTS
ImPRoVISaTIOn and PeRformAncE
​special edition

​
MAY 10-11, 2024
WIP, SPECIAL WORKSHOPS and RIFF TALKS

The Northampton Arts Trust 
WORKROOM @ 33 Hawley St, NORTHAMPTON MA


​
​Celebrating 10 years of RIFF and the legacies of
​ Steve Paxton, Kathleen Hermesdorf, Nancy Stark Smith and Peter Schmitz

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​FULL WEEKEND EVENT SCHEDULE
all events at 33 Hawley Street in the Workroom Theater!



WORKSHOP with K.J. Holmes 
"Every cell in your body knows where down is" (Steve Paxton)
​FRIDAY, MAY 10, 10-12 PM


WIP XXIV with Hannah Ruth Brothers (VT), Michelle Erard (MA), Laila J. Franklin (Boston, MA and Washington, DC), Madelyn Sher (MA), Samara "Mère" Ternoir (MA), Lailye Weidman (MA)
​FRIDAY, MAY 10, 7:00 PM
BUY WIP TICKETS HERE



WORKSHOP with Joya Powell 
IMPROVISATION: DIASPORIC MODALITIES
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 10-11:30 AM

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WORKSHOP with mayfield brooks 
WAVES
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 12-2 PM
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RIFF TALKS_09 IMPROVISATION & PERFORMANCE

SATURDAY, MAY 11
7:00PM 

[If purchasing tickets for both RIFF TALKS & WIP May 10th performance, discount package is available!)
IMPROVISATION FESTIVAL WORKSHOP AND PERFORMANCES TICKET LINK
WIp ticket link

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​R I F F   T A L K S _ 09

​IMPROVISATION and
PERFORMANCE
Saturday May 11 at 7 PM

performances and conversation with
MAYFIELD BROOKS
K.J.HOLMES
​
DANIEL LEPKOFF
JOYA POWELL


​talk moderated by
JARED WILLIAMS+ JEN POLINS


in the WORKROOM @ 33 Hawley Street

​RIFF TALKS offers the local community a chance to get up close to internationally renowned contemporary artists, offering performances, workshops, and dynamic panel discussions focused around critical themes in dance.

RIFF TALKS began in 2014 in the shell of the now majestically renovated 33 Hawley Street. Our first RIFF: IMPROVISATION and PERFORMANCE was hatched with Nancy & Peter in a lively discussion. Since then, RIFF TALKS has been a cornerstone of SCDT curative programming and we are so pleased to circle back to riffing about Improvisation shaped performance. We have lost so many and are honored to be able to celebrate and appreciate the legacies of our dear friends and mentors Nancy Stark Smith, Peter Schmitz, Kathleen Hermesdorf, and Steve Paxton.


RIFF TALKS is an essential program of SCDT, whose mission holds an abiding respect for the tradition and history of reinvention and a resolution to continue challenging, established ideals. SCDT serves as a hub for performance art of the highest quality by connecting communities on an international scale. SCDT showcases contemporary movement training and performance practices that embrace multiplicity, arouse curiosity, and emphasize personal choice. 



TICKETS FOR WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCES HERE REGISTER NOW
PRICES IN ADVANCE
WORKSHOPS: $20/$15
PERFORMANCE EVENTS: $20/$15
WEEKEND PASS: $80/$60


PRICES AT THE DOOR
WORKSHOPS: $25/$20
PERFORMANCE EVENTS: $25/$20
All Photos by PETER RAPER. This is a compilation of past RIFFS and current artists


Past RIFF participants:
Peter Schmitz, Andrea Olsen, Nancy Stark Smith, Stephanie Maher, Steve Paxton, Lisa Nelson, Otto Ramstad, K.J. Holmes, Daniel Lepkoff, Olive Bierenga, Chris Aiken, Kathy Couch, Yoshiko Chuma, Peter Pleyer, Wendy Perron, Wendy Woodson, Tara Aisha Willis, Jaamil Olawale  Kosoko, Cassie Peterson, Joy Miriama Smith, Sara Smith, Aretha Aoki, and Dana Caspersen, Jeanine Durning, 

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Past RIFF TALKS

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