The School for Contemporary Dance and Thought presents WIP (works-in-progress), a performance series that showcases developing movement-based works on Sunday afternoons. WIP values sharing research and experimentation, rather than presenting finished works, and welcomes applications from emerging and established artists.
The curatorial team choosing WIP choreographers is composed of fellow dance artists located in the Pioneer Valley. We are looking to create performances showcasing a diverse range of established and emerging artists, as well as those local to the valley and beyond.
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Each season, WIP artists are selected by a rotating panel of peer artists. The panel selects a range of artists: established and emerging, local and visiting, who demonstrate a spirit of inquiry and experimentation. We have showcased artists ages 20-65, and focus on programming artists of color, and artists who identify as female, queer and non-binary. |
What is WIP?
The School for Contemporary Dance and Thought presents WIP (works-in-progress), a performance series that showcases developing movement-based works on Sunday afternoons. WIP values sharing research and experimentation, rather than presenting finished works, and welcomes applications from emerging and established artists. The curatorial team choosing WIP choreographers is composed of fellow dance artists located in the Pioneer Valley. We are looking to create performances showcasing a diverse range of established and emerging artists, as well as those local to the valley and beyond. Students are eligible to apply, but priority will be given to artists who are not currently enrolled in a degree-granting program. Preference will also be given to those who have not yet shown in the WIP series. We ask that works presented in WIP do not exceed 15 minutes. WIP is curated by a rotating team of working choreographers and movement artists.
BIG thanks to our past curators, Meredith Bove, Mary Beth Brooker, Dante Brown, Sofia Engelman, Lesley Farlow, Nikki Lee, Kate Martel, Katie Martin, Madison Palffy, Kate Seethaler, Cat Wagner, and Lailye Weidman! |
Spring 2023 WIP Photos:
Spring 2022 WIP photos:
Photos by Peter Raper from WIP XVIII (March 13, 2022)
Past WIP Choreographers:
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WIP I ARTISTS
Katie Swords & Jesse Zarrit Ellen Oliver Kate Seethaler Cookie Harrist & Delaney McDonough Leah Fournier |
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WIP II ARTISTS
Meredith Bove Madison Palffy Lailye Weidman Molly Tupper Shaina Cantino |
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WIP III ARTISTS
Katherine Adler Emily Craver/The Little Streams Mariam Dingilian Kristen Stake & id m theft able Mary Beth Brooker |
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WIP IV ARTISTS
Jessica Beliles Sofia Engelman Kelly Silliman/the tinydance project Michelle Huber and Kelsey Hobbs Meghan Carmichael |
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WIP V ARTISTS
Tatyana Tenenbaum Catie Leasca The Lovelies Angie Muzzy Robin MacRostie |
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WIP VI ARTISTS
Leah Moriarty Lauren Horn Alexander Davis & Joy Davis |
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WIP VII ARTISTS
Marsha Parrilla Katherine Adler Kate Martel Meghan Frederick/Practice Project Liz Kleisner |
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WIP VIII ARTISTS
s h i f t: Alexandra James & Dale O'Reilly Lesley Farlow Alta Millar Dana Duren Amelia Heintzelman |
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WIP IX ARTISTS
Charlotte Gibbons Ian Spak Juli Brandano Caitlin Canty Hollis Bartlett + Nattie Trogdon |
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WIP X ARTISTS
Gabriella Carmichael Tess O'Day Victoria Gonzalez Kelsey Saulnier Lena Engelstein + Kimiko Tanabe |
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WIP XI ARTISTS
Sara Gibbons Sarah Elizabeth Lass Tori Lawrence & Co Andy Russ |
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WIP XII ARTISTS
Nikki Lee + Lucille Jun Joya Powell of Movement of the People Dance Company Cat Wagner Stefanie Weber |
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WIP XIII ARTISTS
Laurel Snyder Izzy Thompson-Pomeroy Chloe London Janoah Bailin |
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WIP XIV ARTISTS
Rachel Sigrid Freeburg + Mike Marcinowski Danielle Davidson Kate Martel Bronwen MacArthur |
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WIP XV ARTISTS
Rebecca Pappas Meredith Bove Katherine Kain Barbie Diewald |
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WIP XVI ARTISTS
Barbara Mahler Dances Michelle Erard Ophelia Bryan Em Papineau |
