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This longtime Dance Alliance program created by our co-founder Pat Peterson, returns to SPAC School of the Arts Tuesdays 12:45-2:00 from September 15 – November 17. The esteemed faculty consists of Mary DiSanto-Rose, Beth Fecteau, and SOTA faculty members Mary Anne Fantauzzi and Jennifer Manino-Larrea.: www.spacschool.org
September 15: Isadora Duncan/Fecteau
September 22: Ruth St. Denis/DiSanto-Rose
September 29: Charles Weidman/Fecteau
October 6: Doris Humphrey/Fecteau
October 20: Jose Limon/DiSanto-Rose
October 27: Martha Graham/DiSanto-Rose
November 3: Karole Armitage/Fantauzzi
November 10: Helen Tamiris/Fecteau
November 17: Maria & Marjorie Tallchief/Manino-Larrea
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), Pilobolus, and Skidmore College are inviting adults (ages 25+) to participate in a weekly movement course exploring creativity, collaboration, and community. No dance experience is required— just curiosity and a willingness to move.
Course Details
- Fridays, September 18 — December 11 (no class November 27)
- 1:00–2:00pm
- Skidmore College
- Free to participate
Throughout the semester, participants will engage in creative movement experiences inspired by Pilobolus’ collaborative approach to dance. The class welcomes people of all movement backgrounds and abilities and is designed to foster connection, creativity, and shared exploration in a supportive environment. All participants who complete the 12-week course with 2 or fewer absences will receive a $100 stipend and a complimentary 2027 SPAC Classical Season Lawn Pass to show our appreciation for your time and commitment to the study.
If you or someone you know may be interested, we’d love to have you join us.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND TO REGISTER FOR THE PILOBOLUS COURSE AT SKIDMORE COLLEGE
This longtime Dance Alliance program created by our co-founder Pat Peterson, returns to SPAC School of the Arts Tuesdays 12:45-2:00 from September 15 – November 17. The esteemed faculty consists of Mary DiSanto-Rose, Beth Fecteau, and SOTA faculty members Mary Anne Fantauzzi and Jennifer Manino-Larrea.: www.spacschool.org
September 15: Isadora Duncan/Fecteau
September 22: Ruth St. Denis/DiSanto-Rose
September 29: Charles Weidman/Fecteau
October 6: Doris Humphrey/Fecteau
October 20: Jose Limon/DiSanto-Rose
October 27: Martha Graham/DiSanto-Rose
November 3: Karole Armitage/Fantauzzi
November 10: Helen Tamiris/Fecteau
November 17: Maria & Marjorie Tallchief/Manino-Larrea
Master Classes at Union College’s Henle Dance Pavilion
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For additional info: engelk@union.edu
Wednesday, September 30 from 5pm to 6:30pm
Master class with Doug Varone and Dancers
Teacher: company member Kanon Sugino
Kanon Sugino is a Japanese American dance artist born and raised in New York. After graduating from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, she graduated summa cum laude from Purchase College. She has performed in works choreographed by Bill T. Jones, Norbert De La Cruz lll, Peter Chu, Darrell Grand Moultrie, MICHIYAYA, Jie-Hung Connie Shiau, Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham, and more. Soon after graduating, she joined Nimbus Dance as a company dancer, and is now working with MICHIYAYA Dance and Doug Varone and Dancers. In recent years, Kanon was named the Jadin Wong Fellow with Asian American Arts Alliance as well as an honored artist with the Clive Barnes Foundation. Kanon began working with Doug Varone and Dancers in 2024.
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), Pilobolus, and Skidmore College are inviting adults (ages 25+) to participate in a weekly movement course exploring creativity, collaboration, and community. No dance experience is required— just curiosity and a willingness to move.
Course Details
- Fridays, September 18 — December 11 (no class November 27)
- 1:00–2:00pm
- Skidmore College
- Free to participate
Throughout the semester, participants will engage in creative movement experiences inspired by Pilobolus’ collaborative approach to dance. The class welcomes people of all movement backgrounds and abilities and is designed to foster connection, creativity, and shared exploration in a supportive environment. All participants who complete the 12-week course with 2 or fewer absences will receive a $100 stipend and a complimentary 2027 SPAC Classical Season Lawn Pass to show our appreciation for your time and commitment to the study.
If you or someone you know may be interested, we’d love to have you join us.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND TO REGISTER FOR THE PILOBOLUS COURSE AT SKIDMORE COLLEGE
Maude Baum and Company Dance Theatre will present Mother Ann: The Morning Star of the Shakers – The Legacy of Ann Lee and the Early Shakers in Story, Dance and Song at the Shaker Heritage Society, 25 Meeting House Road, Albany, NY. Two performances will take place on Saturday October 3 at 6:30pm and Sunday October 4 at 1:30pm. Tickets are $25 for the general public, $10 for seniors, and $5 for students. Inquiry email address: ebadance@gmail.com or call 518-465-9916. Scan for tickets:
Maude Baum Company and Dance Theatre
MOTHER ANN * THE MORNING STAR OF THE SHAKERS and SHAKER COMMUNITY DANCES
Auditions for this production will take place at the end of August TBA.
Place: Shaker Heritage Meeting House- 25 Meeting House Rd, Albany
Public Performances: Friday, October 3 at 6:30pm & Saturday, October 4 at 1:30pm,
Dress rehearsal: October 1 at 6 pm.
The SHAKER DANCES is a suite of 6 traditional dances set to traditional Shaker Songs.
MOTHER ANN is a passion play in dance and drama. It shares the difficult trials and
determination of Ann Lee as she spread the Shaker philosophy far and wide.
There will be 2 different auditions TBA.
For The Community Shaker Dances – 20 performers needed
Auditions for movers who would like to participate in a community traditional Shaker Dance
and Song performance. The dances are simple, easy to learn and fun. Old and young are
invited to audition. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Requirements:
Must be able to participate in rehearsals, the final dress rehearsal, and both performances.
Rehearsals will be early evenings and/or weekends from September 1 – performance day.
A joyful attitude with a desire and ability to work in a community group.
For Mother Ann the Morning Star of the Shakers
Audition for dancers with acting experience to perform in “Mother Ann Lee * The Morning Star of the Shaker” with Maude Baum and Company Dance Theatre. The work is a pageant dance drama chronicling the trials and tribulations of the founder of the Shakers. This is a historically significant work on this 250th Anniversary of Ann Lee’s arrival in Albany and the founding of the Shakers.
Requirements:
Must be able to participate in all rehearsals, dress rehearsal and both performances.
Advanced Dancers with acting experience. Women and men- 3 larger and 5 smaller roles.
Larger roles require more time commitment. Smaller roles need less time commitment.
Some of the work is improvisational, developed between characters that interact. Ability to
bring your artistic and technical skills to the improvisation is very important. Rehearsals will
take place once or twice a week during September 2026 depending on the role.
If you wish to attend the audition -send your name, email and phone number to:
ebadance@gmail.com or call 518 465 9916 and leave a message
Maude Baum and Company Dance Theatre will present Mother Ann: The Morning Star of the Shakers – The Legacy of Ann Lee and the Early Shakers in Story, Dance and Song at the Shaker Heritage Society, 25 Meeting House Road, Albany, NY. Two performances will take place on Saturday October 3 at 6:30pm and Sunday October 4 at 1:30pm. Tickets are $25 for the general public, $10 for seniors, and $5 for students. Inquiry email address: ebadance@gmail.com or call 518-465-9916. Scan for tickets:
Monday October 5, 2026 from 12:15-1:30 COST: $20
Teacher: Sara Adams, soloist
Open Balanchine technique ballet class with barre, center, and variation inspired by a work from the repertory of New York City Ballet. Payment via check made to Total Body Trifecta, 15 Red Coach Trail, Ballston Spa, NY12020 or PayPal to Totbtri@aol.com Include email address for class link.
This longtime Dance Alliance program created by our co-founder Pat Peterson, returns to SPAC School of the Arts Tuesdays 12:45-2:00 from September 15 – November 17. The esteemed faculty consists of Mary DiSanto-Rose, Beth Fecteau, and SOTA faculty members Mary Anne Fantauzzi and Jennifer Manino-Larrea.: www.spacschool.org
September 15: Isadora Duncan/Fecteau
September 22: Ruth St. Denis/DiSanto-Rose
September 29: Charles Weidman/Fecteau
October 6: Doris Humphrey/Fecteau
October 20: Jose Limon/DiSanto-Rose
October 27: Martha Graham/DiSanto-Rose
November 3: Karole Armitage/Fantauzzi
November 10: Helen Tamiris/Fecteau
November 17: Maria & Marjorie Tallchief/Manino-Larrea
Wednesday, October 7, 7:00 PM, Dance Theater: Public lecture by Ronnie Ancona (Professor of Classics emerita, CUNY Hunter) based on her new book Martha Graham’s Greek Myth-Based Dances and Her Collaboration with Isamu Noguchi (Oxford 2026). Ancona will discuss Noguchi’s and Graham’s visual-performative collaboration, with an eye toward how her bold and woman-centered receptions of Greek myth emerged over time.
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), Pilobolus, and Skidmore College are inviting adults (ages 25+) to participate in a weekly movement course exploring creativity, collaboration, and community. No dance experience is required— just curiosity and a willingness to move.
Course Details
- Fridays, September 18 — December 11 (no class November 27)
- 1:00–2:00pm
- Skidmore College
- Free to participate
Throughout the semester, participants will engage in creative movement experiences inspired by Pilobolus’ collaborative approach to dance. The class welcomes people of all movement backgrounds and abilities and is designed to foster connection, creativity, and shared exploration in a supportive environment. All participants who complete the 12-week course with 2 or fewer absences will receive a $100 stipend and a complimentary 2027 SPAC Classical Season Lawn Pass to show our appreciation for your time and commitment to the study.
If you or someone you know may be interested, we’d love to have you join us.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND TO REGISTER FOR THE PILOBOLUS COURSE AT SKIDMORE COLLEGE
This longtime Dance Alliance program created by our co-founder Pat Peterson, returns to SPAC School of the Arts Tuesdays 12:45-2:00 from September 15 – November 17. The esteemed faculty consists of Mary DiSanto-Rose, Beth Fecteau, and SOTA faculty members Mary Anne Fantauzzi and Jennifer Manino-Larrea.: www.spacschool.org
September 15: Isadora Duncan/Fecteau
September 22: Ruth St. Denis/DiSanto-Rose
September 29: Charles Weidman/Fecteau
October 6: Doris Humphrey/Fecteau
October 20: Jose Limon/DiSanto-Rose
October 27: Martha Graham/DiSanto-Rose
November 3: Karole Armitage/Fantauzzi
November 10: Helen Tamiris/Fecteau
November 17: Maria & Marjorie Tallchief/Manino-Larrea
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), Pilobolus, and Skidmore College are inviting adults (ages 25+) to participate in a weekly movement course exploring creativity, collaboration, and community. No dance experience is required— just curiosity and a willingness to move.
Course Details
- Fridays, September 18 — December 11 (no class November 27)
- 1:00–2:00pm
- Skidmore College
- Free to participate
Throughout the semester, participants will engage in creative movement experiences inspired by Pilobolus’ collaborative approach to dance. The class welcomes people of all movement backgrounds and abilities and is designed to foster connection, creativity, and shared exploration in a supportive environment. All participants who complete the 12-week course with 2 or fewer absences will receive a $100 stipend and a complimentary 2027 SPAC Classical Season Lawn Pass to show our appreciation for your time and commitment to the study.
If you or someone you know may be interested, we’d love to have you join us.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND TO REGISTER FOR THE PILOBOLUS COURSE AT SKIDMORE COLLEGE
Master Classes at Union College’s Henle Dance Pavilion
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For additional info: engelk@union.edu
Friday, October 16 from 5pm to 6:15pm
Master class with Compagnie Hervé KOUBI
Teacher: TBD
Led by the imaginative French-Algerian choreographer, this multi-national company is known for its gravity-defying fusion of contemporary movement, capoeira and urban dance. Following the master class, there will be a free lec/dem by the company in the Henle Dance Pavilion. The company will perform the next evening at The Egg with group tickets at $25 (regularly $45) available through the Dance Alliance.
DANCE RETURNS TO THE EGG & UNION COLLEGE
On October 17th, Compagnie Hervé Koubi will perform at 7pm at The Egg. Dance Alliance has set aside 30 tickets at discounted group prices. Dance Alliance member tickets are $25 and non-members $30. Checks should be made payable to DANCE ALLIANCE, mailed with contact information included to Mary Anne Fantauzzi, 15 Red Coach Trail, Ballston Spa, NY 12020. Include the number of member and non-member tickets requested. No refunds will be given and carpooling is encouraged. The deadline is September 15th. Please include a self addressed stamped envelope.
Led by the imaginative French Algerian choreographer, Compagnie Hervé Koubi performs the mesmerizingly kinetic “Sol Invictus.” Named after the “invincible sun” deity of Ancient Rome, the work is a gravity-defying fusion of contemporary movement, capoeira, and urban dance that transforms the stage into a playground for possibilities. It upholds love as the guarantor of peace, asserting that despite fracture, communion remains humanity’s saving grace.
In addition, a free master class and lecture/demonstration will take place on October 16 at Union College. More details to follow in our next newsletter.
This longtime Dance Alliance program created by our co-founder Pat Peterson, returns to SPAC School of the Arts Tuesdays 12:45-2:00 from September 15 – November 17. The esteemed faculty consists of Mary DiSanto-Rose, Beth Fecteau, and SOTA faculty members Mary Anne Fantauzzi and Jennifer Manino-Larrea.: www.spacschool.org
September 15: Isadora Duncan/Fecteau
September 22: Ruth St. Denis/DiSanto-Rose
September 29: Charles Weidman/Fecteau
October 6: Doris Humphrey/Fecteau
October 20: Jose Limon/DiSanto-Rose
October 27: Martha Graham/DiSanto-Rose
November 3: Karole Armitage/Fantauzzi
November 10: Helen Tamiris/Fecteau
November 17: Maria & Marjorie Tallchief/Manino-Larrea
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), Pilobolus, and Skidmore College are inviting adults (ages 25+) to participate in a weekly movement course exploring creativity, collaboration, and community. No dance experience is required— just curiosity and a willingness to move.
Course Details
- Fridays, September 18 — December 11 (no class November 27)
- 1:00–2:00pm
- Skidmore College
- Free to participate
Throughout the semester, participants will engage in creative movement experiences inspired by Pilobolus’ collaborative approach to dance. The class welcomes people of all movement backgrounds and abilities and is designed to foster connection, creativity, and shared exploration in a supportive environment. All participants who complete the 12-week course with 2 or fewer absences will receive a $100 stipend and a complimentary 2027 SPAC Classical Season Lawn Pass to show our appreciation for your time and commitment to the study.
If you or someone you know may be interested, we’d love to have you join us.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND TO REGISTER FOR THE PILOBOLUS COURSE AT SKIDMORE COLLEGE
This longtime Dance Alliance program created by our co-founder Pat Peterson, returns to SPAC School of the Arts Tuesdays 12:45-2:00 from September 15 – November 17. The esteemed faculty consists of Mary DiSanto-Rose, Beth Fecteau, and SOTA faculty members Mary Anne Fantauzzi and Jennifer Manino-Larrea.: www.spacschool.org
September 15: Isadora Duncan/Fecteau
September 22: Ruth St. Denis/DiSanto-Rose
September 29: Charles Weidman/Fecteau
October 6: Doris Humphrey/Fecteau
October 20: Jose Limon/DiSanto-Rose
October 27: Martha Graham/DiSanto-Rose
November 3: Karole Armitage/Fantauzzi
November 10: Helen Tamiris/Fecteau
November 17: Maria & Marjorie Tallchief/Manino-Larrea
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), Pilobolus, and Skidmore College are inviting adults (ages 25+) to participate in a weekly movement course exploring creativity, collaboration, and community. No dance experience is required— just curiosity and a willingness to move.
Course Details
- Fridays, September 18 — December 11 (no class November 27)
- 1:00–2:00pm
- Skidmore College
- Free to participate
Throughout the semester, participants will engage in creative movement experiences inspired by Pilobolus’ collaborative approach to dance. The class welcomes people of all movement backgrounds and abilities and is designed to foster connection, creativity, and shared exploration in a supportive environment. All participants who complete the 12-week course with 2 or fewer absences will receive a $100 stipend and a complimentary 2027 SPAC Classical Season Lawn Pass to show our appreciation for your time and commitment to the study.
If you or someone you know may be interested, we’d love to have you join us.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND TO REGISTER FOR THE PILOBOLUS COURSE AT SKIDMORE COLLEGE
In late October, Skidmore College will welcome Baye & Asa for a public performance, film screening, master classes and community outreach. On Friday, October 30 at 7:30pm, the dancing duo will perform their work “Suck It Up” and show their film “Second Seed” in a free program in the Skidmore Dance Theater. The college will then host a return by the artists in the spring to set work on its students.
This longtime Dance Alliance program created by our co-founder Pat Peterson, returns to SPAC School of the Arts Tuesdays 12:45-2:00 from September 15 – November 17. The esteemed faculty consists of Mary DiSanto-Rose, Beth Fecteau, and SOTA faculty members Mary Anne Fantauzzi and Jennifer Manino-Larrea.: www.spacschool.org
September 15: Isadora Duncan/Fecteau
September 22: Ruth St. Denis/DiSanto-Rose
September 29: Charles Weidman/Fecteau
October 6: Doris Humphrey/Fecteau
October 20: Jose Limon/DiSanto-Rose
October 27: Martha Graham/DiSanto-Rose
November 3: Karole Armitage/Fantauzzi
November 10: Helen Tamiris/Fecteau
November 17: Maria & Marjorie Tallchief/Manino-Larrea
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), Pilobolus, and Skidmore College are inviting adults (ages 25+) to participate in a weekly movement course exploring creativity, collaboration, and community. No dance experience is required— just curiosity and a willingness to move.
Course Details
- Fridays, September 18 — December 11 (no class November 27)
- 1:00–2:00pm
- Skidmore College
- Free to participate
Throughout the semester, participants will engage in creative movement experiences inspired by Pilobolus’ collaborative approach to dance. The class welcomes people of all movement backgrounds and abilities and is designed to foster connection, creativity, and shared exploration in a supportive environment. All participants who complete the 12-week course with 2 or fewer absences will receive a $100 stipend and a complimentary 2027 SPAC Classical Season Lawn Pass to show our appreciation for your time and commitment to the study.
If you or someone you know may be interested, we’d love to have you join us.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND TO REGISTER FOR THE PILOBOLUS COURSE AT SKIDMORE COLLEGE
UAlbany’s Performing Arts Center will partner its resident ensemble, Capital Duo, with the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company for an evening of live music and dance on Saturday, November 7 at 7:30pm. The program will include a premiere work to the music of Icelandic composer María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, a prior collaboration between the two groups from 2018, music interludes by Bartok and Smetana, and a medley of music and movement to Gershwin.
Monday November 9, 2026 from 11:00-12:15 COST: $20
Teacher: Claire Von Enck, corps de ballet
Open Balanchine technique ballet class with barre, center, and variation inspired by a work from the repertory of New York City Ballet. Payment via check made to Total Body Trifecta, 15 Red Coach Trail, Ballston Spa, NY12020 or PayPal to Totbtri@aol.com Include email address for class link.
This longtime Dance Alliance program created by our co-founder Pat Peterson, returns to SPAC School of the Arts Tuesdays 12:45-2:00 from September 15 – November 17. The esteemed faculty consists of Mary DiSanto-Rose, Beth Fecteau, and SOTA faculty members Mary Anne Fantauzzi and Jennifer Manino-Larrea.: www.spacschool.org
September 15: Isadora Duncan/Fecteau
September 22: Ruth St. Denis/DiSanto-Rose
September 29: Charles Weidman/Fecteau
October 6: Doris Humphrey/Fecteau
October 20: Jose Limon/DiSanto-Rose
October 27: Martha Graham/DiSanto-Rose
November 3: Karole Armitage/Fantauzzi
November 10: Helen Tamiris/Fecteau
November 17: Maria & Marjorie Tallchief/Manino-Larrea