Choreographer/dancer Ashwini Ramaswamy’s Invisible Cities’ reinterprets Italo Calvino’s metaphysical/philosophical novel through interwoven cultural perspectives, with interactive projections created by internationally renowned artist Kevork Mourad. This work-in-progress conversation, moderated by MCAD President Sanjit Sethi, will delve into the process of adapting a multifaceted, layered work of literature (set to premiere during The Great Northern 2023 with … Continued

Get together, get moving, and build some midwinter heat with this all-abilities movement class offering a fun and inclusive approach to dancing. Designed for people of all shapes and sizes, backgrounds and identities, Dance Church is a communal space for people who want to move their bodies. During a 50ish-minute class, participants will be guided … Continued

Dancer/choreographer Dimitri Chamblas’ Slow Show is a 20-minute intensive, collective dance whose movements are minute, precise, and concentrated—inspired by principal roots of trance, exultation, telepathy, and unconscious memories. In this iteration, 50 local participants will respond to their immediate environment on a frozen Como Lake, revealing the strength and vivacity of subtle movements with real-time … Continued

Join Ashwini Ramaswamy, lead choreographer of Invisible Cities, and Will McGrath (author, Everything Lost is Found Again, Farewell Transmission) as they discuss her process of adapting Italo Calvino's book as a multi-faceted dance performance (premieres January 27 and 28, 2023). Long an inspiration for artists of many disciplines, Calvino's 1973 novel is a meditation on … Continued

Get together, get moving, and build some midwinter heat with this all-abilities movement class offering a fun and inclusive approach to dancing. Designed for people of all shapes and sizes, backgrounds and identities, Dance Church is a communal space for people who want to move their bodies. During a 50ish-minute class, participants will be guided … Continued