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Earthdance is mainly open for private events and not to the general public at this time. If you are interested in renting the facility please email: [email protected]

💖 Q***r CoCo Jam 💖 starts next Thursday!  Our E&A deadline is 9/16 so there is still time to apply for a discount. What ...
09/13/2024

💖 Q***r CoCo Jam 💖 starts next Thursday! Our E&A deadline is 9/16 so there is still time to apply for a discount.

What is a CoCo Jam?

Community Collaborative Jams are a new and unfolding program concept at Earthdance which launched in early 2022. This new programming thread was driven by the desire for more opportunities to dance CI and to connect with the community in smaller containers. Similar to Seasonal Jams, the CoCo jam have hosts and some support staff, however the hosts may have less direct influence on the schedules, and they may have varying degrees of leadership or dance experience. Compared to the Seasonal jams, the workshop offerings and schedule will be more influenced by the participants themselves and created on a more adhoc basis.

In preparation for attending a CoCo jam, you may want to ask yourself: What are you currently researching or inspired to offer? Is there something you hope to lab, share, or play with?

In this year’s Q***r CoCo Jam, we’ll explore what it’s like to center Q***r Joy, liberate ourselves, our bodies, and our relationships from supremacist narratives, and investigate what it means to q***r contact improvisation. Let us infuse q***r joy into our bodies and our dances as we dismantle the confines of limiting heteronormative conditioning.

Bring your joy, your grief, your pleasure, your play, your curiosities, your quietness, your loudness, your tenderness and your fierceness. All skill levels are welcome!

During this jam, we aim to create a trauma-informed, anti-racist, and liberatory container in which to explore CI, somatics, co-regulation, deep listening, play, prayer, ritual, song, and reciprocity with the land.

Check-in Thursday between 4-7pmDinner at 6pmOpening Circle Friday @ 10amDon't wait another day or you'll miss it!
09/12/2024

Check-in Thursday between 4-7pm
Dinner at 6pm

Opening Circle Friday @ 10am

Don't wait another day or you'll miss it!

THIS WEEK! Thursday, September 12th - Sunday, September 15thRadical Resonance: A Workshop in Butoh Dance hosted by Julie...
09/07/2024

THIS WEEK! Thursday, September 12th - Sunday, September 15th

Radical Resonance: A Workshop in Butoh Dance hosted by Julie Becton Gillum

✨✨ Equity & Access Tickets still available ✨✨ for this very special opportunity! Deadline to apply extended!!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsNcrjyGcUdqU9t2PV1veL_tklu1O-DWaxCZ5zn0O3RdKEUA/viewform

💫 Discover the Revolutionary Art of Butoh! 💫

Originating in post-WWII Japan, Butoh is a potent dance form that uses the body as a battleground for personal, social, and political transformation. Rooted in avant-garde movements like German Expressionism, Surrealism, and Dadaism, Butoh rebels against tradition, blurring the lines between theatre and dance.

Co-founders Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno took different approaches—Hijikata embraced the grotesque, exploring darkness and struggle, while Ohno infused his work with light, humor, and life. Today’s Butoh is a delicate balance between these extremes, challenging societal norms while allowing freedom of expression.

What to Expect in the Workshop
Join us as we dive deep into the 13 Aspects of Butoh, exploring floating, hanging, and the raw possibilities of our everyday bodies. Through Noguchi Taiso water body practice and guided exercises, we will strip away societal conditioning, unleashing the expressive, pre-conscious body. From the subtle to the avant-garde, from the animal to the unleashed body, this workshop will expand your movement vocabulary and connection to your inner world.

This is a chance to explore Butoh’s deep roots, its rebellious spirit, and its transformative power.

Tickets here: https://www.earthdance.net/product/radical-resonance-a-workshop-in-butoh-dance-hosted-by-julie-becton-gillum/

September 12th - 15th, 2024 Originating in post-WWII Japan, butoh is a potent and revolutionary dance form. Butoh uses the body brazenly as a battleground to attain personal, social, or political transformation. In its early forms, butoh embraced and referenced Western artistic movements: German Exp...

Check out co-facilitator of our upcoming Q***r CoCo Jam, Sarah Zucchero!This year’s Q***r CoCo Jam is all about freeing ...
09/07/2024

Check out co-facilitator of our upcoming Q***r CoCo Jam, Sarah Zucchero!

This year’s Q***r CoCo Jam is all about freeing our bodies and relationships from limiting narratives, centering joy, and embodying our full selves—grief, play, curiosity, tenderness, and fierceness—and Sarah embodies all of this so well.

09/06/2024

Second Sunday Jam at Earthdance **this Sunday!**

Moti Zemelmanwill be facilitating our pre-jam class! 🙌🙌

🌿 Class: 5-6:15
🌿 Potluck dinner: 6:30-7:30
🌿 CI jam/music making/community cuddles/sauna: 7:30-10

Come for this sweet monthly gathering at a very special place 🩵

What a glorious weekend Dancing the Landscape! We're filled with 🙏🏼gratitude🙏🏼 to Frieda Kipar Bay and Dana Iova-Koga fo...
09/03/2024

What a glorious weekend Dancing the Landscape! We're filled with 🙏🏼gratitude🙏🏼 to Frieda Kipar Bay and Dana Iova-Koga for sharing with us, and for the deep connections we've forged—both within ourselves and with the living world around us.

Together, we explored the powerful intersection of movement and nature. In this beautiful late summer weather, we didn’t just connect with nature; we embodied it, moving in harmony with the world around us. The Earthdance community provided the perfect space for us to listen deeply, move intentionally, and contribute meaningfully.

As we carry these lessons forward, let’s continue to nurture the reciprocity between our movements and our landscapes, knowing that we shape each other in profound ways.

🎶 Join Us for Second Sunday Jam at Earthdance! 🎶🗓️ Next in one week on Sunday, September 8thClass at 5pmPotluck at 6:30p...
09/01/2024

🎶 Join Us for Second Sunday Jam at Earthdance! 🎶

🗓️ Next in one week on Sunday, September 8th

Class at 5pm
Potluck at 6:30pm
Jam at 7:30pm

Earthdance Sunday Jams are now on the 2nd Sunday of each month! Bring your movement gifts and a delicious dish to share as we come together for an evening of connection, creativity, and community. After the class and jam, unwind in the sauna and relax with friends.

No registration required—just show up and join the fun!



Bring your movement gifts to share along with a yummy dish to nom on after class. Let's commune and practice during our sweet jam. And, relax together in the sauna while we rest our bones. Registration not required. Continue reading

📢 1 Month to Go: Nomadic College is Almost Here! 📢🗓️ October 1st – 14th, 2024 | Register Now!Join us for 2 weeks of inte...
09/01/2024

📢 1 Month to Go: Nomadic College is Almost Here! 📢

🗓️ October 1st – 14th, 2024 | Register Now!

Join us for 2 weeks of intensive study with The Axis Syllabusⓒ at Nomadic College. This isn't just a gathering—it's a focused, immersive experience designed to empower you with the knowledge to support your health and responsible autonomy.

Expect an adaptable, low-cost environment with communal living, where you’ll practice self-organization, collaboration, and mutual respect. The schedule is intentionally under-structured, allowing for spontaneous initiatives, jams, and creative exchanges. This is your chance to dive deep into movement study while connecting with a supportive, like-minded community.

Spaces are limited, so don't wait—register today!

🔗 Register now and be part of something transformative.



The NC is an itinerant school for the principle study and application of The Axis Syllabusⓒ. Rather than a festival, or celebration, The NC is what it's title suggests, an intensive study context. The study of the AS is meant to empower the individual to defend and promote their own health and the...

✨ Discover Authentic Movement with Carolyn Shakti Sadeh ✨Join us on Sunday, September 29th, 2024 for a transformative wo...
08/29/2024

✨ Discover Authentic Movement with Carolyn Shakti Sadeh ✨

Join us on Sunday, September 29th, 2024 for a transformative workshop from 3-6pm, followed by a potluck at 6pm.

Step into the roles of both mover and witness as we explore the wisdom of the body, embracing presence without expectation. Authentic Movement invites you to listen deeply, move freely, and connect with the mystery of the moment. 🌿

Curious? Open? Ready to dive in? Come experience this unique practice with us.

🔗 Register here:

Authentic Movement, is a practice grounded in the relationship between a mover and a witness, was developed by Adler in the early 1980s, evolving from her studies with Mary Whitehouse and John Weir, as well as her early work with children diagnosed with severe autism. Different teachers of this earl...

Check out this podcast episode with Dancing the Landscape facilitators Dana and Frieda 🙌There are still a few more days ...
08/28/2024

Check out this podcast episode with Dancing the Landscape facilitators Dana and Frieda 🙌

There are still a few more days to register for this special upcoming workshop!
🌀 August 30-Sept 2nd - with Saturday/Sunday drop-in days.

Such a special opportunity to learn with these wise women and connect to the land 🌱

In this episode, Heddy and our guests Frieda Kipar Bay, and Dana Iova-Koga, discuss the practice of yarning, sensory intelligence, and life as a dance. Leave

**Radical Resonance: A Butoh Dance Workshop with Julie Becton Gillum – Register Now!**  🗓 September 12th - 15th, 2024🌲 A...
08/17/2024

**Radical Resonance: A Butoh Dance Workshop with Julie Becton Gillum – Register Now!**

🗓 September 12th - 15th, 2024
🌲 At Earthdance retreat center // western Massachusetts

Discover the revolutionary dance form of Butoh, where the body becomes a battleground for personal, social, and political transformation. Originating in post-WWII Japan, Butoh is a potent mix of theatre and dance that defies convention, embracing both the grotesque and the playful.

In this workshop, you'll explore the full range of your body's expressive possibilities, guided by the "13 Aspects of Butoh." No prior experience is required—just come with an open mind and a willingness to delve deep into the unknown.

✨ SPECIAL PROMOTION ✨
Refer a friend, and you both receive $50 off!

🔗 Learn more and register: https://www.earthdance.net/event/radical-resonance-a-workshop-in-butoh-dance-hosted-by-julie-becton-gillum/

During this workshop, participants will investigate the possibilities of their bodies in their natural form, including floating, hanging, and various qualities of movement or stillness. Continue reading

Some summer shots from our sweet work exchanger .in.skies 🦋
08/16/2024

Some summer shots from our sweet work exchanger .in.skies 🦋

Here’s a version without bullets:🎵 **1 WEEK AWAY! Join us for EarthSing!** 🎵✨Come experience the magic of collective son...
08/10/2024

Here’s a version without bullets:

🎵 **1 WEEK AWAY! Join us for EarthSing!** 🎵

✨Come experience the magic of collective song and ritual at EarthSing, where voices unite in a celebration of connection and creativity. Whether you’re an experienced singer or a complete beginner, this gathering is for you! 🌍

🌟What to Expect:

Morning Grounding: 🌄 Start each day with somatic practices and a deep connection to the land.

Workshops & Jams: 🎤 Dive into improvisational singing, folk songs, and musical embodiment led by master song leaders and community members.

Evening Rituals: 🔥 End the day with collaborative rituals and fireside music jams under the stars.

Let’s open our hearts, voices, and creative channels together this Summer! Plus, 10% of our profits will support the Ohketeau Cultural Center, a Native-founded cultural hub in Western Mass.

📅 Register now – it’s happening in only 7 days!

Femina Kinetica was such a sweet few days! We explored spirals, the small dance, the three core masses (skull, rip cage ...
08/06/2024

Femina Kinetica was such a sweet few days!

We explored spirals, the small dance, the three core masses (skull, rip cage & pelvis), the steering wheels of the body (the eyes!), moving weight, and the specificities of women’s bodies 🌸

Thank you and the dancers who gathered for this special workshop!!

We were delighted to host  for their week-long ecotherapy training 🌿🤍Check out this awesome organization to delve into e...
08/04/2024

We were delighted to host for their week-long ecotherapy training 🌿🤍

Check out this awesome organization to delve into ecosensuality, nature allies, and reciprocity with the earth.

Thank you for bringing your wisdom and care to Earthdance! We love collaborating with such kindred groups 🙏🌻

Carrot and garlic harvesting day at Earthdance!
08/02/2024

Carrot and garlic harvesting day at Earthdance!

RADICAL RESONANCE: A Workshop in Butoh Dance 🌸🌸 MEET THE FACILITATORJulie Becton Gillum, artistic director of the 14-yea...
07/21/2024

RADICAL RESONANCE: A Workshop in Butoh Dance 🌸

🌸 MEET THE FACILITATOR

Julie Becton Gillum, artistic director of the 14-year-running Asheville Butoh Festival, has been creating, performing, and teaching dance in the US, Europe, Asia, and Mexico for over 40 years. She has practiced butoh for 27 years. Gillum was awarded the 2008-09 North Carolina Choreography Fellowship and used the funds to travel to Japan to study Butoh.

Since 2019, Gillum has been active in India, Serbia, Georgia, Greece, Mexico, and the USA. Recent performances at the Amsterdam Butoh Festival (October 2023), Seattle Butoh Festival (November 2023), NYU Abu Dhabi Art Museum (February 2024), and UNFIX Festival in NYC (May 2024) were well received.

Julie’s most influential mentors in butoh have been: Anzu Furukawa, Diego Piñon, Yosh*to Ohno, Natsu Nakajima, and Seisaku. Noguchi Taiso has become equally important for Gillum whose studies with Mari Osanai and Emre Thormann have refined her practice. She has guided butoh for 25 years and Noguchi Taiso for 10 years.
Join us for this special workshop September 12th - 15th! 🪷

DETAILS & REGISTRATION: https://www.earthdance.net/event/radical-resonance-a-workshop-in-butoh-dance-hosted-by-julie-becton-gillum/

✨We have a new Tiny House on the land!! 🏡Our dear CJ procured this sweet dwelling for us, and has been nesting into it. ...
07/17/2024


We have a new Tiny House on the land!! 🏡

Our dear CJ procured this sweet dwelling for us, and has been nesting into it. ✨

We’re stoked to be building our vessel of housing options for work exchangers and staff, and want to call in even more! ✨

Here’s to co-creating the village 🥰

✨Hello wonderful Earthdance community! We have a fantastic lineup of events coming up this season!🎉 Check out https://ww...
07/10/2024

✨Hello wonderful Earthdance community! We have a fantastic lineup of events coming up this season!🎉 Check out https://www.earthdance.net/events/ for more details! ✨

🌞 July 19: Earthdance Summer BBQ Fundraiser
Celebrate the summer at Earthdance with BBQ, games, dance, song, and joyous community!

🗣️ July 20: Embodied Personal Storytelling
Discover the magic of personal storytelling through movement and connection. Come with your stories and an open heart!

👯‍♀️ August 2-4: Femina Kinetica: The Female Body in Motion
Dive deep into an intensive workshop to explore the nuances of the female body through the practice of Contact Improvisation.

🌈 August 15-18: EarthSing!
Join us for a co-creative gathering of song, ritual, and embodiment. Experience improvisational singing, somatic practices, folk songs, song circles, and more!

🌼 August 30-September 2: Dancing The Landscape
Immerse in the deep connection between movement and ecology. Practice Qigong, Contact Improvisation, and immerse yourself in the web of life!

🎭 September 12-15: Radical Resonance: A Workshop in Butoh Dance
Explore the body's potential and expressiveness through the transformative dance form of Butoh.

🏳️‍🌈 September 19-22: Q***r CoCo Jam!
Celebrate Q***r Joy and explore Contact Improvisation in a trauma-informed, anti-racist space for play, deep listening, and community connection.

💫 September 29: An Introduction to Authentic Movement
Experience the relationship between mover and witness. Discover the wisdom of the body and explore authentic movement with no agenda or expectation.

🎓 October 1-14: Nomadic College
An intensive study context for The Axis Syllabus. Empower yourself to promote your health through in-depth learning and application.

✨Recurring Events✨

🌀 Second Sunday Jam
Class at 5pm, Potluck at 6:30pm, Jam at 7:30pm
Join us every 2nd Sunday for a contact improv class, community potluck, and jam session!

💃 Monthly Contact Tango Fusion
July 28, August 25, September 28
Workshop 3-5pm, Jam 5-7pm
Explore the intersections of Contact Improvisation and Argentine Tango. Open to all levels.

We hope to see you at some of these amazing events! 🌟

Love,
The Earthdance team 💖

THE NOMADIC COLLEGEOctober 1st to 14th.The NC is an itinerant school for studying and applying The Axis Syllabusⓒ. It's ...
06/29/2024

THE NOMADIC COLLEGE
October 1st to 14th.

The NC is an itinerant school for studying and applying The Axis Syllabusⓒ. It's an intensive study context, aiming to empower individuals to promote health and responsible autonomy.

Philosophy:

-Conscientiousness, self-organization, and voluntary participation.
-Adaptation to local conditions and communal living.
-Participants take initiative to alter unsatisfactory conditions.
-Few pre-scheduled events, leaving room for spontaneous initiatives.
-Registration is a binding contract; commitment is crucial.
-Participants help maintain common areas.
-Class time (and meals) are the only organized obligations, allowing participants to organize social moments and share expertise.
-The 3-4 week curriculum starts with detailed micro moments, leading to longer motifs and ending with creative personal practice development.

WEEK ONE (Oct 1-6):

Workshop One: Relational Ecology with Francesca Pedullá - Exploring strategies of adjustment in relationships and somatological alignment.

Workshop Two: From the Ground Up with Claire Reid - Investigating the body's interaction with the ground.

Workshop Three: Chronological Architecture with Frey Faust - Applied articular anatomy and support types.

Workshop Four: Fascia, A System with Nuria Bowart - Exploring fascial intelligence.

WEEK TWO (Oct 8-13):

Workshop One: I Am My Own Amusement Ride with Nuria Bowart - Exploring elastic potential and efficient movement.

Workshop Two: Anatomy of the Jump with Francesca Pedullá - Observing biomechanics of walking and jumping.

Workshop Three: Falling with Grace with Claire Reid - Developing resilience and balance.

Workshop Four : Dancing Together with Frey Faust - Effective partnering skills.
Extracurricular Activities:

Free AS Lab Classes: Tuesday afternoons
Performances: Oct 5th & 12th
Closing Celebration: Oct 14th

💪 Come join this week of passionate learning, community building, and body connecting!

More info & registration: https://www.nomadiccollege.org/chapter-3-usa

We have some gorgeous offerings offerings coming up in the next few months!! Check it out ~⁠⁠✨ EMBODIED PERSONAL STORYTE...
06/18/2024

We have some gorgeous offerings offerings coming up in the next few months!! Check it out ~⁠

✨ EMBODIED PERSONAL STORYTELLING ✨⁠
July 20⁠

This workshop offers a unique, embodied approach to personal storytelling using movement and improv games to explore and share our diverse life stories, fostering a sense of shared humanity in a supportive, non-judgmental environment.⁠

✨ FEMINA KINETICA ✨⁠
Aug. 2-4⁠

Explore the female body through Contact-Improvisation in this intensive workshop designed by Valerie Sabbah. Combining theoretical knowledge of female biomechanics with practical movement studies, this experience fosters a deeper understanding of the female form in motion.⁠

✨ EARTHSING ✨⁠
Aug. 15-18⁠

Join us for EarthSing, a gathering of song, ritual, and embodiment through workshops like improvisational singing, somatic practices, and folk songs. Deepen your connection to yourself, others, and the land, with 10% of profits supporting the Ohketeau Cultural Center.⁠

✨ DANCING THE LANDSCAPE ✨⁠
Aug 30-Sept. 2⁠

Explore the connections between our movements and the ecologies we inhabit in this 4-day workshop. Practices include Qigong, Body Weather, improvisational movement, Contact Improvisation, plant ID walks, and garden work.⁠

✨ RADICAL RESONANCE ✨⁠
Sept. 12-15⁠

Participants will explore their bodies' natural possibilities, shedding societal behaviors to achieve bodily emptiness. This state allows the unconscious body to respond freely to sensations and emotions, expanding the range of movements.⁠

✨ Q***R COCO JAM ✨⁠
Sept. 19-22⁠

Center Q***r Joy and liberate relationships from supremacist narratives in this year's Q***r CoCo Jam. This trauma-informed, anti-racist gathering welcomes all skill levels to collaboratively shape workshops and create a liberatory space for CI, somatics, and play.⁠⁠⁠⁠
Want to learn more? Take a look through our website: https://www.earthdance.net/events/

Details, facilitator information & registration details are all there 🦚⁠

SAVE THE DATE – Radical Resonance: A Workshop in Butoh DanceSept. 12-15th**Description of the Indescribable Butoh**Origi...
06/14/2024

SAVE THE DATE –
Radical Resonance: A Workshop in Butoh Dance
Sept. 12-15th

**Description of the Indescribable Butoh**

Originating in post-WWII Japan, butoh is a revolutionary dance form using the body as a battleground for transformation. Influenced by German Expressionism, Dadaism, and Surrealism, butoh was shaped by co-founders Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno. Hijikata’s ankoku butoh embraced the grotesque and dark, while Ohno’s butoh was playful and light. Today, butoh balances these opposing approaches, evading definition as both theatre and dance. It subverts tradition, existing on the social periphery, and embodies liberation through discipline and ugliness in a visually harmonious culture. 🌟🖤💃

**Workshop Description**

Participants explore their natural bodies through Noguchi Taiso practices and the “13 Aspects of Butoh.” Exercises remove societal habits, guiding dancers to bodily emptiness and full expression, expanding their movement range, including the subtle, avant-garde, fading, animal, and unleashed bodies. 🌊✨🕊️

For more information: https://www.earthdance.net/event/radical-resonance-a-workshop-in-butoh-dance-hosted-by-julie-becton-gillum/

Come by tonight! 💜
06/12/2024

Come by tonight! 💜

Come on by tonight for our Second Sunday Jam!🌿 Class at 5pm🌿 Potluck at 6:30pm🌿 Jam at 7:30pmHope to see you soon!! 💙
06/09/2024

Come on by tonight for our Second Sunday Jam!

🌿 Class at 5pm
🌿 Potluck at 6:30pm
🌿 Jam at 7:30pm

Hope to see you soon!! 💙

Bring your movement gifts to share along with a yummy dish to nom on after class. Let's commune and practice during our sweet jam. And, relax together in the sauna while we rest our bones. Registration not required. Continue reading

06/08/2024

Marketing tech suggestions needed:

Earthdance is scaling up our social media marketing apparatus and we're looking to invest in an easy to use social-media management app to streamline our instagram, youtube, and facebook content creation process.

What do you use, and why do you like it?

Features we would need:
- ability to visually lay out and schedule multiple posts/campaigns, with input from multiple team members
- good in-app design features, or at least easy to integrate with canva
- ability to auto-post across multiple facebook groups, preferably being able to schedule that ahead of time as well

Thanks for any and all suggestions and feedback! ❤🌿

Hi friends 🌻🌻There is still one week to apply for an Equity & Access ticket to the Earthdance Summer Jam!Equity & Access...
06/08/2024

Hi friends 🌻🌻

There is still one week to apply for an Equity & Access ticket to the Earthdance Summer Jam!

Equity & Access tickets are discounted tickets available for folks who belong to marginalized and/or underrepresented groups within the CI community.

Apply here!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfewlBCaiXPVBdk3xxE4iYKVRV3QAhb5aLaxTBDF-jFoSwdWA/viewform

And ~ Summer Jam info here!
https://www.earthdance.net/event/summer-jam-with-hosts-radmila-olshansky-and-anya-smolnikova/

Welcome, and thanks for your interest. ** AFTER YOU SUBMIT THE FORM, there will be a LINK TO REGISTER, where you can complete your application with payment. ** About the Equity & Access Discounts We know that for those who come from marginalized populations showing up to spaces filled with primarily...

Meet our Summer Jam facilitators! 🌻⁠⁠⁠⁠🦋 Radmila (Rad/Rada) Olshansky (pictured right)⁠⁠Radmila (Rad/Rada) Olshansky (b....
06/07/2024

Meet our Summer Jam facilitators! 🌻⁠⁠⁠⁠
🦋 Radmila (Rad/Rada) Olshansky (pictured right)⁠

Radmila (Rad/Rada) Olshansky (b. Kiev, Ukraine) is an artist, performer, and facilitator in Chicago. She began her Contact Improvisation journey in NYC in 2010 and has been exploring its questions ever since. Rada’s interests include Non-violent Communication, Fake Healing, Dreams, Yoga Nidra, Mindfulness, and Applied Psychology, woven into her somatic explorations. Rad studied with Nancy Stark Smith, Kathleen Hermesdorf, and other dear teachers at festivals and workshops in the US and overseas. She has been teaching dance for over a decade and currently directs a high school dance program in Chicago.⁠⁠⁠⁠
🦋 Anya Smolnikova (pictured left)⁠

Anya Smolnikova (b. Minsk, Belarus) is an artist and educator in Vermont. Her art spans painting, drawing, performance, installation, dance, and community actions. Anya explores movement pathways to connect external and internal experiences, creating spaces integrating magic, joy, and embodiment into learning.⁠

Since 2016, Anya has studied Contact Improvisation in Boston, attending classes and jams nationwide and internationally. She has organized, facilitated, and taught at Boston and Chicago CI Jams. Anya co-facilitates the Contact Improvisation Program and is Director of Operations at the Field Center, VT, and a member of the Contact Improvisation Committee at Earthdance. IG: ⁠

Anya and Rada met at the Chicago CI Jam six years ago and bonded over their shared experience as Eastern European immigrant artists who do CI! Together they are navigating the complexities of identity/ies and moving toward healing, making, and learning in community.⁠⁠⁠⁠
🦋 Malaïka Bittar-Piekutowski – Children’s Program (not pictured)⁠

Malaïka comes to Earthdance with her family since 2017. She lives in Montreal with her husband and two daughters (3 and almost 6 years old) and is a therapist. She loves connecting with fellow humans and the opportunity to coordinate the children’s program since 2019.⁠⁠⁠

Come dance with us this summer! June 28-July 5th. Hope to see you there!! ☀️

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Earthdance began in 1986, when a group of dancers and artists in Boston joined together to cultivate a place for creative expression. Purchasing 175 acres of land in the glorious Berkshire hills of Western Massachusetts, they planted the seeds of community. Today, Earthdance is an internationally recognized presenter of workshops, contact improvisation jams, performances, and community events, drawing thousands of people to the area each year. People cherish Earthdance as a home, and our volunteer program draws creative individuals from all over the world who are interested in contributing to community, dance, art, and the running of a vibrant nonprofit organization.

Earthdance's facilities include two large and sunny studios with sprung maple floors and radiant heat, an 1812 renovated farmhouse with kitchen, dining, and meeting space, a dormitory space accommodating up to 50 guests, a cabin for quiet, meditative personal retreats, summertime canvas tent cabins, a wood stoked sauna nestled in the woods beside a spring fed quarry, and 125 acres of woods, stream, trails, and flowering meadows.

We would like to acknowledge that Earthdance is situated on the traditional territory of the Agawams, Pocumtuc, Nipmuck, Wabanaki Confederacy, and the Mohican Indians "People of the waters that are never still," specifically, the Stockbridge-Munsee Band, who were forcibly removed Westward and many of whom now live on a reservation in Wisconsin. It is important that we recognize our place within the ongoing process of colonialism and also that we appreciate this sacred land, spaces, and energies present here.


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