Upcoming Events
Spring Dance Performance
Please join us for our spring performance May 3 - May 4 2024, directed by Sandra Grinberg. There will be all original works by Mackenzie Deputy, Sandra Grinberg, Heidi Pennington, Ezra Sawyer, Ammara Shafqat, Darla Stanley, and Joyce Yagerline.
Tickets are available for pre-sale for $12, using code EARLYBIRDSPR24 at checkout. Tickets are $15 at the door.
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Show Times:
1st showing Friday May 3: Doors open, and live music starts at 5:30pm. Show starts at 6pm.
2nd showing Friday May 3: Doors open and live music starts at 7:30pm. Show starts at 8pm.
1st showing Saturday May 4: Doors open and live music starts at 2pm. Show starts at 2:30pm
2nd showing Saturday May 4: Doors open and live music starts at 5:30pm. Show starts at 6pm.
3rd showing Saturday May 4: Doors open and live music starts at 7:30pm. Show starts at 8pm.
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No Booze No Shoes
No Booze No Shoes is back for a second time!
Join us for an all vinyl DJ set by Ryan Clark. Alcohol Free. All ages Welcome. $20 suggested donation, kids under 10 get in free. We will also be serving a few speciality mock-tails.. stay tuned for more details!
Performance Prep Masterclass with Katie Dean
In this 90-minute class, we’ll workshop performance strategies that help prepare for performance. Part discussion and part practical physical exploration, we’ll explore various preparation forms, from breathwork and visualization, to meditation, to building a warm-up that steadies the nervous system and readies the body and mind for performance, allowing performers to find a flow state in performance to be embodied and present. Participants will be invited to build their toolkit for performance readiness through practical steps and explore what tools help them feel prepared, present, and responsive.
Open to all levels of dance and theater performers, or any performer who is open to moving their body as part of performance prep!
Please bring: a notebook and pen
Bio:
Katie Dean (she/ her) is a collaborative designer and performer who graduated from VCU in Richmond, VA, and shares time between Sperryville, VA and Brooklyn, NY. Dean has performed in work spanning from physical theater, stage, and durational work for visual artists and choreographers including Phoebe Berglund, Kim Brandt, Ivy Baldwin Dance, Xavier Cha, Megan Chu, Jessica Cook, Ayano Elson, Jennifer Harge, Shannon Hummel/Cora Dance, Julie Mayo, Melanie McLain, Phoebe Osborne, Nadia Tykulsker, Hannah Walsh, and Rebekah Windmiller, as a dancer in collaborative work with Heather Robinson, Jake Dibeler, and Alaina Stamatis, and in music videos and video projects, including a film by Mia Lidofsky and Celia Rowlson-Hall. She has performed at spaces including BAM, the Guggenheim Museum, MOMA PS1, the New Museum, the Queens Museum, a kitchen table, and a storage unit. Recently, she contributed to a book of scores by Phoebe Berglund, published by Shandaken Projects.Katiedean.net
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Trisha Brown Dance Company Workshop
Please join us for a special series taught by Sandra Grinberg. Throughout the week we will work on a phrase from the quartet "Glacial Decoy" that premiered in 1979 in New York City.
This phrase glides and slides from side to side. Small and large movements are very detailed and flow together in a beautiful, often unexpected way. During the class we will do a short warm up to start, then work on the phrase, building on it throughout the week.
For those that sign up for the whole week, we will be meeting every night 5:30-6:45, cost is $75.
Drop ins are also welcome for $18.
Here is an excerpt of the performance of Glacial Decoy in 2009!
Artist's Council Open Meeting
Come learn about how HDC works behind the scenes and is funded, tell us your hopes and dreams for the studio and space, and more! RSVP to our open meeting here
HDC Birthday Week: Movie Night
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HDC Birthday Week!
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…Previous happenings…
2023
Modern technique masterclass w/ Darla Stanley
Saturday, November 18
This class will progress from floor “swimming” sequences to larger dynamic explorations through space. We will give attention to the initiation of movement as we follow its course through the body. Emphasis is placed on softening the joints, moving from the bones, and accessing multi-directional energy.
"CAN'T SIT STILL" NO BOOZE NO SHOES DANCE PARTY
Sunday, November 19
4:00-7:00pm
3 hours of dancing to an all vinyl DJ set with Ryan Clark. Alcohol free. All ages welcome.
"Fall For Dance" November First Friday Performance
Join us for our first performance in our new studio in downtown Harrisonburg!
There will be several pieces in each show showcasing different choreographers and dancers work.
There will be 4 opportunities to see the performance:
Friday November 3; 6pm (doors open at 5:30) and 7:30pm (doors open at 7)
Saturday November 4; 6pm (doors open at 5:30) and 7:30pm(doors open at 7).
Beholding Love and Loss: An interdisciplinary arts and humanities series on grief
Come out to the studio for a night of the "beholding love and loss" series; Moving Through Grief: A Discussion on Dance in Grief and Healing.
Featuring Certified Yoga Therapist Jennifer Matthaei Cottrell, Licensed Dance Therapist and Co-Owner of Harrisonburg Dance Cooperative Anna Morris, Rubén Graciani (Dean of JMU’s College of Visual and Performing Arts and Professor of Dance), and a performance choreographed by Ellie de Waal, Co-Owner of Harrisonburg Dance Cooperative.
Wednesday October 11. 7:00pm-9:00pm, doors open at 6:30pm.
Any questions can be directed to Michael at trocchmx@jmu.edu.
Friendly City Food Co-op Harvest Party
Come join the fun at the Friendly City Food co-op harvest party! There will be HDC dancers preforming small segments from our upcoming first Friday performance. There will be family friendly activities, live music, food trucks, and more.
Date: Saturday October 14th
Time: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Injury Prevention Masterclass with Sarah Gosselin, DPT.
This workshop discusses the variables that increase injury risk in dancers, to include: proper warm-up and cool down, cross training, posture, nutrition, recovery, and mental health.
Date: Saturday, August 19th, 2023
Time: 10 - 11:30 AM
Location: Harrisonburg Dance Cooperative, 2 N Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22802
Instructor: Sarah Gosselin PT, DPT
www.sgperformancellc.com
First Fridays Open House
Friday, June 2, 2023
5-7p
Come on down and say hello and take a peek at one of our classes (5:30-6:45p)!
We'd love to share more information about who we are and what we provide for our community.
A Collaborative Dance Performance Re/Turn
February 24 at 7pm, 2023
EMU Mainstage Theater
Save the date: we're putting on a show! Join us for an evening of contemporary dance in collaboration with Cumulus Dance and EdW and Dancers. One night only. Tickets on sale here.