The Sable Project Present: WATER IN THE WOOD: 2022 Reprise!

Didn't get a chance to see our end-of-summer Water in the Wood production?
Liked it so much you want to see it again?
Good news! The Sable Ensemble is reassembling this fall and we're sharing WITW again! Not just once, but twice!

"Water in the Wood" is an annual showcase produced by The Sable Project, an off-grid artist residency and community space in rural central Vermont.

The Sable Project presents
Water in the Wood: End-of-Summer Showcase

Friday & Saturday August 26 & 27

Join us for a dynamic performance full of characters from this world and beyond!

Directed by Kern Samuel, with sculptor Otto Pierce, dancer Jessica Lee, and multi-media artist Berto Guido, The Sable Company presents a new experimental work built out of 3-weeks of collaborative creative process on the outdoor Sable Stage.

VDA MEMBERS!

Save the date!

Oct 8-9, Onion River Campground

Come relax, recharge, and rest.

Pitch a tent or just come for the day, make this weekend work for you!

The VDA team hopes you will come to connect in community, find collaborations, meet new and old VDA members. Feel free to lead a spontaneous class, share work, make work, or tend the camp fire.

Passing Project Immersive
August 3-5
Led by Tracy Penfield & Tess Holbrook of Passing Project

We are thrilled to introduce the first Junction Dance Festival, a three-day dance fest to expose and share with the community the wonderful talent of local amateur and professional dance artists. 40+ dancers from Vermont, New Hampshire and beyond will be gathering in downtown White River Junction for a whole week-end and will introduce you to their specific dance style and mode of choreographic expression.

In an era of ecological collapse and species extinctions impacted by unrestricted extraction of the land, what is the value of trying to see the world through the eyes of the more than human? Foregrounding the symbiotic relationship of lichens, Lichen Party proposes that we learn about lichens in order to learn from them by cultivating what artist Zheng Bo calls "honing our ability to sense and respect the natural forms of life that surround us." Who are lichens? What would it feel like to experience their sense of time?

Join an expert arborist and aerialist team for a unique outdoor workshop where you learn the ropes of climbing as well as flex your creative spirit from the safety of harness dancing. For any curious movers - aerialist, climber, researcher, dancer, arborist, acrobat, explorer - ascend into a world of aerial exploration and personal discovery with nature as your creative backdrop. No prior experience necessary, just your desire and openness to move your body and commiserate with nature.

Montpelier Traces @ North Branch Nature Center -  June 18
Rutland Traces @ Rotary Park -  June 25

10am-12pm

Traces, an outdoor dance happening, celebrates the change into summer, dancing in public spaces, and connection of community.

Rutland program:

CONTEMPLATIVE CREATION

Dance Artists,