50 years at the Yard
The Yard’s 50th summer anniversary is just about here, and there is a lot to celebrate. The roster of this Chilmark-based institution is full of exciting and groundbreaking dance residencies, performances, workshops, and classes.
The...
Kids Do Dance
Any kids who are interested in the intersection of dance, nurturing their creativity, and Island history are in for a treat if they sign up for the Yard’s weeklong spring break program, Kids Do...
Tango comes to town
During the week of March 13 to 17, tango music and dance will take the Vineyard by storm, thanks to the combined forces of the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society (MVCMS) and the Yard....
Language of dance
Leonardo Sandoval has rhythm. And I mean a lot of it. This superb artist has brought his talents as a Brazilian tap dancer and choreographer in hands-and-feet-on workshops for the youth and adult English...
Rising to the occasion
“Season’s Greetings! A Holiday Dance Celebration,” performed by over 200 Rise Vineyard Performing Arts students was, once again, a smash hit. The Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center was filled with an appreciative audience who...
‘We Still Dance’
We will all have a chance to see something very special at the Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 3 pm. Danza Orgánica and members of the Wampanoag Tribe of...
‘Creative playground’
A beloved Island tradition, the Built on Stilts festival, is back again August 11 through 13 and August 20 through 21, filling Union Chapel with creativity and fun for — and largely by —...
Storytelling on ice
Don’t expect something like Disney on Ice or the Ice Capades, or competitive Olympic-type figure skating in Brownbody’s upcoming show, “Tracing Sacred Steps.” In fact, although brought to us by the Yard, the performance...
Get moving
If you want to get out of your head, fully into your body, and get a gentle stretch and nice aerobic workout as well, then Hallie Brevetti’s new “Broadway through the Ages” beginner dance...
Collaborative dance
Abby Bender and Jesse Jason have been doing fabulous collaborations since the fall of 2020. Right after last year’s Halloween show, which was in an old, eerie house, the pair originally thought that they...
Built on Stilts reschedules Sunday’s performance
On Sunday, August 20, Built on Stilts will start at 5:30 pm instead of 8:00 pm. The fireworks have been rescheduled to launch Sunday at 9 pm, so the dance troupe's performance will begin...
Choreographer Camille Brown explores black women’s identity in two performances
Camille A. Brown and Dancers are coming to the Vineyard for two performances that explore black American life.
“Ink” explores culture and history from the abolitionist movement to the civil rights era, and from...
The Yard comes to the PAC
In a showcase of the artistic talents of the Yard’s executive director and co-producer Alison Manning and director of Island programs and education Jesse Keller comes Dance the Yard. DTY will end the Yard’s...
The Yard serves up everything from hip-hop to ballet to traditional Indian dance this...
The Yard, the Island's dance residency and performance facility, recently announced the lineup for its summer season. As always, it's an impressive roster of contemporary dance groups and individuals who represent some of the...
Ugandan for a day
“Today we are going to have some fun to the maximum,” said Godfrey Muwulya as an introduction to his program at the Oak Bluffs library last Thursday. It was the first of a number...
The Yard's season's offerings
The Yard, the Island's dance residency and performance facility, recently announced the lineup for its summer season. As always, it's an impressive roster of contemporary dance groups and individuals who represent some of the...
An April Fool’s not-foolin’ dance at the Artist Studio in Edgartown
What could be cooler than to have a cathedral-size dance studio on your own property? Especially if you’ve been passionate about dance your whole life? This is the lucky fate of Sally Cohn, dancer,...
Peter Luce Play Readers bring on the belly laughs
For the past 22 years, a group named the Peter H. Luce Play Readers has been meeting every Wednesday morning at the Tisbury Council on Aging for one purpose: to read and discuss plays....
Pathways ‘We Dance’ series gets bodies in motion
There's always something new at Pathways at the Chilmark Tavern. The arts incubator and performance space hosts a range of artistic endeavors, including a weekly poetry and prose series and regular music and video...