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Putting Out The Welcome Mat: 35 Performances for 35 Years

September 19, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - June 29, 2026 @ 8:00 pm
Free

In honor of its 35th anniversary, ESDC is making 35 visits to sites around the Capital Region inviting audiences to have an up-close and personal experience with dance. Performing on a large mat of interlocking squares around which the audience gathers, the dancers perform works from the company’s repertoire of over 90 dances along with new ones specifically created for this series. There’s no admission charge, no lighting, no frills…but lots of movement invention, excitement and fun for all ages! Each of the 35 performances will feature a slightly different program — no two will be exactly the same!

 

View the program and donate.

 

Upcoming Performances:

  • *RAIN DATE* Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM

Hudson Valley Community College – Siek Campus Center

80 Vandenburgh Ave, Troy, NY 12180

  • Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Troy Waterfront Farmers Market – Troy Atrium

4 3rd St, Troy, NY 12180

  • Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Arts Letters & Numbers

1543 Burden Lake Rd, Averill Park, NY 12018

  • Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM

New York State Museum

222 Madison Ave, Albany, NY 12230

  • Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Tang Museum at Skidmore College

815 N Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

  • Friday, February 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM & 6:00 PM

Albany Institute of History & Art

125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210

  • Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM

East Greenbush Library

10 Community Way, East Greenbush, NY 12061

  • Sunday, May 31, 2026 at TBD

Sand Lake Center for the Arts

2880 NY Highway 43, Averill Park, NY 12018

  • Additional performances will be announced soon!

 

Past Performances:

  • Friday, September 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM

Universal Preservation Hall

25 Washington Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

  • Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library

99 Clinton Street #2, Schenectady, NY 12305

  • Friday, September 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Arts Center of the Capital Region

265 River Street, Troy, NY 12180

  • Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Vischer Ferry General Store

357 Riverview Road, Rexford, NY 12148

  • Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM

Proctors Theatre

432 State Street, Schenectady, NY 12305

  • Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM & 5:15 PM

UAlbany PAC

1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222

 

Thank you to our sponsors:

NYS DanceForce

Dance Alliance, Inc.

Upstate Theater Coalition for a Fairgame Grant Program

Stewart’s Shops

Ed Swyer

 

This project is made possible with funds from the NYS DanceForce, a partnership program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

Details

Start:
September 19 @ 6:00 pm
End:
June 29, 2026 @ 8:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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