Dance and physics collide in extraordinary ways! Professor Keith Earle of the University at Albany Physics Department and choreographer Ellen Sinopoli focused on a communion of the arts and sciences, studying side by side the principles of physics and modern dance. Equal parts lecture, demonstration, performance and discussion, this program is a result of their
ESDC’s annual residency in the Gloversville Schools continues! The entire Boulevard Elementary School community will get to see performances of “See the Dance!”, one of ESDC’s many Arts-in-Education oriented programs, focusing on how creativity and movement can capture thoughts, ideas, emotions, and imagery! 5th graders experience in-person workshops where they will explore creative movement related
ESDC heads out to Gloversville to perform for the students of Boulevard Elementary School! During our performance of "See the Dance!" students will experience our most high-flying repertory, and even get a chance to come on stage and try some moves for themselves. Creative movement workshops for 5th graders commence the next day, and culminates
ESDC will perform as part of the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall's Barker Park Kids' Summer Series! This interactive performance of ESDC's popular family-friendly production Undercover Playground brings site-specific dance to the public, and encourages kids to think a little more creatively about the playgrounds they visit! Free to the public. Barker Park is located near
For more than 25 years, ESDC has provided programming designed to offer ALES’ 3rd graders the opportunity to experience the bravery of creativity and invention as they step into the realm of how one might learn differently and see themselves in the most positive way possible. By incorporating the art form of dance and creative movement
For the 4th year, ESDC offers creative movement workshops to students in the Troy NY School District for its 21st Century After School Program.
Through its four-year partnership with UAlbany’s Physics Department for Girl’s Inc.’s Eureka Summer Program, ESDC examines science through dance workshops drawing from the company’s collaboration with UAlbany Physics professor Keith Earle to develop Choreophysics, an examination of the communion of the arts/dance and sciences/physics.
ESDC will perform with percussionist Brian Melick as part of the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall's Barker Park Kids' Summer Series! This interactive performance of ESDC's popular family-friendly production Undercover Playground brings site-specific dance to the public, and encourages kids to think a little more creatively about the playgrounds they visit! Free to the public. Barker
Pre-K – 3rd grades ESDC returns to the Troy Public Library for a Movement Story Hour. The Artistic Director introduces literacy through movement. Reading from the ESDC’s extensive library of children’s books, she incorporates creative movement to enhance the reading experience. Children become a part of the story and find a love of reading.
For the 5th year, ESDC offers creative movement workshops to students in the Troy NY School District for its 21st Century After School Program.