ESDC performs in The Egg’s Hart Theater! The ever creative, collaborative choreography of ESDC, resident dance company of The Egg, returns to the stage to perform its annual showcase of imaginative and inspiring works. The company will be joined on stage by musicians Brian Melick and Maria Zemantauski who will play live for Falling (2003).
Slipping Into One ELLEN SINOPOLI DANCE COMPANY, choreography/dancers CAROLINE RAMERSDORFER, sculptor JOHN VAN ALSTINE, sculptor MARIA ZEMANTAUSKI, musician BRIAN MELICK, musician BAT-SHEVA GUEZ, filmmaker/director To view a short video about the project, please follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bLqExEuAPc To view a short video of behind-the-scenes from the fall film shoot, please follow this link: https://youtu.be/0NOhi3rhPVw The
Experience stirring movement and music as the two companies unite for the very first time to perform Celebrated Emblems, a captivating exploration of identity, history, and place. This distinctive program will be performed on January 24, 2025, at the Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany and January 25, 2025, at SUNY-Schenectady. Celebrated Emblems features works
Prelude Talk at 7:15 pm The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company concert will feature a reprise of Celebrated Emblems, a highly anticipated first-time collaboration with the Musicians of Ma’alwyck with Brett Wery on clarinet. Also on the program, ESDC will premiere Sometimes I Cascade to music by jazz violinist Leroy Jenkins, a performance of Fade to music by Henryk Gorecki and a return of ESDC’s The
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 Park is
ESDC has a long-standing relationship with museums, including The Hyde, where they previously performed during the 2022 exhibition Transformations: The Art of John Van Alstine. This year, ESDC returns to The Hyde with a brand-new performance inspired by the exhibition George Rickey Across Time. George Rickey (1907–2002) was a trailblazer in kinetic sculpture, crafting stainless steel
From September 19, 2025 to July 1, 2026, this project engaged ESDC in thirty-five free performances in locations mostly beyond traditional performance venues such as libraries, community centers, campuses, parks, playgrounds, markets, museums, etc. where people were already gathered. The project served to increase dance activity in the region, celebrate a local resource, expose dance
The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company was pleased to join the student dancers and choreographers of the Russell Sage dance division in this concert that featured solo and ensemble works by students, faculty, and ESDC! This year’s concert was produced by ESDC alum and Sage professor Sara Senecal. The Russell Sage dancers performed ensemble pieces created
Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 8:00 PM Performance | 7:15 PM Prelude Talk ESDC celebrated the culmination of its 35th season with a concert that included signature works from each decade along with premieres choreographed by guest artist & kathak dancer barkha patel and company member Emily Gunter. A third premiere by Sinopoli, Silken Threads,
On July 30, 2026 ESDC will bring its popular family-friendly production, Undercover Playground, to Barker Park at 11 am and to Prospect Park at 5 pm. These site-specific and interactive performances bring dance to the public, and encourages kids to think a little more creatively about the playgrounds they visit! Percussionist Brian Melick joins ESDC