Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company

Guest Artists at Russell Sage Student/Faculty Dance Concert 2022
2022-11-12 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Sage College Meader Little Theater, 65 1st St, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company is pleased to join the student dancers and choreographers of the Russell Sage dance division in this concert featuring solo and ensemble works by students, faculty, and ESDC!
This year’s concert is produced by ESDC dancer and Sage professor Sara Senecal. The Russell Sage dancers will perform ensemble pieces created in class, as well as self-choreographed solo projects. ESDC will perform three selections from its current repertory.
Tickets are available through the RSC box office by calling (518) 244-2248.

ChoreoPhysics 2022
2022-11-09 10:00 - 11:30 | UAlbany Performing Arts Center, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY, 12222, United States
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 efforts and includes Texture of the Whole, a choreographic work for the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company that they collaborated to create and which utilizes more than a dozen laws of physics deeply intertwining the science with the dance.
For booking or more information about this program, please contact ChoreoPhysics coordinator Kim Engel at kengel@albany.edu

Fall Gala 2022 - A Sunday Soirée
2022-10-02 16:00 - 20:00 | Loft 433, Hedley Building, 433 River St, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
As we begin our 2022-2023 season, we are delighted to invite you to join us for The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company’s Fall Gala on Sunday, October 2nd in a celebration of modern dance in the Capital Region. This year’s gala event, entitled A Sunday Soirée, will again take place at the magnificent Loft 433 that features both indoor and outdoor patio space on the top floor of the Hedley Building in Troy, NY.
In celebration of the collaborating artists who have been part of Ellen Sinopoli’s many artistic projects over the past 32 years, the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company invites you to a very special evening as we celebrate the notable talents of sculptors CAROLINE RAMERSDORFER and JOHN VAN ALSTINE, and musicians BRIAN MELICK and MARIA ZEMANTAUSKI. The evening will feature a unique sampling of their many talents as well as a fascinating look into our past and future collaborative projects with them.
You are invited to join us for an evening of delectable and innovative gourmet food offered by Mazzone Hospitality and an open bar with a broad selection of wine, beer and cocktails. It will be an evening noted for its fun-filled energy, fine food, stunning décor and, of course, for a dance party like no other.
We thank you for your ongoing support and look forward to having you gather with us October 2nd!
Presenting Event Sponsors: Karen & Chet Opalka
Silver Sponsors: Nancy & David Rosenblum

A Sunday Soiree Gala Tickets

Honorary Committee – single $225.00 USDHonorary Committee – couple $400.00 USDGeneral Admission $150.00 USDGeneral Admission under age 35 $100.00 USDChampion of Dance Table for 8 $1,000.00 USDFriend of Dance Table for 6 $750.00 USD

A Sunday Soiree Gala Sponsorship Levels

Presenting Event Sponsor $3,500.00 USDSilent Auction Sponsor $2,500.00 USDGold Sponsor $1,500.00 USDSilver Sponsor $1,200.00 USDFull Page Ad $200.00 USDHalf Page Ad $125.00 USDQuarter Page Ad $75.00 USD

$3,500 PRESENTING EVENT SPONSOR
(only one available-Thank you to Karen & Chet Opalka, this year’s Presenting Event Sponsors!)

Table for 10 plus promotion at event as PRESENTING EVENT SPONSOR
Company logo with billing above other sponsors on event invitation* and all digital/print advertising and all onsite event signage
Company logo and web link on ESDC 2022 Gala website and Facebook event page
Full-page cover ad in event program book*

$2,500 SILENT AUCTION SPONSOR (only one available)

Table for 8 plus promotion as SILENT AUCTION SPONSOR
Company logo on Gala invitation*, event signage, table card and Silent Auction signage
Company logo and web link on ESDC 2022 Fall Gala website and Facebook event page
Full-page ad in event program book*

$1,500 GOLD SPONSOR

Table for 8 plus promotion at event
Listing on Gala invitation*, event signage, and logo on table card
Listing and web link on ESDC 2022 Fall Gala website and Facebook event page
Half-page ad in event program book*

$1,200 SILVER SPONSOR

Table for 6 plus promotion at event
Listing on Gala invitation*, event signage and table card
Listing on ESDC 2022 Fall Gala website and Facebook event page
Quarter-page ad in event program book*

$1,000 Champion of Dance Table

Table for 8 at the event
1 Honorary Committee Listing

$750 Friend of Dance Table

Table for 6 at the event
1 Honorary Committee Listing

*print deadlines apply, please contact us for specifications

September Troy Night Out Performance
2022-09-23 17:30 - 20:00
ESDC announces the return of our popular summer concert series at various venues throughout downtown Troy!
As part of Troy Night Out, a city-wide celebration held the last Friday of each month, ESDC will perform a site-specific dance at each TNO in the months of July, August, and September.
September’s TNO performance will take place on the patio beside No Fun at 275 River St, and will feature live music by Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius.
Performances will take place every hour on the half-hour (5:30, 6:30, and 7:30 pm) and last approximately 15 minutes.
We are thrilled to again be part of Troy’s vibrant downtown arts scene!

August Troy Night Out Performance
2022-08-26 17:30 - 20:00 | Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 30 2nd Street, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
ESDC announces the return of our popular summer concert series at various venues throughout downtown Troy!
As part of Troy Night Out, a city-wide celebration held the last Friday of each month, ESDC will perform a site-specific dance at each TNO in the months of July, August, and September.
August’s TNO performance will take place near the intersection of 2nd and State streets, between Bacchus and the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, and will feature live music by classical Indian tabla musician Devesh Chandra.
Performances will take place every hour on the half-hour (5:30, 6:30, and 7:30 pm) and last approximately 15 minutes.
We are thrilled to again be part of Troy’s vibrant downtown arts scene!

Performance at The Hyde Collection
2022-08-06 14:00 - 15:00 | The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren St, Glens Falls, NY, 12801, United States
On August 6, 2022, the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company returns to The Hyde Collection to present a site-specific concert created in response to the exhibit Transformations: The Art of John Van Alstine. Also featured is guitarist Maria Zemantauski. Spanning two large galleries, Van Alstine’s pieces offer a heightened experience for both the audience and the dancer of a simultaneous sense of weight and floating that occurs when natural stone and man-made objects are combined. This is the third collaboration between ESDC and Van Alstine. Each experience between choreographer and sculptor opens new expanses, new queries and ultimately new vision.

July Troy Night Out Performance
2022-07-29 17:30 - 20:00 | Monument Square, 200 Broadway, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
ESDC announces the return of our popular summer concert series at various venues throughout downtown Troy!
As part of Troy Night Out, a city-wide celebration held the last Friday of each month, ESDC will perform a site-specific dance at each TNO in the months of July, August, and September.
July’s TNO performance will take place at Monument Square, in the heart of downtown Troy, and will feature live music by flamenco guitarist and long-time ESDC collaborator Maria Zemantauski.
Performances will take place every hour on the half-hour (5:30, 6:30, and 7:30 pm) and last approximately 15 minutes.
We are thrilled to again be part of Troy’s vibrant downtown arts scene!

ESDC’s Annual Home Base Concert at The Egg 2019
2022-05-14 20:00 - 22:00 | The Egg Hart Theater, 1 Empire State Plaza, S Mall Arterial, Albany, NY, 12203, United States
AN EVENING OF NEW DANCE AND LIVE PERFORMANCES BY ESDC WITH CELLIST ASHLEY BATHGATE
This evening’s performance features the premiere of Faultline with the music of Christopher Cerrone played live by celebrated cellist, Ashley Bathgate.
Momentum, sometimes out of control, sometimes caught in suspended space.
Power in its most extreme.
Within the Quiet, originally premiered in 2020, will also feature Ashley Bathgate performing the music of Jacob Cooper.
The elegant sculpting of the dancers’ bodies fluctuates between shifting forms, soft gatherings, windswept designs and serene stillness. The singular texture of the music continually wraps and releases the dancers.
Standing Last, our second premiere, features guitarist Maria Zemantauski and percussionist Brian Melick performing their composition Backscattering, a stunning piece that weaves original composition with exceptional improvisation.
Time:

8 pm concert
7:30 pm Prelude Talk with guest artists

Tickets:

$25/Adult
$12.50/Senior (to be purchased one hour before the concert)
$12.50/Student

For more information about TIME TO CELEBRATE, the fundraising event surrounding this concert, please click Here

TIME TO CELEBRATE: A fundraising event
2022-05-14 17:30 - 22:30
This celebratory event surrounds our May 14, 2022 concert at The Egg. Please join us for a very special evening!
5:30 – 7:30 PM Pre-concert celebration at The CORNERSTONE Restaurant, Empire State Plaza, Albany
7:30 – 7:50 PM Prelude Talk with Ellen Sinopoli and musicians in the Hart lobby
8:00 – 9:30 PM ELLEN SINOPOLI DANCE COMPANY in performance at The Egg
Premiere of new dances
Featuring cellist Ashley Bathgate, guitarist Maria Zemantauski
and percussionist Brian Melick
9:30 – 10:30 PM Post concert reception in the theater lobby
Meet Ellen Sinopoli, her dancers and guest musicians
Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company is pleased to honor the Mary Jane Dike Family
for its ongoing support of all the arts and our artistic vision.
Tickets:
$250 Sponsorship Level: Admission to the entire evening’s celebration.
This gift also enables ESDC to provide concert tickets to young dance
students.
$150 Guest Level: Admission to the entire evening’s celebration.
$100 Admission Level: Admission to the concert and post concert reception.
RSVP by May 7, 2022 by purchasing tickets via PayPal here:

Giving Levels

Sponsorship Level $250.00 USDGuest Level $150.00 USDAdmission Level $100.00 USD

Already have a ticket for the concert?
Just subtract $25 for each ticket from your total and make your donation here
Questions: 528-527-7008 or esdc00@gmailcom

Performance at the Opalka Gallery
2022-04-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Opalka Gallery, 140 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY, 12208, United States
The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company will present a site-specific performance within the Opalka Gallery during the Judith Braun My Pleasure Exhibition on Friday, April 1, 2022.
ESDC will create a series of dances that explore, enhance and elaborate on Ms. Braun’s art as well as on the unique design of the exhibit. Ms. Braun’s larger than life black and white paintings, their placement on frames that can be moved within the gallery space, the enormous backdrop of lettering and side paintings at the entrance to the exhibit establish an environment of boldness, mood and intrigue. The layering of ESDC’s choreography throughout the gallery; the selection of early 20th century and current African American jazz and blues music; the striking costume design of Kim Vanyo all combine to ensure an evening of surprise, humor, drama and singular experience.

Abram Lansing Elementary School Residency 2022
2022-01-01 08:00 - 2022-05-31 17:00
The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company’s Around the World project works with the Abram Lansing Elementary School’s 3rd grade students to expand their study of Egypt, Norway, Japan, Brazil by incorporating the art form of dance and creative movement workshops. Engaging in the creative process and dance, students increase their knowledge of dance vocabulary, enhance their personal understanding of the 4 countries studied, and reinforce their ability to verbally and physically articulate this knowledge. Throughout the residency students become increasingly aware of and proficient in the dance elements of Space, Time, Force, Body and Movement. Combining classroom instruction and movement workshops allows students to deepen their understanding of the topic studied in inventive and engaging ways. For example, students become a fjord (Norway), bullet train (Japan), rain forest (Brazil) and mummy (Egypt).

Russell Sage Concert Sunday Matinee
2021-11-21 14:00 - 15:30 | Sage College Meader Little Theater, 65 1st St, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company is pleased to join the student dancers and choreographers of the Russell Sage dance division in this concert featuring solo and ensemble works by students, faculty, and ESDC.
This year’s concert is co-produced by ESDC dancers Sara Senecal & Laura Teeter, who are sharing teaching duties during the Fall 2021 semeser. The Studio Tap/Jazz class will perform a piece in each of those styles, and two Seniors will present their self-choreographed solo projects. ESDC will perform three selections from its current repertory.

Guest Artists at Russell Sage Student/Faculty Dance Concert
2021-11-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Sage College Meader Little Theater, 65 1st St, Troy, NY, 12180, United States

Concert at Sand Lake Center for the Arts
2021-10-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Sand Lake Center for the Arts, 2880 NY 43, Averill Park, NY, 12018, United States
ESDC announces its first performance at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts in Averill Park, NY. This concert will include works from ESDC’s early repertory of the 1990’s to its newest creations from 2021.
The intimate space is a perfect setting for a selection of dances that takes the audience through the many lenses of theme, perception and compelling dynamics.
Tickets are $18 and are available by calling SLCA at 518-674-2008, or they can be purchased on the SLCA website

Fall Gala 2021 - A Sunday Soirée
2021-09-26 16:00 - 20:00 | Loft 433, Hedley Building, 433 River St, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
We are delighted to invite you to join us for The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company’s Fall Gala this year on Sunday, September 26th in a celebration of modern dance in the Capital Region. This year’s gala event, entitled A Sunday Soirée, will take place at the magnificent Loft 433 that features both indoor and outdoor patio space on the top floor of the Hedley Building in Troy, NY.
You are invited to join us for an evening of delectable and innovative gourmet food offered by Mazzone Hospitality and an open bar with a broad selection of wine, beer and cocktails. It will be an evening noted for its fun-filled energy, fine food, stunning décor and, of course, for a dance party like no other.
We thank you for your ongoing support and we remain forever optimistic that we can gather this September! JOIN US!
Presenting Event Sponsor: Colley Asset Management colleyassetmgmt.com

Print Media Sponsor: Capital Region Living/Saratoga Living Magazine crlmag.com
Gold Sponsors: Stewart’s Shops stewartsshops.com
Fund the Mission Sponsor: CDPHP

A Sunday Soiree Gala Tickets

Honorary Committee – single $225.00 USDHonorary Committee – couple $400.00 USDGeneral Admission $150.00 USDGeneral Admission under age 35 $100.00 USDChampion of Dance Table for 8 $1,000.00 USDFriend of Dance Table for 6 $750.00 USD

A Sunday Soiree Gala Sponsorship Levels

Presenting Event Sponsor $3,500.00 USDSilent Auction Sponsor $2,500.00 USDGold Sponsor $1,500.00 USDSilver Sponsor $1,200.00 USDFull Page Ad $200.00 USDHalf Page Ad $125.00 USDQuarter Page Ad $75.00 USD

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
$3,500 PRESENTING EVENT SPONSOR: COLLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT
(only one available)

Table for 10 plus promotion at event as PRESENTING EVENT SPONSOR
Company logo with billing above other sponsors on event invitation* and all digital/print advertising and all onsite event signage
Company logo and web link on ESDC 2020 Gala website and Facebook event page
Full-page cover ad in event program book*

$2,500 SILENT AUCTION SPONSOR (only one available)

Table for 8 plus promotion as SILENT AUCTION SPONSOR
Company logo on Gala invitation*, event signage, table card and Silent Auction signage
Company logo and web link on ESDC 2021 Fall Gala website and Facebook event page
Full-page ad in event program book*

$1,500 GOLD SPONSOR

Table for 6 plus promotion at event
Listing on Gala invitation*, event signage, and logo on table card
Listing and web link on ESDC 2021 Fall Gala website and Facebook event page
Half-page ad in event program book*

$1,200 SILVER SPONSOR

Table for 4 plus promotion at event
Listing on Gala invitation*, event signage and table card
Listing on ESDC 2021 Fall Gala website and Facebook event page
Quarter-page ad in event program book*

$1,000 Champion of Dance Table

Table for 8 at the event
1 Honorary Committee Listing

$750 Friend of Dance Table

Table for 6 at the event
1 Honorary Committee Listing

Summer Outdoor Performance Series: September
2021-09-24 17:00 - 20:15
ESDC is thrilled to announce an exciting summer concert series at various venues throughout downtown Troy. As part of Troy Night Out, a city-wide celebration held the last Friday of each month, ESDC will perform a site-specific dance at each TNO in the months of June, July, August, and September.
September’s TNO performance will take place on the front stoops of four private residences on 2nd St, near Monument Square. Music will be played live by classical Indian tabla musician, Devesh Chandra.
Performances will take place every hour on the hour (5, 6, 7, and 8 pm) and last approximately 15 minutes.
We welcome warmer weather and the chance to perform in front of a live audience again!
Support for this project provided by:
The Family of Mary Jane Dike &

Summer Outdoor Performance Series: August
2021-08-27 17:00 - 20:15
ESDC is thrilled to announce an exciting summer concert series at various venues throughout downtown Troy. As part of Troy Night Out, a city-wide celebration held the last Friday of each month, ESDC will perform a site-specific dance at each TNO in the months of June, July, August, and September.
August’s TNO performance will take place on the back patio of the Lucas Confectionery Wine Bar, in the alley at Broadway between 2nd and 3rd Streets. Live accompaniment will be performed by guitarist Maria Zemantauski.
Performances will take place every hour on the hour (5, 6, 7, and 8 pm) and last approximately 15 minutes.
We welcome warmer weather and the chance to perform in front of a live audience again!
Support for this project provided by:
The Family of Mary Jane Dike &

Freedom Park Performance
2021-08-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Freedom Park, 5 Schonowee Ave, NY, Scotia, NY, 12302, United States
The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company invites you to join us for our concert at Freedom Park in Scotia!

This is a FREE, family-friendly dance concert, featuring up-beat selections from ESDC’s repertory, including two premieres! There is also audience participation for the little ones. Bring a lawn chair and please join us!

Located across the street from Collins Park and right next to Jumpin’ Jack’s in the beautiful Village of Scotia NY. Shows are rain or shine. Keep an eye on the Freedom Park Scotia Facebook page for cancellation info if the weather is unsafe for the performers or staff.

Support for this performance provided by:
Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation

THE PROGRAM

Freedom Park Association
presents
Ellen Sinopoli
Artistic Director and Choreographer
The Company
Laura Teeter, Assistant to the Artistic Director
Erin Dooley
Emily Gunter
Andrè Robles
Sara Senecal – on leave
ESDC’s 2021 Summer Performances Series is sponsored by
Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation, Stewart’s Shops/Dake Family and Nancy Rosenblum
THE PROGRAM
The Space In Between (premiere)
Choreography: Ellen Sinopoli
Dancer: Andrè Robles
Music: Thelonious Monk
The genius of Thelonious Monk permeates and maneuvers rhythms, patterns, phrasing, undercurrents and shadings throughout “Blues Monk”. His thoughts about “the space in between” are a constant within this solo dance.
Ghostly Interlace (premiere)
Choreography: Ellen Sinopoli
Dancers: Emily Gunter & Laura Teeter
Music: Osvaldo Golijov
A poignant closeness coupled with a definitive separateness shepherds the dancers as they respond to Golijov’s astonishing musical combining of cello and marimba.
Music Rights by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. publisher and copyright owner.
Tiamat (2001)
Choreography: Ellen Sinopol
Dancer: Erin Dooley
Music: Toby Marks
Costume: Kim Vanyo
Strength, power, resilience and animal-like presence empower and surround
the dancer
Blue(s) excerpt (2011)
Choreography: Ellen Sinopoli
Dancers: Emily Gunter & Andrè Robles
Music: K.D. Lang
Costumes: Kim Vanyo
K.D. Lang’s love ballad, “Wash Me Clean”, provides the perfect backdrop to the dancers’ tender intertwinings.
Umbrellaphant (2019)
Choreography: Ellen Sinopoli & ESDC dancers
Dancers: Erin Dooley, Emily Gunter & Laura Teeter
Music: Caleb Burhans, Gideon Freudmann, Michael Nyman
Costumes: Kim Vanyo
Narrator: Sara Senecal
Based on the poems by Jack Prelutsky from “Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant”
The clever juxtaposition of animal and object is the landscape for the dancers’ shenanigans
The music for “Clocktopus” and “Tweasels” written and performed by Gideon Freudmann. Licensed by Arrangement with CelloBop Music.
Fade (2021)
Choreography: Ellen Sinopoli
Dancers: Erin Dooley, Emily Gunter & Laura Teeter
Music: Henryk Gorecki
Costumes: Kim Vanyo
Created to the haunting music of Henryk Górecki’s “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs”, the dance evokes the isolation and loss experienced by so many in troubled times.
Music Rights by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. publisher and copyright owner.
Slipping Through (2020)
Choreography: Ellen Sinopoli
Dancers: Erin Dooley & Laura Teeter
Music: Don Byron
Costumes: Kim Vanyo

Slipping Through celebrates the many movement nuances on display in response to the rhythmic fluency and genius of Don Byron’s music.
Contrapuntal Fling (2008)
Choreography: Ellen Sinopoli
Dancers: Erin Dooley, Emily Gunter, Andrè Robles, Laura Teeter
Music: Leonard Bernstein
Costumes: Kim Vanyo
Music Rights by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. publisher and copyright owner.
ABOUT THE ELLEN SINOPOLI DANCE COMPANY
ELLEN SINOPOLI DANCE COMPANY (ESDC) is a 31 year old not-for-profit arts organization located in NYS’s Capital Region. ESDC’s commitment to CREATE, COLLABORATE, EDUCATE and PARTNER remains in the forefront as it shares its work with diverse audiences through concerts, showcases, residencies, workshops, educational and community outreach. Artistic Director Ellen Sinopoli has created over 100 dances since forming the company and ESDC’s collaborations and artistic projects serve as a conduit to bring together talented artists (both regional and national) from varied genres that include visual artists, sculptors, architects, composers and musicians, poets and storytellers, videographers, photographers and physicists. Past commissions include new work for The Egg, Olana Partnership, Saratoga County Arts Council, Schenectady Symphony Orchestra, Schenectady Museum and St Cecelia Orchestra.
As the resident company of The Egg Center for the Performing Arts in Albany for 30 years, ESDC is part of its highly successful dance season that presents many NY based, national and international dance companies. ESDC’s performances at professional, regional, and college theatres as well as community centers, art galleries, public playgrounds, public schools, libraries, museums, historic sites and storefronts include venues in MA, NYC and throughout 17 NYS counties. Within the Capital Region, ESDC has performed at Albany’s The Egg, NYS Museum, WAMC’s the Linda, the Opalka Gallery and Albany Institute of History and Art. ESDC was featured on WMHT’s AHA!: A House for Arts program in the Spring of 2020. Additional locations include: Troy’s historic Gasholder Building, Arts Center of the Capital Region and Troy Savings Bank Music Hall; Schenectady’s Proctors and Schenectady Museum; Cambridge’s Hubbard Hall. ESDC has performed at many of the area’s institutes of higher education including UAlbany, FMCC, HVCC, Rensselaer, Russell Sage, Skidmore, SUNY Cobleskill, and Union. ESDC has been invited to perform at gubernatorial inaugurations, art center and gallery openings, senior centers, fundraising events for area school districts and other not-for-profit organizations, First Night celebrations for Albany, Saratoga, and Chatham, Albany’s First Friday and Tulip Festival and Troy’s Troy Night Out events. NYC performances include Lincoln Center, Mulberry Street Theater, St. Mark’s Church and Ryan Theater for the DUMBO Festival and Riverside Theater. In MA, ESDC has appeared at the Chesterwood Museum, Tanglewood and Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out.
Committed to bringing dance to underserved communities and populations through Arts-In-Education, ESDC offers performances and workshops in and around NYS’s Capital Region. Residencies, workshops and/or performances bring the excitement of exploring the creative process to children and young adults in both urban and rural schools. Our educational programs introduce and explore modern dance in a pure performing sense and utilize dance to teach curricula and enhance understanding in the connectedness of art and everyday life. By making these early connections with an art form, we create a respect for and understanding of the arts and its performing artists. This carries over into adult years and is passed down to future generations. Specially designed educational programming includes: Science In Motion, If Books Could Dance!, Celtic Footprints, Choreophysics, Dance by Chance, Undercover Playground and From the mind of a single long vine, one hundred opening lives.
ESDC’s outreach programming continues to expand as we bring our work to community centers, day care centers, public playgrounds, libraries, art galleries and centers for special populations. ESDC’s outreach partnerships include the Center for Disability Services for which ESDC teaches creative movement workshops at the Smith Center (adults population) and Langan School (ages pre-school – 21) as part of the “Creative MOVEment” program, a one-of-a-kind collaborative community partnership with MOVE–Mobility Opportunities Via Experience. Our creative movement workshops for these populations are designed to introduce the joy of dance, movement for self expression and creativity into their everyday lives.
ESDC has received funding from NYS Council on the Arts for multi-year general operating support, individual artist projects, long term Arts-in-Education residencies and three long-term residencies at Kaatsbaan International Dance Center. It has received support from Bender Family Foundation, Capital Region Living Magazine/Saratoga Living Magazine, Charles R. Wood Foundation, Charles and Cornelia Hume Charitable Trust, CDPHP, Community Foundation for the Capital Region’s Robert C. Reilly Salary Fund, Howard and Bush Foundation, the Mary Jane Dike Family, Meet the Composer, the Opalka Family, Troy Redevelopment Fund, NYS DanceForce, NYS Music Fund for the commission of an original composition for “Spill Out!,” Partners in Dance, Poets & Writers, PriceChopper’s Golub Foundation, Stewert’s Shops/Dake Family, Ed Swyer/Stuyvesant Plaza, Inc., Troy Redevelopment Fund and the Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
ELLEN SINOPOLI founded the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company (ESDC) in 1991, after settling in the Capital Region from Boston and NYC. Her many artistic collaborations and projects serve as a conduit to bring together talented artists (both regional and national) from varied genres that include visual artists, sculptors, architects, composers and musicians, poets and storytellers, videographers, photographers and physicists. ESDC dancers serve as a muse for Sinopoli’s creative process. Applauded for their consistent excellence and artistry, their movement imaginings, unique artistry, and deep professionalism add to the choreographic process.
Beyond her role as Artistic Director and choreographer, Ellen is also noted for her talents as a master teacher and for her efforts to educate young people about dance. She was Coordinator of Dance Programming at Russell Sage College until her retirement in 2020. She has taught at Siena College, Skidmore College, Union College, Albany Berkshire Ballet, Saratoga City Ballet and Guilderland Ballet, among others.
Ellen and ESDC were featured in the March 2019 issue of HERLIFE Magazine. In 2016, She was one of thirteen women featured in the Time Union’s Women@Work magazine highlighting women in the arts. Ellen has appeared on “Schenectady Today”, WAMC’s Roundtable and WMHT’s Local Artist interviews for PBS’ Fall Arts Festival and WMHT’s “Our Town Troy”. In 2002, she received the “Educator of Excellence” award from WTEN, an affiliate of ABC. She was one of the 100 “Women of Excellence” honored by the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce in 2000 and was a recipient of the 2000 Arts Awards from the Albany/ Schenectady League of Arts in the Capital Region of NYS.
THE COMPANY
LAURA TEETER, Assistant to the Artistic Director, hails from Minneapolis, where she began her early training. She graduated magna cum laude from The Boston Conservatory with a BFA in Dance Performance, where she performed in works by José Limón and Seán Curran. While in Boston she co-produced a concert of her choreography and performed as a guest artist with Zoé Dance. Since joining the company in 2004, she has choreographed for ESDC, and collaborated with fellow ESDC dancers on Obsequi, a multi-media art event held in Albany’s historic St. Joseph’s Church, and as part of Trashion at Revolution Hall in Troy. She has presented work at Choreography on the Edge in Woodstock, NY, the Emerging Choreographers Project in Albany, the Chapel and Cultural Center at RPI, the Albany Center Gallery, the Dragon’s Egg in Mystic, CT and the Arts Center in Troy as part of Troy Night Out. She serves as the Assistant to the Artistic Director of ESDC and is also on the faculty of Siena College.
ERIN DOOLEY began her early dance training at Saratoga City Ballet in Saratoga Springs, NY, as well as local summer programs such as Saratoga Summer Dance Intensive (SSDI) and New York State Summer School of the Arts (NYSSSA). After completing the Trainee Program at Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of the Joffrey Ballet, she went to SUNY Purchase to major in dance. She graduated summa cum laude in January 2019. During her time at Purchase, Erin studied abroad at Codarts in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. She also traveled to Guatemala with non-profit organization, JUNTOS, to teach and perform dance for underprivileged communities. Erin joined the company in 2018 and serves as an Arts in Education Coordinator.
EMILY GUNTER graduated magna cum laude from Skidmore College in 2019 with a BA in Dance and Classics. She has performed works by Paul Taylor, Martha Graham, Stephen Petronio, Doug Varone, and Ronald K. Brown, as well as Skidmore faculty Denise Warner Limoli, Mary Harney, Debra J. Fernandez, and Erika Pujič. In 2019, she presented original choreography inspired by Ovid’s myth of Pygmalion at the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum alongside a curated selection of sculptures from the Tang’s permanent collections. Originally from Hartford, CT, she is an avid tap dancer. Emily joined the company in 2020.

ANDRÈ ROBLES is a graduate of the Joffrey Ballet School NYC. While a student at JBS he had the opportunity to perform with the Joffrey Ballet in works by noted choreographers Gerald Arpino, Peter Pucci, and Margo Sappington. Prior to his time at JBS he studied at the Ailey School where he danced in works by Dwight Rhoden, Nacho Duato, Troy Powell, Pedro Ruiz, and Judith Jamison. He also studied at Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Argentina where he danced in works by George Balanchine and Marius Petipa. He hails from Brooklyn, New York. He has presented his own choreography at The Arts Center of the Capital Region as part of Troy Night Out. André joined the company in 2009.

SARA SENECAL, on leave, holds an MFA in Choreography from Jacksonville University and a BA in Dance and minor in Education from the University at Buffalo. Along with dancing for ESDC Sara has presented her own choreography at many locations across NYS such as The Poet’s Den in Harlem, Byrdcliffe Theatre in Woodstock, The Carrier Theater in Syracuse, and The Egg PAC as the choreographer for ESDC’s Egg Kids Project. In 2018, she was the winner of Nacre’s “So You Think You Can Choreograph” Showcase in Saratoga Springs. Sara joined Russell Sage College as adjunct faculty in 2018. She is originally from Schenectady, NY where she studied at Merritt Dance Center under Mara and Marlene Merritt. Sara has been with the ESDC since 2010 and is an Arts in Education Coordinator for the company.
ESDC Board of Directors
Nancy Rosenblum, President
Teresa Johnson, Vice-President
Monique Sofen, Treasurer
Holly Dorman
Gail Goodman-Snitkoff
Elizabeth Timoney
Ellen Sinopoli
Administrative Staff
Artistic Director/Executive Director
Ellen Sinopoli
Education Coordinators
Erin Dooley, Emily Gunter, Sara Senecal
Special Marketing Projects
Corey Aldrich
2440 Design Studio
The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company, Inc. is a not-for-profit tax-exempt corporation founded to support and present the choreography of Artistic Director Ellen Sinopoli. The corporation strives to cultivate and develop among its audiences an appreciation for and love of modern dance. All contributions are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. If you would like to support the efforts of ESDC. as a contributor, volunteer or member of the Board of Directors, please contact us at info@sinopolidances.org or visit www.sinopolidances.org
Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company
PO Box 775, Troy, NY 12181
Phone: (518) 408-1341 Mobile: (518) 527-7008
Special Thanks
The Egg, Gary Gold Photography, Andrea Didio / Art in Motion, Tara Haswell / Turning Pointe Dance Center, Eleanor Leonardi / Eleanor’s School of Dance
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES & EVENTS
Friday, August 27, 2021 at 5, 6, 7, & 8 pm
Troy Night Out, Troy NY
Pop-up Performances
Lucas Confectionery Back Patio
12 Second Street
Maria Zemantauski, guest guitarist
Friday, September 24, 2021 at 5, 6, 7 & 8 pm
Troy Night Out, Troy NY
Pop-up Performances
Brownstone Stoops
#25,27,29 & 31 Second Street
Devesh Chandra, guest percussionist
Saturday, October 9, 2021
Concert
Sand Lake Center for the Arts
Averill Park, NY
slca-ctp.org (518) 674-2007
Saturday & Sunday, November 13, 2021 at 7 pm & 14, at 2 pm
Guest Company for Faculty/Student Concert
Russell Sage College Meader Little Theater, Troy
(518) 244-2248
Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 10 am
ChoreoPhysics performance
UAlbany PAC, Albany
albany.edu/pac/index.shtml (518) 442-5738
Sunday, March 27, 2022
Ulster Ballet Festival of Dance
UPAC, Kingston
ulsterballet.org/festival.html (845) 339-6088
Friday, May 14, 2022 at 8 pm
Concert
The Egg, Albany
Featuring:
cellist Ashley Bathgate, percussionist Brian Melick, guitarist Maria Zemantauski
www.theegg.org (518) 473-1845

Summer Outdoor Performance Series: July
2021-07-30 17:00 - 20:15 | Weathered Wood, 13 2nd St, Troy, NY, 12180
ESDC is thrilled to announce an exciting summer concert series at various venues throughout downtown Troy. As part of Troy Night Out, a city-wide celebration held the last Friday of each month, ESDC will perform a site-specific dance at each TNO in the months of June, July, August, and September.
July’s TNO performance will take place in front of Weathered Wood among their distinctive reclaimed wood sculpture with live music by percussionist Jordan Taylor Hill.
Performances will take place every hour on the hour (5, 6, 7, and 8 pm) and last approximately 15 minutes.
We welcome warmer weather and the chance to perform in front of a live audience again!
Support for this project provided by:
The Family of Mary Jane Dike &

Performance at Chesterwood
2021-07-10 14:00 - 17:00 | Chesterwood, 4 Williamsburg Rd, Stockbridge, MA, 01262
ESDC has been invited to perform at Chesterwood in a site specific series of dances created in response to John Van Alstine’s exhibition, Tipping the Balance: Contemporary Sculpture. Cellist Ashley Bathgate will perform with the dancers. Located in Stockbridge, MA, Chesterwood is the former summer home, studio and gardens of America’s foremost sculptor of public monuments, Daniel Chester French.
Two performances will take place on Saturday, July 10 at 2 and 4 pm. In case of rain, the performances will take place at the same time the following day, Sunday, July 11.
Directions to Chesterwood:
From West, Albany (one hour)
Take I-90 east to exit B3 – Route 22. Go south on New York Route 22 to Massachusetts Route 102 East. Stay on Route 102 East through West Stockbridge. Continue on Route 102 East approximately 5.5 miles until you come to a blinking light at the intersection of Route 183. Make a right at the blinking light onto Route 183 South.
Approximately 1/4 of a mile past the Norman Rockwell Museum, turn right onto Mohawk Lake Rd. Take your first left onto Willow St, continue up the hill, onto the dirt road, and around to the right (this is now called Williamsville Rd). Chesterwood will be on your right farther down the road with a large sign ahead.
Support for this project provided by Nancy Rosenblum

Summer Outdoor Performance Series: June
2021-06-25 17:00 - 20:15
ESDC is thrilled to announce an exciting summer concert series at various venues throughout downtown Troy. As part of Troy Night Out, a city-wide celebration held the last Friday of each month, ESDC will perform a site-specific dance at each TNO in the months of June, July, August, and September.
June’s TNO performance will take place at Troy’s river front park, along the tiered amphitheater, and will feature live music by percussionist and long-time ESDC collaborator Brian Melick.
Performances will take place every hour on the hour (5, 6, 7, and 8 pm) and last approximately 15 minutes.
We welcome warmer weather and the chance to perform in front of a live audience again!
Support for this project provided by:
The Family of Mary Jane Dike &

As Close As We Can (Take 3!)
2021-03-13 19:00 - 20:30
We are thrilled to announce our third virtual performance!
CLICK HERE to watch the performance!
Saturday, March 13, 2021
We continue to reinvent dance, add new parameters, and turn challenges into surprising opportunities.
This winter evening will feature House of Fables, a collaboration with classical Indian composer Devesh Chandra, and Compas, a collaboration with classical Flamenco guitarist Maria Zemantauski. Back due to popular demand, our newest duet, Slipping Through, will be performed. ESDC will also premiere Fade. Created to the haunting music of Henryk Górecki’s “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs”, the dance evokes the isolation and loss experienced by so many of us as we traverse this very strange world in which we currently live.
In addition, the audience will hear in real time from Artistic Director Ellen Sinopoli and the dancers as they talk about how they prepared for this virtual performance. There will also be the opportunity for a Q & A session–type your questions in the YouTube comment section, and we’ll answer them live!
Register by making your suggested donation of $25 here

The YouTube link to view the performance will be available on this page the evening of the concert. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the company at info@sinopolidances.org.

As Close As We Can (Take 2!)
2020-10-09 19:00 - 20:30
The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company dives into its 30th anniversary season with our second virtual performance!
We are reinventing dance, adding new parameters, and turning challenges into surprising opportunities.
CLICK HERE to watch the performance!
This fall evening of new dance and selected repertory invites both the dancers and the audience to immerse themselves in a world of unexpected visual perspectives. The program will feature Slipping Through, a new duet, with music by jazz musician Don Byron, and three duets and trios from our repertory, Dreams, Pierre’s Words, and Auriga. The dancers, although filmed apart from each other, remain surprisingly intertwined.
In addition, the audience will hear in real time from Artistic Director Ellen Sinopoli and the dancers as they talk about how they prepared for this virtual performance. There will also be the opportunity for a Q & A session–type your questions in the YouTube comment section, and we’ll answer them live!
Register by making your suggested donation of $25 here

The YouTube link to view the performance will be available on this page the evening of the concert. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the company at info@sinopolidances.org.

As Close As We Can
2020-06-19 19:00 - 20:30
Met with the challenge of performing while social distancing, ESDC will perform 5 unique solos plus an improvisational sequence and share short videos from our Education residencies.
During our live chat, hear Artistic Director Ellen Sinopoli discuss how the company is adapting and listen along as each dancer describes preparing for this virtual performance.
We invite you to enjoy communing with fellow arts supporters in a Q&A Chat Session!
Register by making your suggested $25 donation here:

If you cannot attend, general donations are also gratefully accepted.
RSVP by 6/15 and the Zoom meeting ID and password will be emailed to you.
If you cannot attend, but would like to make a donation, you may mail checks made payable to the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company to:
Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company
PO Box 775
Troy, NY 12181
For questions about this event, please email: esdc00@gmail.com

Bach Cello Suites at 300 years 1720-2020 Music & Dance
2020-03-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 30 2nd Street, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
ESDC has been invited to perform at the Bach Cello Suites’ March 7th concert at the renowned Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. ESDC will premiere a new work to the music “On Being Wrong” by Christopher Cerrone and performed live by featured cellist Ashley Bathgate. Other featured cellists include Matt Haimovitz and Mike Block. The evening will be a celebration of the mastery of Bach in honor of the 300th anniversary of his birth.
