Program for Putting Out the Welcome Mat
2025-09-19 - 2026-06-30 | NY
More info on all 35 Performances in the Putting Out the Welcome Mat series.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Saturday, November 1 at Collar Works
Filament; Solo Flight; Compas

Saturday, November 8 at Troy Waterfront Farmers Market
Brink; To Sing, Laugh, Play; Solo Flight; Compas; Filament

Saturday, November 8 at Arts Letters & Numbers
Solo Flight; Compas; Becoming; Sandungera

Saturday, November 15 at New York State Museum
Brink; Solo Flight; Filament; To Sing, Laugh, Play; Compas

Thursday, November 20 at Tang Museum at Skidmore College
Filament; Selchie; Solo Flight; Compas

Tuesday, December 16 at Kingsway Manor Assisted Living and Memory Care Center
TBA

Rotating Repertory (Alphabetical)

As Seen From Above (excerpt) (2024)
Music: Catbird at Matins, Evensong and Saturday Night Fish Fry from “A Book of Hours” by William Matthews
Dancers: Liv Butowsky, Kaitlyn Combs

Becoming (2006)
Music: Zoe B. Zak
Dancer: Emily Gunter

Brink (excerpt) (2009)
Music: Dave Douglas
Dancers: Liv Butowsky, Kaitlyn Combs, Emily Gunter, Kyra Paulsen, Frances Teppner

Compas (excerpt) (2008)
Music: Composed by Maria Zemantauski
Dancers: Liv Butowsky & Frances Teppner; Kaitlyn Combs, Emily Gunter, Kyra Paulsen, Lydia Soueidan

Filament (2012)
Music: Composed and performed by The Junkman™, Donald Knaack (PRS/PPL), www.junkmusic.online
Dancers: Liv Butowsky, Kaitlyn Combs, Emily Gunter, Kyra Paulsen, Lydia Soueidan, Frances Teppner

Sandungera (2000)
Music: Jesus Alemany, Hilario Duran, Leon Parker, Astor Piazolla, Dino Saluzzi
Dancers: Liv Butowsky, Kaitlyn Combs, Lydia Soueidan, Frances Teppner

Selchie (excerpt) (1995)
Music: Capercaillie, Mason Daring, Patrick Street, Altan, Deanta
Dancer: Lydia Soueidan

Slipping Through (2020)
Music: Don Byron
Dancers: Emily Gunter, Kyra Paulsen

Solo Flight (2013)
Music: Paquito D’Rivera and Mino Cinelu
Dancers: Liv Butowsky, Kaitlyn Combs, Emily Gunter, Kyra Paulsen, Frances Teppner

To Sing, Laugh, Play (2012)
Music: John Adams, selections from “John’s Book of Alleged Dances”
Dancers: Liv Butowsky, Kaitlyn Combs, Frances Teppner

Costume Design and Construction: Kim Vanyo

PAST PROGRAMS
Friday, September 19 at Universal Preservation Hall
Brink; Sandungera; Slipping Through; To Sing, Laugh, Play

Saturday, September 20 at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Brink; Sandungera; Slipping Through; To Sing, Laugh, Play

Friday, September 26 at The Arts Center of the Capital Region
Brink; To Sing, Laugh, Play; Solo Flight; + improvisational response to the gallery

Saturday, September 27 at Vischer Ferry General Store
Brink; Solo Flight; Sandungera; Slipping Through

Sunday, September 28 at Proctors Theatre
Brink; Solo Flight; Sandungera; Slipping Through

Saturday, October 4 at UAlbany
Filament; Solo Flight; Slipping Through; As Seen From Above

Wednesday, October 8 at Hudson Valley Community College – Siek Campus Center
Brink; Solo Flight; To Sing, Laugh, Play; Sandungera

Putting Out The Welcome Mat: 35 Performances for 35 Years
2025-09-19 18:00 - 2026-06-29 20:00 UTC | NY
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:

Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Collar Works – New Headquarters!
206 1st St, 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

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM

Kingsway Manor Assisted Living and Memory Care Center
357 Kings Road, Schenectady, NY 12304

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

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

Hudson Valley Community College – Siek Campus Center
80 Vandenburgh Ave, Troy, NY 12180

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.

ESDC's Annual Homebase Concert at The Egg 2026
2026-04-25 20:00 - 22:00 | The Egg Hart Theater, 1 Empire State Plaza, S Mall Arterial, Albany, NY, 12203, United States
Save the Date! More info coming soon.
A true talent who delves deeply into the souls of her partnering artists, Ellen Sinopoli’s “varied program and the exuberant, polished dancing reminded us once again how lucky we are to have this homegrown treasure right in our own backyards.” (TIMES UNION)
