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This page lists all tinydance performances and events. Please click here to visit Kelly Silliman's current website. Performances and eventsJuly 2021
open company class/workshop tuesdays in july, 4:30-5:30pm northampton center for the arts September 11-13, 2020 all we can do the 2020 tiny tour Fri 9/11 5pm and 6pm Northampton (email for address) Sat 9/12 11am and 1pm Greenfield Center 5pm and 6pm Easthampton (email for address) Sun 9/13 3pm and 4pm Leeds Common Thursday and Friday performances will be held at private residences to create a safer space for folx who are part of at-risk groups. Please contact us for more information and to get the addresses. Everyone attending performances (public and private) are asked to wear masks and maintain social distancing. We will have spots marked out and be keeping our numbers to under 50. PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOL! June 2020 ***CANCELED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS*** all we can do the final tiny tour Cape Cod to the CT River Valley Details TBA Winter 2020 ***POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS*** all we can do the accessibility tour The tinydance project will be offering workshops, performances, and conversations at nursing homes, shelters, hospitals, and other locations where people are living or staying who cannot access our free, outdoor performances. If you work at a facility like this and are interested in having us visit, please contact us! October 11, 2019 all we can do 5:30pm Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St as part of Arts Night Out (All donations collected will go towards the Center's Accessibility and Scholarship Fund.) October 5, 2019 all we can do 1:00 and 2:00pm Park Hill Orchard Easthampton, MA June 2019 Works-in-progress all we can do April 28, 2018 Community class and performance as part of North to East with Friends of the Northampton Trails and Greenways March 30, 2018 Guest artist visit at Hampshire College November 4, 2017 Documentary screening of No Matter the Odds: the art-making and life-making of the tinydance project 6:00pm Renew Pilates Studio Easthampton, MA This is a pay-what-you-can event. The film will begin promptly at 6:15 so please arrive before then to get settled. We will have popcorn and drinks and you are welcome to bring a "picnic" dinner. A brief Q&A will follow the film. October 21, 2017 the tinydance project film shoot performances at 3:30 and 4:00pm Forbes Library Northampton, MA September 15, 2017 the tinydance project at Art Salon with APE Art in the Orchard Easthampton, MA July 29 - August 5, 2017 the 2017 tiny tour, featuring new work!!! We are inviting community members to bike with us to performances. *Scroll down for details!* This website and our FB event will be updated with any minor changes. Please confirm times and locations the week of the tour! This year, all money collected during the tour will be donated to the Prison Birth Project. We are also collecting bicycle repair tools for the Holyoke Urban Bike School. Sat 7/29 Song and Dance for ALL Open Community Class 11:00 am Jones Library, Amherst Performances at 12:30 and 1:30 pm Share Amherst, 17 Kellogg Ave *Bicyclists meet at 8:00 am at Kelly’s house OR 8:45 am at the Norwottuck Rail Trail parking lot off Damon Rd in Northampton (the train bridge to Hadley)* Sun 7/30 Performances at 2:00 and 3:00 pm First Churches Northampton *Bicyclists meet at 12:00 pm at Kelly's house OR 12:30 pm on the bike path near the intersection of North Elm St and Hatfield St in Northampton* Mon 7/31 Performances at 5:00 and 6:00 pm Florence Bike Path, near Straw Ave This performance is hosted by the Pedal People, and we invite you to join us after the second performance for a community potluck dinner. *Bicyclists meet at 3:30 pm at Kelly’s house* Wed 8/2 -- POSTPONED due to inclement weather! Performances at 5:30 and 6:30 pm ConVino Wine Bar, Northampton *Bicyclists meet at 3:30 pm at Kelly’s house OR 4:00 pm at the bike path near the intersection of North Elm St and Hatfield St in Northampton* Thurs 8/3 Song and Dance for ALL Open Community Class at 1:00 pm Performances at 2:00 and 3:00 pm Mountain View Farm, Easthampton *Bicyclists meet at 10:00 am at Kelly’s house OR 10:30 am near the Northampton Skate Park, in the parking lot between the Manhan Rail Trail and West St* Fri 8/4 Performances at 11:30 am and 12:30 pm Forbes Library, Northampton RESCHEDULED: Performances at 4:00 and 5:00 pm ConVino Wine Bar, Northampton *Bicyclists meet at 9:30 am at Kelly’s house OR 10:00 am at Jay's house* Sat 8/5 -- POSTPONED due to inclement weather Performances at 11:30 am and 12:30 pm Nashawannuck Pond Boardwalk, Easthampton (In case of inclement weather, this performance will be held Sunday 8/6 at 11:30 am and 12:30pm.) *Bicyclists meet at 9:00 am at Kelly’s house OR 9:30 am near the Northampton Skate Park, in the parking lot between the Manhan Rail Trail and West St* Notes: 1. In case of rain, check Facebook or this page for any cancellations/postponements. We do not perform in precipitation for safety reasons, but we do have various rain plans ready to roll out if needed! 2. Bicyclists, PLEASE BE ON TIME! We don’t want to miss you (although we will likely be pretty easy to catch up with, or you can meet us at the second meeting spot or the performance venue). Florence performances only have one meeting spot. 3. Bicyclists, if you don’t already have one of the collaborators’ phone numbers, contact us for Kelly’s number in case you have day-of questions. Also contact us if you need Kelly's address. Song and Dance for ALL is supported in part by grants from the Amherst Arts Council and Easthampton City Arts+, local agencies which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. We are ever grateful to our local business sponsors, Craig Della Penna of The Murphy's Realtors, Sugar Maple Trailside Inn, Full Circle Bike Shop, Mountain View Farm, Share Coffee, Sarah Prall Photography, Small Oven Bakery, ConVino Wine Bar, and Riff's Joint. July 14, 2017 Community Music and Movement Class and tiny tour preview performance!!! in Pulaski Park at Arts Night Out Northampton, MA Song and Dance for ALL Open Community Class at 4:30 pm on the grass Performances at 5:30 and 6:30 pm in the cafe area Song and Dance for ALL is supported in part by a grant from the Northampton Arts Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. April 29, 2017 Staggered times Community Bike Ride to Springfield Climate Justice March Springfield, MA Event details: Facebook Event Page, Climate Action Now calendar Map of route: click here! This is a community ride and will be timed accordingly (not too fast, not too slow, see map for approximate timing details). Riders should be prepared to handle any en route repairs themselves. Signs and banners are very welcome. We will be following all road rules (sharing the road, signaling, obeying lights and stop signs, etc). Please wear helmets. We will bike rain or shine unless there is thunder/lightening. April 23, 2017 4:30 pm informal works-in-progress showing with the tinydance project at WIP IV School for Contemporary Dance and Thought Northampton, MA February 4, 2017 7:00 pm Fundraiser and Documentary Release! 406Up Films made a documentary about the tinydance project during the 2015-16 season, called "No Matter the Odds: the art-making and life-making of the tinydance project." The evening will include locally sourced food and drink, the documentary screening, and a discussion forum with the tinydance collaborators and the filmmakers. Beat the winter blues with delicious food, radical art making, and scintillating conversation! Tickets available here! Click here for the Facebook event page. December 31, 2016 2:15 pm "still we climb" with the tinydance project at First Night Northampton in front of the Academy of Music Northampton, MA September 28, 2016 4:30 pm "still we climb" with the tinydance project at The Kennedy Center at Hamilton College Clinton, NY August 6-14, 2016 the 2016 tiny tour, featuring new work!!! We are inviting community members to bike with us to performances, and are especially looking for a larger group to bike with us to our Amherst performance. *Scroll down for details!* This website and our FB event will be updated with any minor changes. Please confirm times and locations the week of the tour! Sat 8/6, 1:00 and 2:00 pm Amherst Town Common This performance is supported in part by a grant from the Amherst Arts Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Arts Council, a state agency. *Bicyclists meet at 10:00 am at Kelly’s house OR 10:45 am at the Norwottuck Rail Trail parking lot off Damon Rd in Northampton (the train bridge to Hadley)* Sun 8/7, 11:30am and 12:30pm Easthampton Bike Path, behind Tandem Bagel This performance is sponsored in part by Tandem Bagel. *Bicyclists meet at 9:30 am at Marie’s house OR 10:00 am near the Northampton Skate Park, in the parking lot between the Manhan Rail Trail and West St* Mon 8/8, 5:00 and 6:00 pm Florence Bike Path, near Straw Ave This performance is hosted by the Pedal People, and we invite you to join us after the second performance for a community potluck dinner. *Bicyclists meet at 3:30 pm at Kelly’s house* Wed 8/10, 11:30am and 12:30pm Forbes Library, Northampton *Bicyclists meet at 9:30 am at Kelly’s house OR 10:00 am at the bike path near the intersection of North Elm St and Hatfield St in Northampton* Thurs 8/11, 5:00 and 6:00pm Florence Bike Path, near Keyes Ave This performance is sponsored by Craig Della Pena of Murphy's Realtors, Sugar Maple Trailside inn, and Full Circle Bike Shop. *Bicyclists meet at 3:30 pm at Kelly’s house* Fri 8/12, 4:30pm and 5:30pm Memorial Hall or Pulaski Park, Northampton Arts Night Out *Bicyclists meet at 2:30 pm at Kelly’s house OR 3:00 pm at the bike path near the intersection of North Elm St and Hatfield St in Northampton* Sat 8/13, 2:00pm and 3:00pm Look Park, Florence Join us after the second show for a community potluck and an end-of-tour celebration! *Bicyclists meet at 12:30 pm at Kelly’s house* Notes: 1. PLEASE BE ON TIME! We don’t want to miss you (although we will likely be pretty easy to catch up with, or you can meet us at the second meeting spot or the performance venue). Florence performances only have one meeting spot. 2. If you don’t already have one of the collaborators’ phone numbers, contact us for Kelly’s number in case you have day-of questions. Also contact us if you need Kelly's or Marie's addresses. 3. In case of rain, check Facebook or this page for any cancellations. We do not perform in precipitation for safety reasons. 4. August 13th is also a rain date for the Amherst performances, so if August 6th is postponed, the schedule on the 13th will change. We will perform once in Amherst and once at Look Park. April 16, 2016 3:00 pm excerpt from "this road that i call home" as part of The National Water Dance The performance will be held outdoors at 3pm at the Ada and Archibald Macleish Field Station , 80 Poplar Hill Road, Whately, MA Please arrive a between 2:30-2:50pm to acclimate to the environment. Please also try to carpool to this event. There will be two vans leaving from Smith to the Field Station and back. To reserve a seat email wwilson at smith dot edu More information on Facebook December 31, 2015 2:15 pm "this road that i call home" with the tinydance project at First Night Northampton in front of the Academy of Music Northampton, MA October 9, 2015--POSTPONED due to inclement weather to November 13, 2015 4:30 and 5:30 pm "this road that i call home" with the tinydance project at Arts Night Out in front of First Churches Northampton, MA September 19, 2015 2:00 and 3:00 pm "this road that i call home" with the tinydance project at Art in the Orchard at Park Hill Orchard Easthampton, MA July 31-August 6, 2015 the 2015 tiny tour with the tinydance project Northampton, MA All performances are outdoors and free, donations will be gratefully accepted Friday 7/31, 5:30 and 6:30 pm First Churches of Northampton, Massachusetts Saturday 8/1, 12:30 and 1:30 pm Crimson & Clover Farm (If you are not a CSA member picking up your share, please bike or walk to this performance!) Monday 8/3, 4:30 and 5:30 pm Forbes Library Wednesday 8/5, 5:30 and 6:30 pm Northampton Bikeway in Florence near Straw Ave, behind 8 High St, where several of the Pedal People live Thursday 8/6, 4:30 and 6:00 pm Look Memorial Park Please see the support page to help make this year sustainable!!! June 4-7, 2015 SHIFTING CLIMATES: APPLYING PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY TO DANCE MAKING ENDEAVORS Kelly Silliman will present research connected to her work with the tinydance project at the SDHS/CORD conference: Cut & Paste: Dance Advocacy in the Age of Austerity Athens, Greece September 26, 2014 9:00 pm solo excerpt from "veins in the stones we carry" at The Garden Center/Invisible City Project LAUNCH party at The Garden Center for Contemporary Dance Hartford, CT September 19, 2014 6:00 and 6:30 pm "Tangled Layers" with the tinydance project on the small lawn next to the Florence Savings Bank ATM building 85 Main St at Florence Night Out Florence, MA August 9-13, 2014 the tinydance project is going on tour! But because we are super sustainable and low tech, this is an ultra-local tour...a tiny tour!!! All events are free but donations will be gratefully accepted. Saturday, August 9th at at 11:00 am and 12:00 pm on the front lawn of First Churches of Northampton Northampton, MA Monday, August 11th at 12:00pm on the side lawn of Forbes Library Northampton, MA THURSDAY, AUGUST 14th* at 5:00 pm and 6:30 pm at Look Park on the lawn across the street from the playground/grill area Florence. MA *The Look Park performance has been changed from Wednesday the 13th to Thursday the 14th due to expected torrential rains. August 8, 2014 5:30 pm and 6:00 pm "veins in the stones we carry" with the tinydance project (kickoff for the tiny tour!) at Northampton Center for the Arts at the Arts Trust building (33 Hawley St) Northampton, MA as part of Arts Night Out Tuesday, July 1, 2014 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm, and 5:00 pm "veins in the stones we carry" with the tinydance project at Northampton Tuesday Farmer's Market Northampton, MA Friday, May 9, 2014 8:00pm tinydance installation -- work-in-progress with the tinydance project at Workbench Dance Florence, MA Thursday, April 10- Saturday April 12, 2014 8:00 pm "Tangled Layers" (formerly "Wayfaring") with the tinydance project as part of Disturbing Aggressions #1 at Perch, in The Arts and Industry Building Suite 310, 221 Pine St #310 Florence, MA April 2014 -- Arts for the Earth During the month of April, beginning with the April 4th performance above, the tinydance project will be collaborating with Smith student groups Engineers for a Sustainable World, Celebrations Dance Company, and the Smiffenpoofs acapella group to present an interdisciplinary event series related to arts and sustainability. All events will take place at Smith College. Thursday, April 10th, 12pm ..............ESW event in Ford Hall Rm 240 Sunday, April 13th, 4pm............Smiffenpoofs event in Hillyer Atrium Friday, April 18th, 12pm..................................Celebrations event in Campus Center 103/104, Nolan Arts Lounge Friday, April 4, 2014 5:00 pm First Friday Performance with the tinydance project and Smith College students at Werner-Josten Performing Arts Library at Smith College Northampton, MA Saturday, February 15, 2014 8:00pm "Wayfaring "-- work-in-progress with the tinydance project at Workbench Dance Florence, MA Sunday, November 17, 2013 2:00 pm dances for small spaces -- with the tinydance project at The Performance Salon Fest, hosted by Scapegoat Garden Hartford, CT Sunday, October 13, 2013 1:oo PM Solo series -- with the tinydance project at Art in the Orchard Easthampton, MA Monday June 24, 2013 7:oo PM "Where Shall We Go?" -- with the tinydance project at Grasshoppas in the Park Before Dark Cummington, MA |
Jayme and Kelly rehearsing (with masks), July 2020. Photo by Wylie Silliman.
Jayme, Nicole, and Kelly performing at Forbes Library, October 2017. Photo credit unknown.
Nicole, Kelly, and Jay performing at APE's ArtSalon at Park Hill Orchard, September 2017. Photo credit unknown.
Kelly, Nicole, and Jay performing at Nashawannuck Pond during the 2017 tiny tour, August 2017. Photo by David Kutcher.
Nicole, Jayme, Marie, and Kelly performing at First Night Northampton, December 2016, photo by Tom Silliman
Kelly, Marie, Nicole, and Jay performing in downtown Northampton during the 2016 tiny tour, photo by David Kutcher
Nicole, Kelly, Marie, and Jayme performing with the National Water Dance at the Smith Field Station in Whately, photo by Nancy Gebhardt
Nicole, Marie, and others riding to an Arts Night Out performance in November 2015, photo by Kelly Silliman
Nicole, Kelly, Marie, and Jayme performing in the snow at First Night Northampton, photo by Rich Davis
Kelly Silliman, Nicole Kutcher, Jayme Winell, and Marie Brown at Forbes Library during the 2015 tiny tour, photo by David Kutcher
Kelly Silliman at Art in the Orchard, photo by Cher Lemire
Charnice Charmant and Kelly Silliman at Florence Night Out,
photo by Tom Silliman
Liv Fauver and Kelly Silliman at Tuesday Market, photo by Cher Lemire
Liv Fauver and Kelly Silliman at Forbes Library during the tiny tour, photo by Tom Silliman
Mat Elder and Dunan Herman-Parks in Kelly Silliman's graduate thesis, photo by Dan Rist
April Rubasch, Kelly Silliman, and Rosalie Silliman in a NewArticulations Dance Theatre concert, choreography by Rubasch, photo by Tom Silliman
Kelly Silliman and Cat Wagner backstage at a Smith College faculty concert, photo by Haley Grove
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