Category: the garden center

From 2011 – 2014, The Garden Center for Contemporary Dance served as home to Scapegoat Garden, a laboratory for creative process, and a much needed space for engagement across Greater Hartford’s dance community.

Saving the Garden Center?

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Happy August Everyone! I am really a fan of summer.  I find that my brain functions far better when it is sufficiently sunned on these long days.  I’m guessing I’m not alone in this sentiment. So let’s savor it while we can, huh Well, since the launch of our crowd-funding campaign on Indiegogo last month, I’ve been engaged in ongoing conversation about the ideas driving The Invisible City Project Co-operative.  It’s been an important time for us to clarify the vision, get the word out and assess interest.  Just yesterday, I posted the following Facebook status: “Such an exciting conversation with Rebecca as we discussed the… read more

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Aren’t we all made for dance?

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I’ve been more than a little overwhelmed lately, and I don’t think I’m alone. There are so many challenging/good/terrific things converging all at once, not to mention the abundance of art in the Greater Hartford area this fall.  So I’m trying to keep up.  In the midst of it all, however, I’ve had a couple of experiences that have reminded me just how powerful this dance thing can be.  In addition to teaching the amazing students who have been entrusted to my care this semester, and the performances I’ve bee involved with lately, I have also been invited to share dance with non-dancers on two occasions in the last three weeks.  Perhaps… read more