The Invisible City Project | 2013-2015

… our city unearthed and embodied, one performance and conversation at a time … because a compelling world exists just beneath the surface.

The Invisible City Project was conceived in 2013 as a program of Scapegoat Garden in order to support the increased visibility of Greater Hartford dance. Manifesting primarily as a website/blog and programming at The Garden Center for Contemporary Dance, the project sought to connect local artists to each other, audiences, extended networks beyond our borders, essential information and resources, while fostering a meaningful sense of place. Acknowledging that existing models have been insufficient in catalyzing a thriving contemporary dance ecology thus far, The Invisible City Project actively sought organizational and administrative approaches that were responsive to, and adaptive within current conditions.

The posts that follow are intended to serve as an archive of The Invisible City Project website. While much of the archived content has not been updated, the hope is that it will continue to serve as a valuable point of reference for future efforts to cooperate, aggregate informations, and advocate for sustainable local dance ecologies.


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ICP Founding Principles

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What begins as undifferentiated space becomes place as we get to know it better and endow it with value. … Furthermore, if we think of space as that which allows movement, then place is pause; each pause in movement makes it possible for location to be transformed into place. … Home is an intimate place.”    ~Yi Fu Tuan, Space and Place ••• WHAT IS “THE INVISIBLE CITY PROJECT”? The Invisible City Project is a platform for celebrating Greater Hartford’s  distinct characteristics as expressed through the art of dance and performance.  There are so many people doing so many interesting things in and around the city.  Unfortunately,… read more

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Shared Resources: Hartford-area Dance Support Organizations

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[What follows is] a growing list of Greater Hartford area and statewide organizations that exist to support and advocate for artists and the arts in our region, or include such support as part of their mission. [This page is intended to serve as an archive for The Invisible City Project website. While this information is not up to date, it is my hope that its contents continue to provide a point of entry.] Connecticut Arts Alliance The Connecticut Arts Alliance was established to ensure that the arts are central to life in Connecticut. The CAA works to foster public education and awareness of the arts, increase funding for… read more

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Shared Resources: Hartford-area Performance Venues

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[What follows is] a growing list of Greater Hartford area venues and presenting organizations for which dance is an ongoing part of their programming.  [This page is intended to serve as an archive for The Invisible City Project website. While this information is not up to date, it is my hope that its contents continue to provide a point of entry.] Aetna Theater at the Wadsworth Atheneum  600 Main Street | Hartford, CT | 06103 Deborah Gaudet, Curator of Film and Theater The Aetna Theater is fully equipped with a stage and audio visual equipment. Floor-to-ceiling lyrical Neo-Romantic murals line the walls of the classic… read more

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Shared Resources: Extended Networks for Dance

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[What follows is] a growing list of national projects and organizations whose missions are rooted in the nurturance of the larger dance eco-system.  By encouraging mutual benefit, critical discourse and creative process, the following list is intended to offer a point of reference for our own community building effort, as well as opportunities to connect to a larger network of ideas and resources. [ This page is intended to serve as an archive for The Invisible City Project website. While this information is not up to date, it is my hope that its contents continue to provide a point of entry.] Alliance of Artists Communities… read more

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Shared Resources: Hartford Area Dancemakers

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The following is a growing list of Greater Hartford area artists and organizations whose original choreographic works build on modern and contemporary dance and performance traditions, and whose work is presented in professional contexts in Connecticut and beyond.  [This page is intended to serve as an archive for The Invisible City Project website. While what follows is out of date, it is my hope that its contents will continue to provide a point of entry.] Allongé Dance Variations Allison Bogotay, Artistic Director Allongé Dance Variations was founded in 2006 by Artistic Director Alison Bogotay.  The Greater Hartford-based company performs, teaches and nurtures the art… read more