February 25, 2025 (Lenox, MA) — Set to a soundscape of live ambient blues music, why are we all still here begins in a space of curiosity and play, remembering and rebuilding. With choreography by Gillian Ebersole & Shannon Nulf and live music by Ben Court (fka Muddytooth), this work explores the connection between knick knacks and nostalgia. What…
July 9, 2024 (Housatonic, MA)— Berkshire Pulse, South County’s dynamic dance and performing arts education center located in the heart of Housatonic, is presenting Spirits of Chesterwood, an intergenerational dance project, at Chesterwood, the historic home, studio, and gardens of sculptor Daniel Chester French (1850-1931), on August 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th…
Sheffield, MA—Berkshire-based choreographer Fiona Scruggs’s Qualia Dance Collective will premiere a new work, “Barefoot Dances,” on Friday, October 6 at 7:30pm at The Foundry in West Stockbridge, MA, as well as perform selections of their repertoire, including “Chiaroscuro: Third Movement” (2022), “The Blue Suit Piece” (2023), and “Qualia: Time” (2021).…
Sheffield, MA—Berkshire-based choreographer Fiona Scruggs’s Qualia Dance Collective has announced it’s summer 2023 season in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts. Founded in 2022, Qualia Dance Collective seeks to explore the qualities of space, time, and energy as catalysts for movement and art and performs the choreography of Fiona Scruggs. Scruggs’s background…
July 10, 2023 (Housatonic, MA)— Berkshire Pulse, South County’s dynamic dance and performing arts education center located in the heart of Housatonic, is presenting Spirits of Chesterwood, an intergenerational dance project, at Chesterwood, the historic home, studio, and gardens of sculptor Daniel Chester French (1850-1931), on Thursday, July 27th at 4:00 pm…
June 5, 2023 (West Stockbridge, MA) — Set to a soundscape of ambient blues music, why are you all still here begins in a space of curiosity and play, remembering and rebuilding. This show debuts at The Foundry in West Stockbridge as part of their June programming supporting queer artists.…
Choreographer and poet Gillian Ebersole joins with dancer Shannon Nulf to explore the intersection of movement, spoken word, and embodied delight. In the Crook of the Elbow asks the question “What is dance if not joy?” This performance is at 7:30pm on April 8 at The Foundry located at 2 Harris Street…
