Performances

Upcoming Events!

August 16-17, 2024
Stomping Grounds Dance Festival
Details TBA
Northampton Center for the Arts
Northampton, MA

Past Performances

May 11, 2024
Miss Treated
performed as part of the MICAfest Art for Change: The M/others’ View
7:00pm
Northampton Center for the Arts
Northampton, MA

April 20, 2024
Miss Treated
performed as part of Short Works
7:30pm
LOCULUS Studio
80 Race St, Holyoke, MA

August 12-13, 2023
Stomping Grounds
A Community Dance Performance with choreography by
Kelly Silliman, Lisa Leizman, Michelle Marroquin,
Lexi Major Jameson, and Jayme Winell
4:00pm on 8/12
1:00pm on 8/13
Northampton Center for the Arts
Northampton, MA

Karen with a K
A dance play by Cat Wagner and Kelly Silliman
2023 Tour

March 18, 2023
4:00pm
Northampton Center for the Arts
Northampton, MA

April 15, 2023
7:00pm
Sound Space Performing Arts
Philadelphia, PA

April 22, 2023
2:00pm
Shea Theater Arts Center
Great Falls, MA

May 6, 2023
6:30pm and 8:30pm
Arts On Site NYC, Inc.
New York City, NY

May 13, 2023
4:00pm
Music Resource Center
Charlottesville, VA

May 19, 2023
7:00pm
St. Lawrence Arts
Portland, ME

August 6, 2022
Moving Through
A Community Dance Performance
Choreographed by Kelly Silliman on NCFA Modern Dancers
Featuring Lisa Liezman Dance Company
Northampton Center for the Arts
at 33 Hawley St
Advance tickets available for purchase here

April 8-9, 2022
Karen with a K
A dance play by Cat Wagner and Kelly Silliman
Northampton Center for the Arts
at 33 Hawley St
Advance tickets available for purchase here

November 21, 2021
Karen with a "K"
works-in-progress showing
School for Contemporary Dance and Thought

September 10-13, 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
***CANCELED 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

September 29, 2019
"Privy"
Performance salon
with Deborah Goffe/Scapegoat Garden
Holyoke, MA

July 11 and August 1, 2019
In Formation
Under the direction of Tereza Swanda in collaboration with
Fletcher Boote and Ingrid Pichler
at the Emily Dickinson Museum
Amherst, MA

Summer 2019
Works-in-progress
with the tinydance project

May 17-18, 2019
We're All Bettys
in collaboration with Cat Wagner

May 25-26, 2018
Valley Multigenerational Dance Project
Northampton Center for the Arts

April 28, 2018
Community class and performance with the tinydance project
as part of
North to East
with
Friends of the Northampton Trails and Greenways

March 30, 2018
Guest artist visit at Hampshire College
with the tinydance project

December 10, 2017
"Privy"
Performance salon
with Deborah Goffe/Scapegoat Garden
Holyoke, MA

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, details TBA
Art in the Orchard
Easthampton, MA

October 6, 2017
"Privy"
Performance salon
with Deborah Goffe/Scapegoat Garden
Holyoke, 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 pm 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 22, 2017
"Privy"
Performance salon
with Deborah Goffe/Scapegoat Garden
Holyoke, MA

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 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

December 16, 2016
6:30 pm
"Privy"
Performance salon with Deborah Goffe/Scapegoat Garden
Holyoke, 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 -- the 2016 tiny tour!
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. Contact us for details!

This website and the 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 upported by the Massachusetts Arts Council, a state agency.

Sun 8/7, 11:30am and 12:30pm
Easthampton Bike Path, behind Tandem Bagel
This performance is sponsored in part by Tandem Bagel.

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.

Wed 8/10, 11:30am and 12:30pm
Forbes Library, 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.

Fri 8/12, 4:30pm and 5:30pm
Memorial Hall or Pulaski Park, Northampton Arts Night Out

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!

April 16, 2016
3:00 pm
excerpt from "this road that i call home" with the tinydance project
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

November 6-7, 2015
8:00 pm
"Rosie, Really" with Cat Wagner/Collaborations
at
the Florence Civic Center
Florence, MA

October 16-17, 2015
8:00 pm
"Rosie, Really" with Cat Wagner/Collaborations
at
Green Space in the Take Root series
Queens, NY

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
Presentation of research at SDHS/CORD conference:
Cut & Paste: Dance Advocacy in the Age of Austerity
Athens, Greece

March 20, 2015
8:00 pm
"The Real Rosie" excerpt with Cat Wagner/Collaborations
in the Comedy in Dance Festival
at
Triskelion Arts
Brooklyn, NY

February 27, 2015
8:00 pm
"The Real Rosie" excerpt with Cat Wagner/Collaborations
as part of the Third Life Choreographer Series
at
Third Life Studio
Somerville, MA

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

Sunday, April 13, 2014
7:00 pm
"You Are What You Hear See"-- WaxWorks performance with
Cat Wagner/Collaborations
at
Triskelion Arts
Brooklyn, NY

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

Friday, October 25, 2013
7:30 PM
excerpt from "Boiling point" -- with Scapegoat Garden
at
Choreographers Showcase
Hartford, CT

Sunday, October 13, 2013
1:oo PM
Solo series -- with the tinydance project
at
Art in the Orchard
Easthampton, MA

Thursday, June 27, 2013
6:30 PM
"Boiling Point" -- with Scapegoat Garden
at
artKitchen Cafe at the Fuller Craft Museum
Brockton, 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