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SUMMARY:Parkinson's Dance Class with Steffi Nossen School of Dance
DESCRIPTION:Parkinson’s Dance Class with Steffi Nossen School of Dance\nDates & Times: Tuesdays 1:30-2:30PM\n2025 – Sept 9\, 16\, 30\, Oct 7\, 14\, 21\, 28\, Nov 4\, 18\, 25\, Dec 2\, 9\, 16\, 2025\nNo Class December 23 & December 31\n2026 – Jan 27\, Feb 3\, 10\, 24\, March 3\, 10\, 17\, 24\, April 7\, 14\, 21\, 28\, May 5\, 12\, 19\, 26\, June 2\, 9\, 16\, 2026\nNO CLASS January 6\, 13\, 20\, February 17\, March 31\, 2026\nLocation: Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Road\, Ossining\, NY 10562\nCost: FREE! \nTo register\, email or call Judith Ross at jgr@steffinossen.org or (914) 328-1900. \nEnjoy a dynamic and fun hour of dance and artistic exploration in a congenial group led by PD Trained Teachers\, with Sheri Cowart\, Wendy Morsberger + Julie Worden. Bring a partner\, friend\, or caregiver. Stand up or sit down as you please. No dance experience needed! Classes address Parkinson’s Dance specific concerns: balance\, coordination\, flexibility\, gait\, and physical confidence while simultaneously developing artistry\, grace\, and creativity. Engage in movement sequences from Ballet\, Jazz\, Modern dance\, musical theater\, folk dance\, tap\, improvisation\, and social dancing. These research backed classes specifically address Parkinson’s concerns; anyone with movement concerns is welcome. \nThe Parkinson’s dance class is based on the internationally acclaimed Dance for PD program\, a collaboration between the Mark Morris Dance Group and Brooklyn Parkinson’s Group. Our teachers are professional dancers trained in the Dance for PD® method. Weekly classes present movement sequences drawn from ballet\, jazz\, modern dance\, musical theater\, folk dance\, tap\, improvisation\, and social dancing to create a dynamic and enjoyable hour of dance and a social experience. Classes address PD specific concerns: balance\, coordination\, flexibility\, gait\, fluidity of movement\, and physical confidence while simultaneously tapping creativity. \nThis program is brought to you by ArtsWestchester\, the Morris & Alma Schapiro Fund\, and the Carvel Foundation. \nAbout Steffi Nossen School of Dance and Center for Movement\nFounded as a modern dance school in 1937 by dance legend Steffi Nossen\, the school\, managed by the not-for-profit Steffi Nossen Dance Foundation offers the highest quality\, developmentally appropriate dance instruction and performance opportunities for all ages and abilities. From preschoolers through seniors\, students have the opportunity to learn a range of dance forms including modern\, ballet\, jazz\, tap\, hip hop\, yoga and composition\, workshops and short courses in world dance forms. The diverse and cross-cultural menu of offerings reflects our philosophy that dance is universal and a unique form of education that develops the body\, mind\, spirit and character. Our engaging conservatory style classes challenge each student to strive for personal excellence in a supportive\, inclusive\, non-competitive environment. Our educationally sound\, sequential curriculum fosters technical growth and exploration through dance. \nAbout Sheri\nSheri Cowart knew she HAD to dance since she was 3 years old\, and she has never stopped! Growing up in California\, Sheri started acting\, singing and dancing professionally at a young age in commercials and television\, and performed with Burch Mann’s American Folk Ballet as a teen. After graduating from Occidental College with a BA in Speech and Drama she embarked on a musical theater career that spanned several decades\, including performing on Broadway\, in national and international tours\, regional theaters\, and in films\, commercials\, television specials and industrials. Sheri’s second act included receiving an MA degree in Occupational Therapy from Mercy College and she was fortunate to have spent 18 years as an OT at Blythedale Children’s Hospital. After training in the Mark Morris Dance for PD program\, Sheri is happy to start her third act teaching Dance for Parkinson classes through Steffi Nossen. \nAbout Wendy\nWendy Morsberger\, trained at School of the Dayton Ballet and Buffalo Ballet Center\, eventually making her way to the Royal Ballet School.  After a performance career\, culminating in the Royal Ballet (England) and Frankfurt Ballet (Frankfurt\, Germany) taught ballet\, pointe and injury prevention at Boston Ballet\, Harvard and more dance schools in Boston and Westchester. A trained physical therapist holding an MS in Physical Therapy from Massachusetts General Hospital\, Institute of Health Professionals\, Wendy has trained in the acclaimed Mark Morris Dance for PD program in Brooklyn\, NY.
URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/parkinsonsdancews25-26/
LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States
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SUMMARY:Call for Teen Artists! BAC + ENU Builds Teen Arts Residency 2026-2027 - Application Open
DESCRIPTION:Call for Teen Artists!\nOur applications are open for the BAC & ENU Builds 2026-27 Teen Arts Residency open to rising high school juniors and seniors in the NY-NJ-CT tri-state area.\n\n\nBethany Arts Community (BAC) offers residencies to emerging and established artists for the development of both new works and works-in-progress. In partnership with ENU Builds\, we identified a need across our communities to build a residency for the most emerging artists: high school artists of all mediums. \nENUBuilds and the Bethany Arts Community are thrilled to be hosting the 4th Annual Teen Arts Residency. The 1st Teen Arts Residency in February 2024 welcomed seven local students to Bethany for three days. Over the course of three days\, students had time and space to work on their craft\, collaborate with one another\, and learn from a mentor. From this original cohort\, our Annual Teen Arts Residency continues to grow. Currently\, the program is split up over two 4-day portions of the residency over the academic year\, taking on up to seven high school Juniors and Seniors. \nThe 4th Annual Teen Arts Residency will take place in both Fall 2026 and Spring 2027. One cohort will be selected to participate in both the Fall and Spring portions of the residency. During the Fall portion of the residency\, artists will be encouraged to explore their discipline\, while brainstorming and settling on a project idea. During the Spring portion of the residency\, students will continue to work on and eventually share their project(s). \n\nIn applying\, students must be able to commit to attending both portions of the residency. \nELIGIBILITY: This residency is open only to rising high school juniors and seniors (Class of 2027 & 2028) in the NY\, NJ\, CT tri-state area.  \nArtists are provided room & board and a studio conducive to their artistic medium and/or project. \nThere is no cost to apply or to participate.  \nResidency Dates: November 5-8\, 2026 & March 11-14\, 2027\nApplication Open: January 22\, 2026\nApplication Due: May 26\, 2026 by 11:59PM EST\nNotifications: June 16\, 2026 \nTo check out our grounds and more\, visit our website at www.bethanyarts.org.  \nIf you have questions or concerns about accommodations for your artistic practice\, please email: submit@bethanyarts.org. \nClick Here to Apply!
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SUMMARY:A Study in Passion and Precision - Brenda L. Montanile
DESCRIPTION:A Study in Passion and Precision\nBrenda L. Montanile\nApril 11 – May 16\, 2026\n \nA Study in Passion and Precision reflects the deep personal commitment I bring to my mosaic practice. These works hold hours of repetition\, doubt\, adjustment\, and resolve\, as well as moments of joy found throughout the creative process. They invite close examination and slow viewing\, offering a space where intensity builds quietly\, piece by piece. \nWings appear frequently in my work as symbols of movement\, comfort\, protection\, and transformation. They hold a sense of freedom and spirit within their form. \nThis exhibition reflects my ongoing relationship with mosaic as a medium and my determination to study and honor this ancient art form within a contemporary context. The works are constructed\, one piece\, one tessera at a time. Each tessera\, whether smalti\, glass\, stone\, gold\, slate\, or ceramic\, is cut\, placed\, adjusted\, and fixed by hand\, and every decision remains visible. \nFor me\, this is where precision enters the work. Precision is not control alone\, but an act of care and discipline\, shaped through attention\, patience\, and steady focus. Yet the work does not begin there. It begins with passion\, an emotional pull toward an idea\, an element\, or a color that I feel compelled to follow\, guided by curiosity and delight. \nI am drawn to the tension between these two forces. Passion initiates the work through devotion to both my inner voice and the language of mosaic itself. Precision sustains it. Together\, for me\, they have shaped a practice that requires commitment\, presence\, and time\, allowing the work to emerge through deliberate creativity. \nOpening Reception: Saturday\, April 11\, 2026 1-4 PM\nGallery Hours (Starting April 13)\nMonday – Friday 10AM-4PM \n \n  \n  \n  \nAbout Brenda L. Montanile\n\nBrenda L. Montanile is a contemporary mosaic artist based in Puerto Rico. Her education includes study with leading masters in the field and is classically trained in traditional tools and techniques rooted in ancient mosaic practices. With nearly twenty years of study\, her practice reflects a deep dedication to mosaic as both discipline and devotion. Montanile has exhibited her work in Puerto Rico and nationally and is a teaching artist on staff at The Chicago Mosaic School. \n 
URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/passionandprecision/
LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States
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SUMMARY:Work-In-Progress Showing: A Side Of The World For A Canvas with SLMDances 
DESCRIPTION:Work-In-Progress Showing: A Side Of The World For A Canvas \nBased on the work of Zora Neale Hurston\nwith SLMDances\nSaturday May 16\, 2026\, 2-4PM\nOpen to all ages \nWHAT TO EXPECT: \nJoin SLMDances for a public offering as the culmination of their Works & Process Residency at Bethany Arts Community for their new work in development\, A Side Of The World For A Canvas\, based on the work of Zora Neale Hurston.   \nThis informal sharing will include a performance of their work-in-progress developed during their residency week\, and invite participation and feedback from witnesses. Open to all ages.   \nThis program will be hosted outside with masking encouraged. In the case of inclement weather\, we will move inside\, and masks will be required for attendees. Please bring a mask of your own; we will have masks available onsite.  \nA SIDE OF THE WORLD FOR A CANVAS: \nThe primary focus of this residency is to develop A Side of the World For A Canvas through rehearsal\, dramaturgy\, embodied research\, collective practice\, and reflection. A Side Of The World For A Canvas is a site-responsive dance-theater work crafted to highlight Zora Neale Hurston’s legacy as a dance and theater maker\, a foremother of Black feminism\, and an artist whose work across media amplified the stories of everyday Black folks. The title is a quote drawn from her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God that describes the ease with which men could shoot the breeze and tell stories to one another crafting their own version of reality. In this work\, women and femmes assume this agency through story telling creating their own possibilities.  \nKey questions the artists will investigate include: How do we continue to honor Zora throughout the creative process? How does each place inform the performance work?  \nHow does ethnography live in this creative process and work?  \nSYDNIE L. MOSLEY \nSydnie L. Mosley is an award-winning choreographer and writer renowned for socially aware creative work with her collective SLMDances. Her repertoire including her critically acclaimed evening length dances PURPLE: A Ritual In Nine Spells (world premiere Lincoln Center 2023\, two-time Bessie nominated)\, The Window Sex Project\, and BodyBusiness—as well as their creative processes—are a model for dance-activism. She was one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2024 and recognized by former NYC Mayor de Blasio in 2017 for using dance to fuel social change. Sydnie was part of the Bessie Award-winning skeleton architecture\, the future of our worlds\, curated by Eva Yaa Asantewaa. In addition to her own work—which she has performed from Lincoln Center to the legendary Apollo Theater—she performed with Christal Brown’s INSPIRIT (2010-2013) and Brooklyn Ballet (2009-2019). She has been a visiting lecturer at Harvard University. Her writing has appeared in ESSENCE\, Dance Magazine\, and The Washington Post. SLMDances has danced across the US\, including the Brooklyn Museum\, Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State\, Dance Brigade (San Francisco)\, Dance Place (Washington DC)\, Joyce Soho\, Harlem Stage\, Judson Church\, and many more. She recently served as Assistant Choreographer for the first-ever full staging of Zora Neale Hurston’s Spunk presented by Yale Repertory Theatre\, a play that was lost to time until the Library of Congress uncovered the drama in 1997.  \nFind SLMDances: https://www.sydnielmosley.com/  \n—————   \nThis event is an Artist Residency Community Program. As part of a residency at BAC\, we ask each artist to build and facilitate a Community Program. Community Programs are a unique opportunity for both artists-in-residence and our local community to gather\, engage\, and be in conversation with one another through art. Community Programs are free engagements open to the public and/or in collaboration with a local community partner.  \nThis Residency and Community Program are made possible through BAC’s partnership with Works & Process at the Guggenheim. BAC is proud to partner with Works & Process\, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim to support creators of the performing arts and incubate new works. As two organizations committed to supporting artists across disciplines and in various stages of their artistic process\, the partnership is a natural fit.  \nImage Credit: Courtesy of SLMDances; Photograph by Effy Grey
URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/wipslmdances/
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