MiXt Co.
Open Classes & Seasonal Performance Project w/ outstanding contemporary guest artists in Southern, CT. Bi-weekly Wed. & Thurs. AM classes, weekly Monday Evenings & occasional Beach Sessions.
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Thurs. June 11 - MiXt Co. at The GAC - Contemporary Modern w/ Laurel Lynch - 9:30-11:00 AM
Fri. June 12 - MiXt Co. Half-Day Retreat at The Barn in New Canaan w/ Peter Kyle - Contemporary Modern - 10:00-11:15 AM & Improv/Somatic Study - 11:15 AM-12:45 PM (Bring your Lunch to enjoy afterward in the beautiful surroundings of The Barn.)
Wed. June 17 - MiXt Co. Half-Day Retreat at The Barn in New Canaan w/ Pamela Pietro Somatic Practice - 9:30-10:45 & Contemporary Modern -11:00-12:15 AM (Bring your Lunch to enjoy afterward in the beautiful surroundings of The Barn.)
Early-AM Beach session: In the window between June 18-20 - 8:45-9:45 AM (Beach Sessions are confirmed within one week of Early AM low tide cycle)
Thurs. June 25 - MiXt Co. at The GAC - Contemporary Modern w/ Guest TBA
Wed. July 1, 15, 29, Aug 12 - MiXt Co. Contemporary at The Barn in New Canaan w/ Marcia brooks - 9:30-11:00 AM
Thurs. July 9 - MiXt Co. Contemporary Modern at The GAC w/ Megan Williams - 9:30-11:00 AM
MiXt Co. Spring 2022 Performance Project, Choreography by Teresa Perez Ceccon, Photo by Holly Mensching
Wed. July 22 - MiXt Co. Half-Day Retreat at The Barn in New Canaan w/ Megan Williams - Contemporary Modern - 9:30-10:45 & Embodied Functional Anatomy Practice - 11:00-12:15 AM (Bring your Lunch to enjoy afterward in the beautiful surroundings of The Barn.)
Thurs. July 23 - MiXt Co. at The GAC - Contemporary Modern w/ Brad Beakes - 9:30-11:00 AM
Thurs. Aug. 6, Aug. 20 - MiXt Co. at The GAC - Contemporary Modern w/ Laurel Lynch - 9:30-11:00 AM
MiXt Co. Monday PM Contemporary at The Loft On HiATUS for Summer - we resume after Labor Day. Beach, Wed. Barn and Thurs. at The GAC continue all summer long!
Monday, MiXt Co. At The Loft at Christ Church - Weekly classes from Sept.-May, 7:00-8:30 PM - Option to participate in our Performance Project Season in the fall (stay after class for rehearsal until 9:00 PM). Monday Contemporary at The Loft is a Rigorous/MiXt Level.
(Currently offering Contemporary Modern classes until we are able to consider resuming w/ Ballet when the floor is changed at The GAC) Thursday MiXt Co. Contemporary (or Ballet) - Bi weekly at The Greenwich Arts Council - 9:30-11:00 AM - Thursday Contemporary or Ballet is an Intermediate/Advanced level.
Wednesday MiXt Co. Contemporary - Bi weekly at The Barn in New Canaan - 9:30-11:00 AM - Wed. is a Gentle MiXt Level, welcoming to all movers with some dance experience. Additional retreat-day offerings in the summer months.
Early AM Low-Tide DanceTogether at Tod’s Point (weather dependent) Next window confirmed within a week of warm weather and early AM Low Tide cycle. 8:45-9:45 AM - Greenwich Town passes needed to enter from May-Oct., or contact Marcia to coordinate guest pass. No passes needed March, April or Nov.
Fees for all MiXt Co. classes can be paid at the time of class (Venmo/Zelle/PayPal/cash/check/CC are all welcome payment options) or purchase discounted multi-class packages. Beach sessions are FREE or you can make a contribution to support the MiXt Co. program.
For Wed. Barn classes or Thurs. Ballet, please request to be on our email list for those specific classes, so we can send arrival info or any special announcements to you the night before class.
Photo of MiXt Co. Low-Tide DanceTogether by Kimberly James
MiXt Co. offerings:
Monday Nights at The Loft at Christ Church:
Advanced/Intermediate dancers, join us for our signature MiXt Co. class each Monday, Sept. - May, at 7:00 PM. Classes are held. Fall and Spring seasons offer an optional performance project. Monday classes and performance project are a Rigorous/MiXt Level for experienced dancers. Recent Guests include Brad Beakes, Marion Spencer, Ori Flomin, Maria Bauman-Morales, Hannah Garner, Peter Kyle, Ellie Goudie-Averill, Ryan Yamauchi, Becky Radway, Megan Williams, Gwen Welliver, John Zullo, Christopher Rudd, Nathan Trice, Chelsea Ainsworth, Manuel Vignoulle, Kendra Ross, Teresa Perez Ceccon, Megan Bascom and many others!
Wed. Mornings (bi-weekly class) at The Barn in New Canaan
Join us for this open class every-other-week - 9:30-11:00 AM. Classes at The Barn are a Gentle/MiXt Level for those with some type of dance/movement experience w/ Marcia Brooks or a MiXt Co. guest (confirm attendance via email to Marcia or through our “contact” link in our drop-down menu and Marcia will send details). In the summer we often hold several half-day retreats and/or full day retreats, as we have enjoyed at The Barn in the past.
Thur. Morning (bi-weekly class) Contemporary Modern or Ballet at The Greenwich Arts Council
299 Greenwich Ave. in The Arts Council's 3rd floor studio. 9:30-11:00 AM. This bi-weekly class for seasoned dancers and dance educators offers a Contemporary Modern class or a traditional Ballet structure, with a Contemporary sensibility and a fabulous rotation of guest teachers. Live piano accompaniment may resume occasionally or when we resume with Ballet. We continue to enjoy an amazing rotation of guest teachers including Laurel Lynch, Megan Williams, Caitlin Scranton, Nancy Schwartz, Seneca Lawrence, Chelsea Ainsworth and more.
MiXt Co. is our signature class series and performance project. Drop-in classes are offered year round, most Mondays (Contemporary) at 7:00 PM fall, winter and spring, Thursday (Ballet) 9:30-11:00 AM, every-other-week, year round, Wed. AM (Contemporary) 9:30-11:00 AM, every-other-week, year round, During our performance project seasons (5-7 weeks during fall and spring), the class and rehearsal process ending in an informal performance for full project participants is an option many dancers in our community eagerly take advantage of. Experienced dancers work with choreographers once per week on Mondays or every-other-week on Wed. or Thurs. during the season, on a short work to be performed at our Fall and Spring performances. Drop-in classes continue to be an option throughout the season, for those who can't commit to the full performance project (rehearsal for performers continue until 9:00 PM, after class).
The program strives to be a catalyst between NYC and CT choreographers, dancers, dance enthusiasts and audiences. Choreographers gain access to new communities of movers. Participants have access to quality contemporary, modern and/or classical practice and process, while our local audience will enjoy the variety created and presented.
Performance Project participants must be 18 or older, though mature younger dancers are welcome to drop in for classes, or those 9-14 can join us for our Master Class Series for Dancers 9-14 years of age.
MiXt Co. class fees:
The Loft at Christ Church
Mondays (MiXt/Rigorous Level) 7PM at The Loft at Christ Church, 254 East Putnam, in Greenwich, CT - Weekly, Labor day through Memorial Day.
Wed. (MiXt/Gentle Level) 9:30-11:00 AM - bi-weekly, year round - at The Barn in New Canaan (contact Marcia for Address and Parking info if you plan to attend)
Thursday Morning Contemporary Modern (Intermediate/Advanced) - 9:30-11:00 AM - bi-weekly, year round at The GAC - 299 Greenwich Avenue, Third floor dance studio - stairs up to third floor and through double doors, or elevator takes you right up to studio.
Summer Retreat, 2018, Guests, Pamela Pietro, Nathan Trice, Mitzi Adams, Maria Bauman-Morales, Marcia Brooks, Becky Radway, John Zullo
Questions? Contact Marcia: marciabrooksct@gmail.com
This program has been made possible in part through the sponsorship of The Field
and by MBVW's generous contributors
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