THIS WEEK AT THE YARD

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Sean Dorsey Dance Performance

Friday, July 7th, 7pm | Patricia Nanon Theater, The Yard

A Movement Workshop with Sean Dorsey - FREE

Saturday, July 8th, 11:30 am-1 pm | Open Air Studio, The Yard

An all-queer/gender-nonconforming/non-binary group will lead the class in mindful breathing, meditation, a gentle warmup, and movement exercises, concluding with creative self-expression through movement! For ALL humans and ALL levels – including terrified “non-dancers”!

Sean Dorsey Dance Performance

Saturday, July 8th, 7pm | Patricia Nanon Theater, The Yard

ARTIST IN RESIDENCY Music From The Sole

Performance July 15th, 7pm | Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center

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Tap, percussive dance, samba, house, and live music come together in I Didn’t Come to Stay. In the work, Sandoval and Richardson lead eight dancers and a five-piece band in a performance that explores tap’s lineage and connections to other Afro-Diasporic forms. Together the pair embrace shared roots across the diaspora and reflect on racial and cultural identity, while also celebrating the joy, strength, depth, and virtuosity of Black dance and music.

Music From The Sole is a tap dance and live music company that celebrates tap's Afro-diasporic roots, particularly its connections to Afro-Brazilian dance and music, and its lineage to forms like house dance and passinho (Brazilian funk). Led by Brazilian dancer/ choreographer Leonardo Sandoval and by bassist/ composer Gregory Richardson, their work embraces tap’s unique nature as a blend of sound and movement, incorporating wide-ranging influences like samba, passinho, Afro-Cuban, jazz, and house.

COMMUNITY EVENTS
          
KIDS DO DANCE!

Creative dance program for kids | Ages 6-12

Monday-Friday | 9:30am-12:00pm

Session 2: July 10th-14th + Session 3: August 14th-18th

Each weeklong program will challenge the children through fun, active dance classes, that build skill and technique; nurture the child’s choreographer voice and individual artistic expression through composition studies. Kids will cultivate connections to professional dancers in residency with us at the Yard.

Limited Scholarships are available. Email Programming Director, Yvonne Mendez for details: [email protected]

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JOHNNY HOY + THE BLUEFISH

Sponsored by The Yard and The Chilmark Library

Tuesday, July 11th| 6:30pm-7:30pm | The Yard, Shell Garden

Join us at The Yard for a FREE night of outdoor music and dancing with everyone’s favorite band. Bring a picnic, or just come for the show, but be sure to wear your dancing shoes!

Weather contingent. Bring your own seating. Parking at The Yard is limited to handicapped spots. Patron parking is available at the Chilmark Library and other places around Beetlebung Corner. Quick drop offs are available at The Yard. Picnicking is welcomed, but please carry in, carry out.

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