Community Calendar

Don’t miss Catapult, the shadow illusion performance company that launched into the limelight and into the homes of millions of people around the world as finalists on America’s Got Talent. Since then, they have been busy touring the world with their smash hit show Magic Shadows. Heidi Klum and Howard Stern were two of their very first fans, and now they’ve added many thousands around the globe, transporting audiences into fantastical worlds made simply out of light and the human body! An amalgamation of dance, theater, acrobatics, illusion, and storytelling create a spellbinding create a spellbinding show – perfect for all ages.

Featuring new works by Smith Faculty member Rodger Blum and guest artist Alexis Robbins, as well as restaged works by Garth Fagan, Merce Cunningham, and Trisha Brown. Ticket reservations are required at smitharts.ludus.com.

Featuring new works by Smith Faculty member Rodger Blum and guest artist Alexis Robbins, as well as restaged works by Garth Fagan, Merce Cunningham, and Trisha Brown. Ticket reservations are required at smitharts.ludus.com.

Featuring new works by Smith Faculty member Rodger Blum and guest artist Alexis Robbins, as well as restaged works by Garth Fagan, Merce Cunningham, and Trisha Brown. Ticket reservations are required at smitharts.ludus.com.

Work created in Professor Chris Aiken’s Choreography and Design course. Featuring projects by Michael Figueroa, Lauren Horn, and Lindsey Jones. Seating is limited.

The Smith College Department of Dance presents Bare Bones, an exciting showcase of dances choreographed, performed, and produced by undergraduate students. Seating is limited.
Ticket reservations are required at smitharts.ludus.com.

The Smith College Department of Dance presents Bare Bones, an exciting showcase of dances choreographed, performed, and produced by undergraduate students. Seating is limited.
Ticket reservations are required at smitharts.ludus.com.

Catch an exciting first look at new work by Smith MFA first year candidates: Claire Evangelho, Lauren Kravitz, Aleesha Polite, and Alexa Torte.
Seating is limited. Ticket reservations are required at smitharts.ludus.com.

Not your grandmother’s Nutcracker!

Hartford’s award-winning “The Nutcracker Suite & Spicy” returns for its 17th season with a wildly entertaining reinvention of the holiday classic that combines dance, comedy, immersive projection, interactive technology and theatrical spectacle.

Created, choreographed and directed by Carolyn Paine, this family-friendly holiday production brings together 20 professional dancers performing an exhilarating mix of ballet, hip-hop, tap, jazz, ballroom, contemporary dance and acrobatics.

Expect breakdancing Rats, tap-dancing soldiers, a popping-and-locking Sugar Rum, a tutu-wearing dancing dog, an Ugly Sweater Party, Rockette-inspired Florettes and dancers bouncing and tumbling across giant snowballs—all set within a fantastical digital world.

Award-winning projections transform the stage and theater around the performers, while interactive technology allows the digital environment to actually respond to the dancers’ movements in real time. The production's innovative projection design has received both a MUSE Creative Award and a Telly Award.

Part dance performance, part immersive experience and part live special effect, “The Nutcracker Suite & Spicy” offers a fresh, funny and visually spectacular Nutcracker for longtime ballet lovers and audiences experiencing the story for the first time.

Not your grandmother’s Nutcracker!

Hartford’s award-winning “The Nutcracker Suite & Spicy” returns for its 17th season with a wildly entertaining reinvention of the holiday classic that combines dance, comedy, immersive projection, interactive technology and theatrical spectacle.

Created, choreographed and directed by Carolyn Paine, this family-friendly holiday production brings together 20 professional dancers performing an exhilarating mix of ballet, hip-hop, tap, jazz, ballroom, contemporary dance and acrobatics.

Expect breakdancing Rats, tap-dancing soldiers, a popping-and-locking Sugar Rum, a tutu-wearing dancing dog, an Ugly Sweater Party, Rockette-inspired Florettes and dancers bouncing and tumbling across giant snowballs—all set within a fantastical digital world.

Award-winning projections transform the stage and theater around the performers, while interactive technology allows the digital environment to actually respond to the dancers’ movements in real time. The production's innovative projection design has received both a MUSE Creative Award and a Telly Award.

Part dance performance, part immersive experience and part live special effect, “The Nutcracker Suite & Spicy” offers a fresh, funny and visually spectacular Nutcracker for longtime ballet lovers and audiences experiencing the story for the first time.