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Our Mission

SPDC reaches beyond the arts community with a diverse repertoire that reflects upon larger societal issues through performances, classes, workshops, community outreach, arts integration residencies and collaborations with musicians and composers, artists and actors, puppeteers, poets and professors.

It is our vision to fulfill our mission by providing audiences from all cultures, age groups, abilities and income levels throughout the Greater Hartford region with opportunities to learn how to dance, watch dance, appreciate dance and/or incorporate dance in their lives.

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Our History

For nearly 20 years, the company’s performances have been exciting audiences with contemporary modern dance through stunning visuals, vivid choreography, and compelling storytelling. Our collaborations with musicians, composers, videographers, poets, professors and puppeteers have reached thousands of audiences, young in age, heart and spirit. From the stage to the classroom to the park to the library we inspire. Find us in your neighborhood.

2012

Joined the Hartford Performs roster of vetted artists to bring arts integration and arts access programming into Hartford Public Schools.

2015

Was one of nine artists to receive a Community Legacy Project award for Arts Integration Programming in underserved communities.

2016

Received three-year cornerstone grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving for the Apprentice Training Program providing work-study opportunities for underserved, typically minority high school graduates who could not afford to attend a typical four year dance degree program.

2019

Received a three-year grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to the launch the School of Sonia Plumb Dance by providing 23 scholarships for Hartford youth who could not afford to train.

The team

OUR dancers

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JULIA FOTI

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ROBBIE WEATHERINGTON

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Alexzander Larson

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Erin Raymond

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