A.P.E. at Hawley Street
Current and Upcoming Programming 2019
A.P.E.@Hawley provides, to artists and researchers, affordable access to the dance studio, Flex Space, Mezzanine and Black Box (unfinished) at 33 Hawley. Our programming and rental structure strives to create the conditions for rich exploration and a maximizing of creative potential. We encourage inquiry-based processes and the open exchange of ideas towards the development of new, experimental, and challenging projects and works. A.P.E. welcomes inquiries and requests and reviews proposals on a first come/first serve basis.
If you are interested in proposing a project or renting space at 33 Hawley Street please contact A.P.E.
If you are interested in proposing a project or renting space at 33 Hawley Street please contact A.P.E.
Current and Upcoming Events & Projects
PRACTICING PRESENCE FESTIVAL
MAY 24-26, 2019
THREE DAYS OF ADVENTUROUS MOVING AND MAKING.
CONNECTING CONTEMPLATIVE AND SOMATIC PRACTICES WITH
ARTICULATE DANCING IN NORTHAMPTON, MA.
WITH
PAUL MATTESON
PETER SCHMITZ
ANDREA OLSEN
JENNIFER POLINS
SCOTTY HARDWIG
SHAYLA-VIE JENKINS
SCHEDULE:FRIDAY
10AM - NOON INT/ADV CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUE MAMMALS MOVING with Scotty Hardwig
1-2PM BOOK READING "By the Light of the Body: The Somatic Senses in the Visual Arts" with Rosalind Driscoll
2:30-4:30PM WORKSHOP DYNAMIC VERTICALITY with Jen Polins
7PM PRACTICING PRESENCE PERFORMANCE featuring new works in progress by Jen Polins,
Paul Matteson, Andrea Olsen, Peter Schmitz, and Scotty Hardwig. **AT SCDT/STUDIO4**
SATURDAY
10AM - NOON WORKSHOP INTRICACY IN MOTION with Paul Matteson
1-2PM BOOK READING "Dancing with Merce Cunningham" with Marianne Preger-Simon
2:30-4:30PM WORKSHOP IMPROVISATIONAL COMPOSITION with Peter Schmitz
7PM PRACTICING PRESENCE PERFORMANCE featuring works in progress by Paul Matteson
and Scotty Hardwig. **AT SCDT/STUDIO4**
SUNDAY
10AM - NOON WORKSHOP RE-MEMBERING THE DANCING BODY with Andrea Olsen & Shayla-Vie Jenkins
1-3PM WORKSHOP MAMMALS MAKING with Scotty Hardwig
3-3:30PM CLOSING CIRCLE
FULL SCHEDULE, REGISTRATION & MORE INFO
Serious Play Theatre Ensemble presents, our third production in our series-
CONVERSATIONS FOR OUR TIMES THROUGH THEATRE
THE WALL-a new one woman play, written & performed by Jessica Litwak
A close kin to the one we hear so much about, but this wall both real & metaphoric separates Jews from Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians. Litwak knows first-hand the perspective from both sides spinning a tale of hope and crushed dreams, faith and failure, and above all the unrelenting search for justice.
with post show discussion following each performance
When: June 21 & 22 7:30pm
Where: Flex Space APE@Hawley / Northampton Community Arts Trust
33 Hawley St, Northampton MA
Reservations encouraged: brownpapertickets.com
Ticket Prices: $22 general, $20 students & seniors,
At the door $25 (14 yrs and up)
Additional information: seriousplaytheatre@gmail.com or phone 413-588-7439
As seen by Serious Play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last August, this play uses poetry, humor, and diverse characters through puppetry to give voice to an impossible problem that can only be survived through increased humanity, paradoxical curiosity and artful expression. As a Jewish artist with important relationships in Palestine and Israel, Litwak has a unique perspective on the Occupation. She grapples with deeply felt paradoxes of heart & heritage, east & west, men & women, justice & peace.
Jessica Litwak is a multifaceted international theatre artist focused on theatre for social change & community engagement. She is an award winning playwright, actress, and educator. She received her BA in acting from NYU and her MFA in playwriting from Columbia. She often works creating theatre in the Middle East, Central Europe and the U.K. She is a core member of Theatre Without Borders and Artistic Director of the H.E.A.T. Collective and the founder of Artists Rise Up New York.
CONVERSATIONS FOR OUR TIMES THROUGH THEATRE
THE WALL-a new one woman play, written & performed by Jessica Litwak
A close kin to the one we hear so much about, but this wall both real & metaphoric separates Jews from Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians. Litwak knows first-hand the perspective from both sides spinning a tale of hope and crushed dreams, faith and failure, and above all the unrelenting search for justice.
with post show discussion following each performance
When: June 21 & 22 7:30pm
Where: Flex Space APE@Hawley / Northampton Community Arts Trust
33 Hawley St, Northampton MA
Reservations encouraged: brownpapertickets.com
Ticket Prices: $22 general, $20 students & seniors,
At the door $25 (14 yrs and up)
Additional information: seriousplaytheatre@gmail.com or phone 413-588-7439
As seen by Serious Play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last August, this play uses poetry, humor, and diverse characters through puppetry to give voice to an impossible problem that can only be survived through increased humanity, paradoxical curiosity and artful expression. As a Jewish artist with important relationships in Palestine and Israel, Litwak has a unique perspective on the Occupation. She grapples with deeply felt paradoxes of heart & heritage, east & west, men & women, justice & peace.
Jessica Litwak is a multifaceted international theatre artist focused on theatre for social change & community engagement. She is an award winning playwright, actress, and educator. She received her BA in acting from NYU and her MFA in playwriting from Columbia. She often works creating theatre in the Middle East, Central Europe and the U.K. She is a core member of Theatre Without Borders and Artistic Director of the H.E.A.T. Collective and the founder of Artists Rise Up New York.
"What We See": 4-week project of theater works at 33 Hawley Street and SCDT
July 7 – August 4, 2019.
Each project will have a public showing at the end of their residency.
July 7-14: Serious Play Theatre Ensemble develops MOVING WATER, a collaboration with director Sheryl Stoodley, musician Jonny Rodgers, visual artist Roz Driscoll, playwright Eric Sanders, and designer Robin Doty.
Public event: "GETTING OUR FEET WET" - A FIRST STEP INTO SERIOUS PLAY'S MOVING WATER THEATRE PROJECT
Sharing of the collaborative artistic work and the discoveries: Saturday July 13, 7:30 to 8:45pm: Phone to sign up for a 10 minute time slot for a walk thru to view the experiments: 413-588-7439.
9pm-9:45pm: Discussion with the five artist collaborators, and the acting ensemble and background on MOVING WATER & Comments & Feedback from those that viewed the experiments. For viewers 13 yrs and up (Suggested Donation toward the continuation of this project- $20 at the door/ No one will be turned away)
July 7-14 (SCDT): Andrew Pester: Prelude to a Eulogy is an unearthing of queer ancestry through multidisciplinary archive, community storytelling, and performance ritual.
July 14-21: Karinne Keithley will be working on Long Bright Day, a new play about political avatars and human community.
July 21-28: Occupied Territories, conceived and directed by Mollye Maxner, written by Nancy Bannon and Mollye Maxner. Created from research into the lives of Vietnam Combat Veterans and their families, Occupied Territories reveals painful and beautiful truths without comment, in all their rawness. Free public showings on July 26 & 27 at 7 pm.
July 28-Aug.4: Real Live Theater develops a new script, Far Reaches, culminating in a public reading/sharing.
July 7 – August 4, 2019.
Each project will have a public showing at the end of their residency.
July 7-14: Serious Play Theatre Ensemble develops MOVING WATER, a collaboration with director Sheryl Stoodley, musician Jonny Rodgers, visual artist Roz Driscoll, playwright Eric Sanders, and designer Robin Doty.
Public event: "GETTING OUR FEET WET" - A FIRST STEP INTO SERIOUS PLAY'S MOVING WATER THEATRE PROJECT
Sharing of the collaborative artistic work and the discoveries: Saturday July 13, 7:30 to 8:45pm: Phone to sign up for a 10 minute time slot for a walk thru to view the experiments: 413-588-7439.
9pm-9:45pm: Discussion with the five artist collaborators, and the acting ensemble and background on MOVING WATER & Comments & Feedback from those that viewed the experiments. For viewers 13 yrs and up (Suggested Donation toward the continuation of this project- $20 at the door/ No one will be turned away)
July 7-14 (SCDT): Andrew Pester: Prelude to a Eulogy is an unearthing of queer ancestry through multidisciplinary archive, community storytelling, and performance ritual.
July 14-21: Karinne Keithley will be working on Long Bright Day, a new play about political avatars and human community.
July 21-28: Occupied Territories, conceived and directed by Mollye Maxner, written by Nancy Bannon and Mollye Maxner. Created from research into the lives of Vietnam Combat Veterans and their families, Occupied Territories reveals painful and beautiful truths without comment, in all their rawness. Free public showings on July 26 & 27 at 7 pm.
July 28-Aug.4: Real Live Theater develops a new script, Far Reaches, culminating in a public reading/sharing.