In addition to our celebrated season performances, Amherst Ballet invites you to join us for workshops, smaller-scale community performances, movie matinées, community work days, and more! We hope to see you soon.
- Performances
- Workshops
- Community days
- Movies
May
May 2, 4:00-6:30ish pm: Barre & Bar
Part of our quarterly series, focusing on ballet foundations for adult dancers who want to go deeper into technique: things you may never have learned if you are an adult beginner, or may have lost track of if you learned them a long time ago. Appropriate for beginner dancers who have taken several classes through advanced dancers. Come for the workshop and stay to hang out and enjoy delicious snacks, mocktails, and cocktails. May’s focus is on épaulement, aka: arms, directions of the body, arabesques, standard port de bras sequences, and conditioning. Register here. Contact info@amherstballet.org with questions.
May 2, 10:30am: Dancing at the Library
Presenting excerpts from Amaterasu, a Japanese folk tale. Join us for a captivating story, live music, ballet performances, and an opportunity to dance together! Hadley Public Library, 50 Middle Street, Hadley.
May 10, 1:00-4:00pm: Community Workday
Let’s keep building – together! We will gather to continue work on our beloved studio and costume restoration project. What’s next? Come clean, sew, make, restore, be, share, cheer, and build community in our new space.
May 17, 4:00pm: Movie Matinée
Enjoy fresh, hot buttered popcorn old-school movie-style! May’s featured ballet is The Tales of Beatrix Potter, as performed by the Royal Ballet! All ages welcome; children should have a responsible adult along. 65 Sunderland Road, Amherst.
May 20, 4:00pm: Dancing at the Library
Presenting excerpts from Amaterasu, a Japanese folk tale. Join us for a captivating story, live music, ballet performances, and an opportunity to dance together! Munson Memorial Library, 1046 S East St, Amherst.
June
Friday June 5 at 7:00pm, Saturday June 6 at 2:00pm, & Sunday June 7 at 7:00pm: Amherst Ballet’s Spring Show, Shatter Into Light.
This year’s spring show, with original choreography by our director, Mikayla Archambeau, is being developed in collaboration with a string quartet led by our music director, Geoffrey Archambeau. The performance will feature music by composers Amy Beach, Sato Matsui, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Dmitri Shostakovich. 33 Hawley Street, Northampton. For more information, see the press release, and to reserve tickets, click here.
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June 14, 9:00-12:00pm: Community Workday
Let’s keep building – together! We will gather to continue work on our beloved studio and costume restoration project. What’s next? Come clean, sew, make, restore, be, share, cheer, and build community in our new space.
June 14, 2:00-5:00pm: End of Year Celebration and Costume Exhibit!
Celebrate the hard work, expressive artistry, and amazing community of Amherst Ballet! You can expect wonderful people, yummy refreshments, an exhibit of costumes from our ongoing costume restoration project, and an informal performance. See you there!
Costume restoration funded in part by grants from Amherst and South Hadley Local Cultural Councils.
June 28, 4:00pm: Movie Matinée
Enjoy fresh, hot buttered popcorn old-school movie-style! June’s featured ballet is TBD – stay tuned! All ages welcome; children should have a responsible adult along. 65 Sunderland Road, Amherst.
July
July 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 10:30-11:30am at the Forbes Library: Dancing in the Library
A joyful introduction to dance and music for the youngest movers (and their siblings and caregivers!), this playful and encouraging program is designed to nurture imagination, coordination, and collaboration. Through imaginative games and improvisation, we explore the building blocks of movement and sound—direction, level, tempo, rhythm, texture, melody, and shape—while developing strength, flexibility, coordination, and body awareness. We invite participants to move through creative play, yoga, games, and modern techniques. Thoughtful attention is given to cultivating respect for self and others, while the program lays a strong foundation for a lifelong love of movement and the arts. Great for children ages 2-6 and their parents and caregivers.
July 12, 12:00-3:00pm: Community Workday
Let’s keep building – together! We will gather to continue work on our beloved studio and costume restoration project. What’s next? Come clean, sew, make, restore, be, share, cheer, and build community in our new space.
July 12, 3:00-6:00ishpm: Barre & Bar, special edition
This special edition of our quarterly Barre & Bar series is for beginner adult men, and will focus on skills and vocabulary to support men’s healthy participation in ballet. Led by company dancer Brokk Toggerson, the session includes a full introductory ballet class with ample time for questions and discussion. Hang out and enjoy refreshments after the class! Appropriate for absolute beginners. Max 20 students; suggested donation $60; no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Register here. Contact info@amherstballet.org with questions.
July 26, 4:00pm: Movie Matinée
Enjoy fresh, hot buttered popcorn old-school movie-style! July’s featured ballet is TBD – stay tuned! All ages welcome; children should have a responsible adult along. 65 Sunderland Road, Amherst.
August
August 1, 3:00-6:00ish pm: Barre & Bar
Part of our quarterly series, focusing on ballet foundations for adult dancers who want to go deeper into technique: things you may never have learned if you are an adult beginner, or may have lost track of if you learned them a long time ago. August’s barre & bar will explore music for dancers. Come for the workshop and stay to hang out! Appropriate for beginner dancers who have taken several classes through advanced dancers. Max 20 students; suggested donation $60; no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Register here. Contact info@amherstballet.org with questions.