The Hartt School Dance Division

Hartt Dances Spring 2026
Featuring world premieres of two guest choreographers, Anna Hughlett and Keerati Jinakunwiphat. Also performed in collaboration with the Hartt Orchestra will be excerpts from the iconic Petipa/Tchaikowsky collaboration, Swan Lake; José Limón’s masterpiece, There is a Time. , A new work from Division Director Stephen Pier is inspired by the music of Christopher Cerrone, Ode to Joy, played by the Hartt Senior Percussion ensemble.
Anna Hughlett has choreographed for Boston Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, Boston Ballet School and Prix de Lausanne and for companies throughout the US. She has created an original work of contemporary ballet for Hartt Dance to the music of John Adams and an original score by Kelley Gant.
Keerati Jinakunwiphat is generating interest in her work, recently receiving commissions form New York City Ballet, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, Houston Contemporary Dance Company, and Bang on a Can. She has choreographed a new work, Zima, for Hartt Dance, inspired by the cycles of nature and the ways of water.
Excerpts from Swan Lake, directed by Hilda Morales presents the iconic collaboration of Marius Petipa’s renowned ballet and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikowsky’s famous score which will be played live by the Hartt Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Régulo Stabilito.
One of José Limón’s most well-known masterpieces, There is a Time, is based on the resonant verses of Ecclesiastes beginning with “To everything there is a season...” It was originally created in collaboration with the composer, Norman Delo Joio whose score won a Pulitzer Prize and is being restaged by Nina Watt.
The third music and dance collaboration will be presented by members of the Hartt Senior Percussion Ensemble performing Christopher Cerrone’s Ode to Joy with dancers performing a new work by Stephen Pier, the Director of the Dance Division.

Lincoln Theater
April 16, 17, 18 @ 7:30 and April 18 @ 2:00

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SAMIYAH LYNNICE at the JOYCE with RONALD K.BROWN'S company, EVIDENCE

A monumental and deeply human artist.

If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to share your dance film… this is it. ✨

Post your 3-minute screendance or dance doc, tag , and include + . Selected films will screen at Symphony Space during the festival.

1️⃣POST your dance films on one of your favorite social media platforms – Instagram | Facebook | TikTok

2️⃣HASHTAG and TAG the following: Vimeo or YouTube links are acceptable.

3️⃣Once your film is posted to your social media account, mail a video file to [email protected] with in the subject heading. (The filmmaker MUST own the rights to their music or the film will be ineligible.)

🔔Films should be about 3 minutes in length.
Submission deadline: January 2, 2026.

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Dance on Camera Festival 2026 is co-presented by Dance on Camera and Symphony Space.

Still from Diana directed by Melikyan

COME JOIN US!
Get to know the The Hartt School Dance Division in through this exciting Master Class followed by a Q+A with KSN and dancers!

https://www.stepsnyc.com/classes/workshops/college-spotlights/university-of-hartford/

About last night......!
14 Hartt Dancers were inspired by a trip to NYC Lincoln Center to see their Hartt Dance Alumni, Lisa Borres Casey and Austin Kelly perform as members of the world renown Paul Paul Taylor Dance Company!

Many thanks Lisa, Austin, Amanda Stevenson, and PTDC

Hartt Dance Alumni making beautiful things happen!

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE – 40th Anniversary Celebration The Billie honors 40 years of Ronald K. Brown’s groundbreaking choreography.