Hampshire College Dance Program

Dear HDP community,
You are invited to a goodbye/closing ritual for the Hampshire Dance Program on Saturday, May 9th, 2026. We know these studios and the people who have moved through them have been deeply significant to so many of us and we know that it’s good to gather in times of big change.

There will be a few different ways to mark this transition on May 9:

Open time in the dance studios: 12-3:30pm
Come and go, lie on the floor, write, move, do a score, be with yourself and/or whoever happens to be there at the same time!

Memory archive project
During the open studio time, there will be many copies of a piece of paper that has a map of the studios, as well as writing and drawing implements that you can use to annotate the maps with memories, names, stories, drawings. These pages and any other photos and ephemera that people bring will be archived in digital form for all to visit and see

Circle: 3:30pm
We will gather in a circle in the main dance studio. This is a time when we will introduce ourselves to one another and have an opportunity to share a few words to acknowledge what this space has held for each of us over the years.

After the circle, we will potluck!

Please come if these spaces have been meaningful to you, and please spread the word to others who you know might want to know that something like this is happening.

We look forward to gathering with you.