The Moving Architects Crane House & Historic YWCA Performance Project
Sep
20
5:00 PM17:00

The Moving Architects Crane House & Historic YWCA Performance Project

The Moving Architects’ performance project brings the rich history of Montclair’s Crane House & Historic YWCA to life through dance. In partnership with Montclair History Center, this site-immersive performance weaves dance and music together with the spaces and historical narratives of the building. Audiences are guided through the house and grounds to witness intimate and captivating dance performances by the intergenerational and all-female cast. By engaging deeply with the site’s history and incorporating the diverse voices and stories of those who lived there, the performance transforms the site into a living celebration of its storied past, offering audiences a profound and intimate connection to the area’s rich history. Tickets will be released after June.

Artists (current roster)
Choreographer: Erin Carlisle Norton
Dancers: Mariah Anton, Nicole Arakaki, Emily Cicio, Kelly Guerrero, Karma Chuki, Cecilia Mitchell

About The Moving Architects

The Moving Architects, led by Erin Carlisle Norton, is an acclaimed all-female modern dance company celebrated for its “brave, bold, and fearless” work with a “fresh and daring aesthetic.” The Moving Architects (TMA) connects people intimately to dance through original performances, educational movement programming for all ages, and public discourse via our popular podcast.

Our dance works explore feminist narratives and ideologies, often incorporating interactive materials and sites, to embody current and historically lived approaches to the female experience. TMA has an extensive history performing, teaching, and creating throughout the NJ/NYC-area and has toured across the USA and in Morocco, Guatemala, and Central Asia with the US Dept of State. Through initiatives offering pay-what-you-can classes and workshops for adult dancers, TMA also fosters community through dance. TMA has produced Movers & Shapers: A Dance Podcast since 2015, featuring interviews with diverse figures who shape the dance field. Norton is the recipient of two Choreographic Fellowships from the NJ State Council on the Arts.

This project is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more info: The Moving Architects Grant Press Release.  This project is also made possible by funds from the Essex County Division of Cultural Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

Learn more!
Follow the process: Project Blog
Read more about the project: Crane House Preview Media Kit
Read about the project in Montclair Local
Follow for behind-the-scenes video and photos: Facebook and Instagram

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PBS NJ's The Price of Silence: A Free Screening and Discussion with the Filmmaker
Feb
22
3:30 PM15:30

PBS NJ's The Price of Silence: A Free Screening and Discussion with the Filmmaker

Explore the roots of slavery in this three-part NJ PBS documentary, The Price of Silence, at Montclair Public Library! Afterward, we'll be hosting a discussion with the filmmaker, Ridgeley Hutchinson, and Linda Caldwell Epps, a founding partner of the Sankofa Collaborative and a historical consultant on the film.

New Jersey, the Garden State, is known for its produce, but not for the enslaved people who tilled the soil. In this three-part documentary series, which was originally created for and broadcast on NJ PBS, descendants and historians tell their stories and why it was the last northern state to end the institution of slavery, and how NJ's history affected those who came here in the Great Migration. Each episode is 28 minutes long and there will be a 5-minute intermission after the second episode. Register online here.

The Price of Silence is a Public Media Initiative through The WNET Group. 

This program is co-presented by the Montclair NAACP, the Friends of Howe House, Montclair History Center, and the League of Women Voters of the Montclair Area.

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Research Your Home's History Workshop
Oct
26
10:00 AM10:00

Research Your Home's History Workshop

Have you ever wondered about the history of your Montclair home? This free workshop will assist you in discovering local resources available to help you research the history of your Montclair home and property!

A laptop or tablet is recommended for the workshop but not required.

Space is limited. Registration is required online here.

Presented by the Montclair Public Library, the Montclair History Center, and the Montclair Historic Preservation Commission

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