Dance Presenters & Venues in Greater Hartford

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Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
    (Hartford, CT)

     The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts is Connecticut’s premier performing arts center, hosting more than 450 events yearly, including major Broadway tours, dance performances, symphony orchestras, family presentations, local arts and community events. In November 2001, The Bushnell completed a $45 million expansion project that added a second, 907-seat theater to the existing historic structure. The new, state-of-the-art performance hall
     allows  for expanded arts, entertainment and community offerings. The
     Bushnell opened in January 1930 and is a non-profit organization. For
     more information, call The Bushnell at (860) 987-6000, The Bushnell
     Box Office at (860) 987-5900 or visit our website at
www.bushnell.org

Charter Oak Cultural Center
     (Hartford, CT)

    Charter Oak Cultural Center, housed in Connecticut's oldest synagogue
     building, is a non-profit, multi-cultural arts center committed to
     preserving the Jewish Heritage of our building, giving access to the
     arts to all people and doing the work of social justice. Dance is an
     important part of our programming which includes performances by
     established and emerging artists and dance education for young
     people.
 www.charteroakcenter.org

Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts - Theater of the
    Performing Arts
     (Hartford, CT)
     A program of the Capitol Region Education Council, opened in January
     2001 as part of the Learning Corridor, a neighborhood revitalization
     project in the south end of Hartford. The Theater houses a 600 seat
     state-of-the-art proscenium stage and a 125 seat flexible Black Box
     theater. The facility includes two lobbies, classrooms, a scene shop, a
     costume shop and dressing rooms.
     www.crec.org/theater

Saint Joseph College - Carol Autorino Center for the Arts
    and Humanities - Hoffman Auditorium
   
(West Hartford, CT)
     Annual performing arts series featuring dance events. Site of 5 X 5
     Dance Festival featuring collegiate and professional dance companies,
     and a new 365 seat venue for performances by several Greater
     Hartford dance companies.
     www.sjc.edu
 
Trinity College - Austin Arts Center
    The Austin Arts Center is located on the Trinity College campus in Hartford, and presents an eclectic and lively mix of dance, music, theater and visual arts. Over 40 public events are presented from September through April; dance highlights include the monthly Studio
47 Dance series and semiannual dance concerts featuring guest artists, faculty
                                          and students
. www.austinarts.org

University of Connecticut www.uconn.edu

University of Hartford www.hartford.edu

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
   
www.wadsworthatheneum.org

Wesleyan University - Center for the Arts
     (Middletown, CT)
     An 11-building center which presents more than 325 public
     performances, exhibitions and residency activities
     annually in collaboration with visiting artists and the
     university's departments. Serves as a cultural center
     by presenting artists who are testing the boundaries
     of their art forms; true innovators in their fields
     whose work emanates from the widest spectrum of
     world cultures. Annual highlights include
     DanceMasters, a showcase performance by leading
     contemporary companies as well as a weekend of
     master classes for dance students and professionals;
     the Navaratri Festival, a Hindu celebration featuring
     music and dance performances by Indian artists;
     and the CFA's three innovative performance series:
     the Breaking Ground Dance Series, Crowell Concert Series and Outside
     the Box Theater Series. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

  

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