All Ages
Join us for this fun, intergenerational dance workshop. Participants will be led through movement activities to create mini dance studies in response to several works from the 2025 Sculpture at The Mount exhibition. This workshop will deepen participants’ experience of the sculptures and the natural surrounding environment through playful movement-generating activities. We will begin with a gentle warm up, progress to exploring the sculptures through group movement improvisations and finally putting it all together to create dances. All are welcome, all families, all bodies, all abilities, ages 5-100 years old. No dance experience necessary.
- This program is for children and adults of all ages. Youth participants must be accompanied by their grownups.
- This is an outdoor program. In the event of inclement weather, this workshop may be rescheduled for the following Sunday, July 27, at 2:30pm. Registrants will be notified by email about any changes to this program.
Louise Heit is a dance artist/educator/choreographer/certified movement analyst summering in the Berkshires and wintering in Brooklyn, NY. Her choreography has been seen in NYC at Center for Performance Research, Union Street Studio, Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, 92Y/Fridays at Noon, and in London at the Laban Centre for Movement and Dance. She has performed off Broadway with Adaptors Movement Theater (Bessie Award-winning), Pink Inc., and toured internationally with Marquis Studios. She holds a MA from the Laban Centre for Movement and Dance in London, a CMA (Certified Movement Analyst) – NYC, BFA in dance and theater from NYU and certificates from the Dance Education Laboratory at the 92Y and from Mark Morris Dance for PD (Parkinson’s Disease). Louise has taught dance and creative movement through Together-In-Dance, 92Y Educational Outreach, Lincoln Center Education, Ballet Hispanico, among others. This August, she will be leading adult creative modern dance classes at the Becket Arts Center.
Photo of dancing Louise Heit by Judith Calder
Headshot of Louise Heit by Alexis Silver
Questions? Email: programs@edithwharton.org
CALL FOR CHILDREN’S BOOKS!
This August, The Mount is hosting a Children’s Book Swap as part of our Community Day celebration! We’re collecting gently loved children’s books to share the joy of reading with other families in our community. If you have books your kids have outgrown, this is the perfect chance to give them a second life. All ages, reading levels, and languages are welcome!
Please drop off your gently loved books at The Mount anytime this summer. We will have a bin in the Stable, and books will also be accepted at the Ticket Booth and other Youth & Family Programs.
Join us on August 10 for Community Day to explore the Children’s Book Swap and take home new favorites for your family to enjoy!
What accessibility accommodations does The Mount offer? The Mount is a Massachusetts Cultural Council UP designated organization welcoming participants of all disabilities. Please contact us by phone: 413-551-5100 or by email: info@edithwharton.org to discuss accommodations needed to participate fully in this event. Golf carts will be available to shuttle those with mobility concerns between the parking lot and event venue. View The Mount’s Health and Safety Guidelines.
