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Earthdance survives changing vision, changing times

Submitted by admin on December 2, 2011 - 5:51pm

BACK in 1986, a loose-knit group of dance enthusiasts from Boston asked: Is it possible to escape city life, share a house and children, and give themselves over to pursuing art in the bosom of Mother Nature?

They found their answer in a ramshackled farmhouse and 175 acres in Plainfield that became the community called Earthdance. Ten dancers bought it with visions of turning the rundown Property into an "intentional community" and a retreat for dancers and other creative types.

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Earthdance survives changing vision, changing times
Wednesday, September 4, 1996
Ali Crolius, staff writer
Daily Hampshire Gazette

Response to the Gazette Article

Submitted by admin on December 12, 2011 - 4:53pm

Hanging on the wall in my apartment in Asheville, NC is a treasured photograph of "The Farm," my grandparent's home (which you bought from my family) . I grew up in West Cummington and my brother and sisters and I spent some of our happiest childhood times up there with two of the most special people in my life, my grandparents, who had remarkable lives themselves and raised six children there. My 20 first cousins all share memories of happy family get togethers there often during our childhoods.

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Tuesday, October 22, 1996
Deborah Hull

Earthdance Summer 2006 Update

Submitted by admin on December 12, 2011 - 4:56pm

Earthdance began in 1986, when a group of dancers and artists in Boston joined together to cultivate a place for creative expression. Purchasing 175 acres of land in the glorious Berkshire hills of WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, they planted the seeds of community. Today, Earthdance is an internationally recognized presenter of workshops, contact improvisation jams, performances, and community events, drawing thousands of people to the area each year.

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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Christine Yee and Spirit Joseph