Forest, 2026
Forest was a site-specific contemporary dance/theatre piece designed for two woodlands in east Central Vermont and was performed in 2026.
It was created by Hannah Dennison, partnered by the artists: Ellen Smith Ahern, Leslie Anderson, Julia Barstow, Judith Chalmer, Jude Domski, Graydon Hanson, Marcy Kass, Linda Provost, Koa Ritz and Chloe Schafer. It was performed by an ensemble of 20 vibrant dancers/musicians/narrators animating numerous places in the forest next to the quiet, seldom-traveled dirt road. The audience moved slowly along the woods road, watching each dynamic scene develop, learning about the forest along the way. Forest celebrated the flora and fauna, the trees, the water, and air, and illuminated the relationship between art, people and nature.
Project Updates
Photography & Film
Photography by Julia Barstow
Film by Jude Domski
Washington Performance — August 2026
Washington Dress Rehearsal — August 2026
Bradford Dress Rehearsal — July 2026
Hubbard Park Audition — October 2025
September 2025 Test
2025 Film: Excerpts of Forest
Filmed & edited by Jude Domski
Created as part of a multimedia performance for the 25th Green Mountain Film Festival Celebration
Ensemble
Portraits: Emily Boedecker
Ellen Smith Ahern
Leslie Anderson
Emma Basham
Paule Bezaire
Emily Boedecker
Ann Bosse
Judith Chalmer
Claire Cook
MC DeBelina
Hannah Dennison
Emer Pond Feeney
Nadell Fishman
Graydon Hanson
Sofia Hirsch
Anna Olsen
Jessie Owens
David Paganelli
Scudder Parker
Tai Nixa Peterson
Koa Ritz
Susan Ritz
Chloe Schafer