Whole-Souled Women: The Story of Prudence Crandall and Sarah Harris

Dimensional Dance presents Whole-Souled Women: The Story of Prudence Crandall and Sarah Harris.  Experience the grace and grit of these two amazing women. This transformative dance program brings the 1830s Connecticut history to life with the elegance and edginess of contemporary ballet and raw emotion of krump hip hop. This hit received a standing ovation at Guilford Performing Arts Festival where it premiered in September, 2021.
Dimensional Dance will perform this hip hop and ballet dance program on Sunday, April 10,  at 3:00 p.m. at the Hoffman Auditorium.

PRE-PERFORMANCE TALK- 2:00-2:30 p.m., Sunday, April 10, 2022 at the Hoffman Auditorium.

This talk is open to all patrons who have a ticket to the 3:00 pm performance. 

Discover the story of the Canterbury Female Boarding School in this brief pre-performance talk!
In 1832, Crandall, the principal of the Canterbury Female Boarding School, was approached by a young Black woman named Sarah Harris asking to attend the academy. When residents protested the school’s integration and parents threatened to withdraw their students, Crandall closed her school and reopened in 1833 for Black students.  Learn what happened next and the legacy of the school with Prudence Crandall Museum curator Joanie DiMartino. 
Copies of the book To All on Equal Terms will be available for purchase, cash or check only, $10.58 each, which includes tax.

 

► IMPORTANT: Masks are optional for patrons who are vaccinated.

No Refunds. If the live performance must be canceled we will make every attempt to reschedule, if a live performance cannot be rescheduled you will be offered a virtual performance option.