Our beloved Wayne A. Gilbert died peacefully at home on September 23, surrounded by family. In moments like these, we would look to Wayne to write a poem that gave us the words to understand our own feelings. In the absence of those words… this image was taken by Annabelle Denmark as part of our 2018 […]
Art as Action becomes RECONNECT DANCE COMMUNITY
Our small and mighty non-profit has evolved in so many ways since we began our Reconnect with your Body dance classes for people with and without Parkinson’s in 2011. Our new name reflects that transformation – honoring the past, claiming the present and dreaming into our bright future. Reconnect Dance Community is a new chapter […]
Tickets On Sale: Reconnect Birthday Celebration
Tickets are now on sale for our annual Reconnect Birthday Celebration! Sunday, September 15, 1-3pm at Colorado Conservatory of Dance, Broomfield Tickets: $12 solo / $20 duet / $30 family (5 or less) BUY TICKETS NOW
Tickets On Sale: I AM HERE performance
Tickets are now on sale for our upcoming performance I AM HERE. Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 2pm Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 2pm at The Meng Theater, Colorado Conservatory of Dance, Broomfield Tickets: $20 in advance / $25 at the door BUY TICKETS NOW
Wayne & Sarah talk REDEFINING DANCER on KGNU Radio
We had a wonderful time being interview by KGNU Metro host Miriam Schiff in September. We covered how Art as Action and Reconnect came to be, as well as what we’ve learned since becoming a physically integrative dance company. You can listen to the full interview below – we hope you enjoy it as much […]
Reconnect Reflections & Dreams
Reconnect Reflections & Dreams Towards the end of 2021, we asked our Reconnect dancers for a few words that captured their reflections of 2021 and dreams for 2022. Artivist Fellow Emma Scher created this short film with the first responses from Wayne A. Gilbert and Carol Jenkins. WATCH NOW
Postcards from Reconnect: Meet the Artivist Leadership Team
Postcards from Reconnect This “postcard” series will help you to get to know our Reconnect dancers. In this first round, you’ll meet the dancers who make up our Artivist Leadership Team as they tell us: “Reconnect takes me to a place where…” Leann Roberts Leann is a dancer, songwriter and a musician who has graced Art as […]
Meet Emma Scher, our first Artivist Fellow
Artivist Fellowship A game changing new program made possible by game changing funding We are thrilled to announce a brand new program, the Artivist Fellowship. made possible by a generous two year grant from the Community ACTS Fund. Artivist Fellows will spend 18 months train ing to become a Reconnect Teaching Artist and Art as Action […]
“experiencing what I could do instead of what I couldn’t do” a dancer conversation series
Dancer Conversation Series Wayne, Jan & Sarah Today’s email news completes our Dancer Conversation Series – stories from 10 years of Reconnect with your Body. Wayne A. Gilbert, Jan Gilbert Leversee and Sarah Leversee talk about the founding of Reconnect, its roots in family and how it has changed all of their lives. WATCH NOW […]
“what if the whole world was like Reconnect” a dancer conversation series
Dancer Conversation Series Kirsti & Amy Today’s email news continues our Dancer Conversation Series – stories from 10 years of Reconnect with your Body. Amy Dressel-Martin joined Reconnect in 2013 and Kirsti Peterson joined in 2018. Listen to Amy and Kirsti talk about their shared history of dancing with Young Onset Parkinson’s and dance down memory […]