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Winter Member Gathering
2023-02-26 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
Winter Member Gathering
February 26th from 2-4pm at Double Edge Theatre
We are looking forward to seeing our Double Edge Members to gather with the DE company and set foot inside all that Double Edge is preparing for the year ahead. Current members please RSVP at members@doubleedgetheatre.org.
Not yet a Member and interested in learning more? Click here or contact Hannah at members@doubleedgethatre.org or call 413-628-0277 ext. 204.

2023 Spring Intensive
2023-03-17 - 2023-03-20 | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
Spring Intensive
March 17-20, 2023
Our method is based on search, not on form. We offer an adventure with space for both wildness and vulnerability. The unique, holistic methodology employs the artist’s full potential – emotional, imaginative, physical, vocal – to drive ensemble collaboration, individual exploration, and performance creation. The Fall Intensive training program is led by the Ensemble, and take place on the Farm.
Apply here: https://forms.gle/9WYmJwu49PXfxyfK9

The Living Presence of Our History: Part VIII
2023-03-26 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | MA
The Living Presence of Our History: Part VIII
A Conversation with Indigenous Authors Regarding Representation in Literature
Sunday, March 26 2023 at 1pm

The Living Presence forum continues conversations with Indigenous community members and allies regarding issues we face today as Native peoples. A panel of Indigenous scholars and local authors will discuss the importance of our stories in literature. We will explore how these narratives affect Native and non-Native communities today and the possible steps to educate, decolonize, and make changes using an Indigenous lens.
Panelists
Dr. Debbie Reese, Nambe Pueblo
Yvonne Tiger (ABD), Creek Seminole Cherokee
Professor Eric Gansworth, Onondaga
Morgan Talty, Penobscot
Christopher Newell, Passamaquoddy
Larry SpottedCrow Mann, Nipmuc
Livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 26 March 2023 at 10 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 12 p.m. CDT (UTC -5) / 1 p.m. EDT (Boston, UTC -4).
Link to livestream: https://howlround.com/happenings/living-presence-our-history-part-viii

Leonora, la maga y la maestra on tour (Teatr Brama - Goleniów, Poland)
2023-06-03 - 2023-06-04 | MA
Inspired by the visual art, writings, and life of British-born Mexican artist Leonora Carrington and her mentorship of a long line of male artists, this surreal performance unfolds an encounter between Leonora and Adán (everyman) and portrays the magic, mystery, and humanity found in Carrington’s work.

“… a peek into an expansive world – a hallucinatory, symbol-heavy tour of Carrington’s fervid mind.” – New York Times Critic’s Pick

Date:
03/06/2023 – 19:00
04/06/2023 – 14:00

Place:
Rampa Kultura, ul. Dworcowa 1a
72-100 Goleniów

Suggested donations accepted at the door.

Reservation requests can be made by sending a mail to: teatrbramainfo@gmail.com

Leonora, la maga y la maestra on tour (PIT Festival in Norway)
2023-06-09 - 2023-06-10 | MA
We are thrilled to be invited back to the Porsgrunn Internasjonale Teaterfestival with our performance of Leonora, la maga y la maestra.
Inspired by the visual art, writings and life of British-born Mexican artist Leonora Carrington and her mentorship of a long line of male artists, this surreal performance unfolds an encounter between Leonora and Adán (everyman) and portrays the magic, mystery, and humanity found in Carrington’s work.
“… a peek into an expansive world – a hallucinatory, symbol-heavy tour of Carrington’s fervid mind.” – New York Times Critic’s Pick
PERFORMANCES

Friday 9. June 2023
20:30 / Ælvespeilet,BUY
Saturday 10. June 2023
19:00 / Ælvespeilet,BUY

The Hidden Territories of the Bacchae (2023 Summer Spectacle)
2023-07-14 20:00 - 2023-08-06 21:30 UTC | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
Directed by Stacy Klein and created with the Double Edge Ensemble, The Hidden Territories of the Bacchae is a re-imagined version of our 40th Anniversary Summer Spectacle: our response to Euripides’ Bacchae in which women’s rites are no longer in hidden territories and women are freely able to express their deeply held desires.

Previews:
July 14 – 15 at 8pm

Performances:
Wed – Sun, July 19 – July 31 at 8pm, August 2 – 7 at 7:30pm

The Hidden Territories of the Bacchae is sold out.
To be added to our waitlist please write to us at tickets@doubleedgetheatre.org.

A Walk with Little Amal in Ashfield (September 10)
2023-09-10 12:30 - 13:30 UTC | MA
AMAL WALKS ACROSS AMERICA.
ONE LITTLE GIRL. ONE BIG HOPE.
Little Amal is a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl who has traveled across 13 countries meeting more than a million people, and watched by tens of millions more online. This fall, she will journey 6,000 miles across the United States in one of the largest free public festivals ever created.
From all corners of the globe, people have welcomed Little Amal with open arms and hearts – we’re excited to join them in welcoming her to Ashfield, MA on September 10 from 12:30 – 1:30pm. We will gather on the Ashfield Town Commons.
We’re proud to partner with such incredible organizations in our own backyard to spread a message of hope in Ashfield, MA!
Amal Walks Across America is produced by The Walk Productions in association with Handspring Puppet Company.

2023 Fall Intensive
2023-10-06 - 2023-10-09 | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
Fall Intensive
October 6 – 9, 2023
Our method is based on search, not on form. We offer an adventure with space for both wildness and vulnerability. The unique, holistic methodology employs the artist’s full potential – emotional, imaginative, physical, vocal – to drive ensemble collaboration, individual exploration, and performance creation. The Fall Intensive training program is led by the Ensemble, and take place on the Farm.

Enrollment is now closed for the Fall Intensive. Please check back as applications for our Winter Intensive will open soon.

Film Screening: Anoki
2023-10-11 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
Anoki: More than a Photo, More than a Powwow
Directed by Aurélie Debusschère
A Mayoke Photography & Film Production
In Association with the Ohketeau Cultural Center & Double Edge Theatre

A young Nipmuc man who grew up as a talented Pow Wow singer with his brothers, shares his love of Tradition, Family, Music, and the overwhelming challenges to maintain them.
In a modern world full of complexities, contradictions, and far too often hardship towards Indigenous peoples; he struggles to find his place between Two Worlds.
Under the guidance of his father: award-winning writer /poet Larry Spotted Crow Mann, Elders, and the Ohketeau Cultural Center, Anoki begins a renewed journey amid the nurturing background of his Tribal homelands.
Anoki opens up his Heart like the Sacred Drum, so that we may listen in earnest to the reverberating message of urgency that must be told, witnessed, and shared across the World.
This unflinching Truth Telling exposes the moral ambiguity of our society and challenges us all to be Present, when far too often Indigenous Peoples are viewed in the rearview mirror.
An unforgettable and intimate journey that reveals the resilience of the human spirit, culture and how Indigenous allyship can work towards restorative justice.
For tickets, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-screening-anoki-tickets-708757782607?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Living Presence of Our History Part IX
2023-10-15 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
The Living Presence of Our History Part IX: A Conversation with Indigenous Screenwriters Regarding Representation on Screen
October 15
1 PM – 3 PM
Co-presented with the Ohketeau Cultural Center, a panel of Indigenous screenwriters and producers will discuss the importance of telling Indigenous stories on screen. The panelists will explore how these narratives affect Native and non-Native communities today and the possible steps to educate, decolonize, and make changes using an Indigenous lens. The event will be held in person at Double Edge Theatre and will also be livestreamed via HowlRound.

Livestream here: https://howlround.com/happenings/living-presence-our-history-part-ix
Please write to tickets@doubleedgetheatre.org for in-person information.
This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Lightning
2023-11-08 19:30 - 2023-11-12 21:00 UTC | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
Lightning
November 8 – 12, 2023
7:30 PM
After sold-out performances during our 2022 Fall Performance Series, we are pleased to present another iteration of Lightning, directed and devised by DE Design Director Jeremy Louise Eaton, and co-created with the DE Company. Layering large puppetry, shadow, and song, Lightning takes place at the collision point between the worlds of our internal and external experiences. We look at our past and tell the birth story of the inner monsters we both need and deny.
Box Office opens October 10 at 10AM EST.
For tickets, visit: Eventbrite

Community Day
2023-11-19 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax) | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
Community Day
November 19, 2023
1 PM – 4 PM
We welcome you to this free event where you can fly on bungees, sing and play music, and learn about what is happening at Double Edge!
For more information or if you have questions,
please call our office at: (413) 628-0277

2024 Winter Intensive
2024-01-03 - 2024-01-07 | MA
Winter Intensive
January 3 – 7, 2024
Our method is based on search, not on form. We offer an adventure with space for both wildness and vulnerability. The unique, holistic methodology employs the artist’s full potential – emotional, imaginative, physical, vocal – to drive ensemble collaboration, individual exploration, and performance creation. The Winter Intensive training program is led by the Ensemble, and take place on the Farm.
Apply here: https://forms.gle/9WYmJwu49PXfxyfK9

The Living Presence of Our History Part X
2024-03-10 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
This panel of Indigenous leaders and scholars will delve into the intricacies and complications regarding Native appropriation. The panel will explore how these narratives affect Native and non-Native communities today and the possible steps to educate, decolonize, and make changes using an Indigenous lens.
The Living Presence of Our History is a series co-produced by Ohketeau Cultural Center and Double Edge Theatre with funding from Jacob’s Pillow and Mass Humanities. This series has brought together panels of Indigenous leaders, scholars, and allies to delve into the many intricate and complicated contemporary issues facing Indigenous peoples today. We lift and center Indigenous voices and offer Native-led solutions and action items for the listener.
This event is curated and moderated by Rhonda Anderson, Ohketeau Founder and Co-Director.
Panelists include:
Lawrence Bacca, Pawnee,
Julie Dye, Pokagon Band Potawatomi Nation
Vincent Schilling, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe
Tomantha Sylvester, Sault St. Marie Ojibwe
Brittney Walley, Nipmuc
Adrienne Keene, Cherokee Nation
Please write to tickets@doubleedgetheatre.org for both in-person and livestream information.

SUGA
2024-04-17 19:30 - 2024-04-21 21:00 (America/Halifax) | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
SUGA Returns to Double Edge Theatre
April 17-21, 2024
7:30 PM
SUGA is conceived, created, and performed by Travis Coe and directed by Stacy Klein. Travis began working on SUGA in 2016 as he explored the Afro-Caribbean/Latinx history of his family, and their native lands spanning Belize, Nicaragua, and Puerto Rico. Klein, DE’s Founder and Artistic Director, watched some of Travis’ early creative process and began working in dialogue. It is an investigation of freedom, and the bounds—personal, artistic, societal, and political—one must break through to achieve that end. As a caretaker of a museum of memory, Coe touches/reveals/remixes all the aspects of himself—as Queer, Black, Latinx, and American, to find the path to sing, fly, run – toward Freedom.
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Community Day
2024-05-05 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax) | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
May 5, 2024
1 PM – 4 PM
We welcome you to this free event where you can fly on bungees, sing and play music, and learn about what is happening at Double Edge!
For more information or if you have questions, please call our office at: (413) 628-0277

Open Training
2024-05-09 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Sao_Paulo) | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
Open Training Returns to Double Edge
May 9
6pm – 9pm

Immerse yourself in a two-hour training session led by our ensemble, followed by coffee and tea, plus an insightful tour of our center. Whether you’re a seasoned performer or simply curious about our work, everyone is welcome to attend!

For more information, contact Victor Figueroa at training@doubleedgetheatre.org

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2024 Summer Intensive
2024-06-03 - 2024-06-07 | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
Summer Intensive
June 3-7, 2024

Our method is based on search, not on form. We offer the adventure of both wildness and vulnerability. The unique, holistic methodology employs the artist’s full potential – emotional, imaginative, physical, vocal – to drive ensemble collaboration, individual exploration, and performance creation.

We’ll work daily from morning until night, both in Double Edge’s indoor training spaces and outside in the fields, hills, pond and pastures of the Farm. Layering our physical training practice with music, design, dramaturgy, large object work and individual and group research, intensives are a full-body experience of our multidisciplinary creative process.

Apply today: https://forms.gle/yhixzqtHvXEvqJZK7

Open Training
2024-10-13 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Sao_Paulo) | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
Open Training at Double Edge
October 13
10am – 1pm

Immerse yourself in a two-hour training session led by our ensemble, followed by coffee and tea, plus a tour of our center. Whether you’re a seasoned performer or simply curious about our work, everyone is welcome to attend!

For more information, contact Victor Figueroa at training@doubleedgetheatre.org
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Community Day
2024-10-27 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax) | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
October 27, 2024
1 PM – 4 PM
This event is co-presented with our partner organization Ohketeau.
Experience both Ohketeau and Double Edge by flying on bungees, learning about Algonquin traditional food ways, singing, playing music, dancing, making corn husk dolls, and much more!
For more information or if you have questions, please call our office at: (413) 628-0277

ISHKODE at Lake Superior State University
2024-11-22 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Halifax) | MA
ISHKODE at Lake Superior State University
November – 22, 2025
In November, a few members of the DE Ensemble, along with partners from the Ohketeau Cultural Center, will travel to Lake Superior State University to continue developing a new performance titled Ishkode. Written, created, and performed by Tomantha Sylvester and directed and designed by Travis Coe, Ishkode unearths (or perhaps re-earths) and retells the Seven Fire Prophecies of the Anishinaabek. The Prophets spoke of a time when humanity would face a critical decision: to choose the path of destruction and malice or the path of life and unity. All that was prophesied has come to pass, and we are said to be living in the time of the last fire, where a “New People” will emerge to lead us into harmony and balance. Set in a technologically advanced research facility, we are taken on an unexpected journey through time by a whimsical, ever-evolving human… and robot?
We look forward to sharing more about this new work after our residency this month!

Ashfield Rural Climate Resilience and Living Culture Project (MVP) Dinner
2024-12-05 17:30 - 19:30 UTC | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
What does climate resilience look like for Ashfield?
The Town of Ashfield – in partnership with Double Edge Theatre, Ohketeau Cultural Center, and the Arts Extension Service at UMass Amherst – has launched the Ashfield Rural Climate Resilience and Living Culture Project to explore this question.The project’s goals are to:

Create new opportunities for local organizations, community members, and Town staff to discuss goals and ideas related to three topics in Ashfield: clean energy, nature-based resilience solutions, and affordable housing;
Identify avenues for community partners and the Town to collaborate on future projects and grant proposals to achieve community goals related to the project focus areas;
Grow Ashfield’s potential for creative collaboration and leadership on rural climate and community resilience in the region.

The dinner is an open discussion on the topics of:

Affordable Housing
Clean Energy
Nature Based Solutions

Food will be provided to in-person attendees. This will be a recorded and live-streamed event.

To RSVP for a Community Dinner and discussion, visit this link Space is limited.

Childcare is not provided, but will be reimbursed. There will be a reimbursement request sheet available.

2025 Winter Intensive
2025-01-03 - 2025-01-08 | MA
Winter Intensive
January 3 – 8, 2025
Our method is based on search, not on form. We offer an adventure with space for both wildness and vulnerability. The unique, holistic methodology employs the artist’s full potential – emotional, imaginative, physical, vocal – to drive ensemble collaboration, individual exploration, and performance creation. The Winter Intensive training program is led by the Ensemble, and take place on the Farm.
Apply here: https://forms.gle/9WYmJwu49PXfxyfK9

Leonora, la maga y la maestra
2025-03-26 19:00 - 2025-03-29 22:00 UTC | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
“Leonora, la maga y la maestra” is especially relevant to our times, as it explores the imaginative response to political violence by British-born Mexican refugee artist Leonora Carrington. Inspired by the magic, mystery, and humanity of her visual art, writings, and life, this surreal performance unfolds through an encounter between Leonora and Adán (an everyman) and her mentorship of a long line of male artists.

“… a peek into an expansive world – a hallucinatory, symbol-heavy tour of Carrington’s fervid mind.” – New York Times Critic’s Pick

Performances: Performances March 26-29, 2025 at 7pm

General Box Office opens February 27.

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Open Training
2025-03-29 12:30 - 15:30 UTC | MA
Immerse yourself in a two- hour training session led by our Ensemble, followed by a light meal, plus a tour of our center. Whether you’re a seasoned performer or simply curious about our work, everyone is welcome to attend!

For more information, contact Victor Figueroa at training@doubleedgetheatre.org

To Register, Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/double-edge-theatre-open-training-tickets-1219646267819?aff=oddtdtcreator

Leonora, la maga y la maestra
2025-03-30 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
“Leonora, la maga y la maestra” is especially relevant to our times, as it explores the imaginative response to political violence by British-born Mexican refugee artist Leonora Carrington. Inspired by the magic, mystery, and humanity of her visual art, writings, and life, this surreal performance unfolds through an encounter between Leonora and Adán (an everyman) and her mentorship of a long line of male artists.

“… a peek into an expansive world – a hallucinatory, symbol-heavy tour of Carrington’s fervid mind.” – New York Times Critic’s Pick

Performances: Performances March 30, 2025 at 2pm

General Box Office opens February 27.
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Community Day
2025-05-04 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
We welcome you to this free event where you can fly on bungees, sing and play music, and learn about what is happening at Double Edge!

Summer Training Intensive
2025-06-02 - 2025-06-06 | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
Our method is based on search, not on form. We offer an adventure with space for both wildness and vulnerability. The unique, holistic methodology employs the artist’s full potential – emotional, imaginative, physical, vocal – to drive ensemble collaboration, individual exploration, and performance creation. The training programs are led by the Ensemble, and take place on the Farm.

For more information visit https://doubleedgetheatre.org/training or contact Victor Figueroa at training@doubleedgetheatre.org.

To apply, please fill out this form.

DE Member Summer Asado
2025-06-22 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
We hope you’ll join us for our Members Summer Kickoff Event, an annual tradition with our very own Carlos Uriona leading an Argentinian-style Asado (or Barbecue, with plenty of vegetarian options!). The event will include Double Edge updates and sneak peeks at what we are dreaming up for this year’s Summer Spectacle “The Heron’s Flight”.
This event is for Members only.
To learn more about becoming a member, visit, https://doubleedgetheatre.org/support-us/membership/
RSVP to members@doubleedgetheatre.org or by calling us at 413-628-0277.

Photo by Kim Chin-Gibbons

The Heron's Flight
2025-07-11 20:00 - 2025-08-03 19:30 (America/New_York) | The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA, MA 01330, United States
2025 Summer Spectacle “The Heron’s Flight”
Directed by Jennifer Johnson and Travis Coe
Previews:
July 11-12 at 8pm
Performances:
July 16-31 at 8pm
August 1-3 at 7:30pm
Our 2025 Summer Spectacle The Heron’s Flight, directed by Jennifer Johnson and Travis Coe, is a performance which travels through the gardens, barns, and waterways of DE’s Farm Center. A great blue heron perches silently in a tree, then breaks the surface of the cool green water. Familiar and mythological creatures gather for a Midsummer Feast – an explosive celebration of love, dance, and flight. Walk with us toward transformation in an impossible world as we embrace the knowledge of the land – that each season of life is beloved.
Mark your calendars, you will not want to miss this Summer Spectacle.
Tickets for The Heron’s Flight are now sold out.
To join the waitlist, please contact: Tickets@doubleedgetheatre.org.
