Forty Steps Dance was artist-in-residency at Middlesex Community College in February 2020. Here are a few photos from the concert. photos: Sallee Slagle
The 2019 Annual Spring Concert, held March 2019 at Nahant Town Hall, featured new and old works, and a work-in-progress made up of 40 steps: 40 Steps (Work-in-Progress), Echoes and Shadows (2019), Flax Pond (2019), Missing Pieces (2012) with Guest Artist Kelley Donovan and music interludes performed by Cellist Julie Ouellette Earp. Photos: Glen Tines
“40 Steps,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“40 Steps,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“40 Steps,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“40 Steps,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“40 Steps,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“40 Steps,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“40 Steps,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“40 Steps,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“40 Steps,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“40 Steps,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“40 Steps,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“40 Steps,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Echoes and Shadows,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Echoes and Shadows,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Echoes and Shadows,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Echoes and Shadows,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Echoes and Shadows,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Echoes and Shadows,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Flax Pond,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Flax Pond,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Flax Pond,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Flax Pond,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Flax Pond,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Sallee Slagle
“Flax Pond,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Sallee Slagle
“Flax Pond,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Sallee Slagle
“Flax Pond,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Sallee Slagle
“Flax Pond,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Sallee Slagle
“Missing Pieces,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Missing Pieces,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Missing Pieces,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Missing Pieces,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Missing Pieces,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Missing Pieces,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Missing Pieces,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Missing Pieces,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Missing Pieces,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Missing Pieces,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Missing Pieces,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Missing Pieces,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Missing Pieces,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Missing Pieces,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Missing Pieces,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
“Missing Pieces,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
Artisitc Director Sallee Slagle with the dancers of “Missing Pieces,” 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
Guest Artist Kelley Donovan performs at Forty Steps Dance 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
Guest Artist Kelley Donovan performs at Forty Steps Dance 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Glen Tines
Cellist Julie Ouellette Earp performs at Forty Steps Dance 2019 Annual Spring Concert, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Sallee Slagle
Forty Steps Dance finished their 25th Anniversary season with several summer performances. Photos here are from the Salem Arts Festival, June 2018 (photos: Lynn Turner), Fundraiser and Golf Outing at Nahant Golf Club in June 2018 (photos: Erin Pelikhov), and a community performance at Flax Pond, Lynn, MA, July 2018 (photos: Lynn Turner).
The 2018 Annual Spring Concert and 25th Anniversary Celebration, held March 2018 at Nahant Town Hall, featured new and old works: Trees (2018), Fragile (2002 & 2011), Images (2017), Accord (1992), Serve It Up (1991) and excerpts from Creatures (2016). Photos: Igor Burlak
Trees (2018)
“Trees,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Trees,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Trees,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Trees,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Trees,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Trees,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Trees,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Trees,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Trees,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Trees,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Trees,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Trees,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Trees,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
Fragile (2002 & 2011)
“Fragile,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Fragile,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Fragile,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Fragile,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Fragile,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Fragile,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Fragile,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Fragile,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Fragile,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Fragile,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Fragile,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Fragile,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Fragile,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Fragile,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Fragile,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Fragile,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Fragile,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Fragile,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
Images (2017)
“Images: Genii,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Images: Genii,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Images: Genii,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Images: Genii,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Images: Genii,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Images: Genii,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Images: Genii,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Images: Genii,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Images: Genii,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Images: Genii,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Images: Genii,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Images: Genii,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Images: Genii,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Images: Genii,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Images: Genii,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
Accord (1992)
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
March 2018 Concert
March 2018 Concert
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Accord,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
Excerpts from Creatures (2016)
“Creatures: Butterfly,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Creatures: Butterfly,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Creatures: Butterfly,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Creatures: Butterfly,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Creatures: Butterfly,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Creatures: Butterfly,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Creatures: Unidentified,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Creatures: Unidentified,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Creatures: Unidentified,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Creatures: Unidentified,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
Serve It Up (1991)
“Serve It Up,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Serve It Up,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Serve It Up,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Serve It Up,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Serve It Up,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Serve It Up,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Serve It Up,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Serve It Up,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Serve It Up,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Serve It Up,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
“Serve It Up,” March 2018, Nahant Town Hall. photo: Igor Burlak
This unique workshop in May 2018 was for adults and children ages 8+, and presented as a part of Massachusetts ArtWeek. In a one-of-a-kind experience, this unique workshop encouraged participants to interpret and identify their own artistic portrayal of animals, and blend it with choreographed dance excerpts as well as improvised movement. Students learned from choreographer Sallee Slagle and the dancers of Forty Steps Dance while exploring the movement of Creatures. All workshop students also were presented with the fully edited video of Sallee Slagle’s choreographic master work Creatures which was filmed at LynnArts theater.