Vermont Performance Lab has announced it will wind down in summer 2019. Read more here.
THE CONFLUENCE PADDLE – A LANTERN-LIT FLOTILLA CELEBRATING OUR RIVERS AND WATERSHEDS
The Brattleboro Reformer, May 23, 2018
ART, EDUCATION AND SCIENCE CONVERGE IN THE CONFLUENCE PROJECT
The Commons, March 21, 2018
MARCH KICKS OFF THE CONFLUENCE PROJECT
The Brattleboro Reformer, March 7, 2018
UNITING ARTS COMMUNITY AND SCHOOLS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Brattleboro Reformer, December 20, 2017
PERFORMANCE COLLECTIVE BRINGS FEMINIST LENS TO ACTION MOVIES
By Richard Henke
The Commons, October 12, 2016
THEATER REVIEW: "A GUN SHOW" - A PERCUSSIVE MEDITATION ON FIREARMS
By David Greenham
The Arts Fuse, October 4, 2016
SO PERCUSSION EXPLORES GUNS THROUGH SOUND, MOVEMENT
The Commons, September 21, 2016
INNOVATIVE PERCUSSION QUARTET SUPPORTS PRESENTATION OF A GUN SHOW
The Brattleboro Reformer, September 14, 2016
Ann Carlson and Sara Coffey preview Doggie Hamlet, presented by Vermont Performance Lab, Sep 16-17 at Vermont Shepherd Farm.
Interview with Chris Lenois
WKVT Green Mountain Mornings, September 14, 2016
DOGGIE HAMLET LINKS SHEEP FARMING WITH DANCE-THEATER
The Commons, September 14, 2016
VERMONT PERFORMANCE LAB PRESENTS SHAKESPEARE WITH DOGS, SHEEP AND PEOPLE
By Nancy A. Olson
Brattleboro Reformer, September 12, 2016
A new performance piece incorporates Vermont Sheep and Herding Dogs
By Caroline Abels
Local Banquet, August 17, 2016
VERMONT PERFORMANCE LAB PRESENTS A SHARED PROGRAM OF BOLD NEW WORK
The Brattleboro Reformer, August 10, 2016
Visiting choreographer Cynthia Oliver explores complexities of race and gender in a preview of her new dance-theater work at VPL
By Richard Henke
The Commons, July 27, 2016
Party Under the Stars
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VERMONT PERFORMANCE LAB, GREEN MOUNTAIN CROSSROADS THROW A BIG PARTY FOR PRIDE MONTH
By Wendy M. Levy
The Commons, June 22, 2016
'Up In Arms: Taking Stock of Guns' exhibit is designed to provoke reflection, discussion on America's love affair with firearms
By Wendy M. Levy
The Commons, June 22, 2016
BRATTLEBORO MUSEUM AND ART CENTER FEATURES A DIFFERENT KIND OF GUN SHOW
New Exhibit Opens Saturday and continues through October
By Kevin O'Connor
The Brattleboro Reformer, June 21, 2016
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS CHAIRMAN JANE CHU VISITED AREA
Sandglass Theater and Vermont Performance Lab give tours
By Cicely M. Eastman
The Brattleboro Reformer, June 8, 2016
NEA Chair Jane Chu visits Windham County to survey its creative scene
By Joyce Marcel
The Commons, June 8, 2016
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS JANE CHU TO VISIT VERMONT JUNE 2-3
Vermont Digger, May 29, 2016
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS CHAIRMAN JANE CHU TO VISIT VERMONT
National Endowment for the Arts, May 26, 2016
MAKING MATTERS - UNCOVERING PROCESS AT VERMONT PERFORMANCE LAB
By Meredith Bove
Thinking Dance, May 28, 2016
RADIO INTERVIEW WITH SARA COFFEY ABOUT THE 2016 VPL OPEN LAB
Discussing the works of Ain Gordon, Jennifer Monson, and Sara Smith
By Chris Lenois
WKVT Radio, May 27, 2016
VERMONT PERFORMANCE LAB WELCOMES VISITORS INTO REHEARSAL SPACES
Coinciding with Open Studio Weekend
The Brattleboro Reformer, May 25, 2016
LEAHY INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT THE VERMONT ARTS
ARTS Act Helps Foreign Artists Obtain Visas In Order To Perform In U.S., Including Vermont
U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, February 8, 2016
BRATTLEBORO'S ABUNDANT ART SCENE
City thriving with industrious artists
By Diane Bair and Pamela Wright
The Boston Globe, November 7, 2015
BESSIE AWARD WINNER BETH GILL TO STAGE NEW WORK FOR THE DESERT AT MASSMOCA JAN. 18
By Larry Murray
Berkshire on Stage and Screen, January 10, 2014
THROW BACK: NEA ART WORKS PODCAST
This week’s podcast gives us the inside scoop on the Vermont Performance Lab (VPL), which is the brainchild of Sara Coffey.
National Endowment for the Arts, September 1, 2011
CARMELITA TROPICANA + ELA TROYANO AT VPL'S PROGRESSIVE PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL
By Quinn Dukes
Performance is Alive, September 4, 2015
EXPLORE DOWNTOWN IN A NEW WAY? THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT
In "The Rounds" participants will let their smartphones guide them in an interactive look at two Brattleboro landmarks
By Richard Henke
The Commons, August 26, 2015
A PROGRESSIVE ART FESTIVAL IN BRATTLEBORO ENGAGES AUDIENCES IN 'UNUSUAL' WAYS
By Mary Williams
Vermont Public Radio, August 20th, 2015
ALINA TROYANO AND CARMELITA TROPICANA
There are performance artists. And then there are performance artist LEGENDS. This episode most definitely supports the latter.
Hosted by Ken Schneck
This Show is SO Gay, July 30, 2015
LOCAL ORGS PLAN FESTIVITIES FOR LGBT JUNE PRIDE
The Brattleboro Reformer, June 8, 2015
Vermont Performance Lab puts community involvement on the same level as its artistic endeavors
By Richard Henke
The Commons, May 27, 2015
THINKING GLOBALLY, DANCING LOCALLY
Wally Cardona's culture-spanning work, The Set Up, makes a stop at Vermont Performance Lab
By Richard Henke
The Commons, March 25, 2015
Performance art incubator in Guilford receives $50,000 NEA grant
By Richard Henke
The Commons, December 17, 2014
NEW ORLEANS ENSEMBLE CRY YOU ONE TEAMS WITH VPL FOR PERFORMANCES
By Richard Henke
The Commons, September 10, 2014
BRIDGING THE URBAN-RURAL DIVIDE THROUGH DANCE
Choreographer Alex Ketley comes to VPL to explore Vermont's traditions
By Richard Henke
The Commons, September 3, 2014
VPL WORK EXPLORES VITALITY, SEXUALITY, AND AGING
'The Rite of Spring' challenges assumptions, prejudices with dancers from 60 to 100
By Richard Henke
The Commons, May 28, 2014
DOCU-DANCE PROJECT TO PREMIERE IN BELLOWS FALLS THURSDAY
The Brattleboro Reformer, March 4, 2014
Performance artists Carmelita Tropicana and Ain Gordon come to Marlboro to rewrite history
By Richard Henke
The Commons, February 19, 2014
VERMONT PERFORMANCE LAB RECEIVES NEA GRANT
The Brattleboro Reformer, December 30, 2013
VPL PRESENTS LATEST WORK IN PROGRESS EVENT
VPL's IN THE WORKS series continues with one of the most imaginative voices in dance today:
Uruguayan-born/New York-based choreographer luciana achugar
By Richard Henke
The Commons, October 16, 2013
To take a page from Tolstoy, hunger is hunger but each hungry person experiences it in his or her own way. That insight is at the heart of the remarkable, socially engaged toy theater production Who's Hungry by 2011-2012 VPL Lab Artists Dan Froot + Dan Hurlin.
By Debra Cash
The Arts Fuse, September 29, 2013
Visiting choreographer Pavel Zuštiak brings dance and some cooking to Brattleboro, VT
By Richard Henke
The Commons, September 11, 2013
"NOT WHAT HAPPENED" - EXPLORING HISTORY'S VANISHING PRESENCE
What Ain Gordon's play demonstrates is that even when records are indecipherable and incomplete, we still have the right, and perhaps the responsibility, to imagine what happened.
By Debra Cash
The Arts Fuse, June 21, 2013
LOCAL HISTORY AND DREAMS INTERTWINE IN AIN GORDON'S "NOT WHAT HAPPENED"
By Jon Potter
The Brattleboro Reformer, June 13, 2013
By Richard Henke
The Commons, January 30, 2013
SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE LAST FRONTIER
By Gia Kourlas
New York Times, January 4, 2013
INTERVIEW WITH KAREN SHERMAN: ONE WITH OTHERS
By Ken Schneck
Host of This Show is So Gay, September 12, 2012
BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE STUDIO
Film in progress captures Bellows Falls women and their community
By Richard Henke
The Commons, August 1, 2012
Dance-film project fills a crucial need in Bellows Falls
By Jon Potter
The Brattleboro Reformer, July 31, 2012
A TEST KITCHEN FOR FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Artistic team building puppet theater piece about hunger during Vermont Performance Lab residency
PUBLIC CHOREOGRAPHY PERFORMED IN AND AROUND THE CREAMERY COVERED BRIDGE IN WEST BRATTLEBORO
Choreographer Candice Salyer's work invites audiences to take the stage with her
By Mark Roessler
The Valley Advocate, 2011
IN STAGES, A CREATION COMES TOGETHER
Collaborators’ unique approaches bring ‘Disappearing Woman’ to life
By Laura Bennett
The Boston Globe, July 5, 2009
So Percussion immerses itself in mobile multimedia performance 'Music for Trains'
By Emma Brown
The Boston Globe, August 3, 2008
THE PROJECT WITH YASUKO YOKOSHI "TEEN SPEAK FOUND IN TRANSLATION"
By Claudia La Rocco
The New York Times, April 20, 2008
With the help of acclaimed choreographer Yasuko Yokoshi, local teens mine their lives to develop a dance piece for New York performance