Exit Dance Theatre, a modern dance company based in Newburyport, Massachusetts, was founded in 1987 by Susan Atwood, Fontaine Dollas Dubus, Cheryl Fisher Schwind, Stephen Haley and Linda Lazarro Mangini.  Exit's style is deeply rooted in theater techniques, improvisation and collaboration. Founding members wanted the movement to open up past traditional styles in order to allow new ways to express images and stories; to create by being in the body not the head; through imagining not thinking.

Audiences have described Exit's work as innovative, passionate, and authentic. Themes have ranged from interpretations of myths (“Aphrodite”, “The Furies”) to a comical portrayal of desperate characters in a nightclub, (“Bathroom Suite”). For more information regarding Exit Dance Theatre and its upcoming season of dance, please join our mailing list or contact us for more information.

Performing to live music is also one of Exit's trademarks. The company has danced to the tunes of Danny Harrington, Ronnie Earl, The Gospel Unlimited Choir, E.J. Ouellette and more. Exit performs on the North Shore and in Boston, and opened for Anna Smulowitz' “Terezin”, in Auschwitz, Poland. Current members are, Fontaine Dubus (co-founder/co-director), Cheryl Schwind (co-founder/co-director), Darlene Doyle, Nicole Duquette, Wendy Hamel, Sarah George, Erin Foley, Scott Smith, Edward Speck and Tricia Walsh.

Exit is proud to announce that we are officially a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization! Your generous donations can now be tax deductible!

The company has recently been touring with the highly acclaimed “Starving for Perfection”, a thirty minute piece about eating disorders and body image set to music by Kronos Quartet and spoken text, but sponsors are needed in order to expand the company’s touring schedule. Please visit our donations page to learn more about how you can become a sponsor.

Please visit our performances section of the site for more info. Exit currently rehearses at The Dance Place at the Tannery in Newburyport, MA. For a listing of classes at The Dance Place, please click here.

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Symbiotic Relationship, 2/04/05

Two sides of modern dance, 1/31/03