For directions to Concord Academy, please click here.
Summer Stages Dance is a program of Concord
Academy, an independent secondary school where the arts are an
important part of the curriculum.
Workshop classes take place in the
Student Health and Athletic Center,
designed by renowned architect Graham
Gund and featuring a 2,500 square
foot, state-of-the-art dance
studio. Public performances take place at Concord Academy’s
400-seat Performing Arts Center (PAC),
and at the stunning harbor front
Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theatre
at The Institute of Contemporary
Art/Boston. (Click on our performance
link for
more information.) Boarding students
are housed in the historic landmark
mansions that serve as dormitories
for Concord Academy, with full meal
service available. Workshop participants
also have access to a full range
of fitness facilities including cardiovascular
and strength training equipment,
music practice rooms, swimming pool,
tennis and squash courts, and canoeing.
Concord Academy is located in Concord, Massachusetts, a picturesque New England town 35 minutes from Boston by car or train and two miles from Walden Pond. Birthplace of the Revolutionary War and the Transcendentalist Movement, Concord was home to many notable literary figures including Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau and the Alcotts. The town offers a variety of museums, shops, restaurants, historical sites, parks and recreational facilities; in their free time students can also take advantage of the many historical and cultural attractions in Boston and other surrounding communities.
For visitor information, visit the Concord Chamber of Commerce
