Sonia Plumb Dance Company

Sonia Plumb Dance Company was formed over thirty-five years ago with the mission: to enrich and educate the community through innovative modern dance. We fulfill our mission through performances, classes, Apprentice Training Programs, community outreach, arts integration residencies and collaborations with musicians, composers, visual artists, actors, puppeteers, poets, videographers and educators. We are known for reaching beyond the arts community with a diverse repertoire that often reflects upon larger societal issues.  

Artistic Director, Sonia Plumb, is deeply committed to exploring the humanities and cultural content of each new project with robust education and outreach programming. Ms. Plumb is a National Artist Teaching Fellow, and has thrice received the Connecticut Office of the Arts Fellowship for Artistic Excellence. In 2015 Plumb was one of nine artists nationwide to receive a Community Legacy Project award for her arts integration program.

SPDC values equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility in our programming on stage, in the classroom and in the community. We seek to uphold these values by providing training to create a diverse workforce (dancers, teachers, staff), to offer free and low-cost access when needed and to engage with our community and our neighbors in the development of our programming. We acknowledge the systems that have been put in place which have often excluded individuals and communities from opportunities based on race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, class, age, and geography, and strive to counter those inequities in our programming, hiring and Board and volunteer representation.

During the COVID pandemic SPDC launched numerous virtual programs, webinars and digital dance projects. Notably, we premiered Dance of da Vinci 2.0 outside at the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, CT in August 2020. 

After multiple delays and two international residencies, Penelope's Odyssey premiered at Castleton University, VT in February 2023. 

Artistic Director Sonia Plumb re-located to her home state of Vermont during the Vermont Floods of 2023 to assist her aging parents. She witnessed first hand the devastating affects of human induced climate change.

She has since premiered The Cure(d) - Neurodiverse Artists Create at The Barre Opera House in June, 2024. Sonia has joined the Boards of the Vermont Dance Alliance and the The Junction Dance Festival.