Scores of the Invisible: A weekend workshop exploring improvised movement and contemplative writing with Cody Cook-Parrott
Atland is hosting Scores of the Invisible (August 23 & 24, 2025), a workshop facilitated by Northern Michigan based dancer & writer Cody Cook-Parrott, who will be in residence at Atland this summer.
The 2-day improvised movement and writing workshop is open to locals who live in/near Western Massachusetts as well as out of town folks who need lodging/meals (lodging options are private or shared rooms, camping, & cabins at Atland). The workshop is taking place at Atland and the beautiful Thayer Hill Studio just down the road. Out of town participants can take the Amtrak to the Northampton train station and we can arrange pickups. For those flying, we suggest coming into the Bradley airport in Hartford, CT (let us know if you need an airport pickup).
A B O U T
In this two day workshop we will move at the edges of perception, exploring what shapes our bodies in space. Through compositional improvisation and scores of the invisible we will make small solos, duets, and group ensemble dances together. In an effort to trace the empty space in between us we will collaborate with sound, touch, and words.
Framed by writing exercises for contemplative reflection, our dances will be both laboratory practices and small performances. This is a space of deep listening, inquiry, and curiosity. Our writing practices will both be generative as well as a mode of meditation.
Scores of the Invisible is the name of this class and also the name of a series of scores Cody has been working on to trace the in between of movement and writing, what we keep private and what we perform, and researching what it means to prioritize solo material within group work.
No prior dance or writing experience is necessary, only a willingness to move, notice, and respond.
A P P L I C A T I O N
Register before May 15, 2025 with a $50 deposit to hold your spot. We’ll send you other forms to fill out once you register and you can pay the final amount of the tuition/lodging by July 1, 2025. Email us at info@torilawrence.org if you have any questions.
D A T E S
Sat. August 23 - Sun. August 24, 2025
Arrival on Sat the 23rd at 10am or arrival can be Fri the 22nd between 4:30pm-6:30pm (for those coming from out-of-town and who select to lodge with us). First workshop session is Sat at 10am. The last workshop session is on Sunday 10am-1pm and participants can depart afterward anytime before 2pm. There will be home-cooked meals Fri night, Sat breakfast/lunch, & Sun breakfast at Atland (this is included with lodging for those staying overnight). A full schedule will be sent to participants prior to arrival.
S A T U R D A Y S C H E D U L E
ARRIVAL & BREAKFAST (9-10AM) // out-of-town folks are welcome to arrive on Fri night between 4:30-6:30PM if you are lodging with us with a 7PM dinner
MORNING WORKSHOP W/ CODY (10-12PM)
LUNCH BREAK (12:30PM-2PM)
AFTERNOON WORKSHOP W/ CODY (2PM-4PM)
DINNER (6:30PM; folks staying at Atland can communally cook in the kitchen or go out to eat at our local Goldenrod Country Inn, just a few minutes up the road from us)
DRAG SHOW @GOLDENROD INN (8PM; optional)
HOT TUB CLUB @ATLAND (8:00PM-10:00PM; optional)
S U N D A Y S C H E D U L E
BREAKFAST @ATLAND (8:30AM)
FINAL WORKSHOP W/ CODY (10AM-1PM)
DEPARTURE (1PM-2PM) If you need to stay another night for travel reasons, please email us and we’ll arrange it for you to stay another night for a small fee.
T U I T I O N + M E A L S + H O U S I N G
Tuition: $150
OPTIONAL Housing+Meals @Atland: $150-225 (housing options are tiered pricing based upon private room, shared room, camping, cabins, glamping, etc. This includes Fri & Sat night lodging; Fri dinner, Sat breakfast, Sat lunch, Sun breakfast) Arrival can be Fri between 4:30pm-6:30pm or Sat at 11:30am. All participants must check out of their housing by Sun at 2pm.
OPTIONAL Train station pickup at Amtrak in Northampton, MA: $10 each way (Uber is also an option on the way to us, but they won’t take you from us to Northampton)
cody cook-parrott
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Cody Cook-Parrott is a dancer and writer living on the Leelanau Peninsula in Northern Michigan. Cody’s work is rooted in improvisation as a compositional form through movement work, writing, and quilt making. They are the author of five books including How to Not Always be Working, Getting to Center, and Look About You : a book of daily prayers.
Cody has a BFA in Dance from the University of Michigan and is an MFA candidate at The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University. Their work has been featured in The New York Times, Dance Magazine, The Huffington Post, and more.
