Tag: Dorset

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    Amid cool marble, a hotbed of creativity

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    Dorset estate finds new life as retreat for artists By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer DORSET, Vt.   The Marble House Project has transformed a massive old home in Dorset, Vt., into a retreat for visual artists, dancers, musicians, writers and other creative people. Eight artists at a time share three-week residencies at the property from May read more

    Amid cool marble, a hotbed of creativity
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    At Dorset festival, the (new) play’s the thing

    By TELLY HALKIASContributing writer DORSET, Vt. Photo courtesy Dorset Theatre Festival Several thousand years ago in southern Greece, the ancient amphitheater at Epidaurus became known for its fine acoustics – a place where a whisper on stage could be heard from the top row of the proscenium. Today, tour guides to Epidaurus are to known read more

    At Dorset festival, the (new) play’s the thing
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    A passion for performance

    In Dorset, community-theater tradition thrives in ninth decade By TELLY HALKIASContributing writer DORSET, Vt.   Members of The Dorset Players, seen here in this fall’s production of “The Heiress,” are apt to play many roles both on and off the stage. The community theater group has no artistic director; instead, its board makes group decisions read more

    A passion for performance
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    New hope for bats

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    Researchers find improved survival among one species, after long decline By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer DORSET, Vt. Biologists have documented the first hopeful sign that the region’s bat populations may eventually recover from the devastation of white nose syndrome. The numbers of one species of bat affected by the deadly disease appear to be stabilizing, with read more

    New hope for bats