HATCH WORKS
Dance for Repair by Morgan Marie Kulas
Hatch is an eco-dance company and emergent community that works across landscape, theater, and experimental film, while also holding a protected weekly practice space for all bodies who wish to experience our work as a tool for transformation.
Through choreographic worlds that draw on mythic imagination and grounded somatic care, Hatch explores how beauty and trauma may be moved, witnessed, and re-imagined—understanding dance as an act of enchantment, remembrance, and becoming.
Imagined and fostered by Artist & Educator Morgan Kulas; Hatch Works are rooted in ecological awareness and relationship to place, considering the body as part of—not separate from—the natural world. Hatch creates collaborative dance works that respond directly to specific landscapes or ecosystems, engaging themes such as interdependence, ancestry, and the more-than-human world.
Hatch does more than use nature as a muse or backdrop. We collaborate with environment, community, and ecology as active partners in the creative process, often integrating somatic practices, sustainability ethics, and ritual or storytelling to explore how movement can restore relationship, resilience, and care.
The Hatchery Digital Studio
Join my Digital Studio on Patreon for a small monthly donation of $5. 
Weekly IRL Classes
I offer weekly 75 minute SIFT classes in Edwards, Colorado for $20.
Creative Gatherings
Check out upcoming specialty offerings, gatherings & performances.Weekly Classes
The Hatchery is an Artist's Project and a protected community of practitioners. We are not a brick and mortar business. We work in shared and public spaces, so please be aware that we do not accept last minute drop-ins for our class offerings. All students must register for their class of choice a minimum of two hours before it begins. Living in a small town means there are days where nobody comes to class. This is no big deal. It is the nature of our location. That said, if nobody registers for class, we will cancel the class two hours before it begins, out of respect for Morgan’s time and resources.
Much love, and thank you for your consideration.
This Week
Sift
Elemental to my pedagogy is the belief that all life is interconnected and healing is a process of restoring trust in the body. Through acceptance of self and circumstances, the dark and the light, the trauma and the creativity; we remember our true nature as nature. As Nkem Ndefo describes; to heal is to flower towards an alchemical resilience. To learn how to exist within an ocean rather than build a bridge over a river. Through embodied practice, you will learn to de-influence yourself from the systems and stories of control that have separated you from your true nature. Together, we will build somatic resources, understand the impact of trauma on our bodies, release stress through movement, and integrate new understandings of ourselves into our lives and relationships.
Sift stands for Somatic Intelligence for Trauma, and the practice is the culmination and articulation of my process as a dance artist and choreographer working in ecological and healing-centered pedagogy and praxis. It is a poetic approach to somatic potential and phenomena that fosters wellbeing and connection through guided dance improvisation. I teach Sift as a catalyst for transformation and collective resilience. All bodies and limitations are welcome in this class. That said, an open heart and mind is required.
Join The Hatchery community for Dance Cinema Night; where we will enjoy experimental dance films from around the world; curated by Morgan Kulas. This event is free. The small charge is for healthy snacks and drinks, which will be provided. All participants must register at least 24 hours in advance.
Location
210 Edwards Village Blvd # C-108, Edwards, CO 81632Digital Studio on Patreon
The Hatchery on Patreon is an intimate digital sanctuary for sensitive, courageous, and creative people. I ask for a small contribution of $5 per month to access a reservoir of virtual offerings including Sift classes, cherished podcast series, meditation courses, and more.
Testimonials
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“I have loved attending Morgan’s Sifting: Conscious Dance classes. I have been a Yoga and Dance student of Morgan’s for more than 10 years. I have always appreciated her intelligent, intentional, and caring approach to teaching. She always finds a thoughtful balance in her instruction where movement is simultaneously guided, fresh, improvisational, and liberating. I love her choice of music and her informed cues. I feel very present and focused, yet relaxed during class. A lovely sense of trust and acceptance is shared by the multi-age students.”
S.G.
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"You were a guiding light for my budding practice and a nurturing influence for my seeking soul and mind. You made me look at myself and helped me have a greater appreciation of who I am. In my time with you I've learned to forgive myself along with others. I've become aware of enjoying 'this moment' and how to savor it without looking to the past or future as being better. Thank you isn't a big enough word for all you've done for me."
A.L.
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"Undoubtedly, both yoga and art seek to translate the intangible into the tangible and Morgan’s ability to successfully meet this challenge is revealed through her teaching. As a teacher, her offerings are a transmission, reflecting her inner work, that become an accessible and safe entry point for students to explore and experience the intangible and dually to engage in a method of Self-discovery. Embodying both strength and nurturance, Morgan communicates from a place of skill, depth and presence. Her passion to serve others is very clear along with her willingness to step into the unknown in order to do so."
J.W.