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Design in Motion / Diseño en Movimiento 

This is a Design and Disability program.

How can design inspire movement? Join us on Sunday, June 14 for a two-part program inspired by Art of Noise.  

Participants will begin with a guided tour of Art of Noise, exploring music listening experiences and the visual language of album cover design featured in the exhibition. 

Following the tour, Dance for PD®, a program of the Mark Morris Dance Group, will lead a bilingual (Spanish/English) inclusive dance class inspired by themes within the exhibition. Designed to engage older adults through music, movement, and creative exploration, the class will invite participants to connect with design in an active and imaginative way. 

Collaborator

Dance for PD® is a research-backed, award-winning program of the Mark Morris Dance Group, offering dance classes for people with Parkinson’s and mobility challenges in over 500 communities worldwide. Seated or standing, inspiring music guides movement that builds balance, flexibility, and confidence. Dance for PD® offers a fun, inclusive environment—no dance experience required.  

Teaching Artist

Julie Worden is a teacher with Dance for PD® and the Muhammad Ali Foundation. She is a Global Ambassador with the PMD Alliance, where you can find her classes, Moving the CHI with PD and Tranquilidad de Espíritu in the archived library. This class is a combination of Tai Chi, Laughter Yoga and Dance in both English and Spanish. She is an advocate for Parkinson’s disease, leading events internationally for PD Awareness. She was a dancer with the Mark Morris Dance Group for 18 years and lives in Brooklyn, NY. 

ACCESSIBILITY AND WHAT TO EXPECT 

  • Format: The program will begin with a 30-minute tour, followed by a 75-minute dance class. The dance class is inclusive to everyone, with particular support for those with limited mobility. The class will have bilingual instructions (English/Spanish). 
  • About this space: The tour will take place on the 3rd floor Art of Noise galleries. The dance class will take place in Cooper Hewitt’s Lecture Room on the ground floor of the museum. It is fully wheelchair accessible. There will be seating for both the tour and class. There is an accessible restroom on the ground floor. Sensory materials will be available. Read more about accessibility at Cooper Hewitt. 
  • Accommodations:  We welcome questions and accommodation requests that support your participation. Email us at CHAccess@si.edu. Call 212.849.8384. Please make your request as far in advance as possible—preferably at least one week before the program date.

Cooper Hewitt’s Design and Disability programs invite participants to explore relationships between design and disability, centering disabled perspectives as essential to the future of inclusive and innovative design. Through lectures, panels, workshops, and community gatherings, these programs aim to highlight the work of disabled designers, and examines how disability can inform design practices, aesthetics, and systems.  

Design learning at Cooper Hewitt is made possible by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Generous support is also provided by the Smithsonian Institution’s Together We Thrive initiatives.