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EVENT SERIES

Open Performance

What is Open Performance?
A program of non-curated shared showings of experimentation and work-in-process, for artists at all stages of their development. The events are centered around a discussion, moderated by a Movement Research Artist-in-Residence or guest artist, where we will experiment with different feedback methods to support and inform the artists’ process.

OPEN CALL for Open Performance is CLOSED!

Spring 2022 Open Performance Dates and Artists:

[Virtual] Open Performance

March 8

Riia Pulakka, Heather Meehan
Moderated by Glenn Potter-Takata

March 15

Michelle Parkhurst, Rathi Varma, Jeong-eun Bac
Moderated by Z Tye Richardson

March 22

Letícia Rodrigues, Liv Rahel Schwenk, Zoe Zimin
Moderator: Anh Vo

April 5

Girts Dubults, Rosemary Carroll, Farnoush Nik
Moderator: Glenn Potter-Takata

April 12

Ash Starnes, Marielys "Lely" Burgos, Eden Kramer
Moderator: Jaamil Olawale Kosoko

April 19

Anna Mayta, Caroline Preziosi, jewel. clarity joywell
Moderator: Tess Dworman

April 26

Nika Sourakov, Kashia Kancey, Sandrine Schaefer
Moderator: Kay Ottinger

[In-person] Open Performance

May 3

David Sierra, Adrian Collins, Kristen Klein
Moderator: Melinda Ring

May 10

Amanda Stambrosky, Lindsey Jennings, Breena Cocco
Moderated by Melinda Ring

May 17

Moss Lovejoy, Open Dance Ensemble, Bella Stenvall
Moderator: Elisabeth Motley

May 24

Deborah Black, Jenna Beardsley, Maria Jose Contreras
Moderator: Elisabeth Motley

May 31

Jen Silver, Larx, Fusée Minette
Moderated by Marielys "Lely" Burgos

June 7

Betsy Miller Dance Projects, Haley Morgan Miller, Sara Pizzi
Moderator: Eleanor Smith

Fall 2021 [Virtual] Open Performance Dates and Artists:

October 5th

Justin Wong, Cynthia Berkshire, Rachel Thorne Germond
moderated by Anh Vo

October 12th

Anni Rossi, Madeline Shuron, Marie-Elle Vivaldi
moderated by Shantelle C. Jackson

October 19th

Ani Javian, M House
moderated by Z Tye Richardson

October 26th

Zona Limitrofe, Thos Eastwood
moderated by Glenn Potter-Takata

November 9th

Willow Green, Zoe Papaeracleous, Amanda Horowitz (in collaboration with Sarah Liebau)
moderated by Christopher Unpezverde Núñez

November 16th

Taylor Adams, dee bustos, Nicole Zaray Meter
moderated by Elisabeth Motley (guest moderator)

November 30th

Zoe Spring, Saulaman Schlegel, Anabella Lenzu
moderated by Shantelle Jackson

December 7th

Dani Robbins / Tsuyuno Amos, Kelly Tsai, Carol N Davis
moderated by Marielys 'Lely' Burgos Meléndez

December 14th

Natasha Cheung, Mita Ghosal, Mariah Maloney
moderated by Glenn Potter-Takata

January 11th

Katherine G. Moore & Kathryn Nusa Logan, MALACARNE
moderated by J. Bouey

January 18th

MAyDanceCo, Jhalak Dance Company
moderated by Jaamil Olawale Kosoko

January 25th

Mariam Dingilian, Efrén Olson-Sánchez
moderated by Eleanor Smith

Spring 2021 [Virtual] Open Performance Dates and Artists:

February 9th

Sanaz Ghorbani, Sylvain Souklaye, Brooke Stoker and Dan Van Note
moderated by Jessica Cook

February 16th

Caroline Burkhart & Tam Nguyen, Kaitlin Fox, Leila Ghasempor
moderated by TBA

February 23rd

Chung-Fu Chang, Noel Maghathe, zco/danceproject
moderated by Malcolm-X Betts

March 9th

Gabriella Carmichael, Christian Cruz, Gosia Gajdemska
moderated by Will Rawls

March 16th

Jessica-Sue Burstein, Paulina Colmenares, Sarah Finn
moderated by Larissa Velez-Jackson

March 23rd

Rosemary Carroll, Teresa Fellion, Nami Yamamoto
moderated by Jaamil Olawale Kosoko

April 6th

Simone Johnson, Stephanie Liapis, Huiwang Zhang
moderated by Christopher Unpezverde Núñez

April 13th

Leigh Ann Gann, Kaleena Miller, Helen Singh-Miller
moderated by Christopher Unpezverde Núñez

April 20th

K. Go, Fernando Gregório, Natalia Lisina
moderated by Will Rawls

April 27th

Annam Hussaini, mignolo dance, Julia de la Torre
moderated by Will Rawls

Fall 2020 [Virtual] Open Performance Dates and Artists:

September 29th

Mita Ghosal, Kim Miller Project, Amanda Stambrosky
moderated by Kayla Hamilton

October 13th

Markéta Cerna, Jo McKendry, Kirsten Michelle Schnittker
moderated by zavé martohardjono

October 20th

April Biggs & Ashlee Taylor, Here's Two Collective, VEERdance Company
moderatd by Raymond Pinto

October 27th

Travis Amiel, Lindsay Bowman, Josefina Viteri
moderated by Elisabeth Motley

November 10th

Improbable Stage, Kris Lee, Em Papineau and Sofia Engelman
moderated by Lai Yi Ohlsen

November 17th

Angelina Annino, Sugar Vendil, moira williams
moderated by Benjamin Kimitch

November 24th

Jung-eun Bac, gorno & evan ray, Ruthie Nachmany
moderated by Raymond Pinto

December 1st

Mariam Dingilian, Denisa Musilova, Kensaku Shinohara
moderated by Jessica Cook

December 8th

Beau Hancock, Emily Michaels King, Mariah Maloney
moderator Elisabeth Motley

December 15th

Chloe Ilene, New Industry Dance; Eshan Rafi and Jessica Karuhanga; Ekaterina Zharinova
moderated by Athena Kokoronis



Open Performance

Open Performance Open Call for the Fall 2021 / Winter 2022 Season will open August 14th at 10am EDT.


About the Program

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Open Performance was started in 1983. Below is a recent history Open Performance events and participants, dating back to September 2016 since the launch of this new website.

Comprehensive history of participants coming soon.

[In-Person] Open Performance: Betsy Miller, Haley Miller, Sara Pizzi

Eleanor Smith, Donna Carnow
June 07, 2022 7:00pm - 8:30pm

[In-Person] Open Performance: Jen Silver, Larx, Fusée Minette

Molly Lieber, Donna Carnow
May 31, 2022 7:00pm - 8:30pm

[In-Person] Open Performance: Deborah Black, Jenna Beardsley, Maria Jose Contreras

Elisabeth Motley, Donna Carnow
May 24, 2022 7:00pm - 8:30pm

[In-person] Open Performance: Moss Lovejoy, Philip Foster, Bella Stenvall

Elisabeth Motley, Donna Carnow
May 17, 2022 7:00pm - 8:30pm

[In-Person] Open Performance: Amanda Stambrosky, Lindsey Jennings, Breena Cocco

Melinda Ring, Donna Carnow
May 10, 2022 7:00pm - 8:30pm

[In-Person] Open Performance: David Sierra, Adrian Collins, and Kristen Klein

Melinda Ring, Donna Carnow
May 3, 2022 7:00pm - 8:30pm

[Postponed] Open Performance

Mar 17, 2020 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Open Performance

Mar 10, 2020 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Mar 3, 2020 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Jan 28, 2020 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Jan 21, 2020 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Jan 14, 2020 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Open Performance

Dec 17, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Dec 10, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Nov 19, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Nov 12, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Nov 5, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Oct 29, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Oct 22, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Oct 15, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Oct 8, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Sep 17, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Jun 11, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Jun 4, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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May 21, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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May 14, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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May 7, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Apr 30, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Apr 23, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Apr 9, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Apr 2, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Mar 26, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Mar 19, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Mar 12, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Feb 26, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Feb 19, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Feb 12, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Feb 5, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Dec 18, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Dec 11, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Dec 4, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Nov 20, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Nov 13, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Nov 6, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Oct 30, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Oct 23, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Oct 16, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Oct 9, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Oct 2, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Sep 25, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Sep 18, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Jun 12, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Jun 5, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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May 29, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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May 15, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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May 1, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Apr 17, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Apr 10, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Apr 3, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Mar 20, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Mar 13, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Mar 6, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Feb 27, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Feb 20, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Feb 13, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Feb 6, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Jan 30, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Jan 23, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Jan 16, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Jan 9, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Dec 19, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Dec 5, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Nov 21, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Nov 14, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Nov 7, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Oct 31, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Oct 24, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Oct 10, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Oct 3, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Sep 26, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Sep 12, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Jun 27, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Jun 20, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Jun 13, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Jun 6, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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May 23, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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May 16, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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May 2, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Apr 25, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Apr 18, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Apr 4, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Mar 21, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Mar 14, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Mar 7, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Feb 28, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Feb 21, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Feb 14, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Feb 7, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Jan 31, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Jan 24, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm
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Open Call for the Spring 2020 Season opens on Saturday November 16th, 2019 at 10am EST

The Open Performance Open Call takes place twice a year, once for the Fall/Winter season (September - January) and once for the Spring Season (February-June). Sign-up is strictly on a first come, first served basis; there is no application required. Open Call generally takes place in mid-November for the Fall/Winter season, and in mid-May for Spring season.

Once the sign-up form opens, artists are asked to submit their contact information and date preference. Any forms received before the deadline will not be considered. Please note that if you are confirmed to share a work-in-process at Open Performance, you must wait a full season before you sign-up again through the Open Call process.

Open Call goes live Saturday, November 16, 2019 for the Spring 2020 Season.

There is no application process, as this is a non-curated program, and we strive to accommodate as many artists as possible.

SIGN UP FOR OPEN PERFORMANCE USING THE FORM HERE >>

We will not accept submissions before Saturday, November 16 at 10am.

You will select your top five choices from the list of dates, and we will do our best to accommodate you. Please give us as much availability information as possible. Also, please keep in mind that this is a studio venue, and is therefore low-tech.

Open Performance takes place on Tuesday evenings at 7pm, with a discussion following. Each choreographer is able to show up to 12 minutes of work-in-process.

Requests are accepted via the online form only, and we will not accept submissions in advance of the registration call time, nor will we accept registration by phone or email. Once the season has been programmed, you will be informed by email whether or not you have received a place and on what date you are programmed. Once you receive this email, you MUST REPLY, either to confirm or withdraw from the program or alternate list. In the event of cancellation, you must give 2 weeks notice or risk being unable to apply for the following season.

Also, those who have been programmed in a given season are required to sit out a registration period before applying again. For example, if you are showing work in the Fall 2019/Winter 2020 season you cannot apply for Spring 2020. This helps us achieve our goal of accommodating as many artists as possible.

Please note there is a minimum age requirement of 18 years for lead artists.

Registrants will choose from the following dates when registering:

March 3, 2020
March 10, 2020
March 17, 2020
March 24, 2020
March 31, 2020
April 7, 2020
April 14, 2020
April 28, 2020
May 5, 2020
May 12, 2020
May 19, 2020
May 26, 2020
June 2, 2020
June 9, 2020
June 16, 2020