NDA is still living the rush of Performance Mix #39.
Each day brought new celebrationsâŠKeep reading for a recap of the festivities!
Karen Bernard/Johanna Meyer, Lisa Parra, Muyassar Kurdi, Elle Sofe Sara, EgbĂ©sola áșžfĂșnyáșčmĂ, jay beardsley, Jo Warren
We greeted the day with a lovely Breakfast Mix – thank you to all the artists who attended and brought along their curiosities (and appetites!) âŠ
Then we moved through a workshop with Lara Kramer, focusing on improvisational forms and presence of mind and body. Thank you to the artists who shared in the process so generously!
Fu Le, PixelTongue, Liony Garcia, Ariana Speight, Andrea Soto + Co., Dolly Sfeir, Joshua Fried, Das Besties/Travis Amiel, Cosimo Pori, Arzu Salman, and Nina Lucia Rodriguez, Nicole Bindler
Lara Kramer Dance, Karen Bernard/Johanna Meyer, Lisa Parra
+ many thanks to Grandaisy Bakery for the snacks, and the Canadian Consulate General NY for the refreshments.
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The Artists and community poured out ALL the love for art, and for each other!
We were blown away by every performance and overwhelmed with gratitude seeing friends supporting friends.
Lindsey Barlag Thornton, Mitchell Rose, Jo Warren, Isabella Thorpe-Woods & Zhangxinan Wu ćŽćŒ ćżćź, Joy Norton, Hadi Moussally, Julie Mayo, Justin Cabrillos, JaâMoon and The Dancing Spirit , Raphael Chatelain & Nicolas Huchard, Nubian NĂ©nĂ© & NYX for A Lady in the House Dance Company, Emily Kyoko Shari, Zara Naber, Makayla Peterson/MonĂ©t Movement Productions: The Collective, Cristina Moya-Palacios, Prostalgia HD/Hunter Petree & Delilah Friedler
Executive and Artistic Director
New Dance Allianceâs mission, from the earliest days, has been to support experimental movement-based artists. We have an explicit commitment to equity and inclusion, and our programs center the work of artists from historically marginalized communitiesâacross racial identities and the gender spectrum. We provide space, residencies, performance, and networking opportunities that help artists cultivate relationships, develop their artistry, and open doors to share their work in the US and internationally.
The NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) announced earlier this year its cancellation of funds to hundreds of arts organizations throughout the country, including New Dance Alliance.
This is a blow to the cultural institutions enriching our lives everyday, who rely on any and all funding available to keep operations running.
PHOTO CREDITS: Photo 1 – Nubian NĂ©nĂ© and NYX (Tyrone Bevans) photographed by Elyse Mertz.  Photo 2 – Johanna Meyer performing Fleeting Glimpse by Karen Bernard, photographed by Elyse Mertz. Photo 3 – Carousel of images, Breakfast Mix 2025 and Movement Workshop. Lara Kramer, Virginie Combet, Alexandra Doyle, Isabella Thorpe-Woods & Zhangxinan Wu ćŽćŒ ćżćź, Karen Bernard, all pictured among others. Photographs by Natalia Fernandez. Photo 4 – Carousel of images of Saturday Night Special. Lara Kramer in Gorgeous Tongue, Johanna Meyer in Fleeting Glimpse, Lisa Parra in family reunion side two, and guests at our post-show reception. Photos by Elyse Mertz. Photo 5 – Cake by Duane Patisserie. Photo by Elyse Mertz. Photo 6 – NYX (Tyrone Bevans) photographed by Elyse Mertz. Photo 7 – Edu Hernandez performing Pa El Chuco by Andrea Soto + Co. Photo by Elyse Mertz.
K.J. Holmes, photo by Elyse Mertz
“Performance Mix Festival has its own life, and Karen and the staff continue to evolve with the times in a way I appreciate…it was tremendous to be a Liftoff AIR and then get to show the work I had continued to explore as an AIR a year later at PMF!”
– K.J. Holmes
New Dance Alliance
182 Duane Street
New York, NY 10013
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All venues are wheelchair accessible.
