The wait is finally over… PERFORMANCE MIX Festival #40 starts tonight!
Meet us at Abrons Arts Center at 7pm tonight, Thursday, June 4th to kick off a weekend of riveting performances. Program A features our first ever commission by NYC-based dancemaker Ursula Eagly!
Don’t have tickets yet? Do not fear! There’s still time to secure a seat to one (or more) shows, pending availability.
Get a taste of what the artists are bringing to the table today…
Thursday, June 4th
7pm Program A
IV Castellanos presents Leche Hervida en Vivo, an ongoing abstract performance with low tech, sculptural wearables, a living set, and a physically direct and embodied choreography. A self-sufficient piece coming out of activist livelihoods.
chameckilerner presents Transmissions, a film that studies the ways we imprint ourselves on one another. Borrowing from the childhood game of Telephone, chameckilerner create a movement phrase from a collage of segments that appeared on their social media during a single day in 2025. The phrase is passed on to a series of willing participants and street passersby. The work unfolds as an accumulation of different translations, exposing the mechanics of learning, communication, interference, and communion.
Ursula Eagly presents a new commission by NDA titled Collective Imagination, a landing place for Ursula Eagly’s long-term work with group action and using dreamwork as choreographic material. Imagining together is easy and hopeful and needed right now.
8:30pm Program B
Julia Antinozzi presents Tarantella, a new variation of a duet exploring the relationship between the form of postmodern dance and ballet.
CoCoMotion presents a mixed-media performance featuring still photography of parents with their children. In addition, they will expand and revamp a solo from their work Movement Mamas.
Antonio Ramos & The Gangbangers in collaboration with Saúl Ulerio presents an excerpt of El Pueblo de los Olvidados, an experimental piece set in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the 2018 catastrophe that devastated Puerto Rico and exposed the fragile reality behind the island’s postcard image. Through satire, irony, and moments of raw humanity, the piece confronts the contradiction between the paradise sold to tourists and the daily struggles of the people who call the island home.
REMINDER! FREE Breakfast Mix and Workshop tomorrow
Join us for a Breakfast Mix: a convivial meeting with festival artists followed by a movement workshop with Elena Lev.
Breakfast Mix Friday, June 5th 10:00 am – 12:00 pm 182 Duane Street, 3rd Floor.
Hoop Technique with Elena Lev Friday June 5th 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm This year the breakfast will be followed by a free workshop from internationally renowned artist Elena Lev:
Join Elena Lev, circus artist and performer in ‘Looper’ for an introduction to her unique approach to hoop manipulation. This workshop is for adult dancers and movers who are interested in exploring the basics of Lev’s technique. Participants will learn how to turn the hoop on their hands and body: a precise, playful and meditative challenge. Please wear comfortable, close-fitting clothes to move in (socks and leggings are ideal). Hoops will be provided.
These events are FREE to attend, but RSVP is required. Please RSVP today by emailing admin@newdancealliance.org.
Hot off the press
Dance Enthusiast Interview with Ursula Eagly
Experimental Artist Ursula Eagly on the 40th Anniversary of the Performance Mix Festival
“It was a pleasure and an honor to be part of Performance Mix Festivals #31 (Infinite Corridor) and #36 (Meeting the Moai: Head Over Heels.) In both instances, the artists were made to feel welcomed and truly celebrated for their work, as reflected by attention to publicity, technical needs, and convivial gatherings. This festival truly practices diversity, equity, and inclusion, as manifested in their roster of performing artists each year. Big thanks to New Dance Alliance, Karen Bernard, and the entire Performance Mix Festival team who make it such a fulfilling and joyful experience for artists and audiences alike.”
– Hortense Gerardo
New Dance Alliance
182 Duane Street
New York, NY 10013
All venues are wheelchair accessible.
