New Dance Alliance

Only 4 days left to apply for Performance Mix Festival #40!

The upcoming Performance Mix Festival marks the 40th anniversary of our iconic performance art celebration, and we plan to celebrate it in a special way!

Submit your application for your work to be considered for PMF40, happening June 4-7th, 2026. We will be back at the Underground Theater at Abrons Arts Center this year!

All works selected from the application will be short works up to 15 minutes. These works will be performed Thursday, June 4th, Friday, June 5th and Sunday, June 7th.

Please see our application form for more information and eligibility requirements.

The deadline to apply is
Thursday, November 27th at 11:59pm EST.

Apply now

New Dance Alliance welcomes 2025/26 LiftOff Artists!

The LiftOff Residency takes place at NDA’s Studio in Tribeca and provides six physical-based performance artists with 30 hours of rehearsal space each, an introductory meeting, and two feedback sessions. This residency is for artists looking to join a small cohort of artists to share and give feedback on each other’s work.

You will see that this cohort of artists works across disciplines in rich performance practices, with both local NYC and international communities.

Keep reading & get to know the artists!

Applications close on September 15th for the 2025/26 LiftOff Residency! ⏰

Annie Heath by Cameron Kelly McLeod

“I’m really glad that Performance Mix #34: Remotely Yours turned out to be so productive for me. I was able to wrap my head around the ideas that were all circling in my head.”

–Annie Heath