Free at the Factory

SWEAT LAB SHOWCASE

MOVE|NYC|

Free at the Factory

MOVE|NYC| SWEAT Lab Showcase

Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 6:00PM

60-minute performance and Q&A, followed by a post-show reception

Recommended for ages 5+

FREE

Join us for the culminating showcase of MOVE|NYC|’s week-long SWEAT Lab!

SWEAT Lab is a choreographic incubator for emerging choreographers. This one-week residency provides early-career creators with choreographic mentorship, rehearsal space, professional dancers, and technical and production support. Participating choreographers also receive a generous stipend and opportunities to present their work in a state-of-the-art performance venue.

Through the SWEAT Lab residency, MOVE|NYC| provides choreographers with the multi-faceted support they need at the earliest stages of their careers.


MOVE|NYC| & SWEAT Lab 2023 Team:

Founders & Artistic Directors | Nigel Campbell & Chanel DaSilva
2023 SWEAT Lab Choreographers | Eliana Balzano & MJ Edwards
2023 SWEAT Lab Choreographic Mentor | Gregory Dolbashian
2023 SWEAT Lab Performers | Alumni of MOVE|NYC|’s Young Professionals Program


About MOVE|NYC|:
Founded in 2015, MOVE|NYC| is a leading-edge New York City based arts and social justice organization whose mission is to cultivate greater diversity and equity within the dance profession and beyond. It holds the important responsibility of shaping the next generation of dance artists and leaders and actualizes this responsibility by providing artistic training, mentorship, professional development, presenting opportunities, and other quintessential resources for career advancement to primarily historically marginalized and underrepresented artists. Through its programs and activities, MOVE|NYC| is committed to artistic excellence, mentorship, community engagement, equity, and social change in its capacity to level skewed access to a professional and sustainable dance career for artists at the earliest stages of their artistic pursuits.


Health and Safety Protocols:

  • Masks are optional for this event.

  • While Chelsea Factory strongly recommends vaccination against COVID-19, proof of vaccination is not currently required for audience entrance into performances and public programs.

Click here for our full Health and Safety Protocols.

 

Photos by Scott Shaw