MAP Fund Executive Director Search
We are excited to share the job posting for MAP Fund’s Executive Director! Read the full details below, and download…
Announcing MAP Fund’s New Executive Director!
Media Contact: Liza Stoner // Olu & Company // 434-996-3062 // liza@olucompany.com David Blasher Appointed New Executive Director of MAP…
2022 MAP Fund Micrograntees
“This was clearly designed as an easeful, low effort, low friction, and consentful process. It means so much when funding…
Recent MAP Fund News!
We’re excited to share some recent news features spotlighting MAP artists, the SPA program, and our 2022 grant cycle: WFYI…
Announcing the 2022 Grantees
MAP Fund Announces $2.6 million in Artist Grants In 2022, the…
News on the Next Chapter of the MAP Fund
Dear Friends, We write to you today to share important news from the MAP Fund. After 20 years with the…
MAP’s 2022 Grant Cycle Opens
MAP FUND ANNOUNCES A $2.6 MILLION INVESTMENT IN THE PERFORMING ARTS SECTOR This commitment, made through an open application process,…
Announcing the 2021 Grantees
The MAP Fund Announces 2021 Grantees! (NEW YORK, NY — June 2, 2021) For over three decades, the MAP Fund…
The MAP Fund Announces New Format for 2021 Grant Cycle
The MAP Fund Announces New Format for 2021 Grant Cycle Selection process updated to reflect current challenges faced by performing…
The MAP Fund Announces 2020 Grantees
New York, NY — June 17, 2020 In a world of pervasive injustice, dreaming is a privilege. The MAP Fund…
2020 MAP Fund Semifinalists
The following 2020 MAP Fund semifinalists received grants of $2,500 AMERICAN (TELE)VISIONS by Victor I. Cazares. New York Theatre Workshop,…
Announcing ARTIST RELIEF Emergency Fund
Coalition of Arts Funders Launches Emergency Artist Relief Fund Academy of American Poets, Artadia, Creative Capital, Foundation for Contemporary Arts,…
2020 by the Numbers
Want to learn more about who applied this year and what they thought about MAP’s application process? Read 2020 by…
January 2020 Touring Projects
JANUARY January 9-10 AMAL MAP 2018 | New York, NY January 10-11 JOYUS JUSTUS MAP 2018 | New York, NY January 10-11 MAKE BELIEVE…
December 2019 Touring Projects
DECEMBER December 6-7 WE HAVE IRÉ MAP 2017 | Washington, DC December 11-12 ALLEGED LESBIAN ACTIVITIES MAP 2016| New Orleans, LA See…
November 2019 Touring Projects
NOVEMBERNovember 7-9 JOYUS JUSTUS MAP2018 | Charlotte, NCNovember 8 36.5 / A DURATIONAL PERFORMANCE WITH THE SEA MAP 2019 | KenyaNovember 8-9 FIVE MAP 2019 |…
October 2019 Touring Projects
OCTOBER October 1-20 MAINEUSA MAP 2018 | Portland, ME October 3 GROUNDWORKS MAP 2017 | San Francisco, CA October 3-13…
September 2019 Touring Projects
SEPTEMBER September 3 SUTRAJAAL MAP 2018 | St. Paul, MN* September 6 KINSTILLATORY MAPPINGS IN LIGHT AND DARK MATTER MAP 2018 | New York, NY September…
August 2019 Touring Projects
AUGUST August 22-25 I HUNGER FOR YOU MAP 2017 | Melbourne, Australia August 27 JOYUS JUSTUS MAP 2018 | Los Angeles, CA…
May 2019 Touring Projects
MAY May 1 – 5 /PEH-LO-TAH/ MAP 2014 | Boston, MA May 1 – May 12 17 BORDER CROSSINGS MAP 2013 |…
The MAP Fund Announces 42 Visionary Projects to Receive Funding in 2019
Announcing the 2019 MAP Fund Grantees! from The MAP Fund on Vimeo.New York, NY — Tuesday, June 18, 2019 In…
April 2019 Touring Projects
APRIL April 1 – April 14 HOUSE/FULL OF BLACKWOMEN MAP 2017 | Oakland, CA* April 1 – 20 THE PECULIAR PATRIOT MAP…
March 2019 Touring Projects
MARCH March 1 – 2 HAIR & OTHER STORIES MAP 2017 | Chicago, IL March 1 – 23 SUICIDE FOREST MAP 2018…
2019 Applicant Feedback Summary
Authors: Syeda Malliha, Lauren Slone A PDF version of the full Summary is available here. Table of Contents Should you…
2019 Applicant Pool Summary + Addendum
Authors: Syeda Malliha, Lauren Slone A PDF version of the Addendum is available here. A PDF version of the initial…
February 2019 Touring Projects
Hello Gold Mountain MAP 2018 FEBRUARY February 1 – 2 BLACK GIRL: LINGUISTIC PLAY MAP 2015 | Durham, NC February 1…
January 2019 Touring Projects
Weave (MAP 2017) JANUARY January 5 RIVERS OF SOUND MAP 2014 | New York, NY January 5 & 7 I HUNGER FOR…
December 2018 Touring Projects
We Have Iré (MAP 2017) DECEMBER December 1 INK MAP 2017 | Davis, CA* December 1 SLAVE REBELLION REENACTMENT MAP 2016 |…
November 2018 Touring Projects
Bakanal de Afrique- Wey You Dey (MAP 2018) NOVEMBER November 1 – 3 I HUNGER FOR YOU MAP 2017 | Brooklyn, NY…
October 2018 Touring Projects
Masters of the Currents (MAP 2018) OCTOBER October 1 DEAREST HOME MAP 2014 | New York, NY October 2 REMEMBER 2019:…
September 2018 Touring Projects
Good Grief (MAP 2017) SEPTEMBER September 1 – 2 KINSTILLATORY MAPPINGS IN LIGHT AND DARK MATTER MAP 2018 | Port Adelaide, South Australia* September…
RE-Tool: Racial Equity in the Panel Process
We’re thrilled to share RE-Tool: Racial Equity in the Panel Process, a collaboratively designed resource for grantmakers to address racial equity…
August 2018 Touring Projects
Remnant MAP 2017 AUGUST August 1 – 5 THANK YOU FOR COMING: PLAY MAP 2014 | Becket, MA August 1 – September…
July 2018 Touring Projects
Make Believe MAP 2017 JULY July 1 SCAT! MAP 2016 (WORLD PREMIERE) | Hudson, NY July 1 – September 9 STRAIGHT WHITE…
June 2018 Touring Projects
Scat! (MAP 2016) JUNE June 1 – 3 DEAREST HOME MAP 2014 | Charleston, SC* June 1 – 10 BATHTUB MAP 2017 |…
May 2018 Touring Projects
Spinning (MAP 2015) MAY May 1 CAREFORCE MAP 2015* May 1 – 12 THE THEATER IS A BLANK PAGE MAP 2014 |…
Announcing the 2018 MAP Fund Grantees!
https://vimeo.com/269941978 New York, NY – May 22, 2018 The MAP Fund is thrilled to announce the 2018 grantees: 40 original,…
2018 Grant Cycle Data Report
MAP has gathered data from the full pool of applications received in the 2018 grant cycle. The information shared below…
April 2018 Touring Projects
Clutch (MAP 2017) APRIL April 1 – May 13 AND SO WE WALKED MAP 2016 | Portland, OR April 5 -…
March 2018 Touring Projects
Descent (MAP 2017) MARCH March 1 – 3 HAIR & OTHER STORIES MAP 2017 | Portland, OR March 1 – 4 ALLEGED…
February 2018 Touring Projects
Field Guide MAP 2012 FEBRUARY February 1 BLACKBALL: THE NEGRO LEAGUES AND THE BLUES MAP 2017 | San Francisco, CA February 1…
Collaborative, Iterative, and Responsive
photo: Dohee Lee, “ARA lll / Waterways, Time Weaves” (MAP 2016) Originally published in the GIA Reader, Vol 29, No 1…
January 2018 Touring Projects
ARA III: Waterways, Time Weaves MAP 2016 JANUARY January 9 A RAP ON RACE MAP 2015 | Omaha, NE January 9…
December 2017 Touring Projects
Séancers MAP 2017 DECEMBER December 1 BLACK GIRL: LINGUISTIC PLAY MAP 2015 | Washington, D.C. December 1 – 9 FEAST OF FOOLS MAP…
Who applied to MAP this year?
MAP 2017 projects: Make Believe, Bee Boy, Dreaming of You: The Unauthorized Education of Selena and the Queens of San Antonio…
November 2017 Touring Projects
The Nubian Word for Flowers MAP 2017 NOVEMBER November 1 & 3 SONG FROM THE UPROAR MAP 2011 | Chicago, IL…
October 2017 Touring Projects
Sit, Eat and Chew 五味杂陈 MAP 2017 OCTOBER October 1 THE PECULIAR PATRIOT MAP 2016 (WORLD PREMIERE) | New York, NY October…
September 2017 Touring Projects
Resonance and Resemblance MAP 2016 SEPTEMBER September 1 – October 8 THEN A CUNNING VOICE AND A NIGHT WE SPEND GAZING…
August 2017 Touring Projects
Then a Cunning Voice and A Night We Spend Gazing at Stars MAP 2016 AUGUST August 2 – 6 DEAREST…
July 2017 Touring Projects
Building A Better Fishtrap MAP 2016 JULY July 1 – 2 DEAREST HOME MAP 2014 | New York, NY July 7 VIREO: THE SPIRITUAL…
June 2017 Touring Projects
Ashfield Town Spectacle & Culture Fair MAP 2015 JUNE June 1 – 3 DISCOTROPIC MAP 2015 | Vienna, Austria June 1…
Making Room for the Unnamable
photo: House/Full of Blackwomen, MAP 2016 A note from Executive Director Moira Brennan: The MAP Fund has had an interesting year! In…
May 2017 Touring Projects
MAY May 1 – 14 GIRL SHAKES LOOSE MAP 2016 (WORLD PREMIERE) | St. Paul, MN May 1 – 28 3/FIFTHS MAP 2015…
2017 Grantees: Geography
The MAP Fund is a national grant program, meaning our funding supports projects based all across the USA. This year, we’re proud…
2017 Grantees: First-Time Recipients
MAP is thrilled to support 40 projects this grant cycle! The 2017 grantee projects are led by a mix of artists:…
Announcing the 2017 MAP Fund Grantees!
https://vimeo.com/218230147 New York, NY – May 23, 2017 The MAP Fund proudly announces the selection of 40 new, live performance…
April 2017 Touring Projects
Shooting Columbus MAP 2015 APRIL April 1 DEAREST HOME MAP 2014 | Tempe, AZ* April 1 MADE IN CHINA MAP 2014 | Hanover, NH April 1…
March 2017 Touring Projects
Arrayanos MAP 2015 MARCH March 1 ANTIGONA MAP 2014 | Los Angeles, CA March 1 – 3 THE SOURCE MAP 2013 | San Francisco,…
February 2017 Touring Projects
Made in China MAP 2014 FEBRUARY February 1 – 5 THOSE WHO REMAIN (PART 2) MAP 2015 | Seattle, WA*…
January 2017 Touring Projects
JANUARY January 6 – 8 ANTITHESIS MAP 2015 (WORLD PREMIERE) | Washington, D.C. January 6 – 9 SCAT! MAP 2016 | Brooklyn, NY*…
December 2016 Touring Projects
Taco Truck Theater Project / Teatro Sin Fronteras MAP 2015 DECEMBER December 1 TACO TRUCK THEATER PROJECT / TEATRO SIN…
November 2016 Touring Projects
NOVEMBER November 1 SANDARAA MAP 2013 | Washington, DC November 1 – 3 SONG FROM THE UPROAR MAP 2011 | Chicago, IL…
October 2016 Touring Projects
The Hunger MAP 2013 OCTOBER October 1 THE HUNGER MAP 2013 | New York, NY October 1 IN TOW MAP 2013 | New…
September 2016 Touring Projects
HOLOSCENES MAP 2012 SEPTEMBER September 1 – 4 HOLOSCENES MAP 2012 | London, England September 1 – 17 NOTES FROM…
August 2016 Touring Projects
Juárez: A Documentary Mythology MAP 2012 AUGUST August 6 – 7 A 24-DECADE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC: 1986-2016 MAP 2016 | Brewster, NY…
July 2016 Touring Projects
JULY July 3 SELECTIONS FROM A 24-DECADE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC MAP 2016 | New York, NY July 5 – 7 REMAINS MAP…
In Response to Recent Events
The MAP Fund is committed to anti-oppression work and supports Black Lives Matter. We are listening. We are learning. We…
June 2016 Touring Projects
JUNE June 1 A 24-DECADE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC: 20th CENTURY ABRIDGED MAP 2016 | London, England June 1 THE HUNGER MAP 2013 | Washington,…
May 2016 Touring Projects
MAY May 1 WHEN THE WOLVES CAME IN MAP 2013 May 3 – 4 17 BORDER CROSSINGS MAP 2013 May 5 – 8 THE…
April 2016 Touring Projects
Click on the dates below for tickets and more information. APRIL April 1 A BODY IN PLACES MAP 2015 April 6 -…
MAP 2016 First-Time Awardees
While MAP is honored to support all 36 projects this grant cycle, we wanted to make special mention of the…
2016 Grantees in Dance / Performance
While vastly different in their approaches to “dance,” every artist is experimenting with the creation and distribution of original, non-dominant…
2016 Grantees in Music / Performance
While vastly different in their approaches to “music,” every individual artist and/or ensemble is experimenting with the creation and distribution…
2016 Grantees in Theater / Performance
While vastly different in their approaches to “theater,” every individual artist and/or ensemble is experimenting with the creation and distribution…
Announcing the 2016 MAP Fund Grantees!
New York, NY – April 26, 2016 The MAP Fund proudly announces the selection of 36 new, live performance works that…
Meet the 2016 Panelists: Risa Shoup
We’re thrilled with the 36 new live performance works selected for MAP support this year — these projects will receive a total of $1.1…
Meet the 2016 Panelists: Thomas F. DeFrantz
We’re thrilled with the 36 new live performance works selected for MAP support this year — these projects will receive a total of $1.1…
March 2016 Touring Projects
Click on the dates below for tickets and more information. MARCH March 1 – 12 ADULT DOCUMENTARY MAP 2014 (WORLD PREMIERE)…
February 2016 Touring Projects
Click on the dates below for tickets and more information. FEBRUARY February 1 – June 5 HOLOSCENES MAP 2012*** February 2…
January 2016 Touring Projects
Click on the dates below for tickets and more information. JANUARY January 1 – 23 ANTIGONA MAP 2014 January 6 -…
December 2015 Touring Projects
Click on the dates below for tickets and more information. DECEMBER December 1 – 4 AGE & BEAUTY PART 2 MAP…
November 2015 Touring Projects
Click on the dates below to purchase tickets! NOVEMBER November 1 LIFE AND TIMES – EPISODE 7 MAP 2013 November 1 –…
WORLD PREMIERE | School for the Movement of the Technicolor People
taisha paggett’s School for the Movement of the Technicolor People (MAP 2014) opens October 21 at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions! The School for…
October 2015 Touring Projects
OCTOBER October 1- 2 17 BORDER CROSSINGS MAP 2013 October 1 – 2 GLORIOUS RAVAGE MAP 2014 (WORLD PREMIERE) October 1 – 4…
WORLD PREMIERE: Afterword
Afterword (MAP 2014) premieres October 16 – 17 at the MCA Chicago! Afterword is an experimental opera that imagines the…
SHORE: An Insider and Indigenous Perspective | Essay by Jack Gray
This week Emily Johnson/Catalyst Dance’s SHORE (MAP 2013) is in Dᶻidᶻelaľic̆/Dkhw’Duw’Absh (Seattle). Throughout the sharing of this work, Johnson has collected…
Agenda Magazine: A conversation with Young Jean Lee
Playwright Young Jean Lee recently spoke with Agenda Magazine’s Michaël Bellon on her creation process, the conquering model of human existence, and taking responsibility for…
WORLD PREMIERE | Life and Times – Episode 7
Nature Theater of Oklahoma’s Life and Times – Episode 7 (MAP 2013) premieres October 4 at steirischer herbst in Austria! What…
WORLD PREMIERE | Sisters’ Follies: Between Two Worlds
Basil Twist’s Sisters’ Follies: Between Two Worlds (MAP 2014) premieres October 1 at Abrons Arts Center! Sisters’ Follies is an…
SEPTEMBER 2015 TOURING PROJECTS
Click on the dates below to purchase tickets! SEPTEMBER September 2 ELIJAH GREEN MAP 2015* September 3 – 4 DOGGIE HAMLET MAP…
WORLD PREMIERE | Beyond the Blues: A Prison Oratorio
Composer, bassist and bandleader Marcus Shelby’s Beyond the Blues: A Prison Oratorio (MAP 2015) premieres September 27 at the Yerba Buena Gardens…
WORLD PREMIERE: Glorious Ravage
Composer and bassist Lisa Mezzacappa’s Glorious Ravage (MAP 2014) premieres September 26 in Los Angeles and October 1-2 in San…
US PREMIERE: ZERO ONE
Yasuko Yokoshi’s ZERO ONE (MAP 2014) has its US premiere September 24-26 at Danspace Project! Yasuko Yokoshi created ZERO ONE in a…
WORLD PREMIERE: BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play
BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play (MAP 2015) premieres September 22-27 at The Joyce Theater! When you hear the phrase “black girl,”…
World Premiere: Fondly, Collette Richland
While eating a quiet dinner at home, Mr. and Mrs. “Fritz” Fitzhubert (along with an uninvited guest) are summoned through a…
World Premiere: Age & Beauty Part 3
First off, the full title of Miguel Gutierrez’ upcoming world premiere at Live Arts Bard is Age & Beauty Part 3: DANCER or…
World Premiere: Requiem Mass: LGBT/Working Title
Holcombe Waller’s Requiem Mass: LGBT / Working Title (MAP 2014) premieres September 11 and 12. This musical and ceremonial choral work will be…
World premiere: I am capitalism
On September 10, I am capitalism (MAP 2012) premieres at The Kitchen. Created by koosil-ja with Geoff Matters, I am…
California: The Tempest, reflections from the [intern]al perspective
Earlier this year, Cornerstone Theater Company came to the end of their “epic, year-long, ten-city, decade-in-the making, once-in-a-lifetime, world premiere theatrical…
Faye Driscoll in residency at the ICA Boston for THANK YOU FOR COMING: PLAY
Faye Driscoll is in creative residency this month at the ICA Boston! Driscoll is currently developing THANK YOU FOR COMING: PLAY (MAP…
Ann Carlson brings “Doggie Hamlet” to Alfred University
Ann Carlson is in a three-week residency/seminar for Doggie Hamlet (MAP 2014) at Alfred University. This collaborative residency with AU students, scholars,…
The Scarlet Stone on tour
After a four year hiatus, The Scarlet Stone (MAP 2010) returns to the stage. The Scarlet Stone is a multidisciplinary and collaborative…
Beyond the Blues: discussions and performance excerpts
Catch three August events in the discussion series Beyond the Blues: Ending the Prison Industrial Complex! Marcus Shelby — composer, bassist,…
Miguel Gutierrez in residency for Age & Beauty Part 3
Miguel Gutierrez has two creative residencies this month! Gutierrez is currently developing Age & Beauty Part 3* (MAP 2014), the third and…
Glorious Ravage | Two previews at the de Young Museum
Tonight, Lisa Mezzacappa presents a preview of Glorious Ravage (MAP 2014) at San Francisco’s de Young Museum! In the second…
SHORE: An Invitation | Essay by Lisa D’Amour
In the latest of a series of SHORE: Essays, playwright and interdisciplinary artist Lisa D’Amour reflects on Emily Johnson/Catalyst Dance’s…
August 2015 Touring Projects
Click on the dates below to purchase tickets! August 1 BLACK GIRL: LINGUISTIC PLAY MAP 2015* August 1 – 2 ANNA…
José Torres-Tama and Teatro Sin Fronteras
José Torres-Tama received a MAP fund grant earlier this year for ALIENS Taco Truck Theater Project. In an article written…
“Beyond the Blues: A Prison Oratorio” (MAP 2015): the journey, the music, and upcoming events
Beyond the Blues: A Prison Oratorio (MAP 2015) has a new blog! Marcus Shelby (lead researcher and artist) and Jackie…
Stanford Medicine: A Conversation with Anna Deavere Smith
Actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith spoke with Paul Costello for Stanford Medicine Magazine on her relationship to her own…
“The Long Walk” writing workshop with Opera Saratoga and Words After War
UPDATE: The deadline for applications has been extended to Tuesday, June 30th. Opera Saratoga, in partnership with the literary organization Words…
“California: The Tempest” returns to Downtown L.A.
Over the past year Cornerstone Theater Company has been on an epic, year-long, ten-city, decade-in-the making, once-in-a-lifetime, world premiere theatrical…
The Brooklyn Rail: Emily Johnson with Ivan Talijancic
Earlier this week, performer and choreographer Emily Johnson spoke with Ivan Talijancic for The Brooklyn Rail on the creation of…
luciana achugar at MANCC
Hatchery Project Artist luciana achugar returns to the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography from May 16-27 to develop her next work,…
Creative Capital: The Yes Men on Supporting Their Work
Earlier this week, The Yes Men wrote a blog post for Creative Capital detailing the various ways they have funded their feature-length projects over the…
MILTON: A performance and community engagement experiment
PearlDamour is an Obie-Award winning collaborative team who create performance both inside and outside traditional theater spaces. For the…
#MAP15 First-time Grantees!
While MAP is honored to support all 37 projects this grant cycle, we wanted to make special mention of the…
MAP Fund Announces 2015 Grantee Class!
New York, NY – April 28, 2015 The MAP Fund proudly announces the selection of 37 new works in contemporary performing arts…
Buffer Overrun
Buffer Overrun addresses information as a liquid and mobile force that tends to erode the importance of place. It…
2015 Grantees in Dance / Performance
One of the most exciting aspects of contemporary performance is artists’ increasing eschewal…
2015 Grantees in Theater / Performance
One of the most exciting aspects of contemporary performance is artists’ increasing eschewal…
American History Project (title TBA)
Photo by Blaine Davis In collaboration with artist/performers Ty DeFoe, Larissa Fasthorse, and Madeline Sayet, Young Jean Lee is developing…
Beyond the Blues: A Prison Oratorio
Photo by Peter Varshavsky Beyond the Blues: A Prison Oratorio is a 60-minute blockbuster oratorio Marcus Shelby is composing, arranging and…
Little Rock Nine
Photo by Jennifer Deering The Little Rock crisis was, as Taylor Branch has written, “the most severe test of the…
Rap on Race
In 1970, two towering personalities of American intelligentsia, writer James Baldwin and…
Color Theory
PRISM Quartet will partner with the Grammy-winning ensemble Partch and composer Ken Ueno to…
OTRO TEATRO: An Epilogue
OTRO TEATRO: An Epilogue is the most recent incarnation of a series…
Yesterday Tomorrow
Yesterday Tomorrow, created by Annie Dorsen, is a new kind of musical – a collaboration between…
Clear & Sweet
Clear & Sweet is a new multi-disciplinary performance incorporating dance, vocals, and…
he his own mythical beast (working title)
he his own mythical beast (working title) is a multimedia performance work comprising…
Shooting Columbus
Shooting Columbus is an immersive interactive performance that fuses multimedia, devised theatre,…
DJ Latinidad’s Latino Dance Party
Mixed Blood’s DJ Latinidad’s Latino Dance Party asks: What makes/is Latino art/aesthetics/identity? Fifteen…
Taco Truck Theater / Teatro Sin Fronteras
Taco Truck Theater / Teatro Sin Fronteras, created by José Torres-Tama & ArteFuturo…
O Solitude, My sweetest choice!
LACE will present O Solitude, My sweetest choice!, a dance performance by…
Hush Arbor (The Opera)
Hush Arbor (The Opera), created by Imani Uzuri, will be a mercurial musical…
Those Who Remain
Those Who Remain I. Concerto for Orchestra and Improviser Inspired by two poems by the iconic Northwest poet Richard Hugo,…
The Transformation Project
The Transformation Project will create a series of free site-specific theatrical performances…
antithesis
Gesel Mason Performance Projects collides the genres, bodies and cultures of postmodern and…
Pipeline Project
In her newest exploration, Anna Deavere Smith is using her signature form of documentary theater to investigate the school-to-prison pipeline…
The Rehearsal Artist
The Rehearsal Artist looks at one middle-aged skinny white woman’s body and…
Real Enemies
Based on in-depth research into the history, aesthetics, and psychology of conspiracy, Real Enemies is an evening-length, multimedia, jazz-fueled exploration…
The Spinning Piece (working title)
The Spinning Piece (working title) is a new collaboration between composer Julia Wolfe…
3/5 (Three Fifths)
3/5 (Three Fifths) is a new performance work conceived by James Scruggs, writer and performer of Disposable Men. It explores…
New Multi-Media Work for Orchestra by Alex Temple
In 2013, composer Alex Temple wrote a piece for Cadillac Moon Ensemble…
BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play
BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play reveals the complexity of carving out a self-defined identity as a black female in urban American…
WORLD PREMIERE of “the theater is a blank page”
the theater is a blank page is a unique, immersive performance created by theater innovators SITI Company and renowned visual artist…
WORLD PREMIERE of “ToasT”
ToasT is a new play by spoken word artist and writer Lemon Andersen. Honoring the spoken word narratives recited in pool halls,…
“SHORE” to land in Lenapehoking (NYC)
Emily Johnson / Catalyst Dance’s SHORE is the third in a trilogy of works that began with the New York Dance…
WORLD PREMIERE of “Rivers of Sound”
Not Two is a new work created by Amir ElSaffar for Rivers of Sound. Rivers of Sound presents 17 musicians from…
2015 MAP Fund Grantee Class!
Later this month, look out for an announcement of this year’s MAP Fund grantees. Thirty-seven new projects have been selected…
WORLD PREMIERE of “Ludic Proxy”
Ludic Proxy is a new play by Aya Ogawa, a haunting and magical piece that pulls you into uncharted territory where memory, fantasy…
WORLD PREMIERE of “The Demo”
The Demo is an electronic opera by composer/performers Mikel Rouse and Ben Neill. The piece is inspired by the remarkable story of computer…