Spring 2010 Season:

Welcome to the Spring 2010 season! Join us in the heart of the Lower East Side community and engage with exciting emerging and established performers across boundaries and genres.

Ticket prices, unless otherwise noted:           

   $15 adults/$10 for students and seniors

   Tickets are $5 for youth 18 and under

Advance tickets for indicated shows are available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com.

Your ticket purchases help subsidize tickets for families in-need and help make the arts accessible for all.

Location: The Performance Project @ University Settlement is located at the corner of Eldridge Street and Rivington Street. F/V to Second Avenue, B/D to Grand Street, J/M/Z to Essex Street.

For more information and to make a reservation for any event, please call 212-453-4532 or e-mail project.audience@gmail.com.

The Joseph Webb Quartet
Friday, March 19 @ 8pm

Actor, dancer and poet Joseph Monroe Webb has showcased his talent in many ways over the years including the Tony Award-winning Broadway production, Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk. Now experience his latest artistic pursuit, The Joseph Webb Quartet. His music is a blend of hip-hop, jazz, soul, tap dance and spoken word. Experience an engaging and interactive atmosphere denoting sheer inspiration.

BennyRoyce Dance Productions: Chronos
Thursday, April 22, Friday, April 23  &  Saturday, April 24 @ 7:30pm

Featuring choreography by Brian Gibbs, Nilas Martins, Monique Meunier  &  Bennyroyce Royon

Four emerging choreographers who have danced in New York's most prestigious companies offer four different perspectives on the dimensions of time. Travel through realms of nostalgia and bliss. Be inspired by what it means to live in the moment. Click here to purchase tickets.

Beth Soll  &  Company: Restless Geometry
Friday, April 30  &  Saturday, May 1 @ 7:30pm

Within the perfect geometry of the French formal gardens, nobles frolicked, lusted and plotted the deaths of others. It is this juxtaposition of human fallibility and mathematical perfection that led to the creation of Restless Geometry. Witness the dancers wrestling with the constraints of the shapes they create.

So Percussion
Wednesday, May 5 @ 7:30pm

Presented in collaboration with the Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert Series

So Percussion creates music that is both raucous and touching, barbarous and refined. Called an "experimental powerhouse" by The Village Voice, "astonishing and entrancing" by Billboard Magazine and "brilliant" by The New York Times, this Brooklyn-based percussion quartet offers a night of innovative music. Admission is FREE.

Wrest
Thursday, May 6, Friday, May 7  &  Saturday, May 8 @ 8pm

Artistic collaborators Jules Gimbrone (composer), Elliot Montague (filmmaker) and Jules Skloot (choreographer) weave together a visceral exploration of liminal states. Wrest explores the archetypal martyrdom of Joan of Arc in the context of queer narratives and embodiments. Grapple with violence, faith, sex, purity and honor. Click here to purchase tickets.

Alaine Handa: Chameleon
Thursday, May 13, Friday, May 14  &  Saturday, May 15 @ 7:30pm

Chameleon combines dance, film, spoken word and visual art to investigate multi-cultural identity and cross-cultural relationships. Rooted in the notion of home, this show draws on the insight and experience of Third Culture Kids: those who have spent a significant period of time in a culture other than their own, creating a new third culture. Suitable for all ages and citizens from around the globe.  Click here to purchase tickets.

Dance Through The Stages
Saturday, May 22 @ 3pm  &  6pm

Presented in Collaboration with Peridance Capezio Center

From creative exploration to professional artistry, experience the different stages of dance in one family-friendly program. Children will be amazed to see their peers, including University Settlement youth and the amazing PeriChild Ensemble, sharing the stage with dynamic professional choreographers Sean Curran, Diego Funes, Igal Perry, Deborah Damast&Kaleidoscope Dance Company, and the Limon Professional Studies Program. Admission is FREE.

Mud/Bone: Impossible Country
Wednesday, June 2, Thursday, June 3, Friday, June 4, Saturday, June 5 @ 7:30pm Saturday, June 5 @ 4pm

Mud/Bone presents Impossible Country, an original play that illuminates the diverse experiences of refugees fleeing injustice and persecution and beginning new lives. Developed through workshops and interviews with the refugee community in New York City, Impossible Country is inspired by true stories of courage, hope and surprising humor, and explores what it means to leave behind everything you know and start anew. Click here to purchase tickets.

Monday Night Salons

In partnership with Live Arts Collaboration and Ontological-Hysteric Incubator.
Reception follows each salon. Admission is free and all are welcome.



March 8, April 19  &  May 10  @ 7pm  Live Arts Collaboration and The Performance Project offer The Salon Series, where artists meet artists meet audiences to unwrap the creative process. Each evening, selected artists from across disciplines share samples of their work, illuminate their process and seek out collaboration, conversation and connection.




March 29  &  May 24 @ 7pm  The Performance Project teams up with the Ontological-Hysteric Incubator to tackle issues confronting the NY performing arts community. Each salon will be moderated by an arts blogger and feature a panel of artists currently engaged with the Project or the Incubator.

Artists-in-Residence and Curated Rental Program

The Performance Project is committed to building new and diverse audiences for live performance and reaching out to people of all ages and backgrounds who have little access to the arts. Towards that end, teaching artists lead workshops and classes in dance, drama, music and visual art for Settlement participants of all ages. In addition, our Artist-in-Residence program provides invaluable opportunities for community members to engage with working artists in the artistic process.

We are pleased to announce that this season artistic collaborators Jules Gimbrone, Elliot Montague  &  Jules Skloot, members of the theater group Mud/Bone and The PeriChild Ensemble will be working directly with University Settlement program participants and staff.  Alaine Handa's company will be collaborating with our Houston Street Center, offering a performance on March 30 as part of the Tuesdays with US series, and mounting a Third Culture Kid photography show that will open on April 30.

In addition, The Performance Project welcomes artists to apply to be a part of our Curated Rental Program. If selected, your production will be presented by The Performance Project and marketed as part of our Spring or Fall season. The rental agreement will be tailored to best serve the needs, budget and ambitions of the production.

If you are interested in applying for our Artist-in-Residence or Curated Rental program, please follow the instructions below: 

• Mail or send an email to the arts program curator, Alison Fleminger at afleminger@universitysettlement.org
• Please include the lead artist(s) bio, resume and one page description of your current project. Highlight how you use the arts to engage with diverse communities. 
• Please provide either links to performance footage or a DVD of a past performance.
• Please be sure to follow up with a phone call to Ms. Fleminger at 212.453.4532

Space Rental

Speyer Hall, our intimate, fully-equipped performance space located in University Settlement's headquarters on Eldridge Street is available at low cost for performances, lectures and workshops. For more details about Speyer Hall please click here.

For information about all rentals please email arts@universitysettlment.org or call 212.453.4532.