ANTHROPOCENE

AKA: Oh the Humanity!
AKA: The Big Wah Wah!

AUG 15 + 16

Performa/Dance celebrates its 10th season with ANTHROPOCENE, an ambitious new dance theatre work that interrogates, with equal doses of humor, anxiety, grief, and wonder, how we became comfortable with end of the world.

Taking a slightly absurdist, wholly penetrating viewpoint, ANTHROPOCENE examines, through allegory, humanity’s tendency to put itself dead center at the expense of other life forms through surreal scenes at a beach, in a laboratory, in one disaffected young woman’s fevered monologue, at a family dinner table, and a hospital room.

Performa/Dance, founded in Austin, Texas in 2014 by choreographer Jennifer Hart and dancer Edward Carr, presents exploratory, original dance work by women, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ choreographers.

Through imaginative and ever-evolving processes, we reconsider contemporary ballet outside its bounds, in dialogue with artists across disciplines.

Bringing our lived experience to performance, we strive to connect with audiences using dance as a conduit for human understanding and expression.

For ten years, Performa/Dance has been programming works by local and national choreographers, with the goal of showcasing historically underrepresented artists, including Minneapolis-based LGBTQ+ activist Nic Lincoln, Christian Warner, a rising star based in NYC, as well as local favorites, including BLiPSWiTCH, Magdalena Jarkowiec, Alexa Capareda, and ARCOS. Additionally, Performa/Dance consistently pushes itself in new directions, reevaluating the vocabulary used to communicate modern storytelling.

Performa/Dance celebrates its 10th season with ANTHROPOCENE, an ambitious new dance theatre work that interrogates, with equal doses of humor, anxiety, grief, and wonder, how we became comfortable with the end of the world. ANTHROPOCENE AKA: Oh the
TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE! Performa/Dance presents ANTHROPOCENE AKA: Oh the Humanity! AKA: The Big Wah Wah! August 15 @ 7:30pm August 16 @ 4pm and 7:30pm At AustinVentures StudioTheater at Ballet Austin (501 W 3rd St.) Tickets at performadance.org
We’ve concluded phase 1 of our rehearsal period — this is something very special. We have a show (ish)! 🌱 Don’t miss ANTHROPOCENE AKA: Oh The Humanity! AKA: The Big Wah Wah! August 15-16 (Tickets on sale in July) Creative lea
We mourn the passing and honor the life and indelible imprint of our dear collaborator, Erica Saucedo. Erica was an integral part and a gift to us during our first workshop process for ANTHROPOCENE in 2023. She lives on in our artwork and our dance c
Today is June 19th — Happy Birthday to Associate Director and Co-Founder Edward Carr! 🎂 We celebrate you and all that you do for Performa/Dance! photo from Bluegrass Junction by @hankntank
❕Read this feature article by Arts + Culture TX — marking Performa/Dance’s 10 years, observing Artistic Director Jennifer Hart’s evolution and “unapologetic pursuit … of what is present [for her] in the moment” an
Save the Date! Performa/Dance presents ANTHROPOCENE August 15th & 16th AustinVentures StudioTheater @ Ballet Austin Tickets go on sale July 1st Performa/Dance celebrates its 10th season with ANTHROPOCENE, an ambitious new dance theater wor
No words can describe the loss we feel of the passing of Steve Myers: our production director, lighting designer, fire extinguisher, champion, and most importantly—friend and peer—as we began, nurtured, and grew our small company, Perform

This project has been financed in whole or in part by the City of Austin’s Elevate Grant Program.