Danceworks DanceLAB is an experimental performance initiative dedicated to pushing artists and audiences to expand their thinking about dance as an art form.
The focus is on collaboration, fusion of forms and current trends in the field; many events include educational components to encourage artist-to-audience dialogue and participation. Danceworks DanceLAB honors and nurtures the development of new works by dance artists by offering year-round opportunities in the form of performances, internships, mentorships, space access and advocacy for artists serving the Milwaukee community. We stay on the lookout for talented emerging or established dance artists.
*In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the following performances have been postponed until further notice. Information regarding a new date will be released as soon as possible and ticket holders will have the option to transfer tickets to the new date, request a refund, or donate their ticket to Danceworks during this difficult time. We look forward to seeing you in the audience soon and until then, be well and keep moving!
Danceworks Mad Hot Competition on May 18
*POSTPONED*
DanceLAB Emerging Choreographers: an·am·ne·sis
Saturday, March 28, 2020 // 6pm & 8pm
at Danceworks Studio Theatre
The Danceworks DanceLAB presents its first Emerging Choreographers Concert – showcasing the works of Zach Schorsch and Maggie Seer. Joined by nine of MKE’s most daring performance artists, Schorsch and Seer generate a subconscious ocean of nostalgia. Utilizing various elements of dance theatre, performers will activate shared memory, embodied recollection and necessary doubt.
Artist Bios:
Maggie Seer received her BFA in Dance from UW-Milwaukee in 2016. She has performed regularly with Danceworks Performance MKE since 2017 and Wild Space Dance Company since 2016. She performs with Maria Gillespie’s Hyperlocal MKE and the Gina Laurenzi Dance Project. She has choreographed several times for the Danceworks DanceLAB Get It Out There concert series and is excited to present a new work as part of the Danceworks DanceLAB Emerging Choreographers Concert. Maggie also fundraises and teaches for Danceworks, and loves exploring the Milwaukee community.
Zach Schorsch is a creator whose body of work includes dance, physical theater, poetry and visual art. Zach performed with the Danceworks Performance Company 18-19 and Danceworks Performance MKE in the fall of 2019. They have also shown work through Danceworks DanceLAB’s Get It Out There concert series and was given a Danceworks Space Grant in 2018. As a member of 53212 presents and a workshop facilitator for The Field MKE, Zach continues to collaborate with artists throughout the city.
Box Office Pricing:
Advance Purchase Tickets:
$15 Reserved Seating | $12 General Admission | $10 Military/Veterans, Students & Seniors
**Includes processing fee. Please note that discounted rates only apply to General Seating.
Walk-up Tickets:
$15 General Admission | $12 Military/Veterans, Students & Seniors
**Includes processing fee.
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Get It Out There
ran January 18, 2020
at the Danceworks Studio Theatre
Get It Out There presented the hottest new work in our community created by area performing artists from a variety of disciplines. Immediately following each performance, audience members were invited to stick around to mingle and share feedback with artists.
>View the 2020 Get It Out There: Program A playbill
>View the 2020 Get It Out There: Program B & C playbill
Get It Out There
ran September 12, 2019
at the Danceworks Studio Theatre
Get It Out There presented the hottest new work in our community created by area performing artists from a variety of disciplines. Immediately following each performance, audience members were invited to stick around to mingle and share feedback with artists.
>View the 2019 Get It Out There playbill
> View the 2019 DanceLAB: Get It Out There photo album
Movement Media Lab
ran September 8, 2019
at the Danceworks Studio Theatre
Local film and video artists showcased dance and movement-focused media projects in a variety of genres, including experimental, narrative, documentary and animation. The Movement Media Lab invited a process-based approach to analyzing and translating choreography/movement to the screen. The lab also looked at the relationship to the body in a 2D format, and highlighted movement through editing.
> View the 2019 Movement Media Lab playbill
Danceworks On Tap: Tap Talk
Saturday, August 10, 2019 // 6pm & 8pm
Sunday, August 11, 2019 // 2:30pm & 6pm
at the Danceworks Studio Theatre
Presented by Jane Lewis & Mickey Maier
Additional support from Lamont A. Johnson, Pam Kriger Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation, and Bob Balderson
Danceworks On Tap: Tap Talk sent and received messages through rhythmic communication in a dynamic exchange. Unfolding sequences and layers of audible texture create what is most unique about tap dancing — movement your eyes can hear!
> View the 2019 Danceworks On Tap: Tap Talk playbill
> View the 2019 Danceworks On Tap: Tap Talk photo album
DanceLAB Teen: Conversations
ran August 3, 2019
at the Danceworks Studio Theatre
This concert featured original work from Danceworks Youth Performance Company Artistic Manager and Danceworks Performance Company member, Gina Laurenzi. Laurenzi set new choreography, improvisational structures, and infused movement created by dancers throughout to create a unique collaboration with teen artists. Concepts were drawn from both the dancers’ own personal experiences and the moods the music evokes. DanceLAB Teen: Conversations featured the music of Chicago band, Twin Talk.
> View the 2019 DanceLAB Teen: Conversations playbill
> View the 2019 DanceLAB Teen: Conversations photo album
Ignite: A Hip Hop Dance Experience
ran July 27 – 28, 2019
at the Danceworks Studio Theatre
Presented by an Anonymous Community Donor
Ignite continued to blow up the Danceworks Studio Theatre with the area’s best and most exciting hip hop crews for the 7th year in a row! These high energy performances are a DanceLAB favorite.
> View the 2019 Ignite: A Hip Hop Dance Experience playbill
> View the 2019 Ignite: A Hip Hop Dance Experience photo album
Questions? Visit our FAQ page or contact Dani Kuepper, Artistic Director, at 414.277.8480 x6001 or via email.
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