NEW YORK LIVE ARTS INC

NEW YORK LIVE ARTS HAD A CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED 2024-25 SEASON INCLUDING SIX 2024 BESSIE AWARD NOMINATIONS AMONG THREE COMMISSIONED ARTISTS AND TWO 2025 BESSIE AWARD NOMINATIONS. LIVE ARTS PRODUCED THIRTEEN FULLY PRODUCED PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING RCA, LIVE FEED, AND LIVE ARTERY FESTIVAL THAT BROUGHT IN AN AUDIENCE OF NEARLY 6,912 TO LIVE ARTS. THE BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE DANCE COMPANY TOURED NATIONALLY, BRINGING ITS WORK TO APPROXIMATELY 6,702 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. DURING THE COMPANY'S 43RD YEAR, THEY HAD 8 PERFORMANCES IN NEW YORK CITY. REMOUNTING THE ICONIC WORK STILL/HERE AT BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC (BAM), MARKING ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY, AS WELL AS PREMIERING A NEW WORK FOR THE HOME SEASON AT NEW YORK LIVE ARTS. BILL T. JONES WAS COMMISSIONED TO CREATE A SOLO FOR THE WHITNEY ART MUSEUM'S EDGES OF AILEY EXHIBIT, WHERE HE HAD 2 SOLD-OUT SHOWS FOR HIS WORLD PREMIER OF MEMORY PIECE: MR. AILEY, ALVIN. THE UN-AILEY? WE ALSO REMOUNTED THE WORK FOR THE COMPANY'S HOME SEASON IN MAY 2025.NEW YORK LIVE ARTS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW WORK OF ITS SEVENTH RESIDENT COMMISSIONED ARTIST, MIGUEL GUITERREZ, AND HIS WORK, SUPER NOTHING, WHICH PREMIERED IN JANUARY 2025. LIVE ARTS ANNOUNCED JOANNA KOTZE AS THE EIGHTH RESIDENT COMMISSIONED ARTIST FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 26-27 AND WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR NEW WORK. LIVE ARTS ALSO COMMISSIONED NEW WORK FROM SOME OF THE MOST FORWARD-THINKING INDEPENDENT ARTISTS OF OUR TIME IN OUR THEATRE AND IN NYC: INCLUDING WALLY CARDONA, LISA FAGAN & LENA ENGLESTEIN, MILKA DJORDEVICH AND MAKINI (JUMATATU POE). THE LIVE FEED RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS A LABORATORY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW COMMISSIONED WORK DIRECTED TO OUR THEATER. EMERGING AND MID-CAREER ARTISTS SELECTED BY THE LIVE ARTS CURATORIAL STAFF ARE OFFERED 140 HOURS OF REHEARSAL TIME OVER TWO YEARS, FOLLOWED BY MODERATED DISCUSSIONS IN THE FIRST YEAR. IN THE SECOND YEAR, WE PREMIER THEIR NEWLY CREATED PERFORMANCE PIECE IN OUR THEATER. ALONG WITH PERFORMANCE FEES, EACH COMMISSIONED ARTIST ENJOYED A WEEK-LONG TECHNICAL RESIDENCY IN NEW YORK LIVE ARTS' THEATER, AN UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY TO REFINE A WORK FOR THE STAGE. NEW YORK LIVE ARTS SERVED AS AN ARTISTIC HOME TO MORE THAN 200 EMERGING AND MID-CAREER ARTISTS. THE EMERGING ARTIST PROGRAM, FRESH TRACKS SUPPORTED FIVE NEW ARTISTS WITH A YEAR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LED BY ARTISTIC ADVISOR JULIANA MAY, AND PRODUCING A NEW WORK ON A SHARED EVENING OF FOUR PERFORMANCES OF: MAXI HAWKEYE, KASHIA KANCEY, JADE MANN, AYO OHS.THE BILL CHATS PROGRAM, WHERE WE CONTINUED TO INVESTIGATE ISSUES OF OUR TIME, THIS YEAR WITH BILL T. JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH JUDITH BUTLER AND ANNE DEVEARE SMITH. THE MOTHERBOARD SUITE, CREATED BY SAUL WILLIAMS AND BILL T. JONES, CONTINUED ITS TOURING TO THE FORD IN LOS ANGELES, CA, WITH ONE PERFORMANCE TO APPROXIMATELY 700 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. IN ITS 14TH YEAR, THE LIVE ARTERY FESTIVAL PRESENTED SEVEN FULLY PRODUCED PRODUCTIONS: JULIA ANTINOZZI, LESLIE CUYJET, MILKA DJORDJEVICH, JESSIE FACTOR, MIGUEL GUTIERREZ, FAUSTIN LINYEKULA, SAMARA SARAI, STACY SPENCE, AND ZOE|JUNIPER. THERE WERE ALSO 8 STUDIO SHOWINGS OF EXCERPTS AND WORK-IN-PROGRESS NEW WORKS FROM OUR RESIDENCY ARTISTS AND CURATED GUESTS, INCLUDING BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE COMPANY, KYLE ABRAHAM AND ABRAHAM IN MOTION (AIM), SHAMEL PITTS|TRIBE, CYNTHIA OLIVER, JOSEPH KECKLER, OGEMDI UDE, RODERICK GEORGE, AND MICHAEL SAKAMONTO WITH DJ SPOOKY. KAYLA FARRISH, GABRIELA CARNIERO DA CUNHA, HEATHER KRAVIS, JANANI BALUSBRAMANIAN, AND TERE O'CONNOR. THIS ALLOWED PRESENTERS TO LISTEN TO ARTIST PITCHES AND ARTISTS TO MEET PRESENTERS IN A RELAXED SETTING TO BUILD TOURS, COMMISSIONS, ETC. LIVE ARTS CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH L'ALLIANCE NEW YORK | CROSSING THE LINE AND TOGETHER, WE CO-PRESENTED THREE INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS IN FALL 2024: NADIA BEUGR, LENIO KAKLEA, AND ISMEL MOUARAKI.LIVE ARTS ALSO CONTINUES TO SUPPORT VISUAL ARTISTS BY EXHIBITING THEIR WORK ON THE FORD FOUNDATION LIVE GALLERY. THE 2024-2025 ARTIST WAS ISAIAH GARDNER. ADDITIONALLY, WE CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS IMMIGRANT ARTIST PROGRAM, THE INSTALLATION IN/BETWEEN, WHEREIN BETWEEN 20-25 IMMIGRANT ARTISTS SHOW THEIR WORK ON THE FORD FOUNDATION LIVE ARTS GALLERY WALL IN THE SPRING. WE CLOSED OUR FY25 SEASON WITH OUR ANNUAL PRIDE: THE HOUSE PARTY, INCLUDING LIVE PERFORMANCES, BUILDING-WIDE AND ON THE SIDEWALK. PERFORMERS INCLUDED HOUSES LEGENDS OF DRAG, YAS MAMA, BODY HACK, CASA DIVA, HOUSE OF TRANSCENDENCE, RAGGA, PAPI JUICE, SWITCH N PLAY, BUBBLE T, AND DOUBLE DUTCH DREAMZ JUMPING FOR JUSTICE, REPRESENTED BY 33 INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS. WE HOSTED A QUEER MARKETPLACE IN OUR LOBBY WITH EIGHT QUEER VENDORS, HOSTED BY UNTITLED AND OUR VERY OWN TYLER ASHLEY, THE DAUPHINE. THE EVENT TOOK PLACE ALONGSIDE A FORD FOUNDATION LIVE GALLERY LOBBY EXHIBITION FEATURING 8 ARTISTS, CO-PRESENTED WITH AND CURATED BY QUEER I ART AND LITE BRITE NEON STUDIO THAT WAS ON VIEW JUNE-SEPTEMBER.NEW YORK LIVE ARTS' LIVE CORE PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDE ARTISTS WITH THE TOOLS, SUPPORT, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THEY NEED TO TRULY EXCEL. THE PROGRAM DRAWS ON THE RESOURCES OF THE INSTITUTION TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR ARTISTS TO CONNECT WITH LARGER AUDIENCES, RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK, AND AUGMENT THE VISIBILITY OF DANCE IN NEW YORK. ENROLLMENT WITH AN AFFORDABLE $100 FOR A FULL YEAR OF UNLIMITED ACCESS TO MARKETING SERVICES, INCLUSION IN LIVE ARTS' E-BLASTS AND PRINT PROGRAMS, DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRAISING GUIDANCE, TICKET DISCOUNTS, AND ACCESS TO MASTERCLASSES AND WORKSHOPS. NEW YORK LIVE ARTS HAD AN ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING, FOCUSED ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED SCHOOL AS UNRESPONSIVE TO THEIR NEEDS AS INDIVIDUALS. DESIGNED TO BROADEN THE ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE AND PROVIDE TWO FULL SEMESTERS OF COURSE WORK, A CLASS OF SIX TO EIGHT STUDENTS WORKED WITH A TEACHING ARTIST RECRUITED FROM OUR BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE ALUMNI TO DEVELOP PERSONAL ORAL HISTORY INTO PERFORMANCE. STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR OUR THEATER AND EITHER SIT IN ON AN OPEN COMPANY REHEARSAL OR MOVEMENT CLASS TAUGHT BY THE BILL T. JONES ARNIE ZANE COMPANY. NEW YORK LIVE ARTS THEATER TOURS ARE 60 MINUTES IN LENGTH AND CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO 30 STUDENTS IN THE STUDIOS (FOR REHEARSALS/CLASS) AND UP TO 70 STUDENTS IN THE THEATER. ALONG WITH ITS TOURING SCHEDULE, BILL T JONES/ARNIE ZANE COMPANY ALSO TAUGHT A WEEKLY MORNING COMMUNITY CLASS AS WELL AS CONTINUED ITS 8-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY, WHEREIN THE STUDENTS LEARN BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE COMPANY REPERTORY AND ONE PERFORMER SPENDS A WEEK WITH THE STUDENTS EACH SPRING, TEACHING AND BEING IN COMMUNITY WITH COLLEGE AGED STUDENTS, DISCUSSING WHAT IT IS TO BE A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST WORKING IN NYC. THE COMPANY ALSO TRAVELED TO POMFRET HIGH SCHOOL IN CONNECTICUT, LEADING WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMING TWO LEC/DEMS FOR THE STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY. LICENSING THE WORKS OF BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE COMPANY THROUGH NEW YORK LIVE ARTS PROVIDES UNIVERSITIES/COMPANIES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN A WELL-ROUNDED, EXTENSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE ROOTED IN SIGNIFICANT WORKS FROM THE COMPANY'S REPERTORY. IN FY25 BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE COMPANY LICENSED WORKS TO UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SETTING POWER/FULL AND THE FIVE COLLEGE DANCE DEPARTMENTS IN WESTERN MASS, SETTING SPENT DAYS OUT YONDER. THE BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE COMPANY SPENT THE YEAR DEEPENING THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH NEARBY SCHOOLS-INVITING 2ND GRADERS INTO OUR REHEARSAL PROCESS FROM A LOCAL SCHOOL IN THE BRONX, TEACHING WORKSHOPS TO CITY COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND AT NYU.BILL T. JONES CONTINUED ON THE CURRICULUM GLOBAL PROJECT, WHICH PIVOTED FROM A FESTIVAL TO A FILM AS A SCALABLE REIMAGINING OF THE ORIGINAL IDEA, EMBEDDING A FILM TEAM DURING THE STILL/HERE REMOUNT AT BAM, AND STRENGTHENING LOCAL COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AROUND HEALTH AND SURVIVAL AND CARRYING FORWARD GLOBAL THEMES THROUGH A MORE ACCESSIBLE AND FAR-REACHING FORMAT, PRESERVING AND EXPANDING IMPACT. THE FILM SERVES AS THE PERMANENT VEHICLE FOR BILL T. JONES' GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT AND LEGACY, ATTRACTING NEW PARTNERS, AND ENSURING LONG-TERM ENDURANCE OF THE WORK. TRANSITIONING FROM A FESTIVAL FORMAT, LIVE ARTS NOW SEES THE FILM AS THE FULLEST EXPRESSION OF LEGACY, WHILE CONTINUING TO ENGAGE INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS AND RECREATE HISTORICAL WORKS UNDER THE CURRICULUM GLOBAL VISION.AS MENTIONED EARLIER, BILL WAS INVITED TO RECREATE STILL/HERE COMMEMORATING ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY. TO DO THIS, WE HAD TO REDESIGN THE COSTUMES, UNEARTH THE SET PIECES FROM STORAGE, REMAKE THE VIDEOS FROM LASER DISCS, WHICH WAS THE MEDIA USED IN 1994. WE RAISED $275,000 IN COMMISSIONING FUNDS TO SUPPORT THIS REMOUNT AND BOOKED A 15-CITY TOUR FOR THE 25-26 SEASON.