Welcome to CHOP SHOP: Bodies of Work 2021, a special online iteration of the festival co-designed by the seven outstanding participating artists! Each year CHOP SHOP serves up a unique sampling of contemporary dance by leading local and national artists and this year is no different, although we’re coming to you in the (new to us) medium of film.
We’ll premiere dance films created by the participating artists each Thursday in February 2021, with a live Q&A with the week’s artists each Sunday. The films will remain accessible until 11.59pm on Wednesday, March 31, so you may view and re-view them as often as you’d like until then!
The CHOP SHOP 2021 participating artists are:
Daniel Costa / Daniel Costa Dance (Seattle, WA)
Eva Stone & Simone Elliott / Root Collective (Seattle, WA & Germany)
Javier Padilla and The Movement Playground (New York City, NY)
Lauren Horn//Subira Vs. Movement (Windsor, CT)
Mark Haim (Seattle, WA)
Nicole von Arx / NVA & Guests (Brooklyn, NY & Switzerland)
Omar Román De Jesús / Boca Tuya (New York City, NY)
Film Premiere Schedule
Thursday, February 4: World premieres from Lauren Horn and Nicole von Arx
Thursday, February 11: World premiere from Omar Román De Jesús
Thursday, February 18: Premieres from Daniel Costa and Eva Stone & Simone Elliott
Thursday, February 25: World premieres from Javier Padilla and Mark Haim
Live Q&As
On the Sunday following each premiere, join the week's artists for a live Q&A. More information about the live Q&A sessions will be available soon.
Ticketing
Tickets for the CHOP SHOP Dance Film Festival are available on Eventbrite at this link and are offered on a pay-what-you-can basis.
What does pay-what-you-can mean? When you register on Eventbrite for one of our pay-what-you-can events you'll be invited to enter the price of your choice. We offer suggested donation amounts on the Eventbrite registration page, but please select the price that feels comfortable and appropriate to you. All proceeds will be shared by the festival’s artists.
Accessibility
For questions about accessibility or to request an accommodation, please contact Lizzy at Lizzy@chopshopdance.org.
Photo: Fausto Rivera & Michele Dooley of Spectrum Dance Theater perform Donald Byrd’s OCCURRENCE #8 REDUCED at CHOP SHOP 2020, photo by Bret Doss.