2014 UPSTART FESTIVAL
Company:
BAX | Brooklyn Arts Exchange
BAX | Brooklyn Arts Exchange
is proud to present the
2014 UPSTART FESTIVAL
curated Jillian Peña and Marya Warshaw
Friday & Saturday, February 7-8 2014 | 8:00pm
Tickets: $15 General | $8 Low-Income
[ Link to purchase tickets: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/931028 ]
This years participating artists include:
Friday, February 7th
Sam Alper
Lauren Grace Bakst
Ryan David O' Byrne
Nikima Jagudajev
Molly Poerstal
Same As Sister
Saturday, February 8th
Justin Cabrillos
Lena Lauer
Kyle Marshall
Future Ancient Greek Tragedy
Meyerwhite Dance Project
Nicole Roerick
The Upstart Festival ushers in fresh talent with an intriguing festival of performances and roundtable discussions. Artists have no more than three years of experience showing their work in New York City. Work will be produced as part of a two-day showcase in the BAX theater, Friday & Saturday February 7- 8 2014, and curated by dance/video artist and former BAX Artist In Residence Jillian Peña and Founding and Executive Director, Marya Warshaw. [Learn More]
ABOUT BAX
Founded in 1991, BAX |Brooklyn Arts Exchange, is a community based performing arts center dedicated to developing artists of all ages, from children to professionals. The organization offers community access to arts and culture, supporting the creation of new work by emerging artists, engaging diverse audiences and providing arts education to youth and families. BAX has intentionally constructed an environment where children study and professional artists create under the same roof. Students are mentored by professional directors and choreographers. The organization's distinct focus on developmental process makes it a nurturing incubator for experimental dance and theater artists and is an important advocate for under-represented voices in the New York City performing arts community.
For more information about BAX and its programs please call 718-832-0018, email press@bax.org or visit us on the web at www.bax.org.
ABOUT ARTIST SERVICES
BAX's Artist Services Programs receives generous funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Mertz-Gilmore Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, the Jerome Foundation, the Jerome Robbins Foundation, the Puffin Foundation, the Harkness Foundation for Dance, and the Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation.
