about
WAXworks is an inclusive performance showcase that offers emerging and established artists the opportunity to present their work on a professional stage with substantial and versatile lighting, sound and technical systems. Any kind of stage work is welcome - we invite dance, theater, music, video, performance art, poetry, comedy, juggling, singing, puppetry, acrobatics, monologues or anything else that can be performed on a stage. There is no audition process and few technical limitations.
WAXworks is designed to help artists advance their creative process by viewing their work through the objective eyes of a live, enthusiastic audience. Guided by the WAX staff, audience members are invited to share their reactions and thoughts with the artists in anonymous written feedback. An involved audience is a supportive audience.
For a nominal fee, artists receive a half hour tech slot and a split bill performance opportunity for work up to 12 minutes in length; in addition to the performance, participants receive high quality photo & video documentation of their work. WAX staff members also offer constructive criticism on press kits, artist statements, and project descriptions submitted as a part of the WAXworks application. Artists "learn-by-doing" as they prepare and refine the materials that they will need for other opportunities.
Now in its 24th year, WAXworks annually provides 70 performing artists of all genres the opportunity to present their work.
WAXworks is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
PAST ARTISTS
SPRING 2023 SEASON
SPRING 2022 SEASON
Aimee Plauche
Alyssa George
Anne Marie Robson Smock
Augie Sherman
cashed collective
Emma Lee
five two Dance Company
Gabriella Di Giuseppe & Dancers
Jiaoyang Li + He Tianding
Julian Donahue Dance
Liiiam
Lindsey Jennings
LOGOS DANCE COLLECTIVE
Malvina Lorida
Miranda and Noa
Next Reflex Dance Collective
Sofia Engelman + Em Papineau
Sophie Visscher-Lubinizki
Stephanie Peña
SPRING 2020 SEASON
Aya Jane Saotome
At the Brink Dance Projects
Carly Oskar
Erica MacLean
GORN & evan ray
Kelsey Saulnier
Rachael Lieblein-Jurbala
SPRING 2019 SEASON
Aleth Berenice
Allison Dyke
Camila Del Mar
Caroline Olivia Ciferno + Dancers
Cassie Burns Dance Project
Dance Visions NY
DanceAction
Dancing Atlas
Dangerous Brood
Elisabeth Archer
Emma Colton, eSKay Arts Collective
Futile Gestures
Heath in Progress
HEIDCO
Heidi McFall
Hollis Bartlett and Nattie Trogdon
Jasmine Nunn / Alyssa Brown
Kit District
Laura Neese
Leigh Ann Kabatra
MarDelDance
Mariah Eastman
Mariam Dingilian
Mia Martelli
Micayla Wynn & Adriana Santoro
Molly Gorin
MotionVivid
Phoebe Ballard
RANNVA
Ronco & Wild
Shauna Sorensen and Dancers
Spare/Change Dance Company
T.MAJ DANCE Company
Tal Eshel
Tiffany Mills Company
SPRING 2018
ADVC
Aleixa Maria & AMFcollective
Amanda Krische
Ambika Raina
Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama
Anna Witenberg
Bethany Logan
Brianna Taylor/Confluence Performance Project
Cayleen
DanceKerr & Dancers
Danielle Lydia Sheather
Gabrielle Burgess and Bethany Chang
JACKS I Kelsey Kramer + Lexie Thrash
Jiyon Song
Joan Bradford
Jordyn Kahler Dance
Juli Brandano
Julia Burrer
Kathleen Dalton/Sonja Petermann
Kim Sauers
Lea Torelli
Madelyn Sher
Mariam Dingilian
MARISSA NIEDERHAUSER
Megan Doyle Dance
Mollét Contemporary Ballet
Molly Kennedy
Open Dance Ensemble
Providance Project
Roza Dance Company
Stephanie King
T2 Dance Project
The JGram Project
The Rogue Dancers
Tingting Zhou
Yuki: Performing Artistry
SPRING 2017 SEASON
ADVC
Aeternus Dance Company
Alissa Sharp
Ariel Lembeck
Barasch Dance
Chandler Dance
Collin Ranf
Copy That Dance
Dunn Danse
Emily Climer
Grant Jacoby & Dancers
gual + moves
Justin Halle
KAKE DANCE Company
kamrDANCE
Leah Moriarty & Solana Hoffman-Carter
LEMI collective
Logos Dance Collective
Mal Ree Dance
Michelle Duvall Dance Collective
mo[ve]ments
mollymingeyprojects
Monica Mordaunt
Movement Works
Patty Solarzano Dance
PVRT Project
Robert Marks Dance
Sarah Green
Shannon Reynolds
Tara Hemmer
The Dancing Georgina Project
Waeli Wang
WILD BEAST DANCE
WorkHorse Dance Project
Zehnder Dance
SPRING 2016 SEASON
96b
ADVC
Ania Catherine
Bryce Dance Company
Caitlin Cullen
Cat Collective
Chris Ferris & Dancers
Corian Ellisor
Dan Lai
Emma Blue Russo
Genna Mattana
Heath in Progress
Helen Myers
Joan Bradford
Katelyn Halpern
Katherine Bergstrom
Kathleen Helm & Dancers
Katie Skinner
Kim Sauers
Kimberleigh Costanzo
Meghan Frederick
mishiDance
Molly McSherry
Nattie Trogdon
Nicole Stanton
Phil Lanzetta/Vantage
Poorna
Sarah Richman Dance
Sarita Lou
selah dance collective
Suku Dance Lab
The Lovelies
UrbanHumans
Yoo and dancers
Zoe Allocco
SPRING 2015 SEASON
akonissimo
Andrew Jannetti & Dancers
Boink! Dance and Film Productions
Cecilia Seaward
Ciao Bella Arts
Daughters
GrrrlTalk
Hollis Bartlett
Holly Maddock
Jamie Benson
Javier Padilla
Juliana Garber
Julie Rooney
Kala Seidenberg
Kelsey Wapinsky & Dancers
KitchenSink Collective/Caroline Martin
Laurel Snyder
Liz Maxwell
MarDelDance
Mari Meade Dance Collective
Marija Krtolica
max siegling / efemmera
Monica Gonzalez & Elizabeth Rose Zwierzynski
Monteleone Dance Collective
Nessa Dance
Renee Gerardo/Dances
Reyes Dance
Rina Espiritu
Samara Seligsohn & Solomon Hoffman
St. George Dance Company
Stephanie Liapis
THE CREATORS COLLECTIVE
The Dancing Georgina Project
The Impulse Initiative
Treeline Dance Works / Lyndsey Vader
SPRING 2014 SEASON
Alejandra Iannone and Nolan McKew
Alison Coleman
Allie Harris
Anna Troester and Dancers
Ariane Bernier
BAXco
Carly Czach & Tim O'Donnell
CatCo Dance Theatre
Derek DiMartini
Dirty Soles Dance
Fara Greenbaum
fOE&FRIENDS
Gwen Rakotovao Company
Helen Peterson
Jaxon Movement Arts
literal wash. project
Mark Schmidt Kinetic Theater
Matty Davis
Megan Stewart
MOBDance
Naakai Addy/Kai
Natailie Canizares
Natalie N. Johnson
Nicole Kadar & Dancers
Quentin Burley
RAW Delivery/Carrie J. Brown
Renee Gerardo
Sarah Dahnke/Round Tuit Dance Project
Sarah Lewin
Sarah Lifson
SheMoves
Shot in the Dark Productions
Stephanie Liapis and Martin Jarmick
Sum Bones Co.
FALL 2022 SEASON
FALL 2019 SEASON
Alex Mitchell
Bethany Perry
Bryce Wagner
Copy That Dance
CoreDance Contemporary
Erica Isakower
Falcon Dance
Falls Kennedy
Grant Jacoby
JAC
Jennifer Jackson
Julia Antinozzi
Julie Opiel
Kardiá Dance Company
kelci greenway
Kinsco
Kristi Cole
Laurel Snyder
Linden Movement Lab
Muliebris Dance Theatre
NYC Dance Arts
Ronya-Lee Anderson
Ross Daniel Dance
Sarah Rose
Sophia Zukoski
Sophie Tibiletti
Yamini Kalluri and Dwayne Beach
Zoe Papaeracleous
FALL 2018 SEASON
78moves
Abigail Corrigan
Adriana Santoro & Artists
Anna McDunn/Unhinged Dance
Anthony Alterio
BA:GYOBI Movement Project
Chloe London
Chris Ferris & Dancers
Corian Ellisor
Dance into Deliverance
Elephant Collective
Elena Notkina
Eveline Kleinjans
Felicia B Avalos
Gabrielle Johnson and Artists
Joanna Warren and Meghan Herzfeld
KC Connors
Kelsey Head and Company
Kessler / Drescher : Singer
Kiera Bono
Laurie DeVito and Dancers
Lydia Jackson
Madeline Kurtz - MKrep
Maggie Golder and Dancers
Marissa Masson
Nattie Trogdon and Hollis Bartlett
Nayana Parsatoon
Olivia Dwyer Dance Projects
Owen Prum
Rae-Ann Thomas and Dancers
REDi Dance Company
Sarah Chien
Sebastian Abarbanell
Talissa Bavaresco
the lab
Yoo and Dancers
FALL 2017 SEASON
Aimee Plauche & Performers
Aries In flight
Ashley Yehoda and Lillian Joergensen
BK Dance Project
Britta Joy Peterson +
Corinne Shearer and Dancers
Dana Duren
Dani Maloney & Dancers
Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company
Danielle Schulz
Darby Canessa
deb&co
F.U.N. Collective // Fierce Untamed Niñas
Female
Glade Dance Collective
ingercooper|dancers
Jessie Jeanne & Dancers
Jordan Demetrius Lloyd
Lianna E. King
Luca Renzi Smith
Luiza Karnas
Mary-Kate O'Toole Choreography
Melissa Martinez
Mira Treatman
mute/Luka Kito and Megan Boyd
Paige ketsoglou
Ramona Sekulovic
Rebecca Lloyd-Jones
Robin Prichard
Roo Carroll
Ross Daniel
Sarah Rose and Ross Daniel
Stephanie Saywell
Vector Dance Company
FALL 2016 SEASON
Alyssa Gersony
Atlanta Dance Collective
B.U.M.P
Catie Leasca
Danielle Staropoli
Demarquis Rembert
Emily Tarrier
Frances Lai Baca
Gabriella Carmichael
Gio Kusanagi
Jacqueline Lynch
Janice Tomlinson
Jarred Bosch
Justin Faircloth
Keerati Jinakunwiphat
LaNeese Chatal
Libby Rush
Libby Wolf
NCD Company
Nicholas LaGesse
Nicole Assanti
Rastro / Julieta Valero
ReCo Dance
Roxy Company
stb x at
the redef movement
Thomas Choinacky
Todd Coulter
Tumi Johnson
Vanessa Vargas Dance Lab
vic + renda
Yeujia Low
Zachary Richardson
FALL 2015 SEASON
277Dance Project
Adi Eytan
Advanced Curation
Aimee Plauche and Performers
Ainesh Madan
Alex Tenreiro Theis
Amber Schmiessing
Ambika Raina
Amelia Breed
Anthony Alterio
rmada
Awaken Dance Theater
Barbara Mahler’s Dances
BOOM! Dance company
Bridget Cronin
ClancyWorks Dance Company
Dance Fabric Compagny
Elena Rose Light
Emma S. Kimball
Emotions Physical theatre
Humanistics Dance
Kathleen Kelley
Kitchen Sink Collect / Claire Baum
Knickerbocker Collective
Kyla Piscopink/Dance Key West
Luisa Martinez
Minuchin
PsychoSomatic Dance
RAD|Renay Aumiller Dance
Ro-Creations
Sara Gibbons & Doug LeCours
Sara Gurevich
Sergio R. Mora
Sunhwa Chung/Ko-Ryo Dance Theater
The Marti Flicker Collective
FALL 2014 SEASON
Aimee Plauche
AJ Sharp
Alyssa Gersony
Amanda + James
Arielle Petruzella/Zella Dance
Ashley Menestrina
BAXco
Brooklyn Contemporary Ballet Collective
B.S. Movement
caitlin+dancers
Carlo Antonio Villanueva
Chandler Dance
clark dance theatre
cori dances.
Daniel Flores Dance
Gwen Rakatovao Company
Ilana Webber
Janice Rosario
JT Lotus Dance Company
Katherine Maxwell
Katie Vason
Kelsey Grills
Krissy Harris
Marissa Rae Niederhauser
Micayla Wynn
Moira Dance Theatre
New Street Dance Group
NYC Dance Arts Professional Dance Company
Rachel Oliver
Raqs Uncommon
RedCurrant Collective
Sarah Friedland/Motion and Pictures
stbdance
SuriCo.
the feath3r theory
FALL 2013 SEASON
Aimee Plauche
Alexandra Pinel
Amy Love Beasley
Barbara Mahler's Dances
Carmen Caceres/DanceAction
Catie Cuan Dance
Cecilia Albertini
CoreDance Contemporary
dancesbyremi
Daniel Holt // Dirt
Devon Lodge
Dr. Darian Parker
Elisha Clark Halpin/ETCH Dance Co.
Ellyn Sjoquist
Jamie Boyle
Jana Prager
Jessie Stinett & Dancers
Joanna Futral/KitchenSink Collective
Julia Burrer
Kathryn Reese
KitchenSink Collective/Claire Baum
Kris Swiat
Marcos Duran Performance Group
MarDelDance Inc.
Marie Whitman
Marissa Rae Niederhauser
Michelle Cady Dance Collective
Michelle Duvall
NYC Dance Arts
Rebecca Lubart
Red Dot Dance
Reflections Dance Company
Shara Harad and Mark Oaks
Vervet Dance
Photography by Elyse Mertz.