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A male presenting figure is laying , hogtied and topless on the black stage floor. Muscly, oiled, topless, bald white men strut past him in the space.
Photo: E. Wallis Cain Carbonell
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Variation on a Body-Slam

E. Wallis Cain Carbonell

There is a version of this where Bill Goldberg is the base of my desire.

Two dancers sit on a red floor in front of a black backdrop with their hair braided into updos with cornrows. They are topless with their bare backs facing the camera, wearing black leggings. They mirror each other, leaning toward one another with one hand outstretched, resting on the other’s shoulder. The other arm arcs overhead, also in the direction of the other.
Photo: Wright Eye Visuals
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Seeking Sisterhood Amidst Unsafe Systems

Caitlin Green

The dynamic and expressive dance carries a constant groove amidst the rhythmic shifts.

The ensemble erupts into explosive movement—some in deep lunges, others mid-air—surrounded by brilliant bursts of blue, yellow, orange, pink, and red light that flood the space.
Photo: Cameron Kincheloe
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That Fringeworthy Kind of Love

Lauren Berlin

In BABYBABYBABY, love is no mere feeling — it’s a spectacle of desire, delusion, and choreographed collapse.

Two feet dangle in the air attached to a person wearing a blue jumpsuit. The person is upside down. Her head is not visible; it is inside a cardboard box. One child with blond pigtails stands to the left of the box looking on.
Photo: Sonya German
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Just the Basics – Lessons in Discovery

Noel Price-Bracey
Severin Blake sits on the floor in the middle of a studio space with their arms outstretched toward an audience member. Blake is surrounded by a group of people sitting on chairs and pillows with their arms outstretched as well. There is a singing bowl, some cards, and a broom head sitting on the floor at the center of the space. The studio is dimly lit with two clip lights that are mounted on the wall.
Photo: Shoshana Isaacs
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An Experimental Retelling of the Myth of the Minotaur

Caitlin Green

“I can’t wait to be eaten! …taken in whole. Digested.”

Against a black background, Schreiben wearing a black suit stands partially obscured by the vibrant red parasol he is holding.
Photo: Bootstrap Media Group
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Respecting the Ritual

Nadia Ureña

A story-telling ritual gone awry invites us to respect the god in all things.

Kay MacMaster wearing blue coveralls stands in the center of a wood paneled performance space. Their body is folded forward, knees slightly bent, and the head tossed sideways with their long blonde hair dramatically fanning out, capturing a feeling of wild abandon and emotional release.
Photo: Natalie Fiol
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Stripping the Dual West

Nadia Ureña

A haunting confrontation on the frontier.

A graphic, collage-style event marketing poster for the program Dispatches. The design combines layered textures, torn paper effects, and overlapping images to create a dynamic, handcrafted look. lu and j.e. appear with their names written next to their pictures: lu in a sepia-toned photograph looking at his hands, and j.e. in a blue ink drawing covering her eyes and mouth with her hands.
Graphic: Allison Smith
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The Holy Shebang

Lauren Berlin

The Whole Shebang Presents “Dispatches” - A Performance Grounded in Research & Soul

Ada Fujita lays shirtless on a bed unmade with orange and multicolored blankets. They rest their head on their hand and gaze softly down and to the side. They take up most of the image frame, visible from the waist up, their buzzed head center frame. A polished wood bedside table with potted plants, more blankets, and a stuffed animal are blurry behind them. Ada’s tattoos of leaves and line drawings interplay with the patterns of their bedding.
Photo: Will Stickney
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Lessons from Linda the Dog

Xander Cobb

What becomes of rest when it’s witnessed?

In greyscale photograph, a hand emerges from the dark, fingers shades of white and grey like brushstrokes.
Photo: Rece Komorn
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Excavating the Imprint

E. Wallis Cain Carbonell

Imbued with the qualities of the surroundIngs, they are receivers.