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Bunk Beds (2025) The latest iteration in our series of works on love, devotion, process, chance, meet-cutes, Merce, John, enigma, muscles, fabulation, parameters, and relationship anarchy. A “tender, tentative, and aching sort of coming together.” “Very human and wicked gay.” Performers: James Barrett @jamesandrewbarrett Emilia Bruno Tristan Koepke @trizipan Daniel Miramontes @daniel_________m Benny Olk @benny.olk Curtis Thomas @curtisthethomas Production and Design: Audrey Kastner @beetsnrice Stage Management: Jane Drumm @jane.dru Sound/Music: Ethan Philbrick @ethanphilbrick Sound Design: Tristan Koepke @trizipan Dramaturgy: Rebecca Steinberg @rebecca.steinberg Thanks to @covestreetarts for hosting us! 📸 @sammy.weidenthal

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Bunk Beds (2025) A tender moment from our Friendship Pretzel: one of the scores activated in Bunk Beds, the latest iteration in our series of works on love, devotion, process, chance, meet-cutes, Merce, John, enigma, muscles, fabulation, parameters, and relationship anarchy. A “tender, tentative, and aching sort of coming together.” “Very human and wicked gay.” Performers: James Barrett @jamesandrewbarrett Emilia Bruno Tristan Koepke @trizipan Daniel Miramontes @daniel_________m Benny Olk @benny.olk Curtis Thomas @curtisthethomas Production and Design: Audrey Kastner @beetsnrice Stage Management: Jane Drumm @jane.dru Sound/Music: Ethan Philbrick @ethanphilbrick Sound Design: Tristan Koepke @trizipan Dramaturgy: Rebecca Steinberg @rebecca.steinberg Thanks to @covestreetarts for hosting us! 📸 @sammy.weidenthal

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Bunk Beds (2025) Merce and John walked into a bar…. the latest iteration in our series of works on love, devotion, process, chance, meet-cutes, enigma, muscles, fabulation, parameters, and relationship anarchy. A “tender, tentative, and aching sort of coming together.” “Very human and wicked gay.” Performers: James Barrett @jamesandrewbarrett Emilia Bruno Tristan Koepke @trizipan Daniel Miramontes @daniel_________m Benny Olk @benny.olk Curtis Thomas @curtisthethomas Production and Design: Audrey Kastner @beetsnrice Stage Management: Jane Drumm @jane.dru Sound/Music: Ethan Philbrick @ethanphilbrick Sound Design: Tristan Koepke @trizipan Dramaturgy: Rebecca Steinberg @rebecca.steinberg Thanks to @covestreetarts for hosting us! 📸 @sammy.weidenthal

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Emotional Tofu: INVERSE In December, I shared the latest iteration of Emotional Tofu at @inverseperformanceartfestival alongside my collaborators @jamesandrewbarrett and Emilia Bruno. 💙💙💙💙💙Thank you @lehuntnouveau and @emmalucillesaperstein for your support of this project, and bringing together such a fabulous collection of artists. Quilt made queerly by @lesbian_but_humble @jamesandrewbarrett Cody Cook-Parrott and yours truly!

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Emotional Tofu: INVERSE In December, I shared the latest iteration of Emotional Tofu at @inverseperformanceartfestival alongside my collaborators @jamesandrewbarrett and Emilia Bruno. So much love and trust. Thank you @lehuntnouveau and @emmalucillesaperstein for your support of this project, and bringing together such a fabulous collection of artists. Thank you @lesbian_but_humble and my Gemini twin Cody Cook-Parrott for your collaboration on our big gay quilt!!

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Emotional Tofu: INVERSE Wow wow wow, the last few months have been full of incredible opportunities to connect with, deepen, and share my work. In December, I got to share the latest iteration of Emotional Tofu at @inverseperformanceartfestival alongside my collaborators @jamesandrewbarrett and Emilia Bruno. So much love and trust. Thank you @lehuntnouveau and @emmalucillesaperstein for your support of this project, and bringing together such a fabulous collection of artists.

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This is the week of the show, ya’ll! April 3-4, 2026 at Bowdoin College in ME @bowdointheaterdance April 10-11, 2026 at Fly on a Wall in ATL @flyona_wall Tix in bio!!! Special thanks to Merce Cunningham Trust for making these tours possible. 🙌🙌🙌 @mercetrust 📷 @stexphoto

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Bunk Beds is hitting the road! April 3-4, 2026 at Bowdoin College in ME @bowdointheaterdance April 10-11, 2026 at Fly on a Wall in ATL @flyona_wall Tix in bio!!! Special thanks to Merce Cunningham Trust for making these tours possible. 🙌🙌🙌 @mercetrust 📷 @stexphoto

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Friendship Pretzel Captured from a recent performance of There’s More Than One Bed at @ape33hawley 📷 @stexphoto

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There’s More Than One Bed Friday, March 20, 2026 Saturday, March 21, 2026 8PM, Ticket link in bio The Workroom at 33 Hawley @ape33hawley Northampton, MA Split Bill: Elizabeth IV (Choreography by Heidi Henderson, Performance by Shura Baryshnikov, Sarah Konner, Gillian Gallagher, EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, Roseminna Watson, and Adrienne Taylor—musical director) There’s More Than One Bed (Choreography by Tristan Koepke and Benny Olk; Performance by Tristan Koepke, Benny Olk, Emilia Bruno, James Barrett, Marc Macaranas, and Daniel Miramontes; Dramaturgy by Rebecca Steinberg; Soundscore by Ethan Philbrick) Plus Classes on Saturday! 10AM-12PM CLASS - Contact Improvisation with Shura Baryshnikov and Sarah Konner 1-3PM CLASS - Heated Rivalry but make it Contemporary Dance with Tristan Koepke and Big Boy Dance And a class on Sunday! 9AM-10:45AM CLASS - Countertechnique with Shura Baryshnikov Thank you to @mercetrust for your support of this project. 📷 @bill.cameron

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There’s More Than One Bed Friday, March 20, 2026 Saturday, March 21, 2026 8PM, Ticket link in bio The Workroom at 33 Hawley @ape33hawley in Northampton, MA Split Bill: Elizabeth IV (Choreography by Heidi Henderson, Performance by Shura Baryshnikov, Sarah Konner, Gillian Gallagher, EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, Roseminna Watson, and Adrienne Taylor—musical director) There’s More Than One Bed (Choreography by Tristan Koepke and Benny Olk; Performance by Tristan Koepke, Benny Olk, Emilia Bruno, James Barrett, Marc Macaranas, and Daniel Miramontes; Dramaturgy by Rebecca Steinberg; Soundscore by Ethan Philbrick) Plus Classes on Saturday! 10AM-12PM CLASS - Contact Improvisation with Shura Baryshnikov and Sarah Konner 1-3PM CLASS - Heated Rivalry but make it Contemporary Dance with Tristan Koepke and Big Boy Dance And a class on Sunday! 9AM-10:45AM CLASS - Countertechnique with Shura Baryshnikov Thank you to @mercetrust for your support of this project. 📷 @bill.cameron

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Bunk Beds (2025) — Like Heated Rivalry but with Dance!! On tour throughout this year! Merce and John walked into a bar…. the latest iteration in our series of works on love, devotion, process, chance, meet-cutes, enigma, muscles, fabulation, parameters, and relationship anarchy. A “tender, tentative, and aching sort of coming together.” “Very human and wicked gay.” Performers: James Barrett @jamesandrewbarrett Emilia Bruno Tristan Koepke @trizipan Daniel Miramontes @daniel_________m Benny Olk @benny.olk Marc Macaranas @dadboddance Production and Design: Audrey Kastner @beetsnrice Sound/Music: Ethan Philbrick @ethanphilbrick Sound Design: Tristan Koepke @trizipan Dramaturgy: Rebecca Steinberg @rebecca.steinberg 📸 @sammy.weidenthal

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