Josh Oberlander

Costumes for Please Do (Not) Touch Choreographed by @briangolden13 for @themuseumofmodernart Marcel Duchamp artist party Black suits Cleaning gloves Pantyhose ski masks tainted with a CMYK pallet Paired with objects curated by @ecstatic_process Music by @concrete___husband Embodied by @liana.zhenai @m4rcuhz_ @frances_samson @brookelutz_ @bryantesta18 @thomas_hogann @kristalyngill Photos by Jacob Kruty and Rachael Hacking, Unarmed Media © The Museum of Modern Art 2026 Filmed by Meg Murphy

Artist Party: Marcel Duchamp @themuseumofmodernart Thank you @cam__alva for your support and the opportunity to put my work in dialogue with Duchamp 🪠 So grateful for my amazing performers and collaborators. Thank you to @dancelabny @catskillartspace and @dancegalleryfestival for supporting the beginning stages of the work. Photos by @jakedog___ and Rachael Hacking, Unarmed Media © The Museum of Modern Art 2026

Meet the team for The Big Bad! Josh Oberlander is our stunning set designer. To get to know him more, read his bio below! Josh Oberlander is a set and costume designer, visual artist and writer for performance, working across theater, opera and dance. His design work has ranged from drag shows to art installations, from music videos to new works, world premieres, adaptations and reimagined classics. His work has been seen at BAM, the Alliance, Theater Row, The Flea, MSM. He’s supported work at the Met Opera, Disney Theatrical and Mabou Mines for designers such as Jan Pappelbaum, Dane Laffrey, dots and Jian Jung. His installation/visual art work has been exhibited at MSM. Graduate NYU Tisch Design (MFA) and Emory University (BA).

"There is no holding back here. The ensemble moves as if the stakes are life and death, because in this world, they are. Each body tells its own story while remaining part of a larger fever dream. The vulnerability on display is palpable. It is rare to see performers so completely inside a piece, trusting its strangeness and letting it carry them." — Aaron Pauley Choreography: Mark Bankin Set: Josh Oberlander Lighting: Cheyenne Sykes Sound: Lola Basiliere Devised with: Liney Frank, Charlotte Aucella, Cara McManus, Sydney Anderson, Cynthia Gray, M.K. Covington, Christian Neal, Devorah Shubowitz, Jessi Tinley, Emory Campbell, Hannah Dillenbeck PC: Jessica Hsu, Gavin Strawnato Produced by The Tank Supported, in part, by FCA Emergency Grant

“A series of deathbed hallucinations… a mind unraveling in real time.” — Aaron Pauley SCARECROW by Mark Bankin #StraussLetzteLieder #ExperimentalTheater #DanceTheater #PerformanceArtnyc #ContemporaryDance

at the @brick.aux for @exponentialfestival 2026 Grateful for the people that brought this project to life with me and supported its production. Wouldn't have done it without you. PANICMOM, a nightmare soup for the soul, takes a deep hallucinatory look at our dissonance and capacity to turn a blind eye to terror, violence and injustice while actively inflicting it. With a mother in survival mode, memories of a hospital targeted by a satanic occupation, and an ode to the spirit of a child that can never be killed. We are functioning through ongoing gen°cide, e©0cide, and the ethnic cleansing of Gaza and Lebanon, and an atrocious war on Iran. Please consider donating to Lebanon through the link in my bio, they are on the front line enduring and fighting your zio-merican nuclear pdfiles for you. 📸 @leeraymentphoto

"A physical language that feels both unearthly and painfully human. Bankin’s choreography never settles into comfort. It keeps you slightly off balance, as if you too are drifting between lucidity and dream." — Aaron Pauley SCARECROW by Mark Bankin #moderndance #ExperimentalTheater #DanceTheater #PerformanceArt #ContemporaryDance

Costume n prop design for PANICMOM Created, performed, & directed by @liannesouki Ft. 12 foot long silk nurse gown & headlamp Headpiece and body of Pan, in collaboration with @lightstonelabs Scenic Design by: @ecstatic_process Lighting by: @whimzeelee Tech Director: Trey McGee Live music by: Emily Duncan on flute Eric Lichtenstein on bass guitar Alex Beckmann on drums Lynn Hodeib on violin Lee Rayment photography performed at @bricktheater for @exponentialfestival

Mourning the death of Scarecrow. 🌾🖤It seems appropriate that working on a play all about death has been so transformative. Things I’m taking with me… • Preshow rituals. We need more of them. • Take care of one another. • Crying on cue nightly with a pack of women is deeply cathartic. • Details matter. • Risk taking matters. • Connection matters now more than ever. • Embracing death and aging matters. • Never show or imitate. Pull it from deep in your gut. Always. (Seems obvious but sometimes we forget) To my Scarecrow coven….you are forever in my circle of protection. I love you deeply and fully. Here is to peaking early but still enjoying the rest of the ride.😉💀🖤 #nyctheatre #dancetheatre #experimentaltheatre #connection 📸 @davidschulder

FINAL WEEK SCARECROW by Mark Bankin Thurs–Sat 7PM • Sun 3PM Low availability for the weekend. Tickets via link in bio DM for access options. #ThingsToDoInNYC #LastChanceNYC #ExperimentalTheater #OffOffBroadway #TheTankNYC VC: @davidschulder

FINAL WEEK SCARECROW by Mark Bankin Thurs–Sat 7PM • Sun 3PM Low availability for the weekend. Tickets via link in bio DM for access options. #ThingsToDoInNYC #LastChanceNYC #ExperimentalTheater #OffOffBroadway #TheTankNYC VC: @davidschulder

Now running through Mar 1 7PM at THE TANK NYC SCARECROW by Mark Bankin Tickets via link in bio DM for a discount code or if cost is a barrier. PC: Gavin Strawnato Set Designer: Josh Oberlander Lighting Design: Cheyenne Sykes Sound Design: Lola Basiliere Stage Manager: Richard Urquiza Devised with: Liney Frank, Charlotte Aucella, Cara McManus, Sydney Anderson, Cynthia Gray, M.K. Covington, Christian Neal, Devorah Shubowitz, Jessi Tinley, Emory Campbell, Hannah Dillenbeck Featured Poetry: stone tsao Associate Producer: Sydney Anderson World premiere co-produced by The Tank (Meghan Finn and Johnny G. Lloyd, Artistic Directors) This Project was supported, in part, by Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant #ThingsToDoInNYC #NYCTheater #OffOffBroadway #NYCEvents #LivePerformance