The Performance Project @ USS

Join us next month (June 12 and 13) for “Anyone There?” from Artist-in-Residence Jessica Bauman and created with members of the University Settlement community. "Anyone There?" is a performance piece using verbatim text, movement, music and audience-engaged play to rediscover our fundamental human capacity to connect. The world is full of conflict, isolating devices, and social (and emotional) distancing. What can we do to stay connected? "Anyone There?" Friday June 12 at 7 pm Saturday June 13 at 2 pm Speyer Hall, University Settlement 184 Eldridge Street NYC 10002 For tickets and more information use #linkinbio #### The Performance Project at University Settlement is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

In two weeks, May 27 and 28! Join Artist-in-Residence Shannon Yu for the new work "Kollide" "Kollide" Speyer Hall, University Settlement 184 Eldridge St., 2nd Floor Wednesday, May 27 @ 7:30pm Thursday, May 28 @ 7:30pm Use #linkinbio for tickets and more information The point where forces meet; a chance of transforming. Kollide indicates an autonomous choice, and the will to grow with the uncontrollable circumstances.Kollide was created in part stimulated by conversations with students in Adult Literature Classes, and the energies within Campos community center. Choreographed by Shannon Yu 余香儒 (dancer) in collaboration with performers: Brian "HallowDreamz" Henry (dancer) Clarisse "Risse" Wikstrom (dancer) Imox Pecher Saloj (dancer) Arabelle Luke aka AirLoom Beats (musician) #### The Performance Project at University Settlement is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Join us tonite (5/8) and Saturday (5/9), for a workshop performance of Artist-in-Residence Jason Wang’s new interactive play “AGAIN”! “AGAIN” A Workshop Performance By Jason Wang Directed by Jonathan Chang May 8 @ 7:30pm May 9 @ 11am Speyer Hall @ University Settlement 184 Eldridge Street NYC 10002 Use #linkinbio for tickets and more information! "AGAIN" is an experimental and interactive new play that uses our intimate inner dialogues to explore how the things we used to do transform us until and beyond the end of our lives. Because there are chickens in the backyard that require immediate assistance, bedroom trash must be airlifted, and there is no one left to walk the dog. Is purpose a thing you find once, or over and over again? AGAIN is being developed based on testimonies of seniors from University Settlement's senior centers & Wellness Together participants. #### The Performance Project at University Settlement is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

🚨5/27,28 KOLLIDE 7:30 at Speyer Hall Sliding scale ticket in bio Kollide was created in part stimulated by conversations with students in Adult Literature Classes, and the energies within Campos community center. The point where forces meet; a chance of transforming. Kollide indicates an autonomous choice, and the will to grow with the uncontrollable circumstances. Partial proceed will go to Mi Tlalli supporting immigration defense and Hawai'i Flooding Response Artist in residency with @performanceproject_us Choreographed by @hsiangru.yu in collaboration with performers: @imox_saloj @lil_risse @hallowdreamz @airloombeats

This week Friday (5/8) and Saturday (5/9), join us for a workshop performance of Artist-in-Residence Jason Wang’s new interactive play “AGAIN”! “AGAIN” A Workshop Performance By Jason Wang Directed by Jonathan Chang May 8 @ 7:30pm May 9 @ 11am Speyer Hall @ University Settlement 184 Eldridge Street NYC 10002 Use #linkinbio for tickets and more information! "AGAIN" is an experimental and interactive new play that uses our intimate inner dialogues to explore how the things we used to do transform us until and beyond the end of our lives. Because there are chickens in the backyard that require immediate assistance, bedroom trash must be airlifted, and there is no one left to walk the dog. Is purpose a thing you find once, or over and over again? AGAIN is being developed based on testimonies of seniors from University Settlement's senior centers & Wellness Together participants. #### The Performance Project at University Settlement is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Pleased to have partnered with The New School College of Performing Arts Site Specific class and faculty member Irina Kruzhilina for “Archives in Motion”, a site-specific performance in the University Settlement gym. Performances are Friday, May 1, to Sunday, May 3. Free with RSVP using #linkinbio Kick off #LEShistorymonth with us during University Settlement’s 140th anniversary year! “Archives in Motion” May 1 and 2 @ 8pm May 3 @ 7:30pm University Settlement Gym 184 Eldridge St. NYC 10002 Free with RSVP using #linkinbio Please note that the gym is not ADA accessible. Audience will be asked to walk up multiple staircases as part of the performance. “Archives in Motion” is a site-specific performance created in partnership with The New School College of Performing Arts Site Specific class and University Settlement and staged in the historic gymnasium—one of the first basketball courts in the United States. Led by faculty member Irina Kruzhilina, the project brings together students from The New School to engage with the physical, historical, and social layers of the site. Drawing from materials found in the University Settlement archives, the performance emerges through a process of research, improvisation, and collective creation. University Settlement partners with 40,000+ New Yorkers in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn every year to build on our collective strengths as we achieve healthy, stable, and remarkable lives. For nearly 140 years, we’ve fought poverty and systemic inequality by building highly effective social services in collaboration with our neighbors. Established in 1886 as the first Settlement House in the United States, we bring the values of that movement into the 21st century by meeting New Yorkers where they live, listening deeply to all perspectives, and creating space for responsive cooperation. Joining with our neighbors to make stable foundations where people of all ages can grow and pursue their dreams, we build community strength.  *Please note, the Friday evening showing is the final dress rehearsal/preview. #LESmonth #PeoplesLES

"Communication" was the word (and the movement and the vibe) for the day at our Fellows's meeting! Thanks to Artist in Residence Shannon Yu for getting us moving and connecting. And join us May 27 and May 28 for Shannon's new work, "Kollide" (more info using #linkinbio )

COMING SOON! Join us this May and June for new work from our 2025/26 Artists in Residence! All performances will be in Speyer Hall @ University Settlement. Use #linkinbio for tickets to each performance and more information. “AGAIN” by Jason Wang May 8 @ 7:30pm, May 9 @ 2pm "AGAIN" is an interactive full-length play being developed based on testimonies of seniors from University Settlement's senior centers and Wellness Together participants. J, a struggling sculpture artist, must harness the remaining ancestral magic on Earth to destroy RETIREMENT.AI, a dystopian parallel universe that has robbed the world of electricity – sending Earth’s inhabitants into a screen-induced stasis.  “KOLLIDE” from Shannon Yu May 27 and 28 @ 7:30pm Three krumpers and a beatboxer joined Artist-in-Residence Shannon Yu in creating the new live performance piece “Kollide”, pulling and stirrrng the immigration narratives. “Are You There?” by Jessica Bauman June 12 @ 7pm, June 13 @ noon "Anyone There?" is a performance piece using verbatim text, movement, music and audience-engaged play to rediscover our fundamental human capacity to connect. #### The Performance Project at University Settlement is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

NEW DATES ADDED THROUGH JULY!!! $10/hour subsidized rehearsal space is available at University Settlement (184 Eldridge Street, NYC 10002). Use #linkinbio to learn more about the rehearsal spaces at University Settlement! We have space appropriate for dance and movement rehearsals as well as more intimate spaces appropriate for rehearsals with smaller casts. $10/hour subsidized rate is for non-profit performance organizations or individual artists. To learn about all of our available rehearsal spaces at University Settlement (184 Eldridge Street NYC 10002), use #linkinbio TO BOOK SPACE OR FOR MORE INFORMATION, EMAIL: SPACERENTAL[at]UNIVERSITYSETTLEMENT.ORG Subsidized rehearsal space is made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Photo: Alan Chin #rehearsal #rehearsals #rehearsing rehearsalroom rehearsalspace rehearsalspaces The Performance Project at University Settlement is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

This Thursday April 23 👀 SHARE! ~ Join us on April 23 for an evening of poetry, music and art reflecting on mental health, healing, and community resilience. April 23: 7pm - 9pm Ingersoll Cornerstone Community Center 177 Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 FREE! Hosted by the Intergenerational Community Arts Council (ICAC) — a team of NYCHA residents and neighbors from Fort Greene and Downtown Brooklyn — this gathering is part of their mission to create values-driven arts programming by, with, and for their communities. Join us for this FREE event to celebrate community, healing, and resilience! Featuring members of the ICAC and Cornerstone Programs:  Sean Nowell ~ Sax/Flute Surya Botofasina ~ Keys Guest Poet ~ Tyheim Floyd #### For over forty years, BRIC has shaped Brooklyn’s cultural and media landscape. We give vital support to artists, creators, students, and media makers, and ignite learning in people of all ages, while centering diverse voices that drive culture forward. BRIC builds Brooklyn’s creative future. The Performance Project at University Settlement is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Free work in progress and fundraiser for Adult Literacy

SHARE! ~ Join us on April 23 for an evening of poetry, music and art reflecting on mental health, healing, and community resilience. April 23: 7pm - 9pm Ingersoll Cornerstone Community Center 177 Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 FREE! Hosted by the Intergenerational Community Arts Council (ICAC) — a team of NYCHA residents and neighbors from Fort Greene and Downtown Brooklyn — this gathering is part of their mission to create values-driven arts programming by, with, and for their communities. Join us for this FREE event to celebrate community, healing, and resilience! Featuring members of the ICAC and Cornerstone Programs Sean Nowell ~ Sax/Flute Surya Botofasina ~ Keys Guest Poet ~ Tyheim Floyd #### For over forty years, BRIC has shaped Brooklyn’s cultural and media landscape. We give vital support to artists, creators, students, and media makers, and ignite learning in people of all ages, while centering diverse voices that drive culture forward. BRIC builds Brooklyn’s creative future. The Performance Project at University Settlement is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.