fly through the night, and land near dawn, 2022
Nancy Karp + Dancers celebrated its 40th anniversary year with the world premiere of fly through the night, and land near dawn October 28-30, 2022 at Dresher Ensemble Studio in Oakland. Created […]
piano piano, 2020
“piano piano”, is a site-specific work created for the Dresher Ensemble Building and Studio in West Oakland. The work invited audiences through the building’s hallways, balconies, and central floor space, […]
On Beauty, 2018
Inspired by the David Brower Center’s exhibition, “Douglas R. Tompkins: On Beauty”, that celebrated the life and work of the late conservationist Doug Tompkins, Nancy Karp created a site-specific performance work […]
About
Mission | Artist Statement | History
Since forming Nancy Karp + Dancers in 1980, director Nancy Karp has choreographed more than 70 outstanding works for her company. She and company members have performed together in many distinguished venues, at home and abroad. These include The Washington Project for the Arts in Washington D.C. The Kitchen in New York, The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Broadway Performance Hall in Seattle, the Fur Augen und Ohren and Sprachen der Kunste Festivals at the Akademie der Kunste in Berlin, Kyoto College of Art in Japan, and the Zagreb Experimental Theater Festival.
