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Three Quartets, 2025
Drawn to the music by James Tenney, “Three Drum Quartets” Nancy began her research at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. There, in 1974-75, the first of the quartets, “Wake for […]
Eppur si muove, 2024
2024 marked Nancy Karp + Dancers return to the Taube Atrium Theater in San Francisco, California since performing “Overlapping Lines and Curves” in 1981. The space was formerly the Rotunda […]
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 […]
Memory/Place, 2017
Nancy Karp + Dancers returned to ODC with the world premiere of MEMORY/PLACE. Inspired by the current era of human mass migration, Artistic Director Nancy Karp made a work in […]
Studies I, II, III, IV, 2015
“Studies I, II, III, IV” – Four solos designed for the Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition, October 25, 2015. A work-in-progress for a larger work to be performed by the dance […]
time and the weather, 2015
A work of fiery explosions, movement punctuated by tender moments of stillness. The imagery is drawn from the classic forms of ancient vase painting and the spaces and shapes created […]
a-motion-upo-nmotio-n*, 2015
A duet created in collaboration with dancers Diane McKallip and Randee Paufve. Wardrobe provided by Babette. Premiering at the dance company’s 35th Anniversary Season in San Francisco, February 2015. * […]