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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. * […]

Continua in Light: Three Acts, 2013
Three ActsI. VoiceII. DanceIII. Immersion A collaboration with Bay Area artists, Cheryl Calleri and Thekla Hammond, presented by the San Francisco Performance Art Institute, 2013. A continuum is a continuous […]

the gesture, but not the target, 2012
A site-specific solo work choreographed and performed by Nancy Karp for the Artesiana Festival at the Villa Romana del Casale in central Sicily. “the gesture, but not the target”, created […]