INTER-GRANT FESTIVAL Will Celebrate Immigrant Artists in October

Inter-grant Festival returns to Arts on Site in New York City from October 8 through 10, 2026. Performances begin at 7:00 PM each evening.

The festival brings together international and immigrant artists working across live performance, film, visual art, and community dialogue. Each evening begins with a pre-show art sale, followed by live performances and docuseries screenings, and concludes with an artist-led post-show discussion.

'Inter-grant' combines 'international' and 'immigrant', a festival initiated by Taiwanese dancemaker Ching-I Chang after navigating seven visa applications and over two decades of dance-making in the U.S. The festival is co-produced with Penelope J. Armstead, whose brand, PeachKRAYZ, empowers women by using scholarship as a tool to tell moving stories.

For many immigrant artists, migration is a journey of necessity and survival. Inter-grant Festival offers a space for these journeys to unfold, where artists can rest, embrace the identities they carry, reconnect with their cultural roots, and imagine new possibilities.

Festival Program

Pre-Show Art Sale, All Three Nights

Beadwork by Ibrahima Sidibe

Docuseries Screenings, All Three Nights
Eiko Otake, directed by Ankita Sharma
Ximena Garnica, directed by Akane Little and Benja Thompson

The docuseries screenings are presented with support from the Mobile Dance Film Association.

Daily Performance and Discussion Schedule

Thursday, October 8
Live Performances: Marie Lloyd Paspe | Preeti Vasudevan
Post-Show Discussion: Facilitated by Leah Tubbs

Friday, October 9
Live Performances: Maho Ogawa | Petra Zanki
Post-Show Discussion: Facilitated by Annie Ming-Hao Wang

Saturday, October 10
Live Performances: Solenn Etienne | Huiwang Zhang
Post-Show Discussion: Facilitated by Shannon Yu

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