The Mercy Velvet Project at Yale Schwarzman Center
Dates: 6/26/2026 - 6/27/2026
📍 Theatre: Yale Schwarzman Center
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The world premiere of The Mercy Velvet Project is a new work by kamrDANCE's Alexis Robbins, created in partnership with the International Festival of Arts & Ideas and kamrDANCE. The work draws on the legacy of the Providence-based band Mercy Velvet, bringing their 1999 album Live in Vain to the stage for the first time, reimagined through music, dance, and storytelling. Blending tap as percussion, contemporary dance, live instrumentation, and text, the piece expresses love, vulnerability, and human connection.
Cast and Creative Team for The Mercy Velvet Project at Yale Schwarzman Center
Creative Team
David Dorfman
Director
kamrDANCE
Production Company
Stacy Graham-Hunt
Moderator
Jennifer Harrison Newman
Associate Artistic Director
Rachel Fine
Executive Director
Carlynne Robinson
Curator
Dahlak Brathwaite
Composer
Alexis Robbins
Choreographer
Randy Klein
Composer
Joan Ross Sorkin
Composer
Aaron Jafferis
Composer
News About The Mercy Velvet Project at Yale Schwarzman Center
THE MERCY VELVET PROJECT World Premier and More Set for Yale Schwarzman Center Summer 2026 Lineup
May 20, 2026 Yale Schwarzman Center announced its summer programming, featuring free public events including the world premiere of THE MERCY VELVET PROJECT, a concert reading of JUBILEE: A FOLK OPERA, dance workshops led by Pilobolus, and live music at The Well.About the Theatre
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Hair, Home & Belonging (06/17/26-06/17/26)
Summer @ The Well (06/11/26-08/13/26)
Arts Administrators in Higher Education (AAHE) Annual Meeting (06/10/26-06/13/26)
Jubilee: A Folk Opera (Concert Reading) (05/28/26-05/28/26)
Hair, Home & Belonging (06/17/26-06/17/26)
Summer @ The Well (06/11/26-08/13/26)
Arts Administrators in Higher Education (AAHE) Annual Meeting (06/10/26-06/13/26)
Jubilee: A Folk Opera (Concert Reading) (05/28/26-05/28/26)
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