Unshaken at Arts on Site

New York City-based dance company, Chutzpah Dance, presents Unshaken, an evening-length work exploring human resilience through a bold movement fusion of tap and contemporary dance, at Arts on Site on November 16, 2025. Join us as we explore how bodies absorb, adapt to, and transcend pressure. Are we born resilient or are we forced to become so?
 

Unshaken explores this question through three core lenses:

• Neurology of Resilience – how the brain rewires itself during stress, forging new neural pathways in response to adversity

• Dancing to Heal – movement as a method of reclamation and resilience, rooted in somatic and dance therapy practices

• History of Protest Art – drawing inspiration from artistry born in resistance, where expression becomes defiance

Artistic Director Erica Isakower's signature movement style weaves these concepts into a layered and rhythmic physical narrative, designed to take you on a journey exemplifying not only how we endure, but how we rise.

Presenting choreographic works alongside the Chutzpah Dance company members and Training Company are Leticia Cirne, Delise Fusaro, Lily Kraus, Jill Moshman, Neville Dance, and Allyson Sledge.

Performance Details:

Venue: Arts on Site, Studio 3R

Address: 12 Saint Marks Place, New York, NY 10003

Date: Sunday, November 16, 2025 

Show Times: 4:30 PM and 6:30 PM EST

Tickets: $30 General Admission

• 4:30 PM Tickets

• 6:30 PM Tickets

Discounted tickets are available for those in need of financial assistance. Please reach out via email for more details.

About Chutzpah Dance:
Chutzpah Dance is a non-profit contemporary and tap dance company led and founded by Erica Isakower. The company has toured nationally and internationally, performing in cities including New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, Salt Lake City, and throughout New Jersey. Internationally, Chutzpah Dance has appeared at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, the Mood Indigo Festival in India, and artsinTANK Festival in South Korea.

In addition to performance and creation, Chutzpah Dance actively cultivates platforms for emerging choreographers. The company curates performances that amplify marginalized voices across identities and experiences, offering artists the opportunity to share their work without financial barriers. Chutzpah Dance is also deeply invested in community engagement and accessible training. Its new professional training company offers low-cost technique classes and rehearsal processes for pre-professional dancers. Chutzpah Dance also offers drop-in workshops designed to serve dancers from a wide range of backgrounds and experience levels. 

For Media Inquiries, please contact: 

Erica Isakower, Artistic Director

chutzpahdance@gmail.com