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Established in 1986, Dixon Place is a nonprofit institution dedicated to supporting visionary artists through the development and presentation of original works in the performing and literary arts. In a professional, compassionate environment, artists are inspired and encouraged to implement new ideas and new practices. Programming and curatorial policies support inclusivity and diversity regarding gender, race, sexual identity, age, disabilities, social class, and ethnicity. Committed to fostering social justice, DP’s foremost priorities are to serve as a safe haven for artists of all stripes and callings and to provide meaningful, culturally enriching experiences for audiences.

Upcoming Shows

Me-Wee’s Playhouse

Me-Wee’s Playhouse

Oct 8 – Oct 17, 2026

Part performance art – Part play-date – 100% social experiment, Me-Wee’s Playhouse is a child-like space for grown-ass folk to explore, with a beginner’s mind, our “United States of Traumatization” by way of finding a measure of levity in our inability to discuss issues of race!...

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Past Shows

606 total · showing 201–210

The Institution

The Institution

May 25

An interactive theatrical experience that will use dance, music, and storytelling to explore power, privilege, and perspective. The ultimate goal is to find ways to communicate when divided by different viewpoints.

“RATED BLACK”

“RATED BLACK”

May 24

‘RATED BLACK’ is a solo show that weaves together original poetry and music to navigate the thoughts, feelings, and issues of a young black man from Brooklyn living in ‘post-racial America,’ while unarmed black men and women are still being murdered by the police at a...

Winter in Eden: A Play in Four Seasons

Winter in Eden: A Play in Four Seasons

May 18

Winter in Eden is a lyrical re-imagining of the Garden of Eden. As the characters discover their sexuality and death, they bring on Eden’s first winter. Elin, the first woman, must choose between a newfound consciousness and the life that she has always known.

Valley Girls

Valley Girls

May 17

In 1955, a computer visionary struggles to realize her dream of creating a program that can fool humans into thinking it’s one of them. In 1973, an outcast hacker races to uncover why this miraculous program, and its inventor, have been written out of history. Side by side, as...

The Story of Tap: 20th Anniversary

The Story of Tap: 20th Anniversary

May 16

The Story of Tap: 20th Anniversary is a continuation of a series originally done at Dixon Place for six evenings in 1998 and 2005. It returned for one night in 2015 and 2017 and comes back again this year. It is a narrative of tap dance, rather than some definitive history of...

hallelujah

hallelujah

May 12

A carefree and curious Delilah meets a tormented Sam, who intrigues her and drags her into a destructive relationship. Her best friend, Saul, prevents her from getting too intoxicated by Sam’s lovesick adoration. Delilah starts sinking into a broken bitterness, until Dave, a...

Believe

Believe

May 11

Arriving in a strange land, Dan Danger is met with success and opportunity only to have his world come crashing down. Through dance and video projection, Dan Danger must confront himself to find out if he believes enough to rise again.

DRAFT DODGING: POEMS FOR THE CONSCRIPTED

DRAFT DODGING: POEMS FOR THE CONSCRIPTED

May 4

When a national draft is reinstated, the lines between dream and reality begin to blur as four friends are forced to decide whether to enlist or resist. Meanwhile, a company of ballerinas prepares for their upcoming season, a ghostpoet is haunted by his own verse, and baseball...

ON 1 CONDITION: BLINDFOLD

ON 1 CONDITION: BLINDFOLD

May 3

New York's hottest incubator for new dance. Choreographers ranging from experimental to commercial dance create new short works while following the same absurd rule. For the May 3rd show, all choreographers must incorporate blindfolds into their dances.

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