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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 221–230

Under Exposed

Under Exposed

Mar 6

Initiated in the early 90s, this series focuses on emerging, up & coming contemporary choreographers who are refining/defining their distinctive styles. Curated by Doug Post. Featuring Alexandra Rose, Hana Kozuka, Georgia Gavran & Jonathan Doherty, Heather Bryce

Nighthawks (An Odyssey)

Nighthawks (An Odyssey)

Mar 1

Somebody remembers a lost lover. Somebody searches for some food. Somebody gets lost in the night. Set over the course of one evening, nighthawks (an odyssey) is an open performance text exploring urban alienation and city life under late capitalism. An Everyman figure wakes up...

Dixon Place Presents: The Fop: Love & Lust in Victorian Queer New York

Dixon Place Presents: The Fop: Love & Lust in Victorian Queer New York

Feb 28

Take a bawdy romp through the streets and saloons of Victorian New York with gangsters, trans folks, drag queens, hustlers, serial killers, widows, and urchins of Lower Manhattan’s immigrant clans. The Fop delivers a panoply of lusty adventures: watch the gender-fluid past come...

Dixon Place Presents: On 1 Condition: Ka-Boom!

Dixon Place Presents: On 1 Condition: Ka-Boom!

Feb 24

An incubator for exciting new dance, O1C brings New York’s most eclectic choreographers together to premiere short works….on 1 condition….. they must all abide by the same absurd rule! Audiences have a blast seeing 10 contrasting choreographers–ranging from hip-hop to...

The Same Shirt Show

The Same Shirt Show

Feb 23

Julia Larsen and Olivia Rose Barresi tackle some of the most iconic scenes for men in western dramatic literature, from Shakespeare to Mamet… all while occupying a single XXXXL polo shirt. Bound together on a journey, both by serious feminism and by the actual polo shirt, they...

Dixon Place Presents: Dark Horse

Dixon Place Presents: Dark Horse

Feb 22

Cassandra, “The Songstress of Magic” invites you to experience her journey as a magician. Through jaw-dropping sleight-of-hand, innovative illusions, and musical vignettes of magic, Cassandra shares her story of keeping secrets and revealing heart. The term “Dark Horse” refers...

Dixon Place Presents: Black Queer Night

Dixon Place Presents: Black Queer Night

Feb 21

It’s Black History Month, time to celebrate Black Queer Women* lives and art with everybody! We move hearts and remove obstacles, remembering that ‘resistance is love’ (Pat Hall). A special event following up on Black Herstory Night (2017), this time in cooperation with the...

Dixon Place Presents: Fast Forward

Dixon Place Presents: Fast Forward

Feb 20

Choreographers working in all dance forms workshop 25 – 35 min pieces on a shared bill curated around the theme ‘Culture & Space’ with Benjamin Briones Ballet AND Mary Grace McNally & Artists

Dixon Place Presents: Piece by Piece

Dixon Place Presents: Piece by Piece

Feb 15 – Feb 17, 2018

A witty mosaic of memories drawn from a ballerina before and after her brain hemorrhage. Rebeccah Bogue stars in this unapologetic new work that embraces the many identities we collect in our lifetime. Bogue trained in ballet at Boulder Ballet in CO until she was 17. When she...

Dixon Place Presents: Love Magic Ritual Spell

Dixon Place Presents: Love Magic Ritual Spell

Feb 14

LOVE MAGIC RITUAL SPELL is a new play that explores magic, love, and female friendship in an evening of broken hearts and buried intentions. Join the coven and pre-game your own Valentine’s Day with a journey through dimensions, possessions, and enchantments that will restart...

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