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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 431–440

ADF@DIXONPLACE

ADF@DIXONPLACE

Jan 4 – Jan 8, 2017

ADF presents excerpts of three new dance theater works by Mark Dendy, Claire Porter & Sara Juli, and Cherdonna. Mark Dendy Projects Elvis Everywhere (ADF Commission—Premieres at ADF on July 12 & 13, 2017), Claire Porter and Sara Juli in The Lectern (ADF Commission — Premieres at...

Fat Skirt Big Nozzle

Fat Skirt Big Nozzle

Jan 4 – Jan 8, 2017

A comic duet inspired by the work of surrealist painter James Ensor between two women who may be old friends or arch rivals or both. They sing, dance and try to snooker fate with a game of cards. Their lives are entwined like a tangle of snakes. Perhaps they are characters from...

FULL DISCLOSURE: DAVID CALE IN FLUFFING FOR BEGINNERS

FULL DISCLOSURE: DAVID CALE IN FLUFFING FOR BEGINNERS

Jan 8

Three interwoven stories of unexpected erotic encounters, romantic interludes and afternoon liaisons, Fluffing for Beginners tells tales of sexy goings on in bedrooms, hotel rooms and occasionally a field. Linked together by original songs, and told with humor, the stories in...

FULL DISCLOSURE: JOSEPH KECKLER IN CONCERT

FULL DISCLOSURE: JOSEPH KECKLER IN CONCERT

Jan 8

“Major vocal talent… whose range shatters conventional boundaries” (NY Times) and “Best Downtown Performance Artist” (Village Voice) Joseph Keckler presents an evening that pulls together highlights of his work– operatic renderings of contemporary life and haunted torch songs...

FULL DISCLOSURE: CAROL LIPNIK IN GODDESS OF IMPERFECTION

FULL DISCLOSURE: CAROL LIPNIK IN GODDESS OF IMPERFECTION

Jan 7

Live performance has always been at the center of Carol Lipnik’s music. Her style and songs are born from a desire to create a cathartic experience that transports the audience on a journey through the power of her expansive voice and poetry into a mystical dreamworld. Her songs...

LAVA PRESENTS A GODDESSEY: WORK IN PROGRESS

LAVA PRESENTS A GODDESSEY: WORK IN PROGRESS

Jan 7

A feminist survival story that journeys through emotional and geologic landscapes while carrying a transmuting traveler from a bleak and blurry patriarchal present into a rainbow colored feminist future. A Goddessey is the synthesis, culmination, and explosion of 15 years of...

FULL DISCLOSURE: JOHN KELLY IN TIME NO LINE

FULL DISCLOSURE: JOHN KELLY IN TIME NO LINE

Jan 6

Time No Line is a solo performance work that focuses on how we can recognize collective histories through the experience of an individual. Based on John Kelly’s personal journals and workbooks – 40 years of writing and reflection – the work is theatrically structured as a...

GERSHWIN LIVE: MAJOR MAGICS

GERSHWIN LIVE: MAJOR MAGICS

Jan 6

There’s a place in the back of your mind where dreams coalesce and memories linger, only to rise up later in moments of ecstasy and imagination. Think of the instant right before a kiss, or when you’ve just leapt off a diving board to splash into watery bliss. Major Magics is...

She Was a Great Dad

She Was a Great Dad

Jan 5

Inspired by the life of Billy Tipton, She Was a Great Dad tells the tale, of a transgender female to male musician in the era when female musicians had little opportunities. Using Susan Jeremy’s classical humor the piece seeks to reveal all the unspoken layers of a complex...

30-30-30

30-30-30

Dec 30

Join Dixon Place for a very special celebratory finale on Friday, December 30th, featuring 30 dance companies showcasing 3 minutes of work each, saluting the close of the 30th Anniversary Year for NYC’s pre-eminent artistic incubator.

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