Open Air is a summer series of live, outdoor, site-specific performances throughout New York City in public spaces, offering a unique show format that bridges dance and music communities through collaboration. This series exists as a music and dance discovery platform and provides opportunities for artists to connect and create, stepping out of their usual collaborator circles, expanding their audiences, and making new work that lives on for years to come. This series has been presented mostly free to the public and has been produced in neighborhoods such as Harlem, Bushwick, South Slope, and DUMBO.

Summer 2021

Presented in partnership with Audiofemme & ThrdCoast

Photos by Ryan Muir

Madison McFerrin x Jessica Pinkett & Samantha Figgins

June 2021 at Jackie Robinson Park Bandshell, Harlem

Mary Lattimore x Loni Landon Dance Project

July 2021 at The Green-Wood Cemetery, South Slope, Brooklyn

Melanie Charles x Kayla Farrish

September 2021 at Maria Hernandez Park, Bushwick

Moor Mother x Rena Butler

September 2021 at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 3, DUMBO