The 39th annual Performance Mix Festival brings together 40 innovative experimental performance, sound, and film artists over four days in June. The 2025 festival is curated by New Dance Alliance Artistic and Executive Director Karen Bernard, Managing Director Alexandra Doyle, and artist panelists Arantxa Araujo, Chloë Engel, Johanna Meyer, Jordan Deal, and Estrellx Supernova. In addition, films were selected in collaboration with Ciné-Corps.

New Dance Alliance (NDA) will also host its annual Breakfast Mix, a convivial gathering and discussion with the festival’s international artists. This season will include a discussion with Karen Bernard, Montreal-based artist Lara Kramer, and Ciné-Corps Director Virginie Combet followed by a workshop with Lara Kramer.

Performance Mix 39 Artists:
andrea soto & compañía | Ariana Speight | Barr Bodies – Dahlia Qumhiyeh and Bev Vega | Cristina Moya-Palacios | Das Besties – Travis Amiel, Cosimo Pori, Arzu Salman, and Nina Lucia Rodriguez | Dolly Sfeir | Elle Sofe Sara | Egbesola Efunyemi | Emily Kyoko Shari | Fu Le | Hadi Moussally | Isabella Thorpe-Woods & Zhangxinan Wu 吴张⼼安 | Ja’Moon and The Dancing Spirit | jay beardsley | Jo Warren | Joshua Fried | Joy Norton | Julie Mayo | Justin Cabrillos | Karen Bernard | Lara Kramer Dance | Liony Garcia | Lindsey Barlag Thornton | Lisa Parra | Makayla Peterson/Monét Movement Productions: The Collective | Mitchell Rose | Muyassar Kurdi | Nicole Bindler | Nubian Néné/A Lady in the House Dance Company | PixelTongue | Prostalgia HD | Raphael Chatelain & Nicolas Huchard | Zara Naber.

Performances are Thursday, June 5 to Sunday, June 8, at Abrons Arts Center’s Underground Theatre, 446 Grand Street (at Pitt Street) in Manhattan. Performance times vary.

The Breakfast Mix will be held on Friday, June 6, 10am-2pm, at New Dance Alliance Studio, 182 Duane Street, in Tribeca. Admission is free, but reservations are required. Space is limited. Please email admin@newdancealliance.org to reserve your place for both the Breakfast Mix and the workshop with Lara Kramer.