Performa is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to exploring the critical role of live performance in the history of twentieth-century art and to encourage new directions in performance for the twenty-first century. The Performa biennial of performance and live art has become a fixture of the New York cultural calendar, bringing a diverse group of artists and thinkers to the city to engage in experiments and exchanges.
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Samson Young, The Immortals (Feat. Dither, Michael Shiefel, & Eliza Li), 2019. Castle Williams, Governors Island, New York.
Performa Commission for the Performa 19 Biennial. Photo by Paula Court
5. Samson Young, The Immortals (Feat. Dither, Michael Shiefel, & Eliza Li), 2019. Castle Williams, Governors Island, New York. Performa Commission for the Performa 19 Biennial. Photo by Paula Court.
Nairy Baghramian and Maria Hassabi, with Janette Laverrière and Carlo Mollino, Entre Deux Actes (Ménage à Quatre), 2019. Co-commissioned by Performa and 1014 and co-produced with The Kitchen for the Performa 19 Biennial. Photo: 1014/Sarah Blesener.
Paul Pfeiffer, University of Georgia
Redcoat Band Live, 2019. Performa Commission
. Co-Commissioned with VIA Art Fund for the Performa 19 Biennial , Apollo Theater . Photo © Walter Wlodarczyk
Yvonne Rainer, Parts of Some Sextets. Performa Commission for the Performa 19 Biennial, August 2019 Rehearsal at Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center. Photo © Paula Court
Kia LaBeija, Untitled, The Black Act , 2019. Co-Commissioned by Performa and Performance Space New York for the Performa 19 Biennial and Performance Space New York’s Stages Series. Photo by Paula Court.
Kia LaBeija, Untitled, The Black Act , 2019. Co-Commissioned by Performa and Performance Space New York for the Performa 19 Biennial and Performance Space New York’s Stages Series. Photo by Paula Court.
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“We strive to support institutions that share our artist-centered values. The small grassroots arts organizations as well as the museums that comprise our grantees provide invaluable opportunities for artists to express their unique perspectives on the pressing urgencies of the day. We hope that our grants help to amplify artists’ voices within their communities, in national discussions and debates, and across platforms in the international contemporary art world.”
Joel Wachs, President