Keshet Dance Company

Movement for Mercy (MfM) is a contemporary dance performance intended to examine (and change) the U.S. juvenile carceral system/s. Co-created and performed by a team of collaborating artists from Keshet Dance Co, incarcerated young adults from Keshet's M3 Program (Movement + Mentorship = Metamorphosis), and Youth Leaders from Keshet’s Arts & Justice Creative Team, MfM is created through a durational process inside and outside of prison. The MfM touring model focuses on deep levels of community partnerships, investing in long-term relationships to foster and support further efforts to re-imagine the New Mexico and U.S. juvenile justice systems. 

Caretakers of Land/Land Acknowledgement: Keshet resides on the lands of the Tigua (Tiwa) and Pueblo peoples, colonially known as Albuquerque, NM. As guests, we extend gratitude and recognition to the original residents for the constant stewardship of the land we reside, gather, and create on, and to the many Indigenous peoples who still call these lands home including the Pueblo, Ancestral Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache peoples. 

Estimated Artist Fee: $6,000-$12,000 for single performance/engagement (varies based on travel requirements and accompanying engagement activities); $20,000-$28,000 for single week engagement (varies based on travel requirements and accompanying performance/engagement activities; multiple week engagements available, pricing TBD based on programming and performance structure