Tere O’Connor

The Lace is a new dance for 6 dancers: Heather Olson, Aaron Loux, Natalie Green, Liony Garcia, Tim Bendernagel, and Gabriel Eng Gonzalez; with music by James Lo and lighting by Michael O'Connor. It will premiere in December 2025 at New York Live Arts (NYC). It will be presented as the final work in an exceptional evening that includes a performance of O'Connor's 1983 solo, Construct-A-Guy, (the first dance he ever made). O'Connor will open each evening with a brief live appearance to articulate the connections between "then and now", offering a window into his choreographic philosophy. The project is a multi-faceted look at his unique work that has held queer affinities from day one, and an opportunity to examine how the repression, potential personal harm, and outsider status of a closeted life might shape movement explorations. This project will center on the massive power the closet holds in shaping choreographic structures and the temporal "stitchery" of his dances.

Caretakers of Land/Land Acknowledgement: Lenape

Estimated Artist Fee: $32,000 (This fee includes estimated costs of housing, travel, and per diem)