dance is alive in hoboken
Three free Tuesday nights of live dance in a public park.
come find out on the lawn.
NIGHT ONE
Colin Sheeley and Dancers
Reconstruct
Post-modern · choreographer Colin Sheeley · @colinjsheeley
Reconstruct unfolds as a postmodern exploration of the creative process. It deconstructs a core movement vocabulary and rebuilds it through shifting spatial patterns, repetition, and layered timing. Each transformation opens a new pathway, revealing how one idea can fracture, expand, and evolve into something more.
Tori Hey
Esmeralda Variation
Ballet · choreographer Marius Petipa · @thetorihey
A high-energy classical solo performed on pointe in a classical tutu, with tambourine in hand. Crowd-pleasing choreography for all ages. Tori Hey was recognized in Pointe Magazine’s Standout Performances of 2025 for a previous presentation of this work.
Opus // The Company
open your heart or die trying
Dance theater · choreographer Kierstyn Edore and performers · @opusthecompany
A work about vulnerability, how it can rip open your chest and leave you betrayed, or create a bond that lets people in to be known and seen. It moves between two worlds: “die trying,” the quiet noise of doubt and mistrust, and “open your heart,” which exposes love with truth. Five dancers learn to let in strangers and rely on one another.
Caroline Alter
martyr, mother, manage
Contemporary · solo by Caroline Alter · @caroline.alter
“Martyr, mother, manage” highlights people pleasing and codependency as a form of self obligated control that does not serve us. Overextension of compassion is not a sustainable act.
Ariel Rivka Dance
Unorthodox
Modern dance · choreographer Ariel Grossman · @arielrivkadance
Collaborating with composer Stefania de Kenessey, Unorthodox juxtaposes our raw realness with the polite versions of ourselves we present to the world. What happens when you unzip the dress to breathe?
NIGHT TWO
Juliana Martins
Rage With Soft Hands
Contemporary · choreographer Juliana Martins · @julianamartins.dance
A powerful trio exploring the tension between restraint and eruption, set to “One” by Metallica. Through explosive, visceral movement, the dancers embody anger held beneath the surface, quietly simmering, growing heavier, demanding release.
Estefanía Forero Yacamán
Aubade
Contemporary · choreographer Estefanía Forero Yacamán · @steforero
“Aubade” portrays an elderly couple who, through their differences, rediscover traces of their youth and care for each other, shadowed by a lingering sense of longing and lament.
Canzonieri Dance Collective
Malicious Attractions
Modern / contemporary · choreographer MJ Canzonieri · @canzonieri.dancecollective
A look into four different but equally toxic relationships. It shows how toxicity can manifest in many forms before we realize we are in a situation not meant for us, and the importance of getting out.
Evan Harris
Taut
Modern · choreographer Evan Harris · @evan.s.harris
Taut examines a state of sustained tension, a climax without release. Four dancers carry this mounting intensity, embodying its gradual escalation. Beneath the surface, the pressure is felt by all yet endured as a collective.
Davinara Marcario
Study 15
Contemporary · choreographer Davinara Marcario, live flute by Katie Lynch · @daviinara
Part of Davinara’s ongoing movement research, built from a series of short solos, with live flute accompaniment by Katie Lynch.
Bridget Ryan Dance Company
Golden Memories
Theatre jazz · choreographer Bridget Ryan · @bridgetryandancecompany
A theatre jazz piece celebrating joyous times. In a world with so much sadness, Golden Memories reminds us to appreciate every moment we can.
Extensions Dance Project
“On My Way” (Excerpt)
Contemporary · choreographer Lily Smith · @extensionsdanceproject
An excerpt from “On My Way,” presented by Extensions Dance Project in May 2026. Home is the people you surround yourself with, not just a place. The full fifty-minute work explores our craving for community and the life-changing impact of finding somewhere you belong. This section, set to “Reasons” by Minnie Riperton, highlights how dancers can support and lift each other up.
NIGHT THREE
eni artist collective
Liminis
Contemporary · choreographer Nicholas LaMaina · @eni___co
“Liminis” is an interdisciplinary work exploring evolution not as a transition but as a permanent state of being.
JJ Burlage
Impressions
Contemporary · choreographer JJ Burlage · @jjburlage
A work examining the emotional and sensory experiences provoked by Impressionist-era artwork, drawing on Claude Monet’s Water Lilies series and the atmospheric worlds within the paintings.
Caroline Voultepsis
Pookies
Jazz · choreographer Caroline Voultepsis
Two besties competing for the top.
Willa Jean Dance (Willa O’Connor)
new solo (in progress)
Contemporary · choreographer Willa Jean O’Connor · @willa_oconnor_j
A solo on the absurdity of the online landscape thrust into our everyday lives, and the belief that humans were not built to be raised by screens and AI. A new work in progress.
Shehnaaz Dance Academy
Indian folk, Bolly-folk and Bollywood program
Indian dance · Shehnaaz Dance Academy · @shehnaazdanceacademy
A vibrant program of three to four pieces blending Indian folk, Bolly-folk, and Bollywood dance forms, performed by a group of ten or more dancers.
SEE YOU ON THE LAWN
7PM. Free. All three Tuesdays.
Bring a blanket, bring your people.
ResilienCity Park, 12th and Madison St, Hoboken, NJ.