Open Stage is a new opportunity for local dance makers, presented by Indianapolis Movement Arts Collective and made possible by the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation. Through Open Stage, Indy Movement Arts will produce new and experimental work by local dance makers in our home at The Basile Opera Center. Through this program, selected artists will not have to pay a dime in venue rental fees, will receive a $250 stipend, and keep 100% of ticket proceeds. Open Stage is presented by Indianapolis Movement Arts Collective in collaboration with the Indianapolis Opera and Indy Convergence. Open Stage 2025 selected artists include: Amanda Browning, Mary Jo DeMyer, Courtney Jefferies, Margo Korn, Sockie Phommachanh, Relevations Dance Company, Uriel, Andre Wiliams. Open Stage 2025 performances will take place at our home in The Basile Opera Center on May 23rd & 24th, August 22nd & 23rd, and November 21st & 22nd.
May 23rd & May 24th, 2025
Indianapolis Movement Arts Collective @ The Basile Opera Center
4011 N Pennsylvania Street, 46205
Doors | 7:00pm
Featured Artist Performances: 7:30pm-9:00pm
- Margo Korn | 7:30-7:45pm
- Andre Williams & Relevations Dance Company | 8:00-9:00pm
*Parking at The Basile Opera Center is limited. There is free street parking available on North Pennsylvania Street as well as North Washington Boulevard. Please DO NOT PARK on North Delware Street or you will be towed. We also suggest taking Uber or Lyft to the performance.
Andre Williams and Relevations Dance Company will be presenting Unfurling, an evening length work that conceptualizes the idea of reincarnation or the belief that a person's soul can experience multiple life cycles. Unfurling explores a landscape in which the dancers reckon with exposure to the totality of the soul. The ensemble embarks on a journey of acceptance of this multiplicity, realizing that we are rooted in the soul's capacity to live and navigate a fluid and every changing terrain.
Margo Korn's new work explores intrapersonal relationships, specifically around the conversations we host internally. Questioning cycles of thought and dissecting set patterns, both self-appreciating and self-deprecating. Diving into the influence our circumstances and immediate surroundings can play in these conversations, this work aims to connect with audiences on the premise of human experience.
