For over 40 years, Danspace Project has supported a vital community of contemporary dance artists in an environment unlike any other in the United States. Located in the historic St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, Danspace shares its facility with the Church and The Poetry Project. Danspace Project's Commissioning Initiative has commissioned over 400 new works since its inception in 1994.
In 2009-2010, Danspace Project launched the Choreographic Center Without Walls (CW2), a new framework to examine and re-invigorate dance presenting practices. The linchpin of CW2 is the PLATFORMS series, which invites guest artist-curators to curate a series of performances; create catalogues and facilitate activities that contextualize the performances; and to provide residency, technical and dramaturgical support for the presented artists
"Danspace is one of the most beautiful venues in the world. New York City is much richer for its existence and its example". -- Steve Paxton, choreographer
