Since 2008, the creation of a space by and for artists where dialogue, risk-taking, and inquiry could thrive outside the dictates of market-driven forces has been central to our mission. This year, we deepen our commitment to building artistic community with the Watershed Laboratory, a new model that incorporates year-round residencies, presenting activities, and institutional partnerships.
Guided by the metaphor of the Catskill Mountains as the watershed for New York City, the Watershed Lab positions MTA as the artistic headwaters for partnering organizations downstream: artworks developed here through residencies and performances will gather momentum as they travel to NYC and beyond.
Whether waiting for a piece to begin inside our studio or discussing it afterwards around the campfire, your participation helps frame what these artworks can and will be. ART-B-Q Fridays, our series of informal dinner performances, is explicitly curated to cultivate lively, enriching exchanges between artists and audience members.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
DarkMatter
#ItGetsBitter
In partnership with Abrons Arts Center
Saturday, July 16
Art-B-Q
600 HIGHWAYMEN
The Fever
In partnership with The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival
Saturday and Sunday, August 13 & 14
David Thomson
he his own mythical beast
In partnership with Performance Space 122
Saturday, September 10
Yackez — Larissa and Jon Velez-Jackson
The Yackez Dance
In partnership with New York Live Arts
Saturday, October 8
Alex Rodabaugh
AmeriSHOWZ
Co-presented with Gibney Dance
Saturday, November 12
Ashley Fure, Jim Findlay, and the International Contemporary Ensemble
Please. Please. Again. Again.
In partnership with The Collapsable Hole
Saturday, December 10
VISIT - http://mounttremperarts.org/watershed-laboratory-2016 for detailed imformation
Age Guidance: 13
Show Notes: No Intermission (for most shows)
Audience Advisory:
Mount Tremper Arts is located in the Catskill State Park, near the villages of Phoenicia and Woodstock. We are a 2 hour drive from New York City, and are also accessible by bus from the Port Authority in New York City.