named programs · 5 · from sources
What they call their work
Artist Mentorship Program
Program pairing emerging artists with seasoned professionals for guidance, resources, and opportunities to develop unique artistic voices.
Awakening Consciousness Pop-up Workshop
Wellness-centered workshop series in partnership with LUSH Westchester, combining gentle movement, breathwork, journaling, and communal care practices to support mental and physical wellbeing.
Libations & Citations: A Juneteenth Celebration
Two-day interdisciplinary Juneteenth event celebrating Black artistic expression, ancestral memory, and historical preservation through performances, dialogues, and community engagement in Louisiana.
The Greenhouse
Pop-up or special-focus intensives providing high-support environments for skill-building in areas such as grant writing, choreographic labs, production planning, and unconventional choreography.
The Seichō Series
Holistic, tiered artist-development program structured around the life cycle of a plant, offering stage-appropriate workshops, mentorship, and resources for artists from introductory levels through professional stages.
activities · 4 groups
What they do
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Original Dance Performance Production 2 activities
- Delivering artist development and mentorship programsOffers a tiered artist-development program providing year-round mentorship, skill-building intensives, and resources for early-career dancers and movement artists, especially from marginalized and underserved communities. The program includes workshops in grant writing, choreography, fundraising, and production planning, along with creative labs that encourage risk-taking and the development of new movement languages.
- Producing interdisciplinary dance performancesCreates and presents immersive, interdisciplinary performances that integrate dance, performance art, music, film, culinary arts, and visual arts. These performances are staged in New York, NY and New Orleans, LA, including works such as "bury me in new orleans," "jakob & imani," and "nanibu," presented at venues like Jacob’s Pillow, Battery Dance Festival, and the Marigny Opera House, with options for live and live-streamed audiences.
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Community Festival & Event Production 1 activity
- Hosting community cultural events and celebrationsOrganizes and hosts community-focused events such as a two-day Juneteenth celebration in Donaldsonville and New Orleans, Louisiana, featuring live performances, historical tours, book signings, and dialogues centered on Black artistic expression, ancestral memory, and historical preservation. Events include partnerships with local institutions like RRAAM and the Episcopal Church of the Ascension.
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Arts Education Scholarships 1 activity
- Increasing accessibility to arts programmingProvides sliding-scale tuition, scholarships, and hybrid or virtual access to programs to improve affordability and accessibility for artists. Offers affordable residency housing and ensures public access to performances through free or low-cost admission models.
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Spiritual Development & Meditation Programs 1 activity
- Integrating wellness-centered practices into artistic programmingImplements physical and mental well-being practices—including gentle movement, stretching, breathwork, meditation, somatic release, and intention-setting journaling—across all program modules. Also runs a period poverty social impact initiative as part of its holistic support for artists’ personal and professional growth.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$64K
Contributions & grants$64K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$64K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
balance sheet
Total assets$558
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$558
1 years on record · 2024–2024
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
board members · 3
- Audery Gaudin — Vice-President and Director
- Imani Gaudin-County — President and Director
- Sonya Garnett — Secretary and Treasurer and Director
relationships · 12
Who they work with
- 92NY Partner — Presented work at the 92NY Future Dance Festival, indicating a collaborative or curated partnership.
- BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance Partner — Co-presented a performance as part of Pillow Pride weekend.
- BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance Partner — Collaborated to present a performance at Jacob’s Pillow featuring Gaudanse’s work.
- Baryshnikov Arts Partner — Co-presented the premiere of "jakob & imani" with support from Hudson Yards Hell’s Kitchen Alliance.
- Baryshnikov Arts Partner — Commissioned the choreographic work jakob&imani
- Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance Partner — Presented the performance "bury me in new orleans" as part of its BAAD!ASS Women Dance Compilation series.
- Hudson Yards Hell’s Kitchen Alliance Partner — Co-commissioned the choreographic work jakob&imani
- Hudson Yards Hell’s Kitchen Alliance Partner — Provided support for the presentation of "jakob & imani" at Bella Abzug Park.
- Jacob's Pillow Partner — Hosted the performance as part of Pillow Pride weekend.
- LUSH Westchester Partner — Partnered to host a physical and mental wellbeing workshop during Black History Month.
- New Dance Alliance Network — Presented Gaudanse’s work "new york, please" at the Performance Mix Festival.
- RRAAM Partner — Co-presents programming during a Juneteenth celebration in Donaldsonville, Louisiana.
strategies · 4
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Artist Empowerment Through Accessible, Stage-Based Development 41 orgsmethodology: artist-empowerment-through-accessible-programsBy providing accessible programs, mentorship, affordable housing, and development opportunities structured around a plant life-cycle metaphor, the organization fosters resilience and growth in early-career artists from marginalized communities, because creative development thrives when support is tailored to individual stages of artistic maturity.shared approach: Culture-Rooted Embodied Practice →
- Cultural Exchange and Reclamation Through Dance 41 orgsmethodology: cultural_exchange_through_danceBy using dance as a vehicle for cultural exchange and the reclamation of narrative, the organization empowers underserved communities and centers Black artistic expression, because artistic practice that uplifts ancestral memory and challenges dominant myths fosters identity, belonging, and historical continuity.shared approach: Culture-Rooted Embodied Practice →
- Embodied Storytelling for Social Transformation 12 orgsmethodology: embodied_storytelling_for_social_transformationBy using dance and movement as tools for embodied expression, the organization provokes dialogue and envisions liberated futures, because personal and collective transformation is catalyzed through immersive, physical storytelling that challenges dominant narratives and centers marginalized voices.shared approach: Embodied Transformation →
- Wellness-Centered Creative Practicemethodology: wellness-centered-creative-practicesBy integrating somatic, mindfulness, and wellness practices into artistic training and creation, the organization supports the personal and professional sustainability of early-career artists, because long-term artistic growth depends on mental, physical, and emotional resilience.