named programs · 5 · from sources
What they call their work
Choose-Your-Mischief-Adventure
Virtual summer performance series featuring collaborations with guest artists and ensembles from across the United States
Educational Outreach
Program offering special performances, Q&A sessions, and movement lessons for schools and community groups, aligned with elementary through university curricula
INTERLUDES Festival
On-site performances at the Irish Hunger Memorial as part of Battery Park City Authority's festival, featuring interactive pieces and excerpts from Suite Shel
Trick-or-Streets
Annual Halloween street celebration featuring dance lessons, games, and surprise-filled performances on West 45th Street
Vamos/Let's Go
One-hour outdoor performance featuring new works and adaptations of company favorites, presented at Plaza de Las Americas with free public access
activities · 6 groups
What they do
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Original Dance Performance Production 3 activities
- Commission and collaborate with guest choreographers and artistsCommissions resident and guest choreographers, such as Karen, to create new dance works, and collaborates with multidisciplinary artists, musicians, and ensembles including TAIKOPROJECT, Pablo Eluchans, and Zara Lawler.
- Create and perform original theatrical dance worksCreates and stages original dance-theatre performances that combine storytelling, high-quality movement, and audience engagement, often incorporating aerial and earthbound forms. Productions include full-length works such as "Vamos/Let's Go," "INTERPLAY," and "UP/DOWN/UP," featuring collaborative choreography and live music.
- Present site-specific and festival performancesPresents dance works in non-traditional and public spaces, including on-site performances at the Irish Hunger Memorial as part of the INTERLUDES Festival, featuring pieces like Suite Shel and The Shell Game.
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Ballet and Dance Education Programs 1 activity
- Deliver educational outreach programs for schoolsConducts educational outreach through school assemblies and tailored programs, including interactive dance performances, movement lessons, and artist Q&A sessions, such as those delivered at The Town School.
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Community-Engaged Public Art Projects 1 activity
- Express cultural recognition and solidarityOffers artistic work as a gesture of joy and gratitude to the Wappinger and Munsee Lenape peoples, and expresses solidarity with Black community members and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Community Festival & Event Production 1 activity
- Host community engagement and public celebration eventsHosts public events such as a Halloween street celebration featuring dance lessons, games, family-friendly performances, and interactive elements to foster community participation and joyful expression.
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Dance Performance and Community Engagement 1 activity
- Produce virtual and interactive performance experiencesProduces virtual and interactive performance formats, including the "Choose-Your-Mischief-Adventure" series and a free Zoom-based webinar event with participatory tasks, expanding access to dance through digital platforms.
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Accessibility Services for Cultural Programs 1 activity
- Promote accessibility and inclusion in danceProvides access information, assistance, and accommodations for people with disabilities to ensure full participation in performances and activities, and creates inclusive spaces that support cultural competency and active inclusion.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$46K
Contributions & grants$44K97%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$1K3%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$35K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$11K
Grants paid out$0
balance sheet
Total assets$44K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$44K
2 years on record · 2023–2024 · YoY revenue -23.2%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 2
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mia DiChiaro | Vice President | 15 | $4K |
| Emily Smyth Vartanian | President | 20 | $3K |
relationships · 24
Who they work with
- 41Street Ensemble Partner — Collaborates with 41Street Ensemble based in Oakland on performance projects.
- Battery Park City Authority Partner — Hosted General Mischief Dance Theatre’s performance as part of the INTERLUDES Festival at the Irish Hunger Memorial
- Creative Engagement Government — Public funder supporting the Vamos/Let's Go performance
- Donna Viscuso Partner — Collaborating Oakland-based composer in a spring season performance
- GREEN ARTS LIVE/DOT Government — Public funder supporting the Vamos/Let's Go performance
- Hodi Maputo Afro Swing Partner — Collaborates with Hodi Maputo Afro Swing in Maputo, Mozambique on performance projects.
- Hodi Maputo Afro Swing Partner — Mozambique-based group commissioned for a new work in a spring season performance
- Manhattan Prairie Dogs Partner — Co-performed with General Mischief Dance Theatre at the Big Apple Ranch event.
- Marymount Manhattan College Partner — Karen is a faculty member, indicating an institutional collaboration.
- Montclair State University Partner — Karen is a faculty member and has been commissioned to create work, indicating a dual educational and artistic partnership.
- NYC DOT Government — Partnered with NYC Department of Transportation, suggesting collaboration on public space programming or events.
- NYC Department of Transportation Government — Funding and logistical support for the Trick-or-Streets event.
- One Community Church Partner — Venue partner for the Trick-or-Streets event.
- Pablo Eluchans Partner — Collaborates as a live percussionist in dance performances.
- Pablo Eluchans Partner — Featured percussionist performing live in a spring season production
- Steps on Broadway Partner — Karen is a faculty member, indicating a professional artistic affiliation.
- TAIKOPROJECT Partner — Collaborates with TAIKOPROJECT based in Los Angeles on performance projects.
- TAIKOPROJECT Partner — Collaborating percussion ensemble in a spring season performance
- The Ailey School Partner — Karen is a faculty member, indicating an ongoing institutional relationship.
- The Fourth Wall Hybrid Arts Ensemble Partner — Collaborates with The Fourth Wall Hybrid Arts Ensemble based in Boston on performance projects.
- The Joffrey Ballet School Partner — Karen is a faculty member, indicating a professional training partnership.
- The Town School Partner — Hosted school assemblies and educational performances by General Mischief Dance Theatre
- Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation Funder — Provided support for the Vamos/Let's Go performance
- Zara Lawler Partner — Featured flutist performing live in a spring season production
strategies · 1
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.
- Participatory Dance as Empowermentmethodology: participatory_dance_engagementBy using dance as a participatory practice, the organization fosters public self-expression and communal celebration, because active engagement in movement builds individual agency and collective belonging.