named programs · 6 · from sources
What they call their work
Broke House
A performance exploring collapse and aftermath through the lives of house residents and a documentary filmmaker, set in a video-saturated environment; premiered at the 2022 Venice Biennale.
CITYRAMA
Site-based theatrical and video installation at Castello di Rivoli, using real-time stimuli and fragmented narratives to portray the living city.
Opacity
Workshop piece from 2017 examining digital connection and intimacy through a character navigating online personas and real-world encounters.
SOS
Investigates sacrifice in a hyper-acquisitive society through abstract narratives involving technology, survival, and revolution; toured internationally since 2008.
The Imitation
Experimental "Image-Performance" combining rock spectacle and avant-garde film, exploring an artist's relationship with image and power; created 2008–2009.
The People
Serial project transforming civil life into live performance, blending video, public broadcast, and community dialogue; produced in Italy, Germany, Austria, San Francisco, and Portland.
activities · 2 groups
What they do
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Arts Education Professional Development 1 activity
- Artist development and pedagogical workshopsSupports emerging and established artists through workshops and training programs in devised ensemble creation and collaborative video design. Offerings include "Frameworks" at Biennale College – La Biennale di Venezia Teatro and "Devised Ensemble Creation Using Randomizers and Feedback Loops" at CUNY Brooklyn MFA PIMA, alongside archival of the company’s decade-long performance history to inform pedagogy.
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Experimental Circus and Immersive Theater Production 1 activity
- Production and presentation of experimental performance worksCreates and tours original, experimental live performances and recorded media that employ radical queer narrative structures, real-time video splicing, live camera feeds, and immersive digital soundscapes. Since 1999, the organization has produced 22 original works, including Broke House, SOS, The People, Dead Set, and CITYRAMA, presented in over 50 cities across 14 countries in Europe, Asia, and North America, including at major venues such as La Biennale di Venezia Teatro and Castello di Rivoli.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$58K
Contributions & grants$19K33%
Program service revenue$38K67%
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expenses
Total expenses$61K
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balance sheet
Total assets$3K
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Net assets$3K
1 years on record · 2022–2022
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022
Who runs it
board members · 4
- Caden Manson — Artistic Director/Board President
- Cyd Hamby Margulies — Board Member/Secretary
- Daniel Nelson — Managing Director/Board Member
- James Davison — Board Member
relationships · 47
Who they work with
- Accademia Teatrale Carlo Goldoni Partner — Collaborating partner in the creation of [#THERENDER] in Venice
- Azienda Speciale Palaexpo – Mattatoio Partner — Supported the production of _Broke House_ through the Progetto Prender-si cura initiative
- DNA (Andrew W. Mellon foundation and Arts International) Funder — Provided grant funding to support Big Art Group's work
- Desingel Antwerp Partner — Invited presenter of Big Art Group's performances
- Festival d’Automne a Paris Partner — Co-produced Big Art Group's performance work
- Festival d’Automne à Paris Partner — Co-produced and presented Big Art Group performances.
- Festival d’Automne à Paris Partner — Invited presenter of Big Art Group's performances
- Florence Gould Foundation Funder — Provided grant funding to support Big Art Group's work
- HKB Partner — Collaborated with students of HKB on the creation of "CITYRAMA" in 2010
- Hebbel Am Ufer Partner — Co-produced Big Art Group's performance work
- Hebbel am Ufer Partner — Co-produced and presented Big Art Group performances.
- Hebbel am Ufer Berlin Partner — Invited presenter of Big Art Group's performances
- Honor Fraser Gallery Partner — Presented Big Art Group's work in the exhibition "Make Me Feel Mighty Real: Drag/Tech and the Queer Avatar".
- Institute for Applied Theatre Studies Partner — Host institution for the hungry eyes festival where Big Art Group's work is featured.
- Inteatro Polverigi Partner — Collaborated on the production of "The People - Italy" in Polverigi in 2007
- King’s Fountain Partner — Provided support for the production of _Broke House_
- La Biennale di Venezia Teatro Partner — Hosted BROKE HOUSE performance and the "Frameworks" workshop.
- La Vie de Festival Rome Partner — Invited presenter of Big Art Group's performances
- MAP Fund Funder — Provided grant funding to support Big Art Group's work
- NYSCA Government — Provided support for the production of _Broke House_
- P.S. 122 Partner — Presented early Big Art Group works including Flicker and House of No More.
- PS122 Partner — Co-produced and presented Big Art Group's performance work
- Portland Institute of Contemporary Art Partner — Collaborated on "The People – Portland" in 2012
- REDCAT LA Partner — Invited presenter of Big Art Group's performances
- Rome’s La Vie de Festival Partner — Co-produced Big Art Group's performance work
- Szene Salzburg Partner — Invited presenter of Big Art Group's performances
- TSV – Teatro Nazionale Partner — Collaborating partner in the creation of [#THERENDER] in Venice
- Teatro Stabile del Veneto Partner — Co-presented THE RENDER performance.
- Teatro Stabile of Torino Partner — Co-created "CITYRAMA" in 2010 with independent artists from Teatro Stabile of Torino
- Telegram Partner — Partners with Telegram to enable social sharing of the organization's web page.
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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.
- Interdisciplinary Fusion in Experimental Artsmethodology: interdisciplinary_arts_festivalBy operating at the intersection of film, performance, and visual arts—particularly through hybrid exhibition practices and touring festivals—we create immersive experiences that merge institutional art spaces with queer nightlife and digital culture, because this fusion expands access and recontextualizes experimental work within culturally resonant, liminal environments.
- Postdramatic and Disruptive Performance Practicemethodology: postdramatic_performanceBy deconstructing traditional narratives and using disruption, interference, and slippage as core strategies, we challenge formal boundaries across artistic genres and investigate contemporary social issues, because these methods destabilize audience expectations and create space for critical engagement with collapsing personal, social, and artistic forms.
- Radical Queer Narrative and Marginal Temporalitiesmethodology: radical_queer_narrativeBy employing radical queer narrative structures and staging performances in suspended, marginal time zones, we generate transitory critical spaces for audiences, because these forms disrupt linear temporality and normative storytelling, creating openings for alternative identities and collective reflection on transition and uncertainty.
- Real-Time Film as Hybrid Performance Methodologymethodology: real_time_filmBy merging live theater with real-time video production, we produce layered, self-reflexive performances that blur truth and fabrication, because the synchronization of stage action and live video enables a choreographed interrogation of media realism and autobiographical narrative.