Events
Bushwick Open Studios, September 19 & 20
Saturday, September 19th 2026from 11:00am to 7:00pm
price: Free
Sunday, September 20th 2026from 11:00am to 7:00pm
September 19 and 20 our studio will open as part of Bushwick Open Studios
We've been working in Bushwick in one form or another since 2001, which I guess makes this our 25th anniversary!
We've rehearsed at 56 Bogart for at least 15 years; at BOS we'll be showing work in both studios we've used there - in 314 we're continuing the "Assemblage" project, creating an installation and integrating it with the choreography we've developed.
We're also lucky to be on the program at Stephanie Sleeper's studio 221, where we have spent a lot of time over the years. For BOS, Stephanie will resurrect her long-running performance series Studio A.I.R. in a pop-up featuring work by her "current space friends": us - Rachel Cohen/Racoco Productions, Beth Graczyk Productions, Inc., Johnny Leitera and more! More information will follow.
Please come! If you can't make it that weekend, we can arrange for you to come see one of our Wednesday night rehearsals, or set up a private visit.
Visit the Laboratelier
In August and September we're playing around in the 56 Bogart 3rd floor studio, developing the installation started with our Festival of Things. You can still
-Bring items you've had for years that you've been meaning to fix, and either fix them or say goodbye
-Bring items you're having trouble letting go of to say goodbye in a bespoke Object Melodrama
-Experience Inanimated Speed Dating
-See our progress in the installation
-Have a cup of tea.
Contact us to set up a visit!
Eye See You, an exhibition at This Temporary Space gallery in Thomaston, Maine
Saturday, July 11th 2026from 3:00pm to 6:00pm
Opening Reception; exhibition up through August 7
If you'll be near Thomaston, Maine, this weekend or sometime before August 7, visit the beautiful seasonal gallery This Temporary Space, which is kicking off its exhibition "Eye See You".
My video piece "Object Apologies" is in the show; I'll be performing at the Opening Reception and bringing Inanimated Speed Dating to Maine! Also performing is musician Alexander Bigney; Katia Dermott is offering a photo experience, “An Exercise in Being Seen”.
About the show: Drawing inspiration from the writings of John Berger and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Eye See You explores perception as a relationship between self and world. What we see is shaped by memory, culture, experience, and the body itself. Seeing is not merely an act of looking, but a way of being in contact.
The works in this exhibition approach the eye as witness, portal, mirror, and threshold. Together they consider intimacy and surveillance, visibility and concealment, recognition and reflection. They ask: How do we look? How are we seen? What remains unseen? What looks back?
In an age saturated with images, Eye See You invites a slower encounter. It offers a space to consider seeing as an act of attention, presence, and relation, reminding us that every gaze has the power to shape both the observer and the observed.
featuring Avani Patel, Betty Kim, Ezra Wube, Fernando Lara, Hunter Mathews, Katina Bitsicas, Leah Thornton, Lindsay Liang, Monica Hamilton, Rachel Cohen, Rhonda Weppler, Rory Torstensson, Sahar Alizadeh, and Scott McMahon
Maybe I'll see you there!
Rachel
Un poco Racoco: Racoco's Festival of Things
For the next few months, Racoco will be experimenting in a Festival of Things. Watch this space for public events, or contact us to drop by for a visit to see what we're up to!
For more information or to make an appointment, send us an email!
-Chris, Fina, Lucia, Masumi, Meghan, Polina, Rachel, Sam, and Toby
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Lighthearted Flow Online Class "Recharge & Reset" with Masumi Kishimoto
Dear everyone,
Feeling tired or stressed as the season changes? September is the perfect time to give your body and mind a break.
Join us for our online class: Lighthearted Flow, a stretch and movement class based on the Alexander Technique and Gyrokinesis®, designed to gently awaken the body and help you start your day feeling refreshed.
In this session, we will use spiral movements and breathing techniques to calm your nervous system, helping your body switch out of stress mode, release physical tension, and recharge your energy. This month, we will focus particularly on breathing practices.
What You’ll Get:
Stress Relief: Simple breathing tools to calm your mind Tension Release: Gentle movements for your neck, shoulders, and back Daily Balance: Easy practices to feel refreshed and grounded
Date & Time:
Tuesdays: 7:00–8:00 AM (ET) Sep 15, 22, 29
Saturdays: 8:00–9:00 AM (ET) Sep 12, 26
Session fee: $20
You can use the following payment methods: Zelle or Venmo.
If you already have last month’s link, it is the same one. If this is your first time, please contact me!
I’m looking forward to seeing you.
All the best,
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Masumi Kishimoto
Nationally Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique, AmSAT, ACAT GYROKINESIS®
