20 years of quiet persistence, gentle insistence, simple resistance
Twenty years ago Racoco Productions came into existence. I'm extremely proud of the body of work we have developed, the press, grants and awards, and opportunities we have had. But I am most proud of our continuing collaborations, and the responses our audiences have shared with us over these past 20 years. I'd like to share some of those with you now.
"I love all the things you bring to modern dance that "shouldn't" be there...piles of wood pushed out of the window, slapstick, farce, etc....snob-repelling hard edges wrapped in a constant, gentle thoughtfulness." -Alex Marcus
"Thoughtful, surprising, intelligent and cutting to the bone in generous and creative ways." Christine Dakin
"It's Sharp. Dangerous. Still necessary." -Andreas Troeger
"..uplifting and enigmatic and so human...." -Beth Leonard
"Joyful, humorous, dark, surprising, human, and surreal" -Rebecca Ketchum
"Lovely, haunting, sad, and funny. Pure Racoco." -Chris Becker
"...awkwardly beautiful, jarringly physical and astonishingly evocative of the daily battles we all self-create." -Stephanie Beck
"As good as 80's era Katz's pastrami" -Leighton Edmondson
Happy New Year to all! And stay tuned for details about our Spring Season...
-Rachel
Object: Action, two workshops in one, January 18, Bushwick, Brooklyn 1 GRATTAN STREET L train to Morgan Avenue map »
Sunday, January 18th 2026 - 11:00am price : 11am-1pm (Action Theater) and 1:30pm-3:30pm (Improvisation with Objects); $25 for each workshop or $40 for both; $10 off if you bring an object Cash at the door, Zelle, or Paypal; RSVP for details and full address »Sunday, January 18, come to a pop-up two-part workshop in Action Theater* Improvisation and Improvising with Objects with Rachel Cohen.
11am-1:00pm ET Action Theater Improvisation 1:30pm-3:30pm ET Improvisation with Objects
Attend one, or both! All levels welcome.
Through fun exercises with sound, movement, and speech, we'll explore how the body moving is language, and the voice speaking is movement, and how both can expand the imagination.
Then we'll look at how to extend our body and voice to incorporate objects into our improvisation as physical partners; as extensions or inhibitors of our physical body; and as amplifiers of our inner worlds.
"A playful yet fascinating exploration of our relationships with objects." -Sid Huang
Have an object of your own you'd like to explore? Bring it with you, and receive $10 off the workshop price. (A variety of objects will be available for use.)
Resistance training for changing times: Notice, experience, respond - 02/11/2025 Tuesdays at 6:30pm ET on Zoom.
Explore the basic principles of Action Theater* improvisation. Through simple, fun exercises playing with movement, sound, and language, participants explore living in their bodies as well as their minds, mining and reveling in the multidimensional nature of being a human. Come explore radical existence in the present moment, audacious sensitivity to the self and others, and the ripe accessibility of limitless imagination! It is amazing training for performers; it is also amazing training for life.
Whether you're a neophyte or an experienced improvisor, come and play!
