Events
Arts on Site Split Bill: I have my grandfather's nose / Between Skin
Sunday, March 15th 20266:30pm
Racoco and JC Project share a split bill in two shows at Arts on Site, on March 15.
If your nose were on someone else’s face, would you look at them the same way? I have my grandfather's nose conjures our grandparents from objects they’ve left behind, jumbling their imagined inner lives with a grandchild’s memories through Racoco's signature blend of dance, music, theater, things, the tender, and the absurd. Performed by assistant director Masumi Kishimoto, Meghan Schardt-Gensberg, Toby Billowitz, and Fina, with chamber and electronic music by Houston composer Chris Becker.
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JC Project's Between Skin investigates the tension that emerges through contrast: softness and resistance, containment and expansion. The body becomes both anchor and architecture to oneself and to one another. Movement is shaped by push and pull, of ligaments, momentum, and invisible strings, requiring constant listening and tactful response to sensation. We asked how bodies negotiate force and what is revealed through the ever-changing exchange of energy.
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Object: Action, two workshops in one
Sunday, March 22nd 2026
1:30pm-3:30pm and 4pm-6pm
price: $30 for one workshop; $50 for both
On Sunday, March 22, come to a pop-up two-part workshop in Action Theater* Improvisation and Improvising with Objects with Rachel Cohen.
1:30pm-3:30pm ET Action Theater Improvisation
4:00pm-6:00pm 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
(Can't make this one? The next one will be Sunday, April 26.)
*Action Theater was created by Ruth Zaporah.
Action Theater at The Barefoot Boogie
Saturday, April 18th 2026from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
price: Suggested donation (pay at the door): $20 (Cash/Venmo/Credit Card)
Action Theater performance improvisation and the Barefoot Boogie - what a perfect match! Rachel Cohen will be leading a one hour class exploring modes of expression and improvisation that you may not have ever thought possible for yourself! No experience needed. Please arrive by 7pm sharp and wear comfortable clothes.
This will be followed by a glorious evening of conscious movement and fun with the Barefoot Boogie!
All are welcome to dance, connect, and groove in a safe, cool and inclusive environment as our DJs spin energizing beats that will get you moving and lift your spirits.
Shoes are optional at this casual and alcohol-free event. Bring your friends or make new ones at The Barefoot Boogie!
For more info visit barefootboogie.org.
Your donation benefits Camp Friendship, a non-profit community organization that operates a year round food pantry and local youth programs.
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Resistance training for changing times: Notice, experience, respond
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!
