Events
Nohow (Residency) @ Uillinn Dance
Charly will continue developing Nohow, a solo based on Ill Seen Ill Said by Samuel Beckett, in Beckett’s homeland: Ireland!
Kuchipudi Traditional Indian Dance Performance
Program explores the choreographic techniques/process used in the traditional repertoire and new approaches used for enhancing the communicative process.
mignolo ARTWEEK 2026
Sunday, December 6: 5PM Intercultural Dance Day
Monday, December 7: 24 hours mignolo international screendance festival (virtual)
Tuesday, December 8: 7PM Poets Anonymous
Wednesday, December 9: 7PM Movenglish Workshop
Thursday, December 10: 7PM Ferrell Studios Cabaret
Friday, December 11: 7PM Dhi: The Wisdom Within
Saturday, December 12: 4-5:30PM Ananda: A Journey Through Bliss by Shubanjali School of Performing Arts + 7:30PM we’re too young to write a memoir by mignolo dance
Sunday, December 13: 12-4PM Shallow Pocket Holiday Art Fair
Expanding Community 7
Expanding Community is a collaborative show, at mignolo arts center in Metuchen, NJ, of artists spanning the east coast. This show is the seventh installment in the series, there previously has been two in NJ (July 2023, 2024, 2025), two in Boston (February 2024, 2025), and one in Connecticut (February 2026). Geared at creating partnerships between different choreographers to expand their artistic community, Expanding Community seeks to grow how many artistic partnerships and connections we each have. The show is under the direction of Tess Saoirse Liddy, a Boston-based dancer and choreographer who discovered her choreographic voice in New Jersey at Drew University and therefore seeks to bring the two communities closer together. Expanding Community 7 will feature various artists Seychelle Kulik, Shirin Kuppusamy, Annabelle Platt, Sydney D'Orso, Kayla Dame of Dynasty Dame Dance Company, Jessica Pescatore of Commuovere Dance, Evelyn Martinez of Extensions Dance Project, LisaMarie Casazza and Jacqueline Casazza of Empire Dance Company, Danna Creager of Breath Dance Project, and Tess Saoirse Liddy of Tess Saoirse Dance Company.
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we're too young to write a memoir (excerpt) @ Ikaria Dance Festival
Happen to be in Greece? Come see excerpts of we’re too young to write a memoir at Ikaria Dance Festival!
mignolo ARTWEEKend 2026
ARTWEEK may come only once a year, but this summer we’re excited to introduce ARTWEEKend!
Events will take place rain or shine!
SCHEDULE
Friday, July 10
6PM Doors
6:15-7:15PM Poetry Workshop with Niko Popow*
7:30-9PM Freeing Juanita Film Screening in partnership with New Jersey Film Festival**
*Free registration required. Donations directly to teacher welcome.
**Free registration required. Bring your own chairs!
Saturday, July 11
12-2 PM Paper Weaving Workshop with Mickey Waring*
2-3:30PM Lunch Break**
3:30-10PM mignolo Block Party!***
Block Party Schedule
3:30PM Doors
4PM Cornhole Tournament Begins****
4:30-5PM Music by Alejandro Ataucusi
5PM Music by Karmah
6PM Music by Jae Channel
7PM Music by The Outliiiers
8-9PM Music by LBezzle
9-10PM Music by DJ Phantom
*Free registration required. Donations directly to teacher welcome.
**Support local businesses!
***Free registration required. BYOB for $15 fee. $20 at door.
****Advanced registration suggested. $5 online. $7 at door.
Sunday, July 12
10AM-12PM Contemporary Movement Practice with Nathan Forster of NJ Dance Coop (intermediate/advanced)*
12-2PM Open Source Forms Dance Class with alexx shilling of NJ Dance Coop (all levels)*
2-4PM Injury Prevention Workshop*
*Registration required.
Additional Information
About the Film
Freeing Juanita – Sebastian Lasaosa Rogers
Juanita has been unjustly detained in Reynosa, Mexico for over seven years, accused of a crime she didn’t commit and forced to confess in a language she didn’t understand. This intimate portrait follows Ana and Pedro, Juanita’s aunt and uncle, on their thousand-mile journey from the highlands of Guatemala. With the help of their Maya Chuj community and a network of Maya interpreters, they fight for Juanita’s freedom and demand justice from the Mexican authorities, a cause that became internationally recognized for its defense of migrants’ rights and language justice. 2024; 75 min.
Special Thanks to Paul Rogers and Rosa Lasarosa Rogers for making this screening possible! Co-sponsored by the Rutgers Film Co-op, the New Jersey Media Arts Center & the New Jersey Film Festival!
About the Workshops
Poetry Workshop with Niko: Much of our everyday consciousness is organized by habit and the need to move smoothly through social life, and a great deal is filtered out before it ever reaches the page. Poetry offers one way of loosening that regulation: by submitting ourselves to a form or constraint, we can redirect the mind away from its usual self-monitoring and toward language itself, allowing unexpected images, tonal turns, and verbal associations to emerge. This workshop moves through poetic techniques, example poems, and a craft-oriented writing period with individual feedback, and concludes with sharing work aloud. It is open to writers at any level interested in using poetic form not simply to polish expression, but to generate it: to write beyond one's familiar habits of thought and into language that feels stranger, freer, and newly one's own.
Woven Stories - A Paper-Weaving Experience with Mickey: Discover the tactile and therapeutic art of paper weaving! In this creative, hands-on arts event, you will learn how to transform beautiful, painted and hand-made papers and texts into a unique interwoven work of art. This workshop is designed for absolutely everyone. No prior weaving experience is necessary.
Contemporary Movement Practice with Nathan: Start your morning with a blend of somatics, biomechanics, and intentional approaches to movement. We will expand, twist, swing, flop, and bounce as we investigate what it means to inhabit our bodies from the inside out as dynamic entities. Class begins with a full body warm up with built-in conditioning and stretch, leading to movement that invites joy and evokes flight. We will juice our viscera as we play with space, find our effort, and come together as dancers to begin a day of vibrant physicality and expression.
Open Source Forms with alexx: Dancing reveals the magic of being. We can meet our whole graceful, courageous, messy, formal selves through familiar and unfamiliar ways of moving. Guided by the philosophy that the source of creativity and wisdom is available within each of us, Open Source Forms (OSF) offers methods to access depth, specificity, courage and freedom in movement and creativity for all. Over the course of this class, we will use imagery to shed inhibitions, find ease of movement, and access deep physical intuition. No previous danceexperiencenecessary, only an openness to exploration. Come prepared with clothing layers, as we might shift nimbly from lying on the floor to dancing with abandon.
Injury Prevention Workshop: Join Excel Home Rehab for a sports injury prevention workshop: perform better, STOP injuries before they start, and create for longer. Get ready to learn simple, effective tips to stay safe and avoid injuries whether you’re hitting the gym, on stage, or chasing after the kids. This in-person event is perfect for everyone interested in keeping their body strong and injury-free. Come meet others, ask questions, and walk away feeling confident and prepared!
blOck it oUT @ ACT Festival
Charly will perform blOck it oUT at the 23rd edition of Act Festival in Bilbao, Spain!
Hi, Solo
Hi, Solo is a taster’s menu of new performance—ten bold, three-minute solos served up by New Jersey–affiliated movement artists. Originating in Los Angeles in 2015, the series has developed into a sustained platform for artistic experimentation and visibility, presenting over 100 artists under the curatorial direction of co-founders alexx shilling and devika wickremesinghe, followed by Miles Brenninkmeijer and Alexsa Durrans. The inaugural New Jersey iteration will be co-curated by alexx shilling and Marissa Finkelstein and hosted by Mignolo Arts Center, expanding the series’ legacy to a new regional community of artists and audiences. By offering a low-barrier, high-visibility performance opportunity, Hi, Solo supports artists in developing new work, taking creative risks, and connecting with broader audiences.
Lineup:
Tabitha Edwards
Marissa Finkelstein
Matt Gal with Gal Art Co.
Ani Javian
Jessica Mantell
Nisha Pradeep
Ann Robideaux // ann makes dances
Nicole Smith Levay
Erin E Strong
gem tantuico
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Adderall & blOck it oUT @ Detours Open Stage
Come see blOck it oUT by Charly and Adderall by Eriel Santagado at Detours Open Stage in Brussels!
Nohow (German Tour)
As a Solo-Tanz-Theater Festival Stuttgart 2025 award winner, Charly was invited to tour through Germany her solo Nohow. Performance schedule + tickets:
Friday & Saturday, 14 & 15.11.2025 – Stuttgart – Kammer Theater
Sunday, 16.11.2025 – Heidelberg – Hebbel Theater
Monday, 17.11.2025 – Karlsruhe – Tanz Karlsruhe
Tuesday, 18.11.2025 – Lindau – Stadttheater
Wednesday, 19.11.2025 – Augsburg – Kulturhaus Abraxas
Thursday, 20.11.2025 – Ulm – Roxy
Friday, 21.11.2025 – Puchheim/Munich – PUC KulturZentrum
Saturday & Sunday, 22 & 23.11.2025 – Regensburg – Regensburger Tanztage
blOck it oUT & we're too young to write a memoir (excerpts) @ WEicome Back
Charly & Eriel were invited by WEi Collective to perform at their season opening event!
we're too young to write a memoir @ Thessaloniki Fringe Festival
Charly & Eriel grew up doing everything together. From dance to gymnastics to piano to being homeschooled, they were inseparable. And despite their 3-year age gap, they were constantly compared and contrasted. In "we're too young to write a memoir", their 18th duet, Charly & Eriel exploit their sister dynamic to equally humorous and reflective effects. A danced fusion of their linguistic, psychological, and theatrical research empowers them to explore their incontestable similarities and radical differences, together.
Movenglish Workshop
This movement workshop is rooted in the movement language research that Eriel and Charly have been developing over the past six years. Movenglish is a language-in-progress in which each English word’s embodied translation seeks to capture every facet of meaning, creating a bridge between language and movement. The workshop will be conducted in English, while also welcoming contributions in other languages. Depending on the participants’ level, Eriel and Charly may also share excerpts from their Movenglish-based repertory.
we're too young to write a memoir @ Thessaloniki Fringe Festival
Charly & Eriel grew up doing everything together. From dance to gymnastics to piano to being homeschooled, they were inseparable. And despite their 3-year age gap, they were constantly compared and contrasted. In "we're too young to write a memoir", their 18th duet, Charly & Eriel exploit their sister dynamic to equally humorous and reflective effects. A danced fusion of their linguistic, psychological, and theatrical research empowers them to explore their incontestable similarities and radical differences, together.
Shows at 9PM on Wednesday, October 8 and 9PM Thursday, October 9.
we're too young to write a memoir
Charly & Eriel grew up doing everything together. From dance to gymnastics to piano to being homeschooled, they were inseparable. And despite their 3-year age gap, they were constantly compared and contrasted. In "we're too young to write a memoir", their 18th duet, Charly & Eriel exploit their sister dynamic to equally humorous and reflective effects. A danced fusion of their linguistic, psychological, and theatrical research empowers them to explore their incontestable similarities and radical differences, together.
we're too young to write a memoir @ P.A.R.T.S.
Come see an informal showing of we’re too young to write a memoir, the culmination of a four-week residency at P.A.R.T.S. Studio 5 - no reservation or tickets required.
Expanding Community
Expanding Community is a collaborative show, at mignolo arts center in Metuchen, NJ, of artists spanning the east coast. This show is the fifth installment in the series, there previously has been two in NJ (July 2023, 2024) and two in Boston (February 2024, 2025). Geared at creating partnerships between different choreographers to expand their artistic community, Expanding Community seeks to grow how many artistic partnerships and connections we each have. The show is under the direction of Tess Saoirse Liddy, a Boston-based dancer and choreographer who discovered her choreographic voice in New Jersey at Drew University and therefore seeks to bring the two communities closer together. Expanding Community 5 will feature various artists, some returning to the Expanding Community series and some performing with us for the first time! As this show grows and repeats bi-annually, we have seen beautiful friendships, working relationships, and collaborations emerge between artists who would otherwise be kept apart by state lines and lack of connection - we welcome you to join the experience and immerse yourself in an evening of original dancemaking!
we're too young to write a memoir premiere @ Festival Opera Prima
6:30PM at Piazza Garibaldi
10PM at Piazza Vittorio
In we’re too young to write a memoir, Charly & Eriel exploit their sister dynamic to construct a duet that's equal parts humorous and reflective. This danced fusion of their linguistic, psychological, and theatrical research empowers them to explore their incontestable similarities and radical differences together.
An Evening of Music & Dance
Lineup:
Charly + Viktor Perdieus (saxophone)
Matisse D’Aloisio + Octavio Cruces Guaderrama (guitar)
Joachim Noël + Kristine Hansen (violin)
Clélie Chassignet +BOTA (synth)
Iraklis Miragias & Clara Cabecas Segura + Quentin Stokart (guitar)
Eriel Santagado + Tara McKenna (cello)
blOck it oUT @ International Microdance Festival
The truth lies in the details—in the small gestures we make when everyone is watching. Not in what we say, but in what we leave unsaid. The macro unfolds, but the micro condenses—there, in the nuance barely caught by the eye, true sharing takes place.
