#celebratethework
In response to the effects of COVID-19 on the dance and performance world, CPR will highlight and honor our spring season artists on the day of their scheduled performance. Stay tuned as artists share their processes, motivations, and media over the coming weeks and join us as we #celebratethework
Follow us online:
CPRNYC.org // @cprnyc
Postponed/Cancelled Events:
Performance Studio Open House: PSOH March 2020
New Voices in Live Performance: the corpus is exquisite, the equinox is vernal (ceev)
Spring Movement: CPR Spring Movement 2020
Performance Studio Open House: PSOH April 2020
Performance Studio Open House: PSOH May 2020
2024 Spring Benefit: RITUAL
Hymnals! Libations! Processionals! & more!
Please join us at CPR – Center for Performance Research on Wednesday, June 5 for our 2024 Spring Benefit, which gathers artists and friends for an evening of RITUAL with communal rites, flowing libations, and ecstatic offerings to celebrate CPR.
PROGRAM
7:00 PM | Libations, Victuals, Interludes
8:00 PM | Performances, Ceremonies, Divinations
9:00 PM | Dessert, Music, Revelry
Friendly Ghost
River L. Ramirez
Ritos de primavera
Antonio Ramos
Simple Offering for Everybody
Beth Gill
Performance
Ethan Philbrick and Anh Vo
Valley of the Wind
Johann Diedrick
w/ Temar France, Caleb Giles, and Alex Smith
Research
Ayano Elson
w/ Matt Evans, Amelia Heintzelman, and Jade Manns
Uh Toast-Prayer
Sibyl Kempson
Void Hymnal
Kamikaze Jones
Al Centro Pa Dentro
Martita Abril
DJ
pure xtra (aka Raymond Pinto)
Food, Drink, Florals
Food by Cozy Royale
Dessert by Fortunato Bros.
Wine by Zev Rovine Selections
Beer by EBBS
Jellies by Solid Wiggles
Mezcal by Madre Mezcal
Flowers by Rosehip Social
Raffle
works by:
Maria Baranova
Jibz Cameron / Dynasty Handbag
Barnett Cohen
Raymond Pinto
Danh Vo (donated by an anonymous benevolent witch)
Dress Code
Ascetic Aesthetics, Witch Haus, Devotional Drag, etc.
READ ABOUT THE ARTISTS
BENEFIT COMMITTEE (in formation)
Salome Asega
Maria Baranova
Sidra Bell *
Randall Bourscheidt *
Taja Cheek
Barnett Cohen
Alison Cuzzolino
Moriah Evans
Jonathan Gardenhire
Pati Hertling
Nick Hockens *
Ishmael Houston-Jones
John Jasperse *
Tommy Kriegsmann & Shanta Thake
Jessica Massart
Juliana May
Tamara McCaw
Sarah Michelson
Azikiwe Mohammed
Kathleen O’Connell *
Annie-B Parson & Paul Lazar
Brian Rogers
Ali Rosa-Salas
Amber Sasse *
Amanda Singer & Severin Sorel
Martha Sherman *
Alex Sloane & Carlos Vela-Prado
Anna Sperber
Megan V. Sprenger *
Meiyin Wang
Emily Wexler
* CPR Board of Directors
TICKETS
$750 | DEVOTIONAL DEMIGOD
$600 | BLESSED BENEFACTOR
$400 | PIOUS PATRON
$250 | SACRED CELEBRANT
$150 | COVEN (for artists & arts workers) [limited]
Tickets are 100% tax-deductible and include all food, drink, and merriment. All proceeds benefit CPR’s artists and programs – and the divine act of experimentation and embodied practice.
Please consider buying an additional COVEN ticket for an artist or arts worker to join the celebration!
If you can’t attend this year, you can also make a tax-deductible donation to CPR via Eventbrite, PayPal, Zelle (no fees) to alexandra@cprnyc.org, or check.
*Tickets may be purchased without additional fees incurred by Eventbrite by making payment via Zelle to alexandra@cprnyc.org. Please include the ticket level and number of tickets in the memo (including any raffle tickets or Consecrate a Chair add-ons – more info below!).
Barnett Cohen: 43.6568605, -73.9766392, digital media on acrylic mirror, 12x12 in, 2023
RAFFLE: $25
Enter to win an artwork donated by CPR artists and friends:
Maria Baranova
Fifth Ave, New York City (2021)
C-Print on RC Paper, 11x14 in, printed in darkroom by the artist, signed & dated, framed
value: $1,500
Jibz Cameron / Dynasty Handbag
Cops, Coyotes, Cars, Crows (2023)
Gicleé print, original mediums: watercolor, whiteout, pencil, 18x24 in, unframed
Barnett Cohen
43.6568605, -73.9766392 (2023)
digital media on acrylic mirror, 12x12 in, framed
value: $4,000
Raymond Pinto
the zebra goes wild, where the sidewalk ends (2023)
monotype transfer from 8mm film, edition 1/1, 16x20 in,
framed
value: $300
Danh Vo (donated by an anonymous benevolent witch)
2.2.1861 (2009)
Handwritten letter by Phung Vo generated upon sale, 11¾x8¼ in, framed
value: $325
Raffle tickets are $25 and anyone can enter (even if you are not attending). Enter as many times as you can! The drawing will take place live at CPR’s Spring Benefit on June 5, and tickets will be drawn for each artwork at random. Purchase 4 or more raffle tickets, and receive a limited-edition CPR tote bag!
Raffle tickets may be purchased online before 2PM on Weds, June 5 via Eventbrite (as an ‘add-on’ at checkout) or via Zelle (no fees) to alexandra@cprnyc.org. They can also be purchased on-site at the Spring Benefit via Eventbrite, Zelle, cash, or check.
Terms and restrictions: Raffle winners must arrange to pick up their artwork at CPR’s offices in Brooklyn within 1 month of the drawing. The Danh Vo work will be created and mailed to the winner by the artist's father, Phung Vo, upon confirmation to CPR of name and address, with the frame available in advance. Unfortunately, CPR cannot arrange shipping. Tote bags can be mailed within the US if an address is provided, however the preference is to pick one up at CPR, where you can also select your preferred color and size! Please note raffle tickets are NOT tax-deductible.
CONSECRATE A CHAIR
As a special addition to your Spring Benefit experience, you can Consecrate a Chair for one year with an additional tax-deductible donation of $100. To commemorate your divine support, we’ll place a plaque on your chair with a dedication – naming you as its benefactor, or dedicated to a loved one, friend, pet, place, or thing of your choosing.
Orders placed by May 23 will have their plaques affixed by the Spring Benefit, so that you may admire and recline in your good will as we party the night away. While not required, we hope that you will continue to worship your chair with a meaningful donation in subsequent years.
You can Consecrate a Chair as an ‘add-on’ at checkout via Eventbrite, or send your donation via PayPal or Zelle (no fees) to alexandra@cprnyc.org. Please be sure to complete this order form to confirm your dedication or email Alexandra Rosenberg at alexandra@cprnyc.org with the details.
LOCATION AND ACCESSIBLITY
CPR – Center for Performance Research
361 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
CPR is easily accessed by public transportation or car. For detailed directions, please visit www.cprnyc.org/contact-directions.
CPR is located on the ground floor in a fully accessible and ADA-compliant venue, with two single use all-gender restrooms, one being wheelchair-accessible.
2023 Spring Benefit: DECOMPOSITION
PHOTO – Maria Baranova: UNTITLED X, Brooklyn, October 2018
Photos by Elyse Mertz.
Performances! Fermentation! Dancing! Astrology! Chance Operations! & More!
Please join us at CPR – Center for Performance Research on Tuesday, May 23 for our 2023 Spring Benefit! The festive evening gathers artists and friends to enjoy food, drink, dancing, and merriment, and celebrates the beauty of time and transformation with special performances and presentations by CPR artists about DECOMPOSITION.
PROGRAM
7:00 PM | Food, Drink, Artist Interventions
7:45 PM | Performances, Presentations
8:30 PM | Dessert, Dancing
Host
Nile Harris
Hologram
Laurel Atwell
Fermentation
Ampersand Paris
Astrology
j. bouey
Performances
Dynasty Handbag
Leslie Cuyjet
Paul Lazar / Big Dance Theater
DJ
a²z (aka Akeema-Zane)
Food & Drink
Food | Cozy Royale
Wine | Zev Rovine Selections
Beer | EBBS
Mezcal | Madre Mezcal
Dessert | Glasserie
Tea | 3rd Floor Brooklyn
Flowers
Rosehip Social
Raffle
Framed photograph by Maria Baranova
BENEFIT COMMITTEE
Maria Baranova
Sidra Bell*
Randall Bourscheidt*
Taja Cheek
Alison Cuzzolino
Moriah Evans
Nikita Gale
Caleb Hammons
Nick Hockens*
John Jasperse*
Kinlaw
Jessica Massart
Juliana May
Kathleen O’Connell*
Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar
Amber Sasse*
Martha Sherman*
Amanda Singer
Alex Sloane and Carlos Vela-Prado
Megan V Sprenger*
Shanta Thake and Tommy Kriegsmann
Emily Wexler
*CPR Board of Directors
TICKETS
$750 | Microbial Angel
$600 | Breaking the Mold
$400 | Symbiotic Supporter
$250 | Party Pickle
$150 | Mother Culture (for Artists & Arts Workers) [limited]
Tickets include food and drink and are 100% tax-deductible!
Proceeds support CPR's innovative programming and opportunities for artists to develop new work in contemporary dance, and performance, and time-based art, and keep artists dreaming, thriving, creating, and experimenting at CPR!
If you aren’t able to attend this year, please consider buying a ticket for an artist or arts worker to join the celebration in your place!
Or, you can make a tax-deductible donation to CPR via Eventbrite, PayPal, Zelle to alexandra@cprnyc.org, or check made payable to Center for Performance Research mailed to us at 361 Manhattan Ave, Unit 1, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Please put “donation” in the memo.
*Benefit tickets may be purchased without the additional fees incurred by Eventbrite by making payment via Zelle to Center for Performance Research using the email alexandra@cprnyc.org. Please indicate ticket number and type in the memo (including if you’re adding on raffle tickets!).
RAFFLE
Enter to win this gorgeous framed photograph!
Maria Baranova
Untitled X, Brooklyn, October 2018
C-PRINT, FIRST EDITION 1/10
Printed in 2019 at Pochron Studios, Brooklyn on Fujicolor Crystal Archive Professional Paper Super Type CN, Matte Finish
Size of print: 20inx20in
Framed, no glass
Value: $3,500
Raffle tickets are $25! The winner will be drawn live during CPR’s Spring Benefit on May 23, and anyone (even non-ticket-holders) can enter! Purchase 4 or more raffle tickets, and receive a limited-edition CPR tote bag!
Raffle tickets may be purchased online before 2PM on Tuesday, May 23 via Eventbrite (as an ‘add-on’ at checkout) or via Zelle (no fees) to alexandra@cprnyc.org. Tickets can also be purchased on-site at the Spring Benefit via Eventbrite, Zelle, cash, or check.
Terms and restrictions: Raffle winner must arrange to pick up the photograph at CPR’s offices in Brooklyn within 1 month of the drawing. Unfortunately, CPR cannot arrange shipping. Tote bags can be mailed within the US if an address is provided, however the preference is to pick one up at CPR, where you can also select your preferred color and size! Please note raffle tickets are NOT tax-deductible.
LOCATION & ACCESSIBILITY
CPR – Center for Perfomance Research
361 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
CPR is easily accessed by public transportation or car. For detailed directions, please visit www.cprnyc.org/contact-directions.
CPR is located on the ground floor in a fully accessible and ADA-compliant venue, with two single use all-gender restrooms, one being wheelchair-accessible.
CPR remains vigilant against Covid-19, but masks will not be required during the Spring Benefit. If you are experiencing any symptoms, we kindly ask that you stay home and take good care!
2022 Spring Benefit: Process Process Process
Performances! Dancing! Feedback Loops! Cocktails! Whale Wisdom! & more Dancing!
WATCH THE FULL ARCHIVAL VIDEO
Please join us (virtually) for CPR – Center for Performance Research’s Spring Benefit, celebrating PROCESS! PROCESS! PROCESS!
CPR is all about process, and an artists’ necessary digging, developing, investigating, and experimenting … so we're throwing a party in its honor!
Join artists and friends in celebration and support of CPR, and the our continued mission to hold space for artists to create and experiment, where process isn't always about product.
The evening features special performances and presentations from some of the amazing artists who have come through CPR’s doors to create and experiment.
7:30 PM | Welcome, dancing, cocktails
8:00 PM | Performances, presentations
8:30 PM | Dance party
Hosted by
ryen heart
Cocktail hour
Ampersand Paris of FAILSPACE
live from The Long Island Bar
featuring the Mid-Process Cocktail
Entering the house of curiosity
The Whale Fall Oracle
One way to be accountable to your material
Londs Reuter
How to make feedback
Bob Bellerue
Keynote address | Process: a gentle space to return to
Christopher “Unpezverde” Núñez
Performances by
Kinlaw
and
Mariana Valencia
Dance party with
DJ Stubaby (aka Stuart B Meyers)
TICKETS
$600 | Opera Box
$400 | Table
$250 | Patron
$150 | Supporter
$10-$75 | Artists & Arts Workers
All tickets are 100% tax deductible, and support CPR – Center for Performance Research in providing space, time, and resources for artists to develop new work in dance and performance.
Patron tickets and above will receive a limited-edition CPR tote bag, as an extra token of our thanks and to wear CPR in style!
If you aren’t able to attend, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to CPR, either directly on the Eventbrite ticket page, via PayPal, or by sending a check payable to Center for Performance Research 361 Manhattan Ave, Unit 1, Brooklyn, NY 11211.
BENEFIT COMMITTEE
(in formation)
Maria Baranova | Sidra Bell* | Randall Bourscheidt* | Taja Cheek | Moriah Evans | Kat Galasso and Sam Green | Nick Hockens* | John Jasperse* | Remi Harris | Tommy Kriegsmann and Shanta Thake | Azikiwe Mohammed | Kathleen O’Connell* | Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar | Alexandra Rosenberg | Amber Sasse | Martha Sherman* | Alex Sloane and Carlos Vela-Prado | Megan V Sprenger*
*CPR Board of Directors
2021 Spring Benefit: Honoring CPR Artists-in-Residence Past, Present, and Future
Performances, cocktails, dancing, astrology, songs, & more dancing!
2020 Spring Benefit Honoring Charlotte Cohen and Antonio Ramos
CPR's annual Spring Benefit honoring Charlotte Cohen and Antonio Ramos.
