RECESS
RECESS is a monthly public performance series where both works-in-progress and established pieces can be shared in an intimate setting. Innovation. Experimentation. Deep dives. Creative reviews. It’s all welcome here! RECESS is a safe space for exploration and forging new artistic connections. We offer a public program, performance series, network, platform, and ongoing opportunity to engage performers, patrons, artists, and audience members in a night of performance and creative dialogue. RECESS continues to promote and celebrate the work of diverse artists, in solidarity, throughout 2026 and onward.
Stefanie Nelson Dancegroup
Monday, October 19th, 2026
7:30PM - 8:30PM
Chez Bushwick branch of JBAF
304 Boerum Street #23
Brooklyn, NY 11206
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Program Information
DEA 2.0
Direction: Stefanie Nelson Dancegroup
Choreography: Stefanie Nelson & Maya Orchin
Performers: Thy-Lan Alcalay, Julienne Buenaventura, Ali Cedarholm, Tricia Dietrick, Sanna Frayman, Sonya Speizer
Music: Sky White Tiger
An intimate glimpse into the evolving world of DEA, currently titled DEA 2.0—a continued investigation of identity, archetypes, and transformation using Massimiliano Bontempelli's Nosta Dea ('Our Goddess') as a point of departure.
Past iterations supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the NYC Dept of Cultural Affairs, the West Harlem Development Corporation, and IndieSpace/Partners in Sacred Places.
Past Residencies:
Champs de Melisey (FR), English National Ballet (London, England), Motore592 (Lucca, Italy), & Theaterlab (New York City, USA),
Past performances of Dea iterations:
Feb 2023 & April 2024 Broadway Presbyterian Church (NYC)
July 2023 Dance Italia, (Lucca, IT)
Sept 2023 and Sept 2024, Festival Quartiers Danse (Montreal, CA)
Jan. 2024 Indiana University June 2025 Broadway Presbyterian Church (NYC)
Photo Credit:
Paige Doku by Stefanie Nelson
