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Monkeyhouse, an award winning nonprofit that connects communities through choreography, has collaborated with towns throughout New England to encourage residents of all ages to move with meaning. Founded in 2000, it began with a promise to build a laboratory where choreographers could create, experiment and present new work. We have mentored, nurtured and supported local, national, and international choreographers ranging from students first experimenting to established favorites. Monkeyhouse projects have toured to New York, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Winnepeg, Chicago and around New England. We've hosted hundreds of conversations about different creative processes and formed long term relationships with presenters, audience members and other choreographers. We hunger for events that bring communities together in ways that foster greater understanding between participants and form lasting relationships.
Additional Content:
Massachusetts Artists and Communities Advance Spatial Justice
Article on NEFA's website that announces Monkeyhouse's inclusion in the 2023 Collective Imagination for Spatial Justice program
Firk II - Choreographed by karen Krolak & Nicole Harris
Performed by Olivia Scharff & Sam Mullen
Dance Plug Article on Professional Development Resources for Dance artists that features Monkeyhouse
Leveraging Local Cultural Council Grants
Article written for Mass Cultural Council's blog by Monkeyhouse' karen Krolak related to our mentoring programs
Institution/Business Type:
Performing Group
Legal Status:
Nonprofit - Independent
Year Founded:
2000
Institution/Business Type:
Performing Group
Legal Status:
Nonprofit - Independent
Year Founded:
2000
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Dance - GeneralAdditional Disciplines:
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Monkeyhouse is committed to improving our overall accessibility for events both online and in person. We have always strived to find poetry within the idiosyncratic limitations of each dancer’s body. Artistic Director karen Krolak is currently a member of the Boston Dance Alliance’s Dance and Disability cohort.
Artist / Creative (Individual)
Date: 09/2022-12/2024
Monkeyhouse has been mentoring Sāmvad and Priya on project development, grant writing, and more. Sāmvad will be a 2024 Vault Artist.
Arts Council / Agency
Date: 01/2022-12/2024
Monkeyhouse launched the Malden Dance Mile with funding from the Malden Cultural Council in 2019 and has been funded each year since. In 2019 Monkeyhouse received funding to develop a new quartet, entitled 8 Feet, that is designed to be performed in an 8' square space. This piece was created to be performed at little free libraries, farmers markets and other outdoor spaces. It does not need any special flooring. It premiered at an event at the Clary and Cimermanis Little Free Library.
Arts Council / Agency
Date: 09/2021-12/2023
We partnered with ArtAssembled and the Somerville Arts Council to create Rehearsal Space Grants for Cassandre Charles, John Ying, Angelina Benitez, Nicole Zizzi, Sarah Feinberg, and Anjali Nath. Somerville Arts Council has funded Monkeyhouse's Buttress, a mentoring program for local artists, in 2022-2023.
Performing Group
Date: 10/2020-12/2024
Monkeyhouse is partnering with Subcircle on two Covid Collaborations in 2021. Monkeyhouse partners with Subcircle on their residency program to support one Boston area artist each year. In 2023-2024 Monkeyhouse and Subcircle are presenting Walter Kitundu in Massachusetts and Maine.
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$500 - $20,000State of Residence:
MassachusettsMinimum Number of Performers:
1Maximum Number of Performers:
10