FOLK is movement of the present that binds us.
A working class anthem, ballad, lullaby..
archival + future-making.

A quilt in progress / a group effort
Unifying in cacophony
Mobilizing, effortful and true.

Four dancers, two musicians and an audience study themselves and each other to identify what's working, what's not, and where we all go from here.

movement research + performance: Tuli Bera, Kara Brody (2024), Isabella Limosnero, Ali Lorenz, Chrissy Martin
sound development + performance: Haruhi Kobayashi, Scott Rubin
devising + direction: Amanda Maraist


we're working toward summer 2025 performances of this project and are gathering funds to bolster pay to collaborators. all collaborators are paid $20/hour for rehearsals and $30/hour for performances. with an increasingly gnarly funding landscape paired with the two incredible opportunities to share this project through Links Hall and Synapse New Works - we need all the help we can get to ensure the folks in FOLK are paid. 

our goal is $4000 / and every bit helps.

fundraising can be a slog, but we’re so excited to sidestep that slog by uplifting the work of our friends! we’re hosting three in person events at bim bom studios - check ‘em out below:

  • FILMS FOR FOLK

    3/27 | 7PM

    we’re screening 32 sounds; an immersive documentary and profound sensory experience from filmmaker Sam Green that explores the elemental phenomenon of sound.

    BYOblankets / cozy gear. we’ll have beverages + popcorn available for purchase <3

    TIX

  • FRIENDS FOR FOLK

    4/11 | 7PM-LATE

    a night of performance / conversation / music + dancing to fundraise for FOLK.

    7PM | solidarity song circle with Chrissy Martin

    8PM | Sharon Shoots the Sh*t! with Chien-An Yuan

    9PM | improvised set feat. Haruhi Kobayashi, Scott Rubin, Sharon Udoh, Chien-An Yuan

    10PM | dj set by Manan Desai

    come to a little, come to all of it! whatever floats your boat. silent auction will run all evening / we’ll have beverages available for purchase + a visit from the neighborhood taco truck.

    produced with generous support from Synapse Arts.

    TIX

  • FILMS FOR FOLK

    5/15 | 7PM

    we’re screening Cameraperson; a tapestry of footage captured over Kirsten Johnson’s 25 year career as a documentary cinematographer.

    BYOblankets / cozy gear. we’ll have beverages + popcorn available for purchase <3

    TIX

can’t attend but want to contribute?