MADE BY WOMEN 2025

Dual Rivet is excited to announce our 5th annual MADE BY WOMEN Festival, highlighting women* choreographers & filmmakers. This festival advocates and celebrates inclusion by connecting underrepresented creators with networking, resources, and an opportunity to present their work amongst the NYC community with the goal of impacting meaningful change in the industry. Through this festival the company is dedicated to advancing the careers of cis, trans, and gender expansive women creators in dance, dance theater, and movement on film.

In lieu of this year's festival, and in efforts to move the festival from the Fall to International Women's month, we will hold a workshop during the month of March as well as a Gala in October to celebrate our 5th year of MADE BY WOMEN. 

 

** The directors of MADE BY WOMEN understand that gender and womanhood- to be specific- is an expansive expression that surpasses binaries. Trans, queer, BIPOC, and gender expansive women are highly encouraged to apply. **

 

MADE BY WOMEN 2025 Events

  • SPRING WORKSHOP

    March 22 | 10AM - 5PM

    MADE BY WOMEN is excited to host this high intensity, 7-hour workshop in honor of International Women’s Month! The workshop will dive deep into floorwork, partnering, movement exploration and theatrical exploration/character development at the Joyce Studios. Dual Rivet is excited to bring on 2 guest teachers for this year’s workshop!

    2025 SPRING WORKSHOP TEACHERS:

    Kimie Parker - Sidra Bell Dance New York
    Isadora Wolfe - Punchdrunk
    Dual Rivet -
    Chelsea Ainsworth & Jessica Smith

    LEARN MORE & REGISTER!

  • GALA PERFORMANCE

    October 11 | 7PM

    Join us in celebrating Dual Rivet’s 5th annual MADE BY WOMEN Festival.

    For 5 years, our festival has been dedicated to highlighting women* choreographers and Filmmakers. This Gala performance will highlight the work some of our past festival artists and celebrate some incredible additions to the festival!

    — STAY TUNED —

    MORE INFO SOON!

  • FALL WORKSHOP

    October 12 | 10AM - 5PM

    MADE BY WOMEN is excited to host this high intensity, 7-hour workshop in honor of our Festivals 5th year! The workshop will dive deep into floorwork, partnering, movement exploration and theatrical exploration/character development at the Joyce Studios. Dual Rivet is excited to bring on 2 guest teachers for this year’s workshop!

    MORE INFO SOON!

-Meet the 2024 Selection Panel-

ANYA
CLARKE-VERDERY

MITSUKO
CLARKE-VERDERY

KE’RON WILSON

MONICA NYENKAN

JESSICA SMITH

CHELSEA AINSWORTH

JESSICA SMITH

CHELSEA AINSWORTH

-Meet the Producers-

MONICA NYENKAN

LAUREN FLACK

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Help support MADE BY WOMEN and the incredible artists involved in this festival by donating to our Sponsor Program!
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Dual Rivet is asking that you and/or your business consider becoming a part of Dual Rivet’s mission to uplift women, gender-expansive individuals and underrepresented creators in the arts. As a Sponsor, you will be listed in our program and recognized during the night of the festival in the pre show introductions/projections for the night. The more you give, the more you get - with the potential of receiving ample marketing, MADE BY WOMEN swag and free tickets to the shows.

Support levels start at $10 and go to $1,500.

Regardless of your support level, we would be so grateful and honored to have you be a part of this amazing community as a Sponsor. 

Donate!

Dual Rivet is  fiscally sponsored through Arts On Site, a non-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization serving the performing arts community. Your generous donations will be considered as tax deductible.  Thank you for your support.

PAST PARTICIPANTS

We want to give a huge thank you to our past participants!
This festival would be nowhere without you! We love you!

  2021 Choreographers  

Chelsea Hecht
Wild(flwr)
Grace Tong
Banae Beamon
Annie Rigney
Claire Deane

  2022 Choreographers  

Rachel Lockhart
Courtney Conovan
DoubleTake Dance
Joelle Santiago
Annie Rigney
Claire Deane

    2023 Filmmakers    

Hannah Weinmaster
Rachel Harris
The Coronation / Kelsey Burns
McKay House and Utam Moses
Irina Khokhlova
Rizoma Laboratorio Escénico

  2023 Choreographers  

Olga Rabetskaya / OR Dance Projects
Khala Brannigan
Dorchel Haqq
Majella Bess, Laja Field & Jessie Lee Thorn
Ashley Pierre-Louis
Ke'Ron Wilson

  2024 Choreographers  

Priscilla Tom
Jeevika Bhat
Graciela Portillo
Sydney Burtis
Starla Edwards & Rachel Lockhart
Kanami Kusajima

    2024 Filmmakers    

Marta Chierego
Jessie Lee Thorne
Ankita Sharma
Lilit Hakobyan
Morgan Gregory
Ali Kenner Brodsky