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Summer 2025 Lab Cycle Choreographer

Rena Butler

Dance Lab New York hosted Rena Butler for the Summer 2025 Lab Cycle. Take a look inside Rena’s Lab to discover the choreographer in process. Watch the video, explore the images, and get to know more about how our Lab Cycle supports dancemakers.

Choreographer

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Rena Butler

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Movement matters because it's everywhere. It's life. It's Fibonacci's golden ratio theory. A blade of grass spirals toward the sun—it's moving toward the sun...There's no life if there's no movement. Everything has life. Everything has movement.
— Rena Butler

Rehearsal Director

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George Sanders

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Dancers

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Tiffany Mangulabnan

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Ramona Kelley

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VegaOrtizRoberto

Roberto Vega Ortiz

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PizanoOrozcoHugo

Hugo Pizano Orozco

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CruzJasmineHeart

Jasmine Heart Cruz

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BrunsonJaredAllan

Jared Allan Brunson

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ParadisoMichaelSantiago

Michael Santiago Paradiso

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KeeslerMadison

Madison Keesler

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SilvaVinícius

Vinícius Silva

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Eureka Nakano Grimes

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Early Bird Discount Ends April 26

Early Bird Discount Ends April 26

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Mary Ann Lamb
Mary Ann LambLab Cycle, Spring 2024
“Dance Lab New York is the opportunity for creation, for development, and for artists to meet like-minded artists and to make something fresh and brand new.”
Ellenore Scott
Ellenore ScottConnect Mentor, Spring 2023 & 2024
“Josh Prince has created a critical platform — a safe space to rise and fall without the pressure of having to produce a finished, competitive product. Dance Lab New York is a celebration of process.”
Camille A. Brown
Camille A. BrownHell's Kitchen, Gypsy, For Colored Girls, Once On This Island

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