• An improvisational collaboration between Joy Prendergast and musician/poet Shoham Sakana Manela. We explore who is speaking, where is the music, and what are we fighting for?

    Performances in NY, NM, CO

    Photo Credit: Pat Berrett

  • Collaboration with movement artist Elik Gilad, performed by Joy Prendergast and Elik Gilad

    "An investigation of love, intimacy, and relationship within the context of time"

    Duet, 30 minutes

  • An exploration of placement, misplacement, exploitation, and cost fitting in at all costs.

    "An investigation of life and the afterlife through the lens of a girl and the felled log."

    A collaboration between myself and Shoham Sakana Manela and the students at Colorado State University.

    A huge thank you to CSU and the dancers.

    9 performers, 13 minutes

ARTIST STATEMENT

Joy creates image-based, collaborative performances that position the body as a central medium. She improvises and choreographs for both theater and site- specific settings. Her work investigates tenderness as a transformative practice, confronting love and war through themes of nature, intimacy, and cultural liminality.

ADDITIONAL WORKS

  • An ongoing improvisation performance and collaboration with musician Shoham Sakana Manela.

    Performed at Keshet Arts NM, and Movement Research NYC

    Duet, 12 minutes

  • Performance collaboration with artist Elik Gilad.

    Performed at Wolverine Farm Publick House, Fort Collins CO

    Duet, 30 minutes

  • Improvisation collaboration and performance with musician Bryce O’Tierney

    Performed at Wolverine Farm Publick House, Fort Collins CO

    Duet, 20 minutes

  • Collaboration with musician Shoham Sakana Manela for Colorado State University. Performed by dancers Marge Nelson, Charva Jamison, Clair Forden, Emily Campbell, Isabelle Bihler, Jacqueline Urquidez, Kaitlyn Tayntor, Anna Harbert, Madeline Palacio

    Performed at CSU in Fort Collins, CO

    9 dancers, 15 minutes

  • Commissioned by Canyon Concert Ballet Company.

    Performed in Fort Collins, CO

    4 dancers, 10 minutes

  • Musical Collaboration with Shoham Sakana Manela, and dancers Dorin Amitzur, Tamar Binyamini, Ahinoam Sperling and Joy Prendergast

    Performed at HaMiffal Art House in Jerusalem

    4 dancers, 40 min

  • Choreographic collaboration between Kelvin Vu and Joy Prendergast for the advanced students of Shira Ganor Dance School.

    Performed in Tel Aviv

    9 dancers, 12 minutes

  • Created and performed by Joy Prendergast

    Presented in IMAGE at Karnaf Theater in Jerusalem and Performa at Studio Naim Tel-Aviv, Israel

    Sound score by Joy Prendergast

    solo, 10 minutes

  • Created and Performed by Joy Prendergast

    Presented at Karnaf Theater in Jerusalem

    Solo, 15 minutes

  • Performance art collaboration with Musician Daniel Smith

    Performed at Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance

    5 Musicians, 5 Dancers, 7 minutes

  • Collaboration with Musician Daniel Talmor

    Performed at JAMD, and Gertrude Stein Choreography Competition Jerusalem

    Duet, 7 minutes

  • Created in collaboration with Caitlin Hefer

    Performed at JAMD

    Duet, 15 minutes

  • Choreographed by Joy Prendergast

    Performed at JAMD

    Duet, 10 minutes

  • Concept by Joy Prendergast for the 1 year students at JAMD

    Performed at the Hebrew University Campus in Jerusalem, Site specific piece

    7 dancers, 10 min

  • Created at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance and various locations in San Francisco.

    Performed at SFCD and Featured in the San Francisco Tiny Dance Film Festival

    7 dancers, duration varies

  • Choreographed as part of the RAW Residency

    Performed at The Garage and SFCD Studio Performance, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance

    3 dancers, 30 minutes

  • Choreographed by Joy Prendergast as RAW Residency

    Performed at The Garage (now SAFEhouseArts) and SFCD Studios San Francisco

    Duet, 15 minutes

  • Choreographed and Performed by Joy Prendergast

    Premiered at Z Space as part of San Francisco Summer Dance Series, and performed at The Garage, San Francisco

    Sound score by Joy Prendergast

    solo, 50 min

  • Created by Joy Prendergast at RAW Residency, The Garage (now SAFEhouseArts), San Francisco

    3 dancers, 20 min