Out-FRONT! Fest. curated by Pioneers Go East Collective

January 7-13, 2025

Radical Queer dance, film, and performance

Presented in partnership with BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) and Judson Church with the support of JanArtsNYC 

A Radical Queer Art + Dance festival championing the voices of LGBTQ and Feminist artists for a lively exchange of art and culture. Curated by Gian Marco Riccardo Lo Forte, Daniel Diaz, and Philip Treviño.

Press:
The New York Times "Out-FRONT! fills a gap in the dance calendar, showing incandescent works"
The Observer featured article 
TDF Festival Pick

Tickets (Sliding Scale)

A high-visibility platform for radical artists whose rigorous, playful, and fabulously outrageous creative practices speak to our community in new, unexpected, and beautiful ways.

Curators & Producers Gian Marco Riccardo Lo Forte, Philip Treviño, Daniel Diaz; Producer & Outreach Remi Harris; Cultural organizer Joyce Isabelle.

Out-FRONT! Festival @Judson Church:
Miranda Brown + Noa Rui-Piin Weiss! 
Blaze Ferrer! 
Stuart B Meyers! 
Jill Sigman/thinkdance! 
Nattie Trogdon + Hollis Bartlett!

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Out-FRONT! Festival @ BAM Fisher Hillman Studio:
Kyle Marshall Choreography!
Angie Pittman! 

Program Schedule:
Tuesday, January 7 and Friday, January 10, at 7pm at Judson Church
Split Bill:
Miranda Brown + Noa Rui-Piin Weiss
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Nattie Trogdon + Hollis Bartlett
VESSELS

Wednesday, January 8 and Thursday, January 9, at 7pm at Judson Church
Jill Sigman
Re-Seeding (Encounter #4)

Friday, January 10 at 8.30p and Monday, January 13, at 7pm at Judson Church
Split Bill:
Blaze Ferrer
Dick Biter
Stuart B Meyers
thegarden

January 11 at 3pm at Judson Church 
Film Screening showcasing 5 dance-film and experimental shorts

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Saturday, January 11, at 7pm at BAM Fisher Hillman Studio
Angie Pittman
Black Life Chord Changes

&

Kyle Marshall Choreography
Joan (NYC Premiere)

Please note order of the evening: Angie Pittman (50 minutes); Kyle Marshall (20 minutes).

Out-FRONT 2025 will take place at BAM Fisher Hillman Studio (321 Ashland Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217) and Judson Church (55 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012).

APAP|NYC is a founding partner of JanArtsNYC, celebrating 12 years of partnership in 2025.

Every January in New York City, more than 45,000 performing arts leaders, artists, and enthusiasts from across the globe converge for JanArtsNYC. A partnership among independent multidisciplinary festivals, indispensable industry convenings, and international marketplaces, JanArtsNYC is one of the largest and most influential gatherings of its kind. #JanArtsNYC. Promotional support provided by the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment.

Photo: Angie Pittman. Photo Brian Rogers