CAKE is a new weekly program of dance, performance, and related forms. CAKE is produced weekly on Saturday nights, at 7.30 pm. The interdisciplinary series expands upon previous programming at Chez Bushwick, following a 200% increase in public attendance and demand in the previous calendar year.

Davon Rainey - Photo by Michael Hart

What

CAKE is an artist-run series offering “Carte Blanche” to an artist each Saturday night, at 7.30pm, to present work and ideas of their choosing. The program is designed to challenge the status-quo of performance presentation. Embracing developments in other disciplines as integral to the history and future of contemporary dance, Chez Bushwick exhibits new dance works in conjunction with presentations of new music, video, theater, performance, and installation-based work. Contributing artists will be given complete artistic freedom for their contribution.

Where

CAKE will be hosted at Chez Bushwick, main Studio 304 Boerum St. (between Bogart and White), Buzzer #11 Brooklyn, NY 11206
http://www.chezbushwick.net/about_us/location.html

When

CAKE occurs on the first Saturday of each month, at 7.30pm. The event remains open for post-performance congregation until midnight.

Who

CAKE features multi-generational artists in the fields of dance, music, theater, video art, performance, spoken-word, new media, and installation. Artists will be announced 2 weeks in advance. Domestic & international artists will be presented.

Why

To challenge, examine, reform, and renovate the presentation of contemporary dance, performance, and related forms.

Artistic Director/Curator/Producer: CAKE does not exhibit a single curatorial vision. Artists can submit proposals to info@chezbushwick.net. Staff : Jonah Bokaer | Founding Director Jane Gabriels (Director of Community Programs Michael Hart | Photographer Jérôme Pique European Management and Artistic Development Nicoletta Massignani | Media Arts Liaison Ben Pryor | North American Management (NYC) Michou Szabo | Director of Finance Adriana Young | Research Director “Capital B” Project

RSVP to : info@chezbushwick.net

Admission : a suggested donation of 10$ min, Limited Seating. 

CAKE is an artist-run series that occurs weekly, on Saturdays at 7pm. The program is designed to familiarize audiences with new artists and their working methods.

Press Inquiries: CAKE is available for listings, as well as feature or preview articles, but is not available for review. As an alternative to review-based journalism in printed and online media, Chez Bushwick will commission writers to produce catalogue-quality exhibition essays in conjunction with each event.

Chez Bushwick, an artist-run organization based in Brooklyn, is dedicated to the advancement of interdisciplinary art and performance, with a strong focus on new choreography. Since its inception in 2002, the organization has been acknowledged as a new model for economic sustainability in the performing arts, offering New York City's only $5 subsidy for rehearsal space, and thereby fostering the creation, development, and performance of new work. Chez Bushwick is also responsible for a number of monthly performance programs that encourage artistic freedom, collaboration, and creative risk-taking. Community & Coalition Building Chez Bushwick is a 2009-2010 recipient of a Rockefeller New York City Cultural Innovation Fund award, toward the goal of launching CAPITAL B: Coalition of Art & Performance Initiatives Towards A Livable Bushwick. This group of artists, local residents, nonprofit organizations and small businesses in the Bushwick sector of Brooklyn, is united and committed to arts-based economic development and urban revitalization. (Website to follow, 2009.)