ABOUT THE COMPANY
Founded in 1998 by Artistic Director Chris Elam, Misnomer has been hailed as one of the most original and dynamic modern dance companies in the performing arts today. Whether moving people through art or building transformative platforms for engagement, we create experimental, unexpected, and powerful ways for artists and audiences to create and find meaning together.
Misnomer’s works have been recognized as “one of the top ten dance performances” of the year by The New York Times and have earned the company a position as one of “25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine. Misnomer has performed in over 300 theaters in fourteen countries, and has presented eight NYC seasons with support from frequent residencies, most notably at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, NYC’s Skirball Center, and The Joyce Theater Foundation. The company has conducted large-scale, cross-medium collaborations, ranging from choreographing for Bjork’s “Wanderlust” video to creating an 8,000 square foot labyrinth with the Danish Dance Theater.
MISSION
Misnomer's work includes the creation, research and presentation of original dance and movement-based art, the development of boundary-crossing innovations in audience engagement and the ongoing advocacy and exploration of participation models in the arts community.
THE AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM (AEP)
An innovator in connecting people with the arts, Misnomer is currently developing the Audience Engagement Platform (AEP), a disruptive web and mobile system to give audiences ways to directly interact with artists and their art. AEP has received wide recognition in the business, technology, and arts communities and significant Foundation and public support. These efforts both complement and advance the company’s core artistic vision, which is, broadly, to engage its dancers and audiences in the experience and understanding of human interaction and intimacy. More can be learned about AEP at www.AEPlatform.org.
Learn More: http://www.misnomer.org