Bridge Live Arts

Bridge Live Arts creates and supports equity-driven live art that centers artists as agents of change.

Founded in 2007 as Hope Mohr Dance (HMD), we expanded in 2010 to include The Bridge Project, an activist curatorial platform that built community among artists across genre, geography, and perspective. HMD/The Bridge Project made the intentional transition in 2020 away from a founder-led, hierarchical structure. Our new shared leadership structure features co-directorship over programs, a reimagined Board of working artists, and a paid curatorial Artist Council.

In 2022, as a reflection of our organizational shift, we announced our new name: Bridge Live Arts (B.L.A.), developed through a collaborative process with a team of creatives and input from our larger artistic community.

Change happens when we move together. 

As B.L.A., we continue to present performance, embodied practice, and public dialogues that embrace social justice. We draw from the wisdom of our bodies and our dance lineages to support movements for greater equity. We find joy in deepening inclusivity in our organization. We experiment with different permutations of leadership and employ financial transparency to fuel and grow artist power.