LAVA Dance Company

LAVA is an OBIE and BESSIE Award-winning Brooklyn-based feminist dance ensemble known for its explosive, acrobatic and highly theatrical performances that push the boundaries of dance, gravity and gender.  Through a choreographic language, physical practice and creative process that incorporate acrobatics, trapeze, social dance and sports plays, LAVA has crafted performances for venues across the city, including BAM Fisher Center, Summerstage, The New Victory Theater and City Center’s Fall for Dance Festival.  The company teaches and trains at the LAVA Studio in Prospect Heights Brooklyn, reaching over 2,500 people each year with their performances and community programs, especially serving the LGBTQ community and at-risk youth.