Monthly Archives: July 2025

Wander & Wonder V – ESL Rochester Fringe Sept. 14

Wander & Wonder is a site-specific performance that takes place outdoors on the beautiful grounds of the Rochester Museum & Science Center, curated by Ethan Beckwith-Cohen and Missy Pfohl Smith/BIODANCE. Audiences delight in the work of local dance and music artists, companies, and choreographers, which interacts with nature and the environment in a walking tour of dances. Free and open to all! Donations are always appreciated and support the artists, with a percentage going to a Rochester charity.

In this show, BIODANCE will share a site-specific version of its newest work Turning Point. Choreography: Missy Pfohl Smith in collaboration with the dancers

Performed by Sarah Johnson, an0th3r.l0p3z, Euridece Seche, Donetta Tchoroleev

Music is composed and performed by Floris Van der Veken

https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/wander-wonder-v

Catch & Collide Sept 14 and 20

Catch & Collide premieres in the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival Sept. 14 and 20, 2025. brings together some of the region’s most inventive choreographers, sharing new dances by Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp, Elliot Reza Emadian, Ripp Greatbatch, Natalia Lisina, Missy Pfohl Smith, Mariah Steele, and Anne Wilcox. Join us as we catch, collide, topple, and turn in this extraordinary and thought-provoking contemporary dance collection featuring choreographic premieres and new music! Sunday, Sept. 14 at 11:30am and Saturday, Sept. 20 at 1:30pm.

The work will feature BIODANCE’s newest work Turning Point!

Choreography: Missy Pfohl Smith in collaboration with the dancers

Performed by Sarah Johnson, an0th3r.l0p3z, Euridece Seche, Donetta Tchoroleev

Music is composed and performed by Floris Van der Veken

Video is captured by Missy Pfohl Smith, Andrea Gluckman, Cass Lo, and Bryan Johnson

Video editing by Missy Pfohl Smith

Tickets: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/catch-collide

This work is supported by the Rochester Area Community Foundation and the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts’ Vitality Grant.

Wander & Wonder V – July 30-Aug 3

Wander & Wonder is a site-specific performance that takes place outdoors on the beautiful grounds of the Rochester Museum & Science Center, curated by Ethan Beckwith-Cohen and Missy Pfohl Smith/BIODANCE. Audiences delight in the work of local dance and music artists, companies, and choreographers, which interacts with nature and the environment in a walking tour of dances. Free and open to all! Donations are always appreciated and support the artists, with a percentage going to a Rochester charity.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wander-wonder-v-tickets-1514229544329?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp

In this show, BIODANCE will share a site-specific version of its newest work Turning Point. Choreography: Missy Pfohl Smith in collaboration with the dancers

Performed by Sarah Johnson, an0th3r.l0p3z, Euridece Seche, Donetta Tchoroleev

Music is composed and performed by Floris Van der Veken

Wed. July 30 at 6:30pm

Friday, August. 1 at 6:30pm

Sunday, Aug. 3 at 1pm