In our 27th year as a non-profit organization, Body Weather Laboratory has a history in Venice and in downtown Los Angeles as a community institution with dedicated audiences. We network and partner with organizations including Venice Community Housing, the Japan America Cultural and Community Center and Beyond Baroque where we have developed and presented work.
Since 1997, Body Weather Laboratory and artistic directors Roxanne Steinberg and Oguri have been artists-in-residence at the studio and theater, the Electric Lodge, located at 1416 Electric Avenue, Venice, California.
Participants, ages 5 – 95+, are artists, dancers, psychologists, curators, actors, scientists, filmmakers, musicians, designers, photographers, architects… and are internationally and ethnically diverse.
We provide:
• Twice weekly dance training, Body Weather Laboratory Workshop
Wednesday & Sunday 3-hour class open to the public, dancers & non-dancers.
• 2x annual Flower of the Season dance project, artistic director, Oguri.
– Dance and performance training with week-long theater residencies, Flower of the Season includes intensive dance workshops from established artists.
– Solo and ensemble performances. Flower of the Season invites master choreographers, dancers, musicians, and artists, collaborations and works by emergent and mid-career artists.
• Solo and group site-specific and theater performances by Oguri and Roxanne Steinberg and site-specific training in diverse locations, urban and wilderness.
• BWL provides mentorships for artists, fosters collaborations and commits to presenting master artists. Past performers include dancers Simone Forti, Andrés Corchero, Yasunari Tamaii, and Sherwood Chen; visual artists Hirokazu Kosaka, and sculptor Stephan Glassman; and musicians Adam Rudolph, Nels Cline, Wadada Leo Smith, Carmina Escobar, and Paul Chavez, among others.