With support from the California Arts Council, Funsch Dance Experience will create EPOCH, a 12-hour performance work for 20 intergenerational, working-class performers that premieres at ODC Theater in SF September 12, 2020. EPOCH features a women-led creative team including choreographer Christy Funsch, composer Cheryl Leonard, and lighting designer Danielle Ferguson. It serves the clients and children of the Mission Economic Development Agency through a free event on September 11th, Playshop.
For 20 years Funsch Dance has created over 50 new works throughout the Bay Area to encourage conversation, associative responses, and new ways of perceiving movement-based performance. In addition, since 2015, I have presented and facilitated Wrecking, adapted from Susan Rethorst. Wrecking brings together disparate choreographers and audiences for live experimentation. Further, my 100 Day Score (launched in 2013 as a collection of daily prompts) provides working artists structured, creative practice without the financial pressures of production. I mentor local students through coaching them, hiring them as assistants, and connecting them to professional opportunities. I honor local dance elders with programming that celebrates their histories and contributions. I serve my colleagues by teaching, facilitating post-show discussions, serving on grant panels, and attending rehearsals and shows. I offer complimentary tickets to righteous non-profits such as NARAL, Code Pink, and SF WAR.

