MADE BY WOMEN 2026
Dual Rivet is excited to announce our 6th annual MADE BY WOMEN Festival, highlighting women* choreographers & filmmakers. This festival advocates and celebrates inclusion by connecting underrepresented creators with networking, resources, and an opportunity to present their work amongst the NYC community with the goal of impacting meaningful change in the industry. Through this festival the company is dedicated to advancing the careers of cis, trans, and gender expansive women creators in dance, dance theater, and movement on film.
This 3-day festival includes a new experiential FILM NIGHT, 4 LIVE PERFORMANCE Events, and a 6-hour movement WORKSHOP! This years festival will take place March 12-14, 2026 at Arts On Site NYC
** The directors of MADE BY WOMEN understand that gender and womanhood- to be specific- is an expansive expression that surpasses binaries. Trans, queer, BIPOC, and gender expansive women are highly encouraged to apply. **
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
** Application deadline - January 16 (11:59pm EST) **
MADE BY WOMEN 2025 Events
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LIVE PERFORMANCES
MARCH 12 & 13 | 6:30PM & 8:30PM
Dual Rivet is excited to host their 6th annual MADE BY WOMEN Festival highlighting women choreographers, filmmakers, and creators. The 3-day festival includes FILM NIGHT, 4 LIVE PERFORMANCES, and a WORKSHOP! 6 Festival Choreographers will be selected for the LIVE PERFORMANCES.
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!!!
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
January 16, 2026 (11:59pm EST) -
FILM EXPERIENCE | CLOSING PARTY
MARCH 14 | 7PM
We are thrilled to invite you to our experiential FILM NIGHT and closing PARTY! Join us for a night of exploring many rooms of transformative movement films as well as a closing night party with drinks and celebration!
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!!!
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
January 16, 2026 (11:59pm EST) -
SPRING WORKSHOP
MARCH 14 | 10AM - 4PM
MADE BY WOMEN is excited to host this high intensity, 6-hour workshop in honor of our Festivals 5th year! The workshop will dive deep into floorwork, partnering, movement exploration and theatrical exploration/character development at the Joyce Studios. Dual Rivet is excited to bring on 2 guest teachers for this year’s workshop!
MORE INFO COMING SOON….
STAY TUNED
-Meet the 2024 Selection Panel-
ANYA
CLARKE-VERDERY
MITSUKO
CLARKE-VERDERY
KE’RON WILSON
MONICA NYENKAN
JESSICA SMITH
CHELSEA AINSWORTH
JESSICA SMITH
CHELSEA AINSWORTH
-Meet the Producers-
MONICA NYENKAN
LAUREN FLACK
Donate
Donate
Help support MADE BY WOMEN and the incredible artists involved in this festival by donating to our Sponsor Program!
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Dual Rivet is asking that you and/or your business consider becoming a part of Dual Rivet’s mission to uplift women, gender-expansive individuals and underrepresented creators in the arts. As a Sponsor, you will be listed in our program and recognized during the night of the festival in the pre show introductions/projections for the night. The more you give, the more you get - with the potential of receiving ample marketing, MADE BY WOMEN swag and free tickets to the shows.
Support levels start at $10 and go to $1,500.
Regardless of your support level, we would be so grateful and honored to have you be a part of this amazing community as a Sponsor.
Dual Rivet is fiscally sponsored through Arts On Site, a non-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization serving the performing arts community. Your generous donations will be considered as tax deductible. Thank you for your support.
PAST PARTICIPANTS
We want to give a huge thank you to our past participants!
This festival would be nowhere without you! We love you!
2021 Choreographers
Chelsea Hecht
Wild(flwr)
Grace Tong
Banae Beamon
Annie Rigney
Claire Deane
2022 Choreographers
Rachel Lockhart
Courtney Conovan
DoubleTake Dance
Joelle Santiago
Larissa Leung
Mayu Nakaya
2023 Filmmakers
Hannah Weinmaster
Rachel Harris
The Coronation / Kelsey Burns
McKay House and Utam Moses
Irina Khokhlova
Rizoma Laboratorio Escénico
2023 Choreographers
Olga Rabetskaya / OR Dance Projects
Khala Brannigan
Dorchel Haqq
Majella Bess, Laja Field & Jessie Lee Thorn
Ashley Pierre-Louis
Ke'Ron Wilson
2024 Choreographers
Priscilla Tom
Jeevika Bhat
Graciela Portillo
Sydney Burtis
Starla Edwards & Rachel Lockhart
Kanami Kusajima
2024 Filmmakers
Marta Chierego
Jessie Lee Thorne
Ankita Sharma
Lilit Hakobyan
Morgan Gregory
Ali Kenner Brodsky
2025 Choreographers
Sydney Burtis
Jeevika Bhat
Rachel Lockhart & Starla Edwards
2025 HONOREE:
Stefanie Batten Bland