Known for bringing dance where it doesn’t belong, Monica Bill Barnes & Company will make its Off-Broadway debut with One Night Only, a hilarious and heartbreaking new show celebrating the ephemeral nature of everything, including our own abilities. Monica Bill Barnes & Company is a NYC based company that creates and produces each work entirely from its own rulebook - dancing to radio interviews on the biggest stages in the world, hosting a weekly show in a crowded office party, or leading a choreographed exercise routine in an art museum. The company consists of a team of collaborators – Monica Bill Barnes (Artistic Director/Choreographer/Performer); Anna Bass (Associate Artistic Director/Performer); Robbie Saenz de Viteri (Creative Producing Director/Performer); and designers Kelly Hanson (Set/Costume) and Jane Cox (Lighting). Together, this team creates the most unlikely experiences for every kind of audience.
“I have been making and presenting dances for the past 20 years. In that time, the process of fundraising and finding new audiences for dance has been a central piece of the job of being an artist in America. Receiving this award from the Kevin Spacey Foundation for my company’s first Off-Broadway run comes at a crucial moment, and this support allows us to address both our need for fundraising and audience development. On behalf of the artists in the company, I am extremely grateful to the foundation for supporting performance projects.”