General Mischief Dance Theatre is dedicated to reinforcing the power that joy and laughter have in communicating ideas.

We create dance adventures that are playful, accessible, and often interactive. Our goal is to combine high-level storytelling with high-quality movement, to remind audiences that dance is as much visceral as it is visual.

  • Meet the Mischiefs

    Get to know the company artists and creatives who bring the Mischief to life!

  • Learn about our works

    Find out about our recent repertory pieces and learn about our events.

We are serious about fun.

  • Mission and History

    General Mischief is dedicated to using the power of joy and laughter to share ideas. We combine playful stories and powerful movement to create original performance adventures that uplift and surprise our audiences. Read more…

  • Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, & Access

    General Mischief Dance Theatre believes in recognizing our common humanity and the collective power of diversity. We believe that all people regardless of race, gender, age, disability, or social class are worthy of equal representation and respect. We are committed to creating space for all while promoting an environment of cultural competency and actively practicing inclusion. Read more…

  • Meet the Company

    Our strength lies in our artists’ varied perspectives. We are an ensemble company of “Mischiefs”, and our core members represent Black, Latinx, Asian, LGBTQ+, Disabled, female, and immigrant artists with varied performance experience. Company members collaborate during the devising process to create work that truly comes from the team. Read more…

  • Covid-19

    During Covid-19 we have had to re-envision our programming to be able to continue serving our artists and audiences. We created uplifting video collaborations with musical ensembles like LA’s TAIKOPROJECT and Boston’s Fourth Wall Ensemble, creating connections during a time of isolation. We also developed a sliding-scale virtual school assembly program with streamed performances and artist Q&A’s. We worked with numerous NYC schools to offer meaningful and accessible artistic assemblies while theaters were closed.

August Events

Our Gates

August 04

Riverside Park
New York, NY

Join us along with our friends Alison Cook Beatty Dance and guest artists for a delightful afternoon of joyful movement, visual art, music, and reading. This free outdoor event highlights the remarkable sculptural work “Our Gates” by the incredible Marco Palli. His piece celebrates welcoming everyone in New York and is thoughtfully designed, drawing on his experience as an immigrant artist.

3-5pm

Free to attend, just turn up!

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