On September 27, Barnhill Movement Collective stepped onto the GE Theatre stage at Proctors for our inaugural full-length concert.
A sold-out night we will never forget.
To every artist who gave their body, voice, time, and trust to this work: thank you. And to our sponsors and supporters who invested in this first season and helped us get to that stage: thank you for believing in what BMC could become. Thank you to Proctors!
Photos By: Andrew Elder | Best Frame Forward
Help bring BMC’s work and debut WHAT WE CARRY to more spaces and stages! Support professional Capital Region artists, production, and theatre costs.
Our vision extends far beyond September 27. We are working to build a sustainable professional company that continues to create new work, employs local artists, engages audiences, and contributes to the cultural life of the Capital Region. When you support WHAT WE CARRY, you're not simply helping us put on a show. You're investing in artists, new work, and the future of professional dance and physical theatre in our region.
The Barnhill Movement Collective
Seeks Artists
To Join The 2nd Season.
Now we’re building the next chapter. Come be part of it.
The Barnhill Movement Collective, a new professional performance company of Create A Space NOW, is seeking dynamic and committed dancers to join our 2nd season. We are looking for artists who are not only strong movers but also open collaborators, dedicated to using dance as a form of storytelling, activism, and community engagement. Selected artists will begin preparing repertoire for upcoming paid performances and projects. We are seeking dancers of all ages (18+), body types, and diverse movement backgrounds. Dance experience is required (e.g., studio experience, academic training, commercial performance).
Interested in supporting BMC offstage? We are also looking for people interested in production, administration, company support, events, and volunteer opportunities.
Our first year showed us what is possible.
The form link to register to audition or join our team offstage is below and in our below!
(Must fill out the form to audition)
BMC AUDITIONS
Sunday, October 25
4:00 PM
Location: address provided upon form submission.
About The Company
The Barnhill Movement Collective (BMC) is a professional contemporary and physical theater dance company based in New York’s Capital Region, operating under Create A Space NOW, a performing arts, education, and social justice platform, founded by Broadway performer, educator, and activist Hettie Barnhill.
BMC creates movement work rooted in human
connection, transforming performance into dialogue and dance
into a tool for social change.
The company represents a diverse and multigenerational group
of artists from the Capital Region. The repertoire draws from a wide range
of dance and movement traditions, including contemporary, African, modern,
and hip-hop techniques, and often incorporates elements of
physical theater and storytelling.
Together, the artists of BMC explore works that are reflective, transformative, and deeply human, using performance to both mirror and reimagine our
society, creating experiences that challenge, heal, and entertain.
Explore Our Repertoire
Meet The Company
Company Photography
Andrew Elder
For more information or to book us!
Photo by Gary Gold
PAST
EVENTS
FEB. 11TH
Black History Month Performance
Join us in celebrating a Century of Black History Commemorations! Enjoy an enriching and uplifting afternoon filled with inspiring exhibits and entertainment. History in the making from young artists in New York State Schools, a one-day exhibit highlighting hats and their history in the black community a nod to the New York State Museum’s upcoming exhibit, ‘Fashion and Faith: Hats of the Great Migration.’ You can look forward to local musicians ‘Cool Universe’ to showcase the various styles and musical contributions from the culture, a performance from Barnhill Movement Collective, and a delicious food pop-up by Allie B’s serving soul food from 11 am until 2 pm or until they sell out. Additionally, take time to tour our exhibits from NYS Parks, Rapp Road Historical Association, and The Underground Railroad Education Center in Albany.
March. 16th
Bountiful Bread Fundraiser
On Monday, March 16th, from 3 PM – 6 PM, we are excited to partner with Bountiful Bread for a FUN-draising Night. 20% of all sales, including dine-in, take-out, and Grubhub orders, will be donated back to the Barnhill Movement Collective. This fundraiser is only successful if we help spread the word, so please: share the flyer on social media, invite friends, family, and community, and encourage everyone you know to attend!
APR. 27-28TH
The Head of the Table Peformance
BMC will be performing at a series of schools, which will host a trauma-informed educational assembly titled Head of the Table: The Educational Experience, presented by Create A Space NOW.
This arts-based program is designed to engage students through interactive workshops, live performance excerpts from The Head of the Table choreo-play, facilitated talkbacks, and post-performance circle sessions. The experience explores themes of resilience, trust, communication, power dynamics, consent, and healing. All content is developmentally appropriate for high school students and will be supported by educators and counseling staff. To attend, please send an email BMC@createaspacenow.org
TO DONATE & SUPPORT DIRECTLY
PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS
Donate
DONATE VIA OUR FISCAL SPONSOR
"THE FIELD" A 501(c)(3) COMPANY
© 2024 | Create A Space NOW
WANT TO DONATE VIA A CHECK?
• Email BMC@createaspaceNOW.org with your intent to donate via check.
• Make Checks Payable to The Field
• In the memo, write For Create A Space NOW-BMC
• Be sure to SIGN THE BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE of your check
• Wait for an email response with the address to SEND YOUR CHECK
The Barnhill Movement Collective operates under Create A Space Now, which is a sponsored artist with Performance Zone Inc (dba The Field), a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization serving the performing arts community. Contributions to The Field earmarked for Create A Space Now are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information about The Field contact: The Field, 225 West 34th Street, Floor 9 New York, NY 10122, phone: 212-691-6969; or for our national charities registration. A copy of our latest financial report may be obtained from The Field or from the Office of Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
Create A Space NOW uses all donations to continue our work, creating purposeful art to engage, educate, and inspire change from within communities, locally and at large.
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BOOKING THE BARNHILL MOVEMENT COLLECTIVE
If you’re looking for dance, movement, and physical theater to activate audiences, deepen dialogue, and bring bold, multidisciplinary storytelling to your space, we’d love to collaborate.
Booking & inquiries: bmc@createaspacenow.org
