JAZZ CHOREOGRAPHY ENTERPRISES (2025)
THE LAWRENCE PROJECT
Direction & Choreography by Ariana Andretta
Associate Direction & Choreography by Erin Joy Grgas
An excerpt from THE LAWRENCE PROJECT will be presented on Sunday, October 26th in NYC for Jazz Choreography Enterprises’ 2025 showcase.
SNUG HARBOR DANCE FESTIVAL
LOVE & OTHER STORIES
Direction & Choreography by Ariana Andretta
Associate Direction & Choreography by Erin Joy Grgas
Excerpt* of LOVE & OTHER STORIES, an original dance narrative.
Presented at Snug Harbor CCBG in NYC for the 2025 Dance Festival.
Stills by Michael McWeeney.
*This work was developed in part by Snug Harbor CCBG and the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art.
arts on site performance party
THE LAWRENCE PROJECT
Direction & Choreography by Ariana Andretta
Associate Direction & Choreography by Erin Joy Grgas
Excerpt from THE LAWRENCE PROJECT.
Presented DON’T LOSE SIGHT at Arts On Site in 2023 in NYC.
Stills by Dylan Baker.
NEW YORK THEATRE BARN
TAR BEACH
Direction & Choreography by Ariana Andretta
Filmed by Full Out Creative “up on the roof” in Little Italy, Manhattan.
Incubated in the Choreography Lab 2021 fall cycle for NEW YORK THEATRE BARN.
Based on the stories of “Tar Beach” curated by Susan Meiselas with forward by Martin Scorsese.
TAR BEACH honors the stories of love & family that were shared on the rooftops of Little Italy. While some of the neighborhood’s landscape has since changed, one can still find a place of sanctuary “up on the roof.”
“The focus of the Open Lab is about facilitating relationships, giving choreographers the freedom to work on a project of their choice with a mentor who will help elevate their work and career.
Mentors Rachel Leigh Dolan (two-time Helen Hayes Award-winning choreographer), Shiloh Goodin (PARADISE SQUARE), and James Harkness (AIN'T TOO PROUD) will meet with the three choreographers to discuss an initial approach into the work, and will provide feedback during their rehearsal process.”
— NYTB
JAZZ CHOREOGRAPHY ENTERPRISES (2021)
THE CONSCIOUS CLUB
Direction & Choreography by Ariana Andretta
Filmed by Jacob Hiss at Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX) in Brooklyn, NY.
Presented for Jazz Choreography Enterprises’ 2021 virtual showcase.
Movement meets communication: THE CONSCIOUS CLUB is an exploration of club culture and creating a positive, consensual environment.
“…[Ariana] also explained that the idea was to re-imagine clubbing as an experience based on community and consent that was devoid of the questionable behavior that can permeate that scene.”
— April 2021 JCE Jazz Dance Project