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Marla Phelan

@marlaphelan

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Dancer. Choreographer. Creative Director.
Founder @movementmuseum
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LA MAMA PRESENTS BIRTH + CARNAGE!! ANNOUNCING THE WORLD PREMIERE DECEMBER 19 - 21, 2025 “Birth + Carnage moves between the macro and the micro — from the infinite churn of the cosmos to the trembling pulse of a single body — Marla Phelan Birth + Carnage is a dance work fusing choreography, astrophysics, and video installation. Born from the collaboration between choreographer Marla Phelan and astrophysicist Dr. Blakesley Burkhart, the work is inspired by the astrophysical phenomenon of stellar birth as both visceral metaphor and choreographic framework. In collaboration with director Tim Richardson and video artists KLSR and REINFECTED.ME, astrophysical data is abstracted into shifting visual fields that echo cycles of creation. An ensemble of dancers performs against the backdrop of a monolithic digital installation, creating a feedback loop of allegory and sensation. The score by James Newberry deepens the emotional terrain through layered electronic textures. Tickets available at link in bio CHOREOGRAPHER + DIRECTOR @marlaphelan DIRECTOR @timrichardsontv MUSIC @jamesnewberrymusic VIDEO ART @reinfected.me VIDEO ART @klsr.av ASTROPHYSICIST @astroblay LIGHTING @devincameroncreative ASSISTANT DIRECTOR @kellyashtontodd DRAMATURGY @lacondesanotti DANCERS @eleni.loving @paulzivkovich @mizup0i_kappa @sayermansfield @racoon.onthe.moon @damontaehack @wyethcwalk @sydney_hirai PRODUCER @yazmany PRODUCER @cam_bond_sczempka PRODUCER @lisa_kjerulff EXECUTIVE PRODUCER @ericalba @zhou_yanjun PRODUCED BY @movementmuseum IN ASSOCIATION WITH @thepeoples.creative + @polymath__production DANCE CONTRIBUTORS @kevin.pajarillaga @scruffyjester @alizarussell @felix.0nline @liana.zhenai @rachelheinkel @evasolnick @dan.santiago @madison_olandt @miguel.mirandac @_stevie_james @elowah @anniengrove @regally_serene This program is supported by the @simonsfoundation Developed with residency support from @bam_brooklyn @lamamaetc www.lamama.org/birth-carnage Photo by @timrichardsontv Video Art by @reinfected.me taken in La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club by @marlaphelan
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a year ago
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After a SOLD OUT run @lamamaetc in December 2025, I’m excited to share a first trailer for BIRTH + CARNAGE! Thank you to everyone who came and showered our team with love. Our hearts are full! To our collaborators: thank you for your care, your trust, and the love you poured into this work. To our supporters: thank you for providing a stable ground so we could make something fearless. This was a huge group effort. With gratitude. 🖤 PRESENTED BY @lamamaetc CHOREOGRAPHER + DIRECTOR @marlaphelan DIRECTOR @timrichardsontv VIDEO ART @klsr.av VIDEO ART @reinfected.me MUSIC @jamesnewberrymusic ASTROPHYSICIST @astroblay LIGHTING @devincameroncreative ASSISTANT DIRECTOR @kellyashtontodd DRAMATURGY @lacondesanotti STAGE MANAGEMENT @pathemily IN COLLABORATION WITH DANCERS @damontaehack @sydney_hirai @mizup0i_kappa @eleni.loving @sayermansfield @racoon.onthe.moon @marlaphelan @wyethcwalk @paulzivkovich PRODUCER @yazmany PRODUCER @cam_bond_sczempka PRODUCER @lisa_kjerulff EXECUTIVE PRODUCER @ericalba @zhou_yanjun PRODUCED BY @movementmuseum IN ASSOCIATION WITH @thepeoples.creative + @polymath__production TRAILER DP @alicebushwick TRAILER EDITOR @timrichardsontv This program is supported by the @simonsfoundation Developed with residency support from @bam_brooklyn @lamamaetc www.lamama.org/birth-carnage taken in La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club by @marlaphelan
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Looking back at Black Cloud I see the seeds of what would become The Fell of Dark. I remember sitting alone in the studio for hours, in a fog of despair, unable to dance. Then, as I stood to leave, I felt moved by these currents swirling around me like a storm. This process of sitting and waiting went on for many months. So much movement was born from this stillness. If you’re missing someone, Black Cloud is for you. Film/edit by @timrichardsontv Music by @sgclassical #blackcloud #dance #movement #movementmuseum #digitalart #dance #film #choreography #filmmaking #nycdancer by @marlaphelan
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4 years ago
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GALLIM is thrilled to bring you Process Immersion with renowned choreographer Marla Phelan ✨ 📅: October 22-25 ⏰: Thur/Fri 5pm-9pm | Sat-Sun 10am-5pm 📍: New York Center for Creativity & Dance Rate: Early Bird Tuition (by September 30th at 11:59pm) $325 Payment plans and scholarships are available! Please email annas@gallimdance.com for more information Over four days, dancers will step into Phelan’s creation process, working as a temporary company to build, question, and reshape movement with Phelan in the studio. Participants will: -Learn to build & experience choreography that holds several possibilities at once -Work through movement methodologies that ask for both precision and openness -Explore your own creative practices -Deepen & strengthen your individual voice within a collective Join the creation, company, & community today, link in bio to sign up 🔗 #GALLIMdance #ProcessImmersion #DanceIntensive #NewYorkDance taken in New York, New York by @marlaphelan
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GUEST ARTIST SERIES: Marla Phelan returns to the Mark Morris Dance Center TOMORROW! 🚨 Don't miss out on Marla's final Guest Artist Series class of the season. Intermediate Contemporary | August 6, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Register today using the link in our bio! #MarkMorrisDanceCenter #MarlaPhelan #GuestArtistSeries by @marlaphelan
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GUEST ARTIST SERIES: Intermediate Contemporary with Marla Phelan 💫 Don't miss out on the chance to dance with Marla, and the incredible community at the Mark Morris Dance Center. Intermediate Contemporary | July 2nd, 11:30AM - 1:00PM Register now via the link in our bio. #MarkMorrisDanceCenter #MarlaPhelan Video Description: Marla teaches a Contemporary class at the Mark Morris Dance Center. by @marlaphelan
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3 months ago
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GUEST ARTIST SERIES: Intermediate Contemporary with Marla Phelan 🖤 @marlaphelan Rooted in a commitment to fostering an inclusive and artist-centered environment, the Guest Artist Series creates a welcoming space for artistic exchange, skill-building, and community connection throughout the spring and summer seasons. Intermediate Contemporary April 16 | 11:30AM - 1:00PM Registration is available via the link in our bio. #MarkMorrisDanceCenter #MMDC #Contemporary #MarlaPhelan by @marlaphelan
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6 months ago
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GUEST ARTIST SERIES: Intermediate Contemporary with Marla Phelan 🤍 @marlaphelan We are thrilled to welcome Marla Phelan to the Mark Morris Dance Center for our Guest Artist Series. Marla is a choreographer and performer whose work spans stage, film, and immersive installations. She is the founder and Artistic Director of Movement Museum, a multidisciplinary company fusing choreography, theater, science, film, and technology to craft visceral worlds of physical rigor and emotional depth. Intermediate Contemporary April 16 | 11:30AM - 1:00PM Registration is available via the link in our bio. #MarkMorrisDanceCenter #MarlaPhelan #IntermediateContemporary #ContemporaryDance taken in Mark Morris Dance Center by @marlaphelan
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6 months ago
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Out now! An Interview with Choreographer and Performance Artist Marla Phelan! @marlaphelan . Link in bio and stories! Photo credits: 1- Umi Akiyoshu @umiakiyoshi 2 & 3- Stephanie Crousillat Photography @stephaniecrousillatphotography 4- Tim Richardson @timrichardsontv by @marlaphelan
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9 months ago
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🧠 What happens when a choreographer brainstorms with a computational astrophysicist? 🪐 A partnership between @marlaphelan and Dr. Blakesley Burkhart paved the way for 𝔹𝕚𝕣𝕥𝕙 + ℂ𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕒𝕘𝕖, which premieres today (Friday, December 19) at @lamamaetc. Follow our writer @kristen.hedberg into the studio for a behind-the-scenes interview with Phelan: link in bio 🔗 📸: Zui Gomez #dancenthusiast #marlaphelan #birthcarnage #lamamaetc #nycdance taken in New York, New York by @marlaphelan
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LA MAMA PRESENTS BIRTH + CARNAGE DECEMBER 19 - 21, 2025 As we move into the iconic Ellen Stewart Theater tomorrow morning, I’m reflecting on our time in residency @bam_brooklyn and @lamamaetc. Those studios and the support from their artistic directors, Amy Cassello and Mia Yoo, created a stable ground for us to create something magnificent. Every second of Birth + Carnage carries the imprint of their trust. Thank you! Tickets available at link in bio or: https://ci.ovationtix.com/42/production/1251179 “Birth + Carnage moves between the macro and the micro — from the infinite churn of the cosmos to the trembling pulse of a single body. — Marla Phelan CHOREOGRAPHER + DIRECTOR @marlaphelan DIRECTOR @timrichardsontv MUSIC @jamesnewberrymusic VIDEO ART @reinfected.me VIDEO ART @klsr.av ASTROPHYSICIST @astroblay LIGHTING @devincameroncreative ASSISTANT DIRECTOR @kellyashtontodd DRAMATURGY @lacondesanotti IN COLLABORATION WITH DANCERS @eleni.loving @paulzivkovich @mizup0i_kappa @sayermansfield @racoon.onthe.moon @damontaehack @wyethcwalk @sydney_hirai PRODUCER @yazmany PRODUCER @cam_bond_sczempka PRODUCER @lisa_kjerulff EXECUTIVE PRODUCER @ericalba @zhou_yanjun PRODUCED BY @movementmuseum IN ASSOCIATION WITH @thepeoples.creative + @polymath__production This program is supported by the @simonsfoundation Developed with residency support from @bam_brooklyn @lamamaetc www.lamama.org/birth-carnage Photos by @richardmettler taken in La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club by @marlaphelan
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10 months ago
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Featured in The New Yorker’s Talk of the Town 🖤 Marla Phelan’s Birth + Carnage—where dancers embody the physics of star formation—lands at La MaMa, Dec 19–21. 🚨 Tickets are going fast. 🎟 Get yours now before the house sells out. by @marlaphelan
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