Wendy Osserman Dance Company Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Upcoming Performances:#
ECHO GLASS premiere, Feb 5–7, 2026 · 7:30 PM
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About The Company#
WENDY OSSERMAN DANCE COMPANY has been presented since 1976 in dance venues including 92nd Street Y, DanceNow Joe’s Pub, Baryshnikov Arts Center, Dixon Place, Dance Theater Workshop, Joyce SoHo, Symphony Space, La MaMa, and Theater for the New City. WODC has toured nationally and internationally, performing and teaching in colleges, schools, and festivals. The choreography explores the many sides of our personalities and relationships. The Company values its collaborations with musicians and composers including Iva Bittová, Skip La Plante, Harry Mann, Victor Lewis, and Concetta Abbate, as well as visual artists including Illya Azaroff, Charles Hinman, Sarah Olson, Ken Laser, and Sanya Kantarovsky.
Influenced by her experience working with Kei Takei’s Moving Earth in the 1970s, Osserman enjoys finding tasks for herself and the dancers that border on the impossible—such as trying to touch while not wanting to be touched, and the reverse. The attempt generates movement that is both authentic and metaphorical. Osserman conveys her struggle to comprehend current events and history with drama and humor, confusing the personal with the political.
Mission Statement#
“To collaborate with artists of all media on the creation of performances and workshops for all ages. We seek to develop new languages and forms and to utilize alternative spaces for performance. The choreography explores the many sides of our personalities and relationships including our relationship to the larger world.”
Wendy Osserman Dance Company is a federally recognized 501c.3 Non-profit organization.
