BodyStories 15 year Anniversary Immersive Dance Benefit
This year, we are honored to celebrate the occasion by honoring Melanie Person, Co-Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Ailey School. Her lifelong commitment to training and nurturing the next generation of dancers embodies everything our anniversary is about.
As we reflect on the past and move forward into the next chapter of our story, help us celebrate 15 years of movement, community, and the people who have shaped the ever-evolving BodyStories universe.
As we celebrate the friendship and imagination that have carried us through the last 15 years, we’re also looking towards the future beyond this milestone. Your presence and support will help us continue our mission to make dance for everybody by:
- Double the amount of students served by our educational programs, establishing The Melanie Person Summer/Winter Intensive Fund to ensure future generations maintain access to robust and challenging dance training.
- Build on last year’s 25% wage increase for dancers, cementing competitive wages for our dancers in an era when arts funding is at risk.
- Complete Embers of Becoming as a full-length touring production, bringing to fruition 15 years of community-led storytelling about the universal process of coming-of-age.
- Establish The Melanie Person Emerging Movement Artist Residency, a fully funded residency for an emerging movement artist or choreographer at Middlebrook Arts Research + Residency Center in 2027.
Please note: Eventbrite ticket purchases provide general admission to one performance only. Patrons who couple their ticket purchase with a donation of $60 or more through Fractured Atlas receive access to our VIP Reception and Pre-Show Toast, taking place on Thursday, December 3rd at 6:00pm, at Brooklyn Art Haus.
We hope you’ll join us to celebrate 15 years of changing lives through accessible, profoundly community-centered movement. With your support, we can continue this work together for the next 15 years to come.
Thursday, December 3rd, 2026, and Sunday, December 6th, 2026 Performances from 7 PM to 8:30 PM Brooklyn Art Haus, 24 Marcy Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211 Tickets available here!
We can’t wait to celebrate this milestone with you!
If you wish to join but are currently facing financial difficulties, please email info@bodystoriesfellion.org or bodystoriesfellion@gmail.com for discounted rates.
Association of Performing Arts Professionals 2027
We’re excited to share that BodyStories will present a contemporary dance showcase alongside our guest Kinesis Project, this January at APAP!
This intimate program brings together excerpts of three powerful works that illuminate the depths of human resilience, growth, and connection. Through the artistic lenses of Teresa Fellion and Melissa Riker, we invite you to witness the interplay between struggle and growth, the quiet turning points where hardship gives way to possibility.
These works ask us to consider how our lives are shaped not only by what we face, but by how we move through it together. It is a meditation on what it means to carry one another, to rise, and to keep going.
📅 Friday, January 15, 2027
🕒 2:00–2:30 PM
📍 New York City Center Studio 5
Admission is free. RSVP here. You can also email info@bodystoriesfellion.org to reserve your spot or to inquire about bookings for BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance.
We’re deeply grateful to Kinesis Project for sharing this program with us, to New York City Center for hosting, and to you for being part of a community that believes dance matters, on stage and in the world alike. We would be honored to have you join us for this APAP showcase, and we look forward to sharing this work with you.
Winter Intensive 2027
We’re excited to share that BodyStories will offer our 2027 Winter Intensive in two sessions, one in NYC and one at our Middlebrook Arts Research + Residency Center in the Catskills!
Speaking of educational opportunities for movement-makers, you’re invited to join us! Our modern + contemporary intensives are designed for dancers of any level, and all movers over the age of 16 are welcome.
The intensive runs in two sessions. Both sessions include improvisation, technique, and composition classes taught by Teresa Fellion, BodyStories company members, guest artists, and other special events. A virtual attendance option is available. All participants are offered a performance opportunity at a BodyStories NY performance.
Session I
📅 January 18–19, 2027
🕒 10 AM–2 PM
📍 NYC
Session II
📅 January 22–23, 2027
🕒 10 AM–4 PM
📍 Middlebrook Arts Research + Residency Center, Jefferson, NY (Catskills)
Beyond the studio, Session II offers a diverse range of evening activities, including:
- Guest Q&As and dance film sessions
- Improv jams
- All that you think of when you imagine a beautiful wintery dance camp: bonfires, s’mores, sledding, and cozy fireplaces with hot chocolate!
For either session, if students require financial assistance or would like to inquire about scholarship opportunities, please do not hesitate to reach out by emailing education@bodystoriesfellion.org. Inclusivity is important to us, and we’re committed to making this opportunity as accessible as possible.
We look forward to dancing with you! Please stay on the lookout for more information coming soon.
International Human Rights Festival
We’re excited to share that BodyStories will be part of the International Human Rights Art Festival 2026, presented by the International Human Rights Art Movement, this December!
BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance is curating the work of six artists, connecting to the festival’s focus on social justice and human rights. The evening brings together Heidi Latsky, Andre Zachery, Joya Powell Movement of the People, Jill Vallery, Thryn Saxon, and BodyStories, with perspectives that share a common thread, while feeling varied and inspiring.
Each artist approaches justice differently, offering a wide view of what art made in the name of humanity can be: a coming home, a common ground.
📅 December 13th 2026
🕒 Performance time: 7:00pm
📍 The Wild Project, 195 East 3rd Street, New York
🎟️ Tickets available: International Human Rights Art Festival 2026 Tickets
We’re deeply grateful to the International Human Rights Art Movement for curating this festival, to The Wild Project for hosting, and to you for being part of a community that believes art matters, on stage and in the world alike. We can’t wait to share this event with you!