Estrogenius Festival

Estrogenius Festival Our 22nd! year of celebrating female identifying + non-binary artists in dance, theater, music and art.

This Sunday, join us for a reading with EstroGenius artist, Molly Kirschner ( ) in a special event with our friends at ...
03/11/2026

This Sunday, join us for a reading with EstroGenius artist, Molly Kirschner ( ) in a special event with our friends at in the intimate space of Under St Mark's - a stellar spot to let words wash over, surprise and interest you.

Head to estrogenius.nyc to learn more + grab *Sliding scale tickets* !
Pay what you can to support live art and the festival into its next 25 years!

This Sunday, join us for a reading with EstroGenous artist, Molly Kirschner () in a special event with our friends at ...
03/11/2026

This Sunday, join us for a reading with EstroGenous artist, Molly Kirschner () in a special event with our friends at in the intimate space of Under St Mark's - a stellar spot to let words wash over, surprise and interest you.

Head to estrogenius.nyc to learn more + grab *Sliding scale tickets* !
Pay what you can to support live art and the festival into its next 25 years!

Overflowing with gratitude after this year’s festival. Over three weeks, artists, audiences, collaborators, and curators...
05/27/2025

Overflowing with gratitude after this year’s festival. Over three weeks, artists, audiences, collaborators, and curators shaped something truly alive — full of risk, care, and imagination.

To the artists: thank you for your bold, curious, and generous offerings. Your presence and support for one another made this festival more than a series of performances — it made it a shared experience of growth and connection.

To our vibrant audiences: thank you for showing up, for leaning in, and for helping EstroGenius continue to evolve in ALL IN. We’re honored to grow this space with you.

A giant thank you to our Estro 2025 Team:
Melissa Riker, ED, Co-Producer, Curator
Portia Wells, Curator/Co-Producer
Sabrina Canas, Curator/Co-Producer
John C. Robinson, Curator/Advisor
Vinnie Marano, Short Plays Assistant Producer
Claudia-Lynn Rightmire-Train, Social Media Manager
Michelle Tabnick, Press

And our venues!
The Cell Theater
Judson Church Meeting Room
Judson Church Gym
The Rat NYC
Downtown Art Theatre

Let’s keep going ALL IN.

Photo:
Provided by by Rachel Keane

One more night of EstroGenius 2025! Join us tomorrow, Saturday, at Downtown Art for performances by Kara Beadle, Andy Za...
05/23/2025

One more night of EstroGenius 2025!

Join us tomorrow, Saturday, at Downtown Art for performances by Kara Beadle, Andy Zacek, tidbit collective, and Portia Wells.

Let’s celebrate these incredible artists and join together for one final night of ALL IN.

Automorphs
By Kara Beadle and Andy Zacek
Sat., May 24, 5:30pm
Downtown Art

back pocket
By tidbit collective
Olivia Rousey, Sabrina Canas, and Taylor Woodie
Sat., May 24, 7:00pm
Downtown Art

When The Muzzle Comes Off, Who Do You Bite First?
By Portia Wells
Sat., May 24, 8:30pm
Downtown Art

Photos:
Portia Wells by Elyse Mertz

Sound:
Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart
AXR by DJ Shy Guy

Performances are back on tonight. 😍We have three spectacular performances with Kara Beadle, Andy Zacek, Movement Of The ...
05/22/2025

Performances are back on tonight. 😍

We have three spectacular performances with Kara Beadle, Andy Zacek, Movement Of The People Dance Company, and Petra Zanki.

Head over to EstroGenius.nyc for tickets and we’ll meet you at Judson! ♥️

Tonight:

Automorphs
By Kara Beadle and Andy Zacek
Thurs., May 22, 7:00pm
Judson Church Gym

for ↔ from
By Movement Of The People Dance Company
Thurs., May 22, 8:00 PM
Judson Church Meeting Room

Till It Tear Us Apart
By Petra Zanki
Thurs., May 22, 9:00pm
Judson Church

Photos:
Automorphs by Melissa Riker and Till It Tear Us Apart by Jordan Brookins

Thank you, for including our final week of ALL IN in your top picks! Join us TODAY for a community workshop with Domini...
05/21/2025

Thank you, for including our final week of ALL IN in your top picks!

Join us TODAY for a community workshop with Dominica Greene at 3:00pm, tomorrow for performances by Kara Beadle, Andy Zacek, Movement Of The People Dance Company, and Petra Zanki, and Saturday for performances by Kara Beadle, Andy Zacek, tidbit collective, and Portia Wells!

Today:

Open Workshop -
trancedance
Facilitated by Dominica Greene
Wed., May 21, 3:00pm
Judson Gym

Tomorrow:

Automorphs
By Kara Beadle and Andy Zacek
Thurs., May 22, 7:00pm
Judson Church Gym

for ↔ from
By Movement Of The People Dance Company
Thurs., May 22, 8:00 PM
Judson Church Meeting Room

Till It Tear Us Apart
By Petra Zanki
Thurs., May 22, 9:00pm
Judson Church

Saturday:

Automorphs
By Kara Beadle and Andy Zacek
Sat., May 24, 5:30pm
Downtown Art

back pocket
By tidbit collective
Olivia Rousey, Sabrina Canas, and Taylor Woodie
Sat., May 24, 7:00pm
Downtown Art

When The Muzzle Comes Off, Who Do You Bite First?
By Portia Wells
Sat., May 24, 8:30pm
Downtown Art

Photos:
Cast of Till It Tear Us Apart (Petra Zanki) by Jordan Brookins, Kara Beadle by Jazzy Photo

TOMORROW! Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, May 21st, at 3:00pm for trancedance with Dominica Greene. trancedance is a moveme...
05/20/2025

TOMORROW!

Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, May 21st, at 3:00pm for trancedance with Dominica Greene.

trancedance is a movement meditation immersing participants in a slow, vibrational, and repetitive environment which provides entry points to achieving metaphysical transcendence and bodily flow.

A guided movement class for any body – no experience required and no choreography! Prioritizing repetition, roundness, and rest, we intuitively move into and through simple structural forms, aligning our mind/body/spirit and moving into energetic flow. In this flow state, we grow into more full-bodied exploration, releasing stagnant energy and falling in love with our body’s natural movement qualities.

Register at estrogenius.nyc and visit dominicagreene.com to learn more about Dominica!

Photo by Myssi Robinson

We have another chance to move together. 😍Join us this Wednesday, May 21st, at 3:00pm for trancedance with Dominica Gree...
05/17/2025

We have another chance to move together. 😍

Join us this Wednesday, May 21st, at 3:00pm for trancedance with Dominica Greene.

trancedance is a movement meditation immersing participants in a slow, vibrational, and repetitive environment which provides entry points to achieving metaphysical transcendence and bodily flow.

A guided movement class for any body – no experience required and no choreography! Prioritizing repetition, roundness, and rest, we intuitively move into and through simple structural forms, aligning our mind/body/spirit and moving into energetic flow. In this flow state, we grow into more full-bodied exploration, releasing stagnant energy and falling in love with our body’s natural movement qualities.

Register at estrogenius.nyc and visit dominicagreene.com to learn more about Dominica!

Photo by Myssi Robinson

Happening this weekend. 😍Saturday:Double Dose of Molly Written and Performed by Molly KirschnerDirected by Deb MargolinS...
05/16/2025

Happening this weekend. 😍

Saturday:

Double Dose of Molly 
Written and Performed by Molly Kirschner
Directed by Deb Margolin
Sat., May 17, 2pm
Under St. Marks Theatre

EstroGenius Short Play Series
Sat., May 17, 4:00pm
The RAT NYC, DUMBO, Brooklyn

Sunday:

EstroGenius Reading Series
8 plays, 2 directors, awesome actors
Sun., May 18, 1:00pm
The RAT NYC, DUMBO, Brooklyn

Directed by Charmaine Broad and Heather Bildman, our 8 playwrights offer brand new plays through the EstroGenius Company Actors

EstroGenius Short Play Series + Celebration!
Sun., May 18, 9:15pm
The RAT NYC, Dumbo, Brooklyn

Cover Photos:
Jill Melanie Wirth by Walter Wlodarczyk and artists of “Evening Out”

Tonight we’re back with our first night of our Short Play Series! 🔥7:00pm at The Rat NYC! And tomorrow we have class tog...
05/13/2025

Tonight we’re back with our first night of our Short Play Series! 🔥

7:00pm at The Rat NYC!

And tomorrow we have class together.
Join us at 4:00pm at Judson for Imagination, Body, Play!

Facilitated by Beth Graczyk.

Imagination, Body, Play:
We’ll warm up by layering physical tasks that expand attention to breath, space, time, and connection with others—infused with a glimmering focus on gradients of weight and suspension. Through iterative cycles of action, image, and scenario, we’ll invite the subconscious to lead as we soften how we observe ourselves and each other, making room for play. We’ll move through solo and ensemble practices to ground and grow the architectures of our individual and collective imaginations.

Head to EstroGenius.nyc to register!

It’s Week Two! 🔥Huge thanks to everyone who came out last week for the opening of EstroGenius Festival 2025.Tomorrow, we...
05/12/2025

It’s Week Two! 🔥

Huge thanks to everyone who came out last week for the opening of EstroGenius Festival 2025.

Tomorrow, we dive back in. This week we have our Short Plays, a community class facilitated by Beth Graczyk, maura nguyễn donohue, VERBAL ANIMAL, Buffy and MTHR TRSA, Molly Kirschner, and the Reading Series!

More rhythms, more artists, more fantastic energy — get your tickets today!

And looking ahead, here are the remainder of our performances for Week Three, Thursday through Saturday, May 22-24!

Thursday:

Automorphs
By Kara Beadle and Andy Zacek
Thurs., May 22, 7:00pm 
Judson Church Gym

for ↔ from
By Movement of the People Dance Company
Thurs., May 22, 8:00 PM 
Judson Church Meeting Room

Till It Tear Us Apart
By Petra Zanki
Thurs., May 22, 9:00pm 
Judson Church

Saturday:

Automorphs
By Kara Beadle and Andy Zacek
Sat., May 24, 5:30pm 
Downtown Art
         
back pocket 
By tidbit collective
Olivia Rousey, Sabrina Canas, and Taylor Woodie
Sat., May 24, 7:00pm
Downtown Art

When The Muzzle Comes Off, Who Do You Bite First?
By Portia Wells
Sat., May 24, 8:30pm
Downtown Art

Photos:
MOPD by Alyssa Rapp, Petra Zanki by Jordan Brookins, Portia Wells by Elyse Mertz

Sound:
Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart
AXR by DJ Shy Guy

We’ve already had some wild, beautiful, and moving shows — and we’re not done yet! Today we’re back at The Cell Theatre ...
05/10/2025

We’ve already had some wild, beautiful, and moving shows — and we’re not done yet!

Today we’re back at The Cell Theatre with 5 more performances starting at 4:00pm, plus a sushi dinner to keep you fueled. Catch Beth Graczyk, Kescena, Alex Oliva and Neil Rolnick, Dorchel Haqq, and Rokafella!

Grab your tickets, bring a friend, and come hang with us — there’s still so much to see!

Here are some behind the scenes (and in the scenes!) moments 😍


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Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm
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