NW New Works 2026
June 4-6, 2026
Since 1983, NW New Works has been a vibrant celebration of artists from all performance disciplines, showcasing the dynamic arts community of the Pacific Northwest.
Season
25/26 Season
Past Events
Fauxnique
How Do I Look?
May 7-9, 2026
Fauxnique wields a provocative, wry framework of drag, dance, and philosophy to confront identity, femininity, and self-image.
Amy O'Neal
Again, There Is No Other (The Remix)
March 26-28, 2026 | Commission, World Premiere
A ritual of femme power and connection rooted in two decades of research and participation in street and contemporary dance cultures.
Rose Jarboe
Rose: You Are Who You Eat
February 19-21, 2026 | West Coast Premiere
A genre-defying musical shrine to queer identity and transformation invites us into an irreverent feast of gender, memory, and grief.
Ogemdi Ude
MAJOR
January 29-31, 2026 | Commission, West Coast Premiere
Rooted in deep cultural memory and archival research, six Black femmes channel the power and poetry of majorette dance in a fierce investigation of memory, sensuality, and pride.
Aya Ogawa
The Nosebleed
November 13-15, 2025
A tender and darkly comic autobiographical play that transforms grief into a ritual of forgiveness.
Eiko Otake & Wen Hui
No Rule Is Our Rule
October 11, 2025 | 4pm
Composed from unscripted video diaries filmed in Beijing in 2020, this documentary traces the beginnings of Eiko Otake and Wen Hui’s artistic collaboration, laying the groundwork for What is War.
Eiko Otake & Wen Hui
What Is War
October 9-11, 2025
Dance luminaries Wen Hui and Eiko Otake create a complex tapestry of language, movement, and video to share their personal memories related to war.
San Cha
Inebria Me
September 11-13, 2025
An experimental, genre-bending opera of queer liberation, melodrama, and divine transformation.