BAAD!Ass Women Fesitval 2026

  • Connie Pacheco’s Empower: Women Safety Seminar

    Connie Pacheco’s Empower: Women Safety Seminar

    Friday, March 5th @ 6:00PM | Free

    Survivor Connie Pacheco empowers women with essential knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to navigate issues of domestic violence and sexual assault in this comprehensive and interactive seminar.

  • Megan Curet’s En Ritmo Dance Workshop: A Movement Praxis in Decolonization

    Megan Curet’s En Ritmo Dance Workshop: A Movement Praxis in Decolonization

    Saturday, March 07 | 2PM | FREE

    A free public workshop exploring rhythm, dialogue, and resistance through collective movement rooted in Puerto Rican bomba and contemporary dance.

    Supported with a Rooted & Relational Community Micro-Grant from Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO)

  • TENDER By Heather Robles

    TENDER By Heather Robles

    Friday, March 13th & Saturday, March 14th | 7:00PM | $25

    Tender is an intimate evening of solos and duets by choreographer Heather Robles, exploring longing, rupture, devotion, and desire in how we connect—familially, romantically, fleetingly, and forever

  • Mi Casa es La Pelvis with Priscilla Marrero

    Mi Casa es La Pelvis with Priscilla Marrero

    Friday, March 20 | 7PM | FREE

    "Mi Casa es La Pelvis" is a practice centered on La Pelvis, connecting with the root of your essence through the breath, mindfulness meditation, movement, and a little bit of humor. Our time together is inspired by Afro-Caribbean dance, improvisational practices, somatic work, yoga and lovingkindness/metta meditation. Bring something to write with, wear something comfortable to move in, and create a safe space to be on the floor and play in.

  • Priscilla Marrero:  Decolonize La Pelvis - Work in Progress

    Priscilla Marrero: Decolonize La Pelvis - Work in Progress

    Saturday, March 21 | 7PM | FREE

    Priscilla Marrero will be sharing a new excerpt of her work on decolonizing La Pelvis, to be premiered at BAAD! in June 2026. Marrero is experimenting with the transition into becoming una madre, and the transformational power of her own pelvis in the making. Through a structured improvisational score, the artista is tuning into her archive and exploring the joy, the grief, the reality, and the expansion she is embarking on. We will close the evening with an interactive feedback and dialogue on the excerpt shown.

  • "Our Bodies,  No Apologies"

    "Our Bodies, No Apologies"

    Thursday, March 26 | 7:30PM | $10 - $20

    Directed by Maxine Montilus, Our Bodies, No Apologies is an evening-length performance combining dance, text, and poetry that explores five personal journeys with body image and self-love, inspired by Sonya Renee Taylor's The Body Is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love. Including dancers Chris Bisram, Michelle Mantione, Jaylen Ray and Azrielle Smith.

  • The Olamina Project

    The Olamina Project

    Sunday, March 22 | 10:00AM | Free

    A day-long convening for artists, organizers, and community members to connect, reflect, and take action in uncertain times. Rooted in collective care and embodied practice, it blends dialogue, movement, and workshops to build shared strategies for moving forward, together.

  • BAAD!ASS Perspectives

    BAAD!ASS Perspectives

    Friday, March 27 | 7:00PM | $10

    Celebrate the power of storytelling through film and dance with an electrifying evening highlighting the voices of BAAD!Ass women! This event features dances by Hannah Howell, Dalia Engelberg, and films by Maggie Girgis.

  • BAAD!Ass Women Dance Compilation

    BAAD!Ass Women Dance Compilation

    Saturday, March 28 |  8PM | $20

    Eight visionary womxn choreographers unleash their creativity with original dance performances for BAAD!’s long-standing Dance Compilation series! Artists are: Ching-I Chang, Imani Gaudin, Megan Curet, Tiffany Mellard, Amina Kolenc, Aryanna Allen, Catherine Messina & Cecilia Mitchell.

  • We Will Not Be Silenced: Trans Day of Visibility

    We Will Not Be Silenced: Trans Day of Visibility

    Tuesday, March 31 |  7:00PM | FREE

    Join us for an evening of Queer and Trans resilience! There will be artist offerings and community gathering, featuring artists Egyptt LaBeija, NIC Kay, Heather Hills, Dr. Z Paige, Princex Amis, and more!

    This event is co-produced with Pepatián: Bronx Arts ColLABorative

  • Decolonize The Pelvis: A Discussion

    Decolonize The Pelvis: A Discussion

    Thursday, April 2 | 7PM | FREE

    This program brings together Awilda Rodríguez Lora, Priscilla Marrero, and Megan Curet to discuss works rooted in Caribbean traditions. Challenging the Western colonization and gendering of the pelvis, they reclaim Afro-Caribbean forms such as Bomba, Bamboula, and Orisha dance as sites of resistance, ancestral knowledge, and embodied power.

    Supported with a Rooted & Relational Community Micro-Grant from Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO)

  • Residencia Artística:  La Pelvis

    Residencia Artística: La Pelvis

    Friday, April 3 | 7PM | FREE

    Awilda Rodríguez Lora invites you to move, question, and deepen your understanding of the pelvis—what we know, and what we have yet to uncover. A corporeal exploration of possibilities,La Pelvis is an exploration of self-discovery through our power source.

    Supported with a Rooted & Relational Community Micro-Grant from Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO)

  • Dancing While Black: Master Classes  For the Masses

    Dancing While Black: Master Classes For the Masses

    Saturday, April 11 | 4PM | FREE

    A vibrant movement workshop centering Black creative praxis. Open to all. Come move and be moved!

  • BAAD x Julliard: A Celebration of Women in the Arts

    BAAD x Julliard: A Celebration of Women in the Arts

    Sunday, April 12 | 7PM | FREE

    Led by Maya McGuire, A Celebration of Women in the Arts is a student-designed recital across Juilliard’s Music, Drama, and Dance divisions, highlighting underrepresented female creatives and inviting dialogue on womanhood, representation, and the future.