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Dedicated to the movement of female bodies and feminist ideas, MashUp uplifts artists and builds community through contemporary dance.

Los Angeles, CA
Joined December 2009
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✨Save the Date - MashUp has a company audition coming up on November 10th! More details coming soon. Sign-up for our mailing list to be the first to hear! Link is in our bio ✨ 🩰
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Meet Carissa Songhorian, next week's open company class guest teacher and one of the choreographers for our dance film! She has performed professionally with Ate9 Dance Company, Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company (LACDC), Heidi Duckler Dance, among many others.
Meet Carissa Songhorian, next week's open company class guest teacher and one of the choreographers for our soon-to-premiere dance film! Carissa has created stunning works for stage and film which have been described as "precise and poignant" by Stage Raw.
Today, MashUp company dancer and Creative Council Member, Stephanie Heckert, is one of the guests on a panel discussion on women in dance. The talk is part of LA Dance Festival's Race/Class/Gender Special Project, happening free online through tomorrow!
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Limited Spots 🪑🪑🪑 Join us next Wednesday, September 29th for a unique class taught by Creative Council Member Madison Hicks. Register: mashupdance.com/company-clas… ⁠
A happiest of birthdays to Mary Church Terrell! Terrell was a founding member of the NAACP, and a lifelong advocate for women’s suffrage and civil rights. Read more here: pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters…
MashUp is BACK in the studio with our incredible company performers. We're looking forward to continuing the process of once again dancing in the same, physical space. Cheers to being together again, safely 💟 Join Us: mashupdance.com/company-clas… Photo: Kelly Mustapha Kellett
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New Staff Alert ⚠️ Meet our first ever executive director, Sherisa Oie! From directing an international dance training program and serving on multiple Boards to managing the dance education programs at The Kennedy Center, We're so excited to welcome her as she leads MashUp!
Open Company Classes are LIVE, and in-person! Sign up for limited pay-what-you-can spots at our studio, beginning THIS WEEK Wednesday with our incredibly talented community member, Gianna Burright. Visit mashupdance.com/company-clas… for more deets.
Join us in-person for our fall 2021 Open Company Class series! Limited pay-what-you-can spots available! mashupdance.com/company-clas… #dancinginlosangeles #danceinla
Happy National Women's Equality day! Here's a teaser trailer for our new dance film in honor of this day. Sign up for MashUp's newsletter to receive updates about the epic premiere event we have planned on October 23rd. Link in bio ✨
MashUp is a non-profit that depends on the support of donors & granting organizations of all kinds, so we'd like to thank our AMAZING 2021 funders including: @neaarts, @lacountyarts, @cultureLA, @wehocity, @wehoarts, and @culvercitygov! Our work would not be possible without you!
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#ThrowbackThursday to Mashup's enchanting piece "Intrinsic Motivation" performed at the @BrandLibrary ✨ We're so thankful for longstanding programs like this in the community ✨ . . 📸: @kellymustaphaphotography
We're so excited to share a BTS photo from the fabulous @marissaosato's section of our National Women's Equality Day Film! This piece is coming together so beautifully and we're looking forward to sharing it with you! ✨✨
Celebrate and contemplate the women's right to vote with MashUp next month, as part of our NWED film premiere! Tickets: bit.ly/2Spaxu1
Our final choreographer co-creating our upcoming short film is MashUp's very own Co-Founder Victoria Brown. Victoria is known for her incredible attention to detail and specificity in her work, which we're looking forward to seeing next month! Tickets: bit.ly/2Spaxu1
Looking forward to featuring Carissa Songhorian's choreography and vision for our National Women's Equality Day film, which premieres August 28th. Buy Tickets: bit.ly/2Spaxu1 Photo: Zachary Kemper
Absolutely jazzed that Marissa Osato will be choreographing as a part of Mashup's multi-pronged film, premiering August 28th. Snag your tickets to the premiere today: bit.ly/2Spaxu1 Photo: Mike Esperanza
Join us TOMORROW! Enjoy an evening of food, festivities and performance for MashUp's 2021 Gala (link in bio). All funds directly support our upcoming dance film to premiere on National Women's Equality Day in August. Tickets: bit.ly/3gLMzCN