ABBY BENDER SCHMANTZE THEATRE
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Camp Hipppocampus tricks and treats, William Street, Vineyard Haven, MA, October 31, 2025
Mocha Motts - A Haunting, Mocha Motts, Oak Bluffs, MA, Nov. 1, 2025
Recalibrate: A Camp Hippocampus Dilemma" in collaboration with Danielle Mulcahy, Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA August, 2025
"This is How..." in collaboration with Cass Tunick, Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA August, 2025
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Dance Film Festival Shorts movement "emcee" - Grange Hall, West Tisbury, MA, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. Co-created with Jesse Jason in '22-'23, with Katie Federowicz Perez in '25
"Camp Hippocampus: Bod Lingo 101"- a multimedia work in collaboration with Danielle Muchahy for Locals at Circuit Arts, Grange Hall, West Tisbury, MA, May 2025
"A Song For After" - in collaboration with Cass Tunick and Katie Federowicz Perez, Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August, 2024
"Amuse Bouche" - in collaboration with Elizabeth Merida and Katie Federowicz Perez, Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August, 2024
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"Camp Hippocampus (debut)" - a multimedia work in collaboration with Danielle Muchahy for Locals at Circuit Arts, Grange Hall, West Tisbury, MA, April 2024
"Ink" - Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August, 2023
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"Seven Minutes or Less" - Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August, 2022
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"Syzygy - Full Moon" - storytelling and movement made for video, premiered Pathways Arts, Chilmark, MA, January, 2022
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"Syzygy - New Moon" - the follow-up, premiered Pathways Arts as part of the evening of work "Belonging," 2023, Chilmark, MA
"If Not Now..." - Built on Stilts and The Oak Bluffs Arts Stroll, Oak Bluffs, MA, August, 2021.
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"A Dance Movie with Snacks" - video made for remote Built on Stilts,2020.
"Be Here Now" - video made for remote Built on Stilts, 2020.
"The Certainty of Monsters (Size Matters)" Featuring music composed by Brian Hughes, January 31st, 2020, Pathways, Chilmark, MA.
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"Whitewash" - A.R.T. on The Vine at The Yard, August 24, 26, 2019, Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August, 2019.
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"Mix and Match" - co-created and improvised with Cassie Tunick, Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August, 2019.
"Um Ah" - We Dance at Pathways Arts at Chilmark Tavern, Chilmark, MA, April, 2019
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"Would You Rather Bee or a Wasp?" - co-choreographed with Leah Crosby, A.R.T. on The Vine at The Yard, August, 2018 and at We Dance at Pathways Arts, Chilmark Community Center and Chilmark Tavern, Chilmark, MA, April, 2018
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"Yacking with Gregory Peck" - Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August, 2018.
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"Swimming in the Pool of Truth" - co-choreographed with Leah Crosby, We Dance at Pathways Arts, Chilmark Community Center and Chilmark Tavern, Chilmark, MA, March, 2018 & November, 2017
"Timing is Everything" - A.R.T. on the Vine at The Yard, Chilmark, MA and Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA August & September, 2017.
Untitled - International Women's Day event, Pathways Arts, Chilmark, MA, March, 2017
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"Between Wind and Water, A Medley" - Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August, 2016
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"Disdance is a drag" - co-choroeographed with Katie Federowicz Perez, Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August, 2016
"Whoa" - Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August, 2013
"Pull My Finger" - co-choroeographed with Katie Federowicz Perez, Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn, NY, May 2013
"This Is My Lovey Wumpus" - Triskelion Arts' Comedy in Dance Festival, Brooklyn, NY, April 2012.
"The Battle Royal" - Triskelion Arts' Comedy in Dance Festival, Brooklyn, NY, April 2012.
"Flash Dance" - Built on Stilts, MV revised 2011, Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn, NY, June 2002. Revised Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn, NY, June 2003.
"Lye" - Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA August, 2010.
"Apathy's Sympathy, Uppity's Epiphany" - Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA. August, 2009.
"Til the spoon stands up" - Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA. August, 2009.
"Perspiration is 99% Inspiration" - Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA. August, 2008.
"The Dopple Gang" - Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA. August, 2007.
"Melon (PantyExplosionIV) a work not necessarily in progress" - WAXworks at Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn, NY, June 2007.
"Opus Ten, Rumpus 9,999" - Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August 2006.
"Sleeping Giants" - Built on Stilts, August 2005, The Yard, Oak Bluffs, MA, July 2007.
"Piqued" - The Yard, Chilmark, MA, July 2007, FreeFest at Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn, NY, October 2006, University of Western Ontario Dance Company performance, London, Ontario, March, 2005, Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn, NY, December 2002, Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August 2002.
"Septic Crisis" - The Yard, Chilmark, MA, July 2007, FreeFest at Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn, NY,O ctober 2007 & June 2003, Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August 2000
"Light Falls on Everything" - co-choreographed with Laura Sargent Hall, Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August 2004.
"The Royal We" - co-choreographed with Nora Laudani, Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August 2004.
"Speak my language" - Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs MA, August 2003.
"Bedtime Poems" - Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn, NY, June 2003.
"Joyous a Circus" - Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn, NY, June 2003, Dance Theater Workshop, New York City, May 2000.
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"Serenade" - Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn, NY, June 2003.
"Locus" - group collaboration, Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August 2002.
"3 Piece Suit/e", WAX, Brooklyn, NY, June 2001.
"50 Times Your Natural UVB Sunburn Protection" - Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August 2001.
"Float?" - Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August 1999.
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"Shadow" - (group collaboration), Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August 1999.
"Mostly Heroes" - Context Studios, New York City, May 1998.
"Garden" - Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August 1998.
"Sail Away on the Island Queen" - Built on Stilts, Oak Bluffs, MA, August 1997.
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Several of these projects have been funded in part by a grant from the Martha's Vineyard Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.