Joe Goode Performance Group

Promotes understanding, compassion and tolerance among people through the innovative use of dance and theater

Joe Goode Performance Group

Dance for Lunch

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A casual creativity check & conversation, hosted by Jhia Jackson & Jocelyn Reyes, about art process & practice. Part podcast-style chat, part lunch hour/happy hour, part lab space. It’s an invitation to gather, learn from each other, and do a little demystifying of our creative lives. Join this dialogue via Zoom meeting format. Jocelyn and Jhia will be hosting and facilitating conversation between Miguel Gutierrez + Rhae Dawn.

Tue, Dec 15, 1-2pm PST
To receive the zoom link, please register on our sliding scale. if you need access support / NOTAFLOF help, please email [email protected]!

This year, we’ve been partnering with Joe Goode Annex Co-Production artists Jhia Jackson and Jocelyn Reyes – who were slated to have independent shows with us in 2020. Since we’ve had to postpone those shows due to COVID (for now) — a small team of us have been putting our heads together to figure out how we can still keep some creative work, JGA support, & collaboration going. We’re excited to share this 3-event series in December! If you’d like to learn more about these artists, please visit their respective websites at www.jhiajackson.com and www.reyesdance.com.

Dance for Supper

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A casual creativity check & conversation, hosted by Jhia Jackson & Jocelyn Reyes, about art process & practice. Part podcast-style chat, part lunch hour/happy hour, part lab space. It’s an invitation to gather, learn from each other, and do a little demystifying of our creative lives. Join this dialogue via Zoom meeting format. Jocelyn and Jhia will be hosting and facilitating conversation between Betty Towers, Erin C. Yen and Stephanie Hewett.

Follow Steph on IG: @hewsteph Listen more on soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/madre_guia — Support Steph via Venmo: @stephanie-hewett

Follow Erin on IG: @echo_ecy / email her at [email protected] / website is in the works Venmo: @Eriyen / CashApp: $echoECY

Follow Betty on IG: @blackbettysback

Thu, Dec 10, 6-7pm PST
To receive the zoom link, please register on our sliding scale. if you need access support / NOTAFLOF help, please email [email protected]!

This year, we’ve been partnering with Joe Goode Annex Co-Production artists Jhia Jackson and Jocelyn Reyes – who were slated to have independent shows with us in 2020. Since we’ve had to postpone those shows due to COVID (for now) — a small team of us have been putting our heads together to figure out how we can still keep some creative work, JGA support, & collaboration going. We’re excited to share this 3-event series in December! If you’d like to learn more about these artists, please visit their respective websites at www.jhiajackson.com and www.reyesdance.com.

Dance for Supper

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A casual creativity check & conversation, hosted by Jhia Jackson & Jocelyn Reyes, about art process & practice. Part podcast-style chat, part lunch hour/happy hour, part lab space. It’s an invitation to gather, learn from each other, and do a little demystifying of our creative lives. Join this dialogue via Zoom meeting format. Jocelyn and Jhia will be hosting and facilitating conversation between Mojo Deville and Sadie Wilking.

Tue, Dec 8, 6-7pm
To receive the zoom link, please register on our sliding scale. if you need access support / NOTAFLOF help, please email [email protected]!

This year, we’ve been partnering with Joe Goode Annex Co-Production artists Jhia Jackson and Jocelyn Reyes – who were slated to have independent shows with us in 2020. Since we’ve had to postpone those shows due to COVID (for now) — a small team of us have been putting our heads together to figure out how we can still keep some creative work, JGA support, & collaboration going. We’re excited to share this 3-event series in December! If you’d like to learn more about these artists, please visit their respective websites at www.jhiajackson.com and www.reyesdance.com.

Virtual Open House 3.0

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The Joe Goode Annex presents Virtual Open House 2.0!

LINK TO LIVE STREAM on TWITCH.TV – join at 7pm pst!

we are very excited to bring you the first in a new series of Virtual Open Houses – a platform for digital performance.

Show date: Friday, November 20 @ 7pm PST, streamed via Twitch.tv/joegoodeannex – please note, audiences will need to register via Twitch in order to participate in the live chat feature. We recommend it! To do so, you will need to create a username + pw (all free!) so please plan ahead and give yourself time to do so! You WILL be able to VIEW ONLY the stream without an account.

Artist Lineup:
Jhia Jackson (she/they), Madeline Miller (she/her), Noah + Ashley / Visceral Roots (they/them), Peekaboo (they/them), Rebekah Enderle (she/her)

“we are learning how to be an accessible, virtual venue- while resisting white supremacy’s perpetuation of scarcity, merit & perfectionism in art making. we will not be evaluating any submissions for merit + aim to build a platform that matched our values.” GG, Melissa, and Nico of JGPG

some inside info on the selection of artists for this round
Our process was primarily on first-come first-served basis, with some light arranging by JGPG staff team GG, Melissa, Nicole—to work towards a balanced set of artists based on the following:

  • We held a minimum of 4 out of the 5 slots for BIPOC artists.
  • Work highlighting Queer/Trans Black Indigenous People of Color (QTBIPOC) visibility/bodies in the work itself
  • Having a range and balance of age, ability and career stage

stay tuned for future open houses:
*Virtual Open House 4.0* Friday, Dec 18 – 7p PST

Virtual Open House 2.0

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The Joe Goode Annex presents Virtual Open House 2.0!

LINK TO LIVE STREAM on TWITCH.TV – join at 7pm pst!

we are very excited to bring you the first in a new series of Virtual Open Houses – a platform for digital performance.

Show date: Friday, Oct 30th 2020 @ 7pm PST, streamed via Twitch.tv/joegoodeannex – please note, audiences will need to register via Twitch in order to participate in the live chat feature. We recommend it! To do so, you will need to create a username + pw (all free!) so please plan ahead and give yourself time to do so! You WILL be able to VIEW ONLY the stream without an account.

Artist Lineup:

Daria Garina (he/him) in collaboration with Calia Sagastume (she/they)
Ali Montgomery (she/they) / Soul Liberation
Robert Moses (he/him) / Robert Moses KIN
Megan Lowe (she/her) in collaboration with Sonsherée Giles
Andréa Spearman (she/her) / A. Spearman & Co.
Bahiya Movement – Afia Thompson (she/her) in collaboration with Bianca Mendoza (Binki Danz)

“we are learning how to be an accessible, virtual venue- while resisting white supremacy’s perpetuation of scarcity, merit & perfectionism in art making. we will not be evaluating any submissions for merit + aim to build a platform that matched our values.” GG, Melissa, and Nico of JGPG

some inside info on the selection of artists for this round
Our process was primarily on first-come first-served basis, with some light arranging by JGPG staff team GG, Melissa, Nicole—to work towards a balanced set of artists based on the following:

  • We held a minimum of 4 out of the 5 slots for BIPOC artists.
  • Work highlighting Queer/Trans Black Indigenous People of Color (QTBIPOC) visibility/bodies in the work itself
  • Having a range and balance of age, ability and career stage

stay tuned for future open houses:
*Virtual Open House 3.0* Friday, Nov 20 – 7p PST
*Virtual Open House 4.0* Friday, Dec 18 – 7p PST

Prompting Felt Material – Virtual Workshop

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4 sessions: Mondays, 4-7pm PST,
Oct 19, Oct 26, Nov 2, Nov 9

This in-depth multi-session workshop – co-led by Joe Goode and Patricia West – focuses on developing your tools for devising choreography. Since teaching ‘steps’ isn’t how most people choreograph anymore, let’s look at some ways to foster meaningful and generative collaborations with your performers, to develop movement material together. What prompts (images, writings, sounds) can you use to inspire them to move in ways they never could have imagined? How can we make the choreographic process enjoyable and exploratory? 

Learn from Joe Goode Performance Group’s methods for generating movement that is rooted in authenticity, creating a window into your and performers’ complex, fragile, and resilient humanities. You will be guided through various prompts – using movement, writing, imagery, and sound – to adjust, collide, and reflect on your self-generated choreographic material. To disrupt linear meaning-making and build an intuitive practice. You’ll also work on making and sharing your own prompts in break-out room sessions and smaller groups.

This multi-session workshop is built for dance-makers, devised theater artists, and dance educators. Sessions are cumulative, so we ask that participants are available for all four weeks. All 4 sessions will be held via Zoom** Mondays from 4-7pm, Oct 19-Nov 9.

$200 early bird price
$250 regular price starting 10/1
*if price is a barrier, please reach out to:
[email protected] – we are willing to work with everyone.

**contact [email protected] to let us know of accommodations you need to access/use Zoom

REGISTRATION OPENS 9/20

GUSH: Breaking Bread

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Breaking Bread: a Happy Hour with GUSH Artists

Join Joe, Gerald, and NAKA Dance Theater’s Debby, and José for an evening of conversation, remote glasses of wine, and sharing of creative ideas. Over a Zoom call, of course.

May 30, 6-7pm

This event will be hosted on zoom, click to join

Meeting ID: 884 5006 7839

GUSH: Queer Realities with Joe Goode Performance Group

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Joe and dancers tell mini-stories of queerness by revisiting JGPG repertoire from their home spaces. Joe shares, “I’ve been thinking about the ‘thread’ that has carried through my journey as an artist. One thing that has been consistent is my desire to make queer lives and sensibilities visible; not as a political statement, but as a personal one. Life is brutal and clumsy and most of us are just bumbling our way through it. This is the reality for queer people too, and that is not what separates us from others, but rather what binds us to them. So ‘queer realities’ are imperfect, and fallible–yes, human.” Featuring performances by Melecio Estrella, Damara Ganley, Joe Goode, Molly Katzman, and Patricia West.

This event will be hosted on Zoom
click to join.

It will also be streamed on Facebook
click to view. 

GUSH: Opening Night Peach Party 🍑

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Hosted by the Joe Goode Annex’s GG Torres and Nicole Maimon, join in a remote dance party to open the festival – themed after the fuzzy, gushing, juicy peach. Celebrating the Annex & the Artists working there, the night will feature pop-up visits from Co-Production Artists Jocelyn Reyes & Jhia Jackson.

Invitation: wear peach-colored attire, move your 🍑, add to a jukebox playlist via Zoom chat.

This dance party will occur on Zoom: CLICK TO JOIN

Meeting ID: 895 4293 5360
Password: juicy

In an unfeeling world, to feel something, indeed to craft something is an act of redemption.

- Joe Goode
Apr 23 - Apr 26

Joe Goode Performance Group presents: Gush Festival 2026

Joe Goode Annex
GUSH Joe Goode Performance Group Performance
As we celebrate our 40th year, JGPG is proud to announce the GUSH Dance Festival 2026.
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