Photo by Jim Coleman
Ankita Sharma: dhoka/Betrayal/
MAy 15 - 17, 2025
Created and Performed by Ankita Sharma
dhoka/Betrayal/ - Heady and erotic, dhoka entangles Hindu goddess Kali’s ultimate power with present-day authoritarianism and religious violence in a South-Asian diasporic dance-theater duet. Using myth to unpack how Western influence has shaped Hinduism into propaganda for ethnonationalism, dhoka accompanies Kali's transformation into a colonized, fetishized, destructive image that upholds violence with her bloodied tongue. The work lives at the fringes of reality and genre, letting the epic and human dance together: a physical exploration of how worship distorts what something stands for and a challenging look at embodied colonization in a political world trending right.
Photo by Maria Baranova
Asia Stewart: any experience with men and alcohol
MAy 29 - 31, 2025
Created and Performed by Asia Stewart
any experience with men and alcohol is a participatory performance about service and power. Adapting Allen Jones' highly controversial "Table" sculpture, Stewart spends the majority of the performance on all fours with a panel of glass balanced on her back. While on the floor, Stewart leads random members of the audience through a series of questions, instructions, and challenges. Considering tables to be sites of exchange, the performance unfolds as an absurd study of the conversations and interactions that happen at and around them.
BLOCK PARTY: JUMP IN WITh JACK
June 1, 2025
Brooklyn, it’s that time again! Grab your cutoffs, dust off your boom boxes, and hit the block—JACK’s annual summer kickoff party is BACK! We’re bringing the vibes with music, dancing, snacks, double dutch, and plenty of joy. Plus, we’re launching our summer fundraising campaign to keep JACK’s bold, imaginative work thriving. From boundary-pushing performances to radical storytelling, JACK artists are always making it happen—now, let’s celebrate them Brooklyn-style!
Cara Hagan: Mama Piranha
June 12 - 14, 2025
Created and Performed by Cara Hagan
Mama Piranha invites audiences on a journey through the liminal space between dreams and reality. Caught in the vivid haze of hypnagogia, a woman grapples with loss, identity, reclamation, and the search for meaning. Are the fleeting visions of her dreamscape the product of an overactive mind, or do they reveal profound truths about her existence as a woman and a mother? As the inevitability of waking looms, will the sharp edges of reality bring relief—or an even deeper confrontation with her inner world?
JACK's programming is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with Mayor Eric Adams, Speaker Adrienne Adams and the City Council, NYC Department of Youth and Community Development with the support of City Council Member Crystal Hudson, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, Assembly Member Phara Souffrant Forrest, Howard Gilman Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation, The Jerome Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Emma A. Sheafer Charitable Trust, The Hyde & Watson Foundation, Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Bains Family Foundation, The John Golden Foundation, Ridgewood Savings Bank, Jody Falco & Jeffrey Steinman in addition to many generous individuals.