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Stage Door: ArtYard

September 14th - 27th, 2026

Everyone gets their moment in the spotlight in KEIGWIN + COMPANY’s Stage Door.

Stage Door is our community-enhanced show inspired by the artist’s life on the other side of the stage door, featuring professional performers and community members alike. Artistic Director Larry Keigwin and Co-Choreographer Nicole Wolcott expand upon their acclaimed duet Places Please (2017) as they explore the universal themes of acceptance, aging, and finding your place in the world through the lens of the audition. Brought to life by Larry, Nicole, K+C dancers, and 25 Frenchtown community members, Stage Door will be full of backstage antics and surprising emotional moments that capture the imagination and magic of the theater with performances at both ArtYard and Works & Process at the Guggenheim in NYC. In September 2026, K+C will seek Frenchtown community members of all ages to join us to create Stage Door. Stage Door will celebrate each person’s unique creative voice as performers claim their space on stage.

QUESTIONS? Contact Producer Andrea Lodico at andrea.r.lodico@gmail.com .

Stage Door is co-commissioned with the support of Works & Process and ArtYard, and was provided a Works & Process residency at ArtYard. Stage Door is made possible with additional generous support from The Leben-Green Family Giving Fund and the Harkness Foundation for Dance.

I want to dance with K+C!

Creation of Stage Door

Monday, September 14th, 5:30pm-7:30pm

Tuesday, September 15th, 5:30pm-7:30pm

Wednesday, September 16th, 5:30pm-7:30pm

Thursday, September 17th, 5:30pm-7:30pm

Saturday, September 19th, 1pm-4pm

Sunday, September 20th, 1pm-4pm

Tuesday, September 22nd, 5:30pm-7:30pm

Wednesday, September 23rd, 5:30pm-7:30pm

Dress Rehearsal: Thursday, September 24th, 5pm-9pm

*Rehearsals will take place onstage at the McDonnell Theater at ArtYard, 13 Front Street, Frenchtown, NJ.

Performances

ArtYard, Frenchtown, NJ, Friday, September 25th, 7:30pm

Works & Process at the Guggenheim, Sunday, September 27th, 7pm*

*Rehearsal at the Guggenheim will be scheduled for 1pm-5:30pm.

“Keigwin has made a dance about a community add up to more than a community dance."

— Gia Kourlas, The New York Times

Our community projects feature YOU.

We need movers and those who love to move to help us create our works that celebrate shared space and connection.

So, whether you're a dancer or you simply dance in the privacy of your living room, ALL are welcome. Grab your family, friends, and neighbors, learn new ways of moving, and join us! You'll be a part of a fun, playful creative process with Artistic Director Larry Keigwin, and K+C dancers.

The Joy of Dancing With

KEIGWIN + COMPANY

  • Just in case I don't get the opportunity after the show tonight to express to each and every member of the Keigwin + Company how utterly impressed and moved I am not only by your individual and collective talents as performers, but the degree to which each of you has shared your creative energies and spirits with us "common folk." You made each one of us grow beyond our individual fears and egos to this wonderful place of synergistic participation. To hear the words of praise and feel the genuine excitement expressed by my family and friends about the Keigwin + Company experience one might think we had performed on Broadway...heck, for some of us, we did!

    David McDermott, Bolero Santa Barbara

  • Some 80 people spent more than 50 hours of rehearsing, sharing and creating something unique. In the process new audiences where made aware of the Performing Arts Center. Some came back after 20 years for the first time again! The children in our group had an experience that went far beyond the learning of listening to an adult giving directions. They learned cooperation, depending on one another and how to support each other so that the “whole” benefits and becomes a reality. And the adults made friends.

    Rudiger Guhl, Bolero Suburbia

  • I want to thank you for bringing the "Bolero Project" to the Two River Theater and giving the Red Bank area residents the opportunity to be a part of this legacy. It has been a privilege watching you create the ballet. Your willingness to accept the ideas of the group with patience and a sense of humor is a lesson we should all apply to our lives. Personally, the project has given me the opportunity to have a shared experience with my children, Amanda and Matthew. The memories from this event will now become part of our families' legacy.

    Joanna Lidden, Bolero Red Bank

  • Thank you for bringing such a dynamic, creative endeavor to the area. And for taking the time to inspire others.

    Denise Roberts, Bolero Red Bank

  • I had lost the feeling of belonging and participating with a group of likeminded seniors. All of the production group brought out the joy of playfulness and creativity that had gotten lost in everyday life.

    Nelda Hull, Bolero Seniors

  • It was an overwhelmingly joyful experience…It benefitted me personally on an emotional level to get this expressive opportunity, my network who joined for the performances, and the many bystanders I interacted with during rehearsals and performances who expressed how much they appreciated this outburst of art and joy.

    Sarah Mintz, Rhapsody