open arts studio
Open for art. Open for movement.
Open for invention. Open for learning.
Open for ALL.
Studio
Affordable rehearsal space in DUMBO
Brooklyn, NY
Create. Move. Experiment. Dance.
1250 square feet, wood floor,
sound system, one mirror.
$18 per hour
Contemporary Classes
Andrea Murillo’s class
Free Form Movement with Sofia Quezaire
Sundays 4-6pm
$20 class packs available.
All levels welcomeContemporary Dance with Andrea Murillo.
Some experience recommended.
Saturdays 11 am-1 pm
Contact Improvisation Jams
every other Tuesday 6:30-9pm
Facilitated by Ching I Chang & the CI Co-op + Live Music
Exchange
Upcoming Performance: Live music curated by Soomi Kim
Fertile Land, Fertile Body
By Jen Shyu
Composer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and dancer
February 28, 2026
Saturday
8PM
Acclaimed composer Jen Shyu will share an excerpt from her developing work, Fertile Land, Fertile Body, a multilingual ritual opera comprising ancient and original music, dance, and projection, investigating how human-caused environmental toxicity affects our fertility while sharing stories of struggle and hope from women overcoming or who overcame infertility.
This ensemble, including Shyu plus vocalist-instrumentalists who double as choir, will use sound and choreographed movements to express how overcoming barrenness in both land and bodies are intertwined..
Ensemble: Jen Shyu (voice, gayageum, Taiwanese moon lute, piano, movement)
Layale Chaker (violin, voice, movement)
Alexandria DeWalt (flute, voice, movement)
Melanie Dyer (viola, voice, movement)
Elizabeth Kate (cello, voice, movement)
Lesley Mok (drums, voice, movement)
Laura Peterson Choreography
Laura Peterson’s new work Beyond, is about the wild weather patterns caused by climate change, and with funding from Brooklyn Arts Council was shown as a work-in-progress at Open Arts Studio on October 22, 2025.
Peterson is a NYC-based dance artist creating visually arresting installations and rigorous choreography. Her performances have included large scale paintings, 1000 sq ft of living lawn, 16 ft tall paper sculptures, and other giant structures.
Performances and Events
2025-2026
BEYOND
Laura Peterson’s new dance BEYOND (work-in-progress)
Open Arts Studio Gala
October 22, 2025
The Exponential Festival + Open Arts Studio present:
RUIN
by Alex Rodabaugh
January 21-25, 2026
Open Arts Studio Co
We Mean What You See
Youth dance program
February 1, 2025
Four Plays And
Bachelor Party
Written by Elliot Connors
Directed by Eli Pauley
August 9, 2025
Kirin McElwain: Cello Recital
May 18, 2025
If you are interested in showing your work at Open Arts Studio, please contact us
Open Arts Studio Company
Open Arts Studio Company is a pre-professional dance company in Brooklyn.
Artistic Director: Laura Peterson
Assistant Director: Sofia Quezaire
In April 2025 we toured to Rowan University to perform a new work by Paule Turner, Choreographer and Chair of Department of Theater and Dance at Rowan University.
If you are interested in applying for next season, please contact us.
Open Arts Studio is located at
68 Jay Street, Studio 605A, 6th floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
We have been open since 2021 thanks to you. During the last four years, Open Arts Studio launched a new creative space for dances, theater and music, low and no-cost youth programs and classes, and supported the development of countless new works. We have enacted ‘access for all’ through our programs, and have seen meaningful impact on young artists, dancers, and musicians, and their futures.
