open arts studio


Open for art. Open for movement.
Open for invention. Open for learning.
Open for ALL.

Open Arts Studio is located at
68 Jay Street, Studio 605A, 6th floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201

STUDIO

Affordable rehearsal space in DUMBO
Brooklyn, NY

Create. Move. Experiment. Dance.

1250 square feet, wood floor,
sound system, one mirror.

$16 per hour

CONTEMPORARY CLASSES

  • Free Form Movement with Sofia Quezaire
    Sundays 4-6pm
    $10-$15 sliding scale | All levels welcome

  • Check back there are more classes we will post soon.

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 will be performed in Dumbo and Brooklyn Bridge Park.

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.

Peterson’s works have been performed throughout New York City and nationally at venues including a MoMA performance event, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out, and internationally.

OPEN ARTS STUDIO COMPANY

Open Arts Studio Company is a pre-professional dance company in Brooklyn.

Artistic Director: Laura Peterson
Assistant Director: Sofia Quezaire

Recently, 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.

SUMMER MOVEMENT WORKSHOP
3rd edition

CONNECT TO YOUR DANCING SELF IN WIDE RANGING CLASSES

  • VOGUE FLOW

  • IMPROVISATION

  • CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUE

  • PUNKING

  • SITE SPECIFIC DANCING


BIG MOVES AND SUBTLE INFLECTIONS

This is a space of celebration, safety, joy, music, vulnerability, freedom, love, acceptance, and release. 

Each class is an invitation to experience a new understanding of movement to keep you inspired, asking questions, and exploring deeper.


ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS WELCOME