Beth Graczyk
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"As an audience we are left with a firm belief in a pursuit of honest connection; true human relationships​ - physical, emotional, electronic or otherwise - may be our one saving grace"- Tara Sheena, Culturebot

Thanks to all who came out for our March 2023 show at Center for Performance Research in NYC! Stay tuned for Detroit in September 2023!
Beth Graczyk Productions, Inc is a 501(c)(3) based in NYC
Beth Graczyk is an independent performance artist and Artistic Director of Beth Graczyk Productions, Inc. (BGP)
​BGP creates intersections in arts and science through contemporary dance-based projects celebrating LGBtQIA+ and neurodiverse communities. 
 

​Desire Motor

Cycles of Formation (2023)
Precipice (2020)
A dance-theater work for two that releases flesh-filled notions of loneliness in micro-doses through Penelope Penelopinski, background artist, who conjures temporal insights through Pleiadian Messages, prepared puddles, and intimacy coaching with Sapphic house plants.
Thesis Things Do Not Belong Together (2020)
Beast (2016)
One of You Is Fake (2017-2018)
Thirst (2018-2020)

COLLABORATIONS

Thresholds (2021- ) With Guadalupe Astorga & Aaron Gabriel
G^2 (2018 - present)
Leztwirl (2018-) With Rachel Pritzlaff
Interact Theater Here.Them.Now. (2019-)

FEATURED PAST 

Cacophony for 8 Players (2012-2014) With Torben Ulrich & Angelina Baldoz
Rose Blue (2016-2017) With Corrie Befort
Salt Horse (2008-2016) With Corrie Befort & Angelina Baldoz

Biography

Beth Graczyk is a choreographer, director, performer and educator based in Brooklyn/Lenapehoking whose 20-year career as a creative-maker and scientist has allowed her to cultivate a unique perspective. She is the Artistic Director of Beth Graczyk Productions, Inc. (BGP) which creates intersections in arts and science through contemporary dance-based projects celebrating LGBtQIA+ and neurodiverse communities. Since 2002, Graczyk has performed throughout the US and in Japan, Ecuador, France, China and India and in NYC has been presented by Velocity Dance Center, Gibney, La Mama, Jack, CPR, and Movement Research amongst others. In 2019, Graczyk directed a new work in collaboration with Aaron Gabriel examining the experiences of LGBTQIA+ artists with disabilities that was workshopped at the Walker Arts Center and featured in Critical Correspondence. She is on Faculty for the Peridance Certification Program in NYC. Concurrently, Graczyk is an author on 10 science publications and received a 2020 Pilot Award from Rockefeller University with collaborator Guadalupe Astorga for research on visual perception and neurodiversity. Graczyk co-directed the performance company Salt Horse in Seattle from 2008-2016 where they received funding from 4 Culture, Artist Trust, Washington State Arts Commission, NEA and commissions including City of Seattle, Northwest Film Forum and Cornish. She has many ongoing collaborations with artists including John Maria Gutierrez (G^2), Aaron Gabriel, Amy Chavasse, Michael Wolfe, and in the recent past with danish artist Torben Ulrich. @bethgraczyk
Beth Graczyk Productions, Inc is committed to anti-racism and de-colonization practices through self-education, community engagement, and sustaining connections and support with individuals and organizations engaging in the work. 
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Video & edit: Rooftop, Beth Graczyk
Photos: Effy Grey
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  • Projects
    • Desire Motor
    • Thresholds
    • G^2
    • For Fun >
      • Leztwirl
    • Publications
  • About
    • Artist Statement
    • Board Members
    • Video
    • Press
  • Teaching
    • Community Workshop
  • Calendar
  • SUPPORT