While the complicit company Gaga Movement Ltd* hosts their “GagaLab” workshop at Mark Morris in downtown Brooklyn, D4P will host our own LiberationLab! Our programming reflects an alternative approach to movement as liberation: liberation is not just something to feel in your own body, but something we must fight for in collective solidarity.

Tickets are available at all price points, with 100% of proceeds going to Beirut Physical Lab, a contemporary dance organization holding weekly classes in Beirut, Lebanon. We hope to raise funds as they prepare for their second annual contemporary arts festival, Beirut Choreographic Encounters, bringing both international and local artists together for a week of workshops, performances and discussions.

Please donate what you can to support those who choose to share their art despite the Israeli aggression on Lebanon. Please donate what you can to support our fellow artists facing genocide.

If you can't make any events but still want to donate, you can do so here!

You can register once and select all events you plan to attend at the bottom of this form.

Unless otherwise indicated, events are in-person in Downtown Brooklyn, near the Atlantic/Barclays Subway station. Specific event locations will be sent to those who RSVP.

*Why boycott Gaga?
Gaga Movement Ltd is the Israeli for-profit company which licenses all official Gaga classes and workshops. According to the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) call, Israeli institutions are boycottable if they do not publicly recognize the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people as enshrined in international law, and end all forms of complicity, including whitewashing or justifying Israel’s violations of Palestinian human rights. Gaga Movement is a close affiliate of Batsheva Dance Company, which receives politically conditioned funding from the Israeli state and is described by The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs “the best known global ambassador of Israeli culture.” This exemplifies Batsheva, and by extension Gaga, as a tool in Brand Israel, a publicly stated campaign by the Israeli government to improve their image abroad.

To learn more about Gaga, Batsheva, and PACBI, review our article in In Dance.

LiberationLab Events:

Art Build + pop up D4P merch market- Mon 8/3 5:30-7p*
Join us to make your own Dancers for Palestine patches—or bring your own T-shirt to turn it into a DIY D4P shirt!

"Why Boycott Batsheva and Gaga?" Online Teach In - Tue 8/4 6-8pm
Does boycotting really work? What is artwashing? How are these companies linked to the Israeli state? Come join us for a teach-in on how art and culture has been used to manipulate governments’ reputations, and what we can do as dancers, cultural workers, and organizers.

Dabke Workshop - Wed 8/5 3-4p*
Learn the foundations of Dabke, a dance form rooted in the cultural traditions of Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. We will cover ways Dabke can be practiced in social settings, performance or in protest.

Protest Dance Workshop with Lindsay Brents - Thurs 8/6 4:30-5:30pm*
Join likeminded dancers (no experience necessary!) to create simple, effective choreography that can be taught en masse. We will brainstorm slogans and movements derived from our liberatory principles. By utilizing our unique artistic medium to communicate, we can enhance the effectiveness of protests for Palestinian liberation and beyond!

The Choreography of Direct Action with Nikolai Mishler - Fri 8/7 6-7:30p
A training on the nuts and bolts of planning a direct action, specifically as dancers. Whether you're in a black box or on the streets, choreography describes the mechanics of moving together in space to tell a story. What is the collective story we are telling? Who are we telling it to and why, and what is the visual and physical language we use to tell it? We will move through the stages of planning from initial campaign strategy and target selection, to the various roles and tasks, and on the ground support needed for a successful action.This interactive workshop will build practical skills to plan direct actions for Palestine, labor, or other liberation movements.

Palestine Through Dance: Film Watch Party - Sat 8/8 7-8:30pm
Join us for a screening of short films about dance in Palestine and its diasporas! Films will include Coming Home, directed by Naim Naif and Margot Bowman and centered around Freedom Dabka Group, Camps Breakerz, directed by Antoine Schierer, and Dancing Palestine, directed by Lamees Almakkawy.

*Indicated outdoor events