Dance Box Theater Inc

Laura Schandelmeier & Stephen Clapp are the Artistic Directors of Dance Box Theater, Inc. As citizens of the United States sharing an interracial partnership with the benefit of legal marriage, Schandelmeier & Clapp often find themselves engaged in a contemporary dialogue about race, gender privilege, class ethnography, social dogma and political discourse. As a performance ensemble Dance Box Theater addresses the challenges and tensions of this dialogue through the development of creative works that reflect responses to these issues and invite a meaningful exchange of ideas towards community transformation and cultural understanding. Our vision is that creative collaboration provides a catalyst for progressive social change and is a critical source of understanding across (perceived and actual) cultural, economic and civic boundaries.

Schandelmeier & Clapp are renowned for their daring virtuosity, visual elegance and strong sense of social responsibility. Highly energized choreography includes ruminations on action and re-action, conflict, empathy, and transformation - creating motion narrative with a sensual luster and dynamic variety. A commitment to the intersection of art and social justice fused with an edgy exploration of dance and theater, Dance Box Theater forges a unique blend of artistry, cultural synthesis, community engagement and contemporary commentary.

#give2max