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Deprecated shortcode. Use “I have loved teaching the Art of Improvisation at Hunter College as the Hearst Artist in Residence.” -Maria Bauman This year, Maria has had the honor of being the Hearst Artist in Residence at Hunter College. We are deeply grateful to be in community with the wonderful folks at the Hunter dance department! Read more about the program here – https://www.hunterdances.com/ We are thrilled to announce that the premiere of These are the bodies that have not borne. will be the weekend of August 23-24, 2025 at Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, in Staten Island, NY. These are the bodies… is a performance ritual centering the womb journeys of Black and Brown folks who are contending with not yet bearing a child through their own body–whether they expect to do that in the future or not. Stay tuned for ticket information. We hope to see you there! Creator and Assistant to the Creator: Maria Bauman and Audrey Hailes Kinstillatory Mappings in Light and Dark Matter is hosted, held and curated by choreographer, writer and organizer Emily Johnson and by writer Kai Recollet. Communities are invited to gather as artists articulate our collective futures, our otherwise possibilities. The fire itself is a process, a way to bring us out of the catastrophe of now. Maria Bauman and angel shanel edwards will dance duet vignettes from MBDance’s upcoming larger performance-ritual-artwork, These are the bodies that have not borne. which will premiere at Snug Harbor this summer. We will follow that with a fireside chat with witness-participants surrounding themes in the work. We ask them to reflect on how we nurture requited and unrequited desires, how our bodies are related to Earth’s body, and how dancing can function as ritual and ceremony. This free event takes place on Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 from 6-8pm at Abrons Art Center. On Saturday, March 22nd, MBDance artistic director Maria Bauman is performing in Dancing with Mrs. Ross as part of the 2025 BAAD!Ass Women Festival. The piece honors BAAD!’s dear friend and community legend, Mrs. Ross. Maria is honored to dance with amazing artists for this special new ancestor, with music that Mrs. Ross chose. From our family at BAAD, “Bronx Diva Mrs. Ross lived to 102 years old and loved to dance. Celebrate her fierce life with a dance concert curated and constructed by Arthur Avilés and Heather Robles. Featuring her favorite big band and disco hits, videos of her life and a special performance to Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, her chosen farewell music. Then, join in as videos of her dancing invite us all to dance with her. Enjoy nibbles, Asti Spumanti, Manischewitz Peach wine, and peach cobbler.” Maria is part of the dancing homage along with Alberto Denis, Seph Figueroa, Shizu Homma, Nikolai McKenzie, and Nercy Rodriguez. Please come celebrate life with us! Saturday, March 22, 2025 | 7:00pm MBDance artistic director, Maria Bauman, will lead participants through a partnered passive stretch and relaxation practice. This workshop is a wonderful way to reset, recharge, and release tension through the winter months. You do not need to register with a partner; we will pair off at the workshop. Of course, people who do register together are welcome to be partners in the workshop! Sunday, Feb 2, 2025 | 1:30-3:30pm This season, Maria has had the opportunity to lead open contemporary classes with MiXt Company in Greenwich, CT. That crew is full of vibrant artists from various walks of life. We are so grateful for their continued partnership and community offerings! MiXt Co. is an open class & seasonal performance project with outstanding contemporary guest artists including Nathan Trice, Indah Mariana and Maria Bauman, in southern Connecticut. They host bi-weekly morning classes, weekly evening classes, and occasional beach sessions. Read more about MiXt Co. on their website below and keep an eye out for Maria’s next guest class in Connecticut! The Writing Rehearsal is where we deconstruct and demystify how to write quality applications and present your best artistic self in words. The Artists of Color Council invites the community to the first “rehearsal” of the year led by Bessie Award-winning multi-disciplinary artist and community organizer Maria Bauman which will focus on Artist Statements and Bios. Receive thoughts and feedback on your writing or join simply to get some general advice and best practices. This event is free, open to the public, and takes place virtually on Zoom. Join MBDance for an open class in Greenwich, CT! Based on modern, post-modern, and social dance techniques, this class prepares dancers to share themselves with clarity and with control as well as with vulnerability and artistry. Bauman focuses on broadening dancers’ physical resources while remaining true to their current range and strengths–contemporary dance emphasizing powerful, spatial fluidity and floorwork. We sweat our truths, flying into the floor safely and using our hands like feet. Let’s get sweaty and take up space together! Our Summer is full we’ll be part of Waterfront Wednesdays at Henry Hudson Waterfront Park in the beautiful Hudson, NY! We are looking forward to offering 2 workshops and performing 1 excerpt from our latest ritual artwork, These are the bodies that have not borne. DANCING WITH EARTH is an outdoor dance workshop for the whole family; open to all kiddos, teenagers and adults! Explore dancing with your environment (aka site-responsive dancing), embody your favorite parts of nature and have fun moving your body! Led by Artistic Director, Maria Bauman, and collaborator AJ Wilmore. Each workshop is 45 minutes and open to all levels of experience. We will meet you there! If you’re interested in engaging with us in other ways please join us at the Athens Cultural Center for an artist talk that includes YOU! For a portion of the talk Maria will be joined by Elena Mosley, a committed community advocate, organizer, and artist who stewards Operation Unite New York in Hudson, NY. We will dig into site-responsive work and discover together how it involves YOU, the audience! Maria will lead a bit of low-stakes and accessible practice responding to specific sites and environments right there in the room to create movement. Come be responsive with us! No experience needed and you won’t even need to leave your seat! July 17, 2024 | 6:30pm Workshop #1 Dance with us for our open class at Ailey! Warm and Sweaty, based on modern, post-modern, and social dance techniques, prepares dancers to share themselves with clarity and with control as well as with vulnerability and imagination. Bauman focuses on phrasing and community, prioritizing both sweating and taking up space together. Registration opens soon so be sure to check the link and reserve your spot!
Costumes: James Gibbel
Original Music: Mankwe Ndosi
Dancers: Maria Bauman, angel shanel edwards, Myssi Robinson, Ebony Webster, Rochelle Wilbun, AJ Wilmore, Graciella Ye’Tsunami,
BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance
2474 Westchester Avenue Bronx, NY 10461
Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy
1561 Bedford Ave, FL 2, Brooklyn NY 
7:35pm Performance excerpt
8:00pm Workshop #2
Henry Hudson Waterfront Park
69 S. Front Street Hudson, NY
July 18, 2024 | 6:00pm-7:00pm Artist Talk
Athens Cultural Center
24 Second Street Athens, NY