In 2025, Tend will be installed at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin from January 10th – 31st. To apply for an appointment for Tend, click here.
Tend is a service-based performance experience. Structured as a one-hour appointment, the self-care informed dance and music scores simultaneously envelope the audience while leaving space to allow your nervous system to settle and contemplate the inherent power differentials in human interaction. Appointments begin at 12:30pm with new audiences entering every thirty minutes, the last appointment will begin at 4:00pm. Appointments are available at 12:30pm, 1:00pm, 1:30pm, 2:00pm, 2:30pm, 3:00pm, 3:30pm, and 4:00pm on Friday and Sundays.
Tend imagines a world where your monthly, weekly, or yearly dance appointment is a legitimate need. Matched with a dancer/technician for an hour long appointment, the interactive performance envelopes the guest in a highly structured choreographic journey designed to respond to interests and needs that emerge on the day of the visit. Weaving together consensual touch, conversation, music, and movement, Tend offers a much-needed opportunity to rest, recharge, reflect, and foster connection.