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“What the Hell Happened in San Francisco!?” is a dance theater piece by Malinda LaVelle and Emmaly Wiederholt that looks back on the time they spent in their 20s living together in San Francisco while they were both studying at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance...

Quiver & Tempt Society (QTS) is a queer burlesque troupe based in O’gah Po’Geh, the unceded Tewa territory colonially known as Santa Fe, NM. Our mission is to provide queer community space to celebrate sex, kink, and our own bodies, with an intersectional lens. At our...

I recently spent three weeks at Peñasco theatre and had a very special time. I was there on my own, and found the quiet, space and nature I'd been craving for a long time. I work outdoors a lot and especially with rivers - so I spent a lot of time visiting the nearby...

My residency time was such a blessing. I was able to have time to experiment, play and enjoy a way of creating that doesn’t always feel available to me in the grind of regular life. It was such a joy to shift from figurative work to play with abstraction, shape and...

Writing residency

"I have wanted to do a retreat in this theater for many years and I’m so grateful I finally had the opportunity to do it. Taking the time has been incredibly fruitful and healthy for me and my artistic process. In this space I felt empowered to explore my creativity....

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January 2021 was my third time coming to the Penasco Theater for a solo residency, and i can't begin to describe how much every stay there has done for my artistic process, my ability to refine goals and connect to my work, and my actual development of that work.  the...

The Peñasco theatre is a magical place. I have done multiple residences over the years and find it to feel like a place that nurtures my sincerest creativities and provides a place for cozy wood stoved warmed, bath taking, relaxation. The community and theatre are...

The Penasco Theatre has been my artistic birthing ground since the beggining of my career almost 20 years ago. It is hard to describe the special magic that can happen between the old adobe walls of this place, but has been vital to my growth as an artist, human, and...