Water Work

Friday, 17 October 2025 | 8:00 PM

$10 GA | Free for Members
161 Glass St. Dallas, TX

Dallas Contemporary’s performance and film programming series DC EMPTY continues with Water Work, a duet by dance artists Lauren Kravitz (Dallas, TX) and Shantel Prado (Queens, NY).

Water Work draws inspiration from American cultures surrounding water. From pool decks to beach shores and the communal behaviors tied to leisure, sport, and gathering around aquatic spaces. Through a mix of improvisation and movement inspired by synchronized swimming and water athletics, the work ebbs between organic fluidity and sharp athletic form.

Created in collaboration with Tina Lee (set design), Yve Bee (costume design), Junlin He (costume design), and Silas C. Edgar (sound design), Water Work envelops audiences in the textures, sounds, and gestures of shared water environments.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Lauren Kravitz is a Dallas-based freelance dance artist, alumna of Booker T. Washington HSPVA and NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and founding contributor to Agora Artists. She has performed nationally with Seán Curran Company, Take Dance, and Indah Walsh Dance Company.

Shantel Prado is a Queens-based dance and video artist, graduate of NYU Tisch and the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance, and co-creator of duet works with Kravitz. She also serves as Marketing Manager for the Mark Morris Dance Group.