Performa Choreographic Incubator
Philly • June 7–July 5
Make dance. Take risks. In community.
I’m thinking about what else dance can be
As an improviser and interactive choreographer, I respond in dance to the world around me by asking: what are we thinking about during a dance? This line of questioning led to Performa Choreographic Incubator, a community-responsive laboratory for brave movement. Additionally, I teach locally and internationally and co-produce performance festivals. Moving from contemporary dance and circus, devised performance, post-modernism and the punk band I was in, WE ARE BANDITS — I make dances to stay awake to shared presence and support others in carving out their spaces, too.
Projects
Live Performance
With ties to Los Angeles and Philadelphia, I make solo and ensemble based dance improvisations. Interactivity is a feature in my current work, focused on the politics of bodies. My creative process, as with my teaching style, values shifts of perspective and shared authorship.
Performa Choreographic Incubator
Think like a designer. Performa is a brave space for new dance in, launched in Philadelphia and Los Angeles. During a 4-6 week intensive period, artists drop in weekly to generate body-based compositions in a thought provoking environment among peer professionals. Inquire to discuss how the tools available in Performa can amplify artists in your community.
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About the Artist
Bio
Adam Kerbel (he/him/el) is a mixed Latinx/Jewish artist, performer, and choreographer based in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Moving from contemporary circus, devised theater, post-modern art and the punk band, WE ARE BANDITS — Adam makes dances at the forward edge shared presence. He established Performa Choreographic Incubator, co-founded Almanac Dance Circus Theatre, and co-produced Cannonball Festival. Presentations of Adam’s work include: The Music Center, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, New York Live Arts-FreshTracks, Reggie Wilson / Fist and Heel, Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Co, CalCreative, Rosanna Gamson / World Wide, Los Angeles Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Skirball Cultural Center, NYU Skirball, Circus Now and Breaking Walls Festival in Cairo, Egypt.
How I Work
Originally from rural northern Los Angeles Co., Kerbel is a collaborative artist hot on the generative potential that happens when artists and communities come together to share skills, cultivate ideas, and build energy together. In addition to making new choreography, Adam uses grassroots methods to amplify the work of artists locally. He served as a Producer and the Interim Director of Communications and Marketing at Cannonball from 2022-2024, programming curator of Fit Fest, was a puppeteer at the award winning Noah’s Ark at the Skirball, and a 35mm film projectionist.
Currently, Performa is in development at the Music Center in LA. In September 2025, Adam attends Festival Academy’s Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Amman, Jordan.