6th Annual
OnStage 360°
Saturday, August 1, 2026
5:00 PM & 8:00 PM
The Foundry • 101 Rogers Street, Cambridge
Featuring work by: Alewife Dance Collective • Abigail Ripin • Amanda Francis • Amrita Anbarasu
• Elizabeth Bear • Emotion in Motion • Evolve Dynamicz • Holly Stone • Johnny Blazes
• Mosaic Dance Inc • OnStage Dance Company • Ryan Casey • Sasso & Company • Trinity Leite
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OnStage 360°
OnStage 360° is a performance series of dance work performed in the round!
Presenting work in this circular perspective allows for exciting experimentation by the choreographers and dancers - and a unique viewing experience for the audience.
No two people will view a piece in the same way!
This event is produced by Jennifer Kuhnberg, Director of OnStage Dance Company.
OnStage Dance Company provides a stipend to artists, as well as a commission on ticket sales. Let us know who you are supporting when you purchase your ticket.
Introducing our
2026 Performers
Alewife Dance Collective
Alewife Dance Collective emerged from a collaboration between Katie Henry and Sarah Wasserman, who both graduated from the University of Vermont dance program in 2022. Based in New England, they seek to create contemporary and modern dance works that speak to the inherent connection between, and amongst, humans and nature.
Abigail Ripin
Abigail Ripin is the creative director of Unkempt, a dance theatre project examining the history of body hair removal. Unkempt’s first full-length WIP showing debuted at the Watertown Free Public Library in Massachusetts in May 2025 with support from the New England Foundation for the Arts. Abigail has presented her choreography at the Salem Arts Festival, Somerville ArtBeat, Onstage 360, Mark Degarmo’s Virtual International Festival, Boston NACHMO, Mobius Artist Group, and Culture House’s Gilman Square Pop Up. Abigail has performed throughout New England with Rosewoods Dance Collaborative, Abilities Dance Boston, Christopher Croucher, Liz Westbrook, bookaflashmob.com, and Apollinaire Theatre Company.
Follow: @abigailruthcreates
Amanda Francis
Amanda Francis is a dancer, choreographer, and writer based in the Greater Boston area. Receiving her B.A. in English with a double major in Dance from Skidmore College, her craft centers around the exploration of vulnerability and catharsis through bodily expression and the written word. Shown across the Northeast, her work strives to excavate the stories and humanity within contemporary dance, creating a holistic, emotional, and exciting experience for both dancers and audiences. She is also currently a company member of Novum Dance Collective where she serves as their social media coordinator.
Amanda Francis will be performing with Sophia Hancock, Jess Hung, Honor Kula, and Hannah Schlosberg.
Follow: Website / Instagram @amandamfrancis_
Amrita Anbarasu
Amrita has been a choreographer/performer in the Boston area since 2022. She has contributed for work at Boston Bollywood, Dance works Boston, Fusion Dance Collective. Having fundamentally trained in Indian semi classical, she aims to bring the essence of the style in fusion to various performing arts avenues to elevate the importance of culture and collaboration.
Amrita Abarasu will be performing with Manasa Punugu & Radha Rajesh
Elizabeth Bear
Elizabeth is a dancer, choreographer, filmmaker and writer with a passion for gothic horror, cathartic exploration, and activism through storytelling. Her work has recently been shown in New York City, as well as various independent stagings across the country. Elizabeth believes strongly in the power of art to be deeply healing and transformative, and hopes this piece will be an emotionally moving experience for the audience.
Follow: Instagram @ elizabethbear__
Emotion In Motion
Amanda Edmunds is a teacher and choreographer of various youth dance programs in the Boston area. She has danced competitively most of her life in styles such as contemporary, lyrical, ballet, jazz and acrobatics and received her BA in Dance at Salem State University in 2022. She has founded her own adult company where she invites her former students to dance alongside her for the first time after graduating high school. She started this tradition in hopes to help her students with the transition into the adult dance world. Her goal is to make it so that her students never stop dancing, even if dance won't be a major part of their future careers. The dances created are a collaboration of the artistic abilities of all the performers.
Amanda Edmunds will be performing with Alexis Rebello & Tessa Lamacchia.
Follow: Instagram @einmotion_
Evolve Dynamicz
Evolve Dynamicz is a mixed ability collective, we foster an appreciation for physical and mental diversity both within the studio and on the stage.
Lila Ruth Klaus hails from Washington DC, where she was able to perform in venues such as The Kennedy Center, The White House, and The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Lila received her BA in Dance with a concentration in Theology from Bard College in 2018 where she performed in the works of Trisha Brown both at the Richard B. Fisher Center and in New York City, during the Bard College/Trisha Brown Dance Company partnership. In 2017, her solo The Weight of Our Bones was accepted into the American College Dance Festival Northeast Gala and she was a part of The Dance Complex's 2022 aMaSSiT cohort.
Lila Klaus will be performing with Avi Binder, Ava Majumder & Nicole Zizzi.
Follow: Evolve Dynamicz Website / Lila Klaus Website
Photo by Olivia Moon Photography
Holly Stone
Raised in rural Vermont, Holly Stone creates queer dance and theater. As a performer, Holly has also recently danced for Jo-Me Dance Theater, Dance Currents, and many, many others from their time in the American Ballroom Dance Industry.
Follow: Instagram @stoneworksproductions
Holly Stone (they/them) will be performing with Harley Takagi Kaner (he/him).
Johnny Blazes
Johnny Blazes is an educator, performer, and creator whose work centers on co-creating a more liberated, more joyful world through the imaginative potential of art. Johnny has written and directed over 25 full-length shows including original youth theater, circus productions, multimedia dance concerts, and cabaret-theater shows. They are the Artistic Director of Pluto Return Dance Collective, and teach at Esh Circus Arts and The Neighborhood School.
Follow: Website / Instagram @plutoreturndance
Mosaic Dance, Inc.
Mosaic Dance Inc. is a multi-genre dance company and 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing a safe space for all, in the pursuit of building positive connections through the universal language of dance. Through dance education, workshops, and performances, we aim to uplift and promote a diverse representation of humanity.
Mosaic Dance Inc. is run by the following directors: Katie Suyematsu (Artistic Director and co-founder), Rachel Buffer (director of Linx - our all female identifying Hip Hop company), Henry Kasdon (director of Bside - our Breaking, Hip Hop, and Boogaloo company), and Charlene Williams Lyons (director of Embrace - our Contemporary and Jazz company).
Mosaic Dance will be represented by dancers: Laura Crowell, Cory Fazio, Katie Suyematsu, Ester Tos & Marina Villeneuve.
Follow: Website / Instagram @mosaicdance_inc Facebook @Mosaic Dance Inc.
OnStage Dance Company is dedicated to providing performance and choreography opportunities for adults who want to keep dance in their lives. Founded in 2010 by Jennifer Kuhnberg, OnStage is designed to keep dance accessible, connect with our community, and ensure that everyone feels valued and empowered.
In addition to their seasonal company performances, OnStage produces dance festivals and showcases for the Boston Dance Community, including OnStage 360°, and annual Dance Class Marathon and many more special events.
Follow: Instagram @onstagedanceco
Ryan Casey
Ryan P. Casey is a performer, choreographer, teaching artist, and writer in the Greater Boston area who directs Off Beat Tap Company. In addition to his solo work, he has danced for Michelle Dorrance, Aaron Tolson, Billy Siegenfeld, Lorraine Chapman, and Adrienne Hawkins. He has recently choreographed for OnStage Dance Company, Bridgewater State University, and Endicott College. He is a proud alumnus of The Dance Inn, The School at Jacob's Pillow, YoungArts, NYU, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Follow: Website / Instagram @ryancaseydance
Sasso & Company
Sasso & Company was formed in 2014 by Artistic Director, Lacey Sasso, as a Boston-based modern dance company composed of strong, fierce, passionate artists. Sasso & Company offers graceful, powerful movement motivated by technical prowess and thoughtful gesture that tells stories that engage audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The company’s work explores the human experience through the lens of psychological theory and personal narrative.
Sasso & Co will be represented by dancers: Catrina Kubek & Avery Pelosi.
Follow: Instagram @sasso.and.company @laceysassodance
OnStage Dance Company
Trinity Leite is a performer, choreographer, and teacher based in Newport, Rhode Island. She graduated from Salve Regina University in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance, a B.S. in Finance, and a minor in Business Administration, and later served as the university’s Dance Program & Box Office Manager. Passionate about jazz dance as both an artistic and cultural practice, her choreography has been presented at Jazz Choreography Enterprises’ Jazz Dance Project and WaxWorks in New York City, as well as the Bridging the Gap Festival, the American College Dance Association, the Granite State Tap Festival, and Modern Connection’s Dances In Progress. In 2024, she performed at the Newport Jazz Festival with the Marcus Grant Trio and co-directed The Rhythm of Life: A Journey of Black American Music and Vernacular Dance. Most recently, she co-directed Bridging the Gap: Moving on Common Ground (2025) and directed and produced Redux while co-directing Take the Risk: A Jazz Lounge at Ochre Court (2026).
Trinity Leite will be performing alongside dancers: Ashley Blake & Julia Paulo.
Follow: Instagram @trinityleitedance
Photo by Kim Fuller Photography
Trinity Leite
As a dancer and choreographer, Harley's roots are in ballet and Bharatanatyam, but he has also studied ballroom, modern/jazz, and pole. He uses his love for music, sound, and timing as the creator of the scripted audio drama The Penumbra Podcast, now in its eleventh year.
Follow: Instagram @harley.takagi
Ticket Policies
Contact Jen at onstagedanceco@gmail.com with questions about your tickets.
Exchanges
Tickets may be exchanged for another show time, if requested in advance. Space permitting.
Refunds are available up to 24 hours before show time. Refunds only apply to the ticket price. Fees are non-refundable as per Eventbrite & PayPal policy.
Refunds
Card to Culture
We are proud to participate in Mass Cultural Council's Card to Culture program in collaboration with the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Department of Public Healths WIC Nutrition Program, the Massachusetts Health Connector, and hundreds of organization by making cultural programing accessible to those for whom cost is a participation barrier.
EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders can receive free admission. Reserve these through our ticketing system (limited quantity). See the complete list of participating organizations offering EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.
Location & Parking
This year's event will take place at
The Foundry • 101 Rogers Street • Cambridge, MA
The building is 0.4 miles away from the Kendall/MIT stop, where you can catch the Red Line and 64, 68, 85, CT2, 64, 68, and 85 buses.
The building is 0.5 miles away from the Lechmere stop, where you can catch the Green Line and 69, 80, 87, and 88 buses.
The Foundry does not have a designated parking lot. Metered parking is available on Third, Fifth, and Rogers St.
You can find a comprehensive map of parking options here.
2025 Performers
• Alewife Dance Collective • Wenting Chen • Amanda Edmunds • Madison Florence
• Holly Stone & Michael Winward • Leaps and Bounds Movement Company
• OnStage Dance Company • Avery Pelosi • Pluto Return • Souls of India
• Harper Tanguay • UnEarths • Shira Weiss
2024 Performers
• Art UnEarths • Brett Bell • Jackie Bowden • Sophie Constable + Isabelle Franco
• Ava D'Eon • Kiniscape • Mosaic Dance Inc • OnStage Dance Company
• Carlena Osgood • Abigail Ripin • Laura Sanchez Flamenco Company
• Shriya Srinivasan • Kevin Tenorio
2023 Performers
• Brianna Antaya • Brett Bell & Kylie Grossmann • Saee Chitale • Dance LAB Creative
• Duets for a Lifetime • Emotion in Motion • Jenny Huang • Shirin Kuppusamy
• Leaps and Bounds Movement Company • Mosaic Dance Inc.
• OnStage Dance Company • Pistachio Groove • Pluto Return • Jessi Stegall • Holly Stone
2022 Performers
• Madeline Albanese • Becky Jo Roland, Molly Quinn & Abbie White • Bell & Co.
• Circe Rowan • Collective Moments Dance Company • Evolve Dynamicz
• Madison Florence • Harlem Grooves Evolution • Tess Saoirse Liddy • Mosaic Dance Inc.
• Nozama Dance Collective • OnStage Dance Company • Pluto Return
• StoneWorks Productions • Vitality Dance Project
Past
Participants
2019 Performers
• Asia Pyron and Dancers • Angelina Benitez • Betula Movement Company
• Boston Community Dance Project • Cayley Dorr • Evolve Dynamicz • Molly Flynn
• Azeb Freitas • Kaleidoscope Dance Company • Natalie Johnson Dance
• Nozama Dance Collective • OnStage Dance Company • Pampi: In Divine Company
• Project 31 • Touché Taps • Amanda Untracht • Venus Wheeler Dance Collective