Works
TRIBE creates, develops, and shares a wide range of experiences—live performances, art installations, artist talks, lectures, movement workshops, and more.
With a collective of talented artists bringing diverse skills and perspectives, we cultivate spaces of discovery where both artists and audiences can connect, explore, and be inspired.
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RED Series
The RED Series expands Shamel Pitts’ vision into bold, collective expressions of vulnerability and connection. Its latest work, Touch of RED, premiered in 2022 and has since toured major U.S. cities—including New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Iowa City, and Minneapolis—to sold-out audiences.
Currently, TRIBE is developing its largest creation yet: Marks of RED.
Featuring a cast of six female performers, this groundbreaking new work is scheduled to premiere in 2026 at Northrop and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, followed by performances at ICA Boston.
Through the RED Series, TRIBE continues to build transformative performance experiences that invite intimacy, inspiration, and shared discovery.
BLACK Series
BLACK Series is a collection of deeply personal works created by Shamel Pitts at the start of his choreographic journey, from 2015-2018.
These works trace the beginnings of TRIBE, marking the powerful encounters between Pitts and collaborators Mirelle Martins, Lucca Del Carlo, Tushrik Fredericks, and other essential founding members.
Rooted in intimacy and discovery, the award-winning BLACK Series laid the foundation for TRIBE’s ongoing exploration of multidisciplinary live performances and collective exploration.
Live Performances
ART INSTALLATION
Performance Art Incubator: Solace of RED
From 2020 to 2025, TRIBE developed Solace of RED, a live performance art incubator curated by Shamel Pitts with the participation of TRIBE artists Tushrik Fredericks, Ashley Pierre-Louis, Marcella Lewis, Lucca Del Carlo, and invited guest artists.
During five editions across the NY State, the program offered time, space, and resources for artists to collaborate and create original works that amplify their unique voices in live performance and art installation.
The result: three new live performance works and one art installation, all of which have since premiered and been shared with the public at JACK NYC, The Flea Theater, and The Pocantico Center.
Solace of RED affirms TRIBE’s commitment to cultivating discovery, experimentation, and community through art.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
TRIBE offers a variety of outreach projects, including movement workshops, lectures, artist talks, and Q&A sessions, to engage with communities where we perform.
We’ve had the privilege of being part of programming at leading universities, art institutions, and festivals both across the U.S. and internationally. Through these activities, we connect with students, dance enthusiasts, and professionals, sharing not only how we create our work but, most importantly, why we do it.
TRIBE TALKS
Touring History
2026
Marks of RED World Premiere
Walker Art Center, Co-presented by Norhtrop
Minneapolis, MN
March 20–21, 2026
Marks of RED Open Rehearsal Experience
MASS MoCA, Co-presented by Jacob’s Pillow
North Adams, MA
March 7, 2026
Marks of RED
Lotus APAP Showcase
City Center Studio 5
New York, NY
January 11, 2026
Spectacle of Ritual by Marcella Lewis
Odyssey Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
January 30–February 1, 2026
2025
TRIBE Speakeasy
Annual Benefit
The Rockwell Place
Brooklyn, NY
November 17, 2025
LUMINESCENCE
The Flea Theater
Manhattan, NY
November 13–15, 2025
Marks of RED –
Open Rehearsal
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
Tivoli, NY
October 30, 2025
Marks of RED –
Creation Residency
DOCK 11 & EDEN*****
Berlin, Germany
August 22-31, 2025
Marks of RED –
Creation Residency
Orsolina28 Art Foundation
Moncalvo – AT, Italy
August 13-22, 2025
Touch of RED – Doris Duke Theatre Opening
Jacob’s Pillow
Becket, MA
July 9, 2025
Touch of RED: RECOLLECTION
Film by Taylor Antisdel & Shamel Pitts
daadgalerie
Berlin, Germany
May 17, 2025
CAVEDROPS
The Flea Theater
Manhattan, NY
April 24–27, 2025
BLACK HOLE
University Musical
Society
Ann Arbor, MI
March 14–15, 2025
Touch of RED
Presented by Walker
Art Center & Northrop Minneapolis, MN
March 6–8, 2025
Touch of RED
Hancher | University
of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
February 28 –March 1, 2025
BLACK HOLE
Dance Victoria
Victoria, BC, Canada
February 20, 2025
BLACK HOLE
Center for the Art of Performance | UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 2025
BLACK HOLE
On the Boards
Seattle, WA
February 6–8, 2025
2024
TRIBE 5 – 5-Year Anniversary Benefit
The Flea Theater
Manhattan, NY
November 13, 2024
Artist Talk at Hancher Infinite Dream Festival
Hancher | University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
September 25, 2024
Solace of RED – LIVE at The Pocantico Center
The Pocantico Center
Tarrytown, NY
September 12, 2024
BLACK HOLE
Bates Dance Festival
Lewiston, ME
August 1-2, 2024
[Essence of] Touch of RED
Park Avenue Armory
New York, NY
June 1, 2024
BLACK HOLE
Walker Art Center & Northrop
Minneapolis, MN
March 21–23, 2024
BLACK HOLE
ICA/Boston
Boston, MA
February 9–10, 2024
BLACK HOLE
OZ Arts
Nashville, TN
February 2–3, 2024
2023
TRIBE | VOICES
Benefit Event
Baryshnikov Arts Center
Manhattan, NY
December 6, 2023
Art Residency:
Solace of RED – Vol. IV Baryshnikov Arts Center
Manhattan, NY
Nov. 27–Dec. 10, 2023
BLACK HOLE
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD
October 19–20, 2023
The Hosting
Powerhouse Arts
Brooklyn, NY
September 18, 2023
embers//embraces
BOFFO Performance Arts Festival Fire Island
Fire Island Pines, NY
August 12, 2023
Art Residency:
Solace of RED – Vol. IV
The Pocantico Center
Tarrytown, NY
July 27–August 6, 2023
BLACK HOLE
Let’s Dance International Frontiers Festival
Leicester, UK
May 5–6, 2023
Touch of RED
New York Live Arts
New York, NY
April 26–29, 2023
BLACK HOLE
Kelly Strayhorn Theater
Pittsburgh, PA
April 14–15, 2023
Touch of RED
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Chicago, IL
April 6-8, 2023
BLACK HOLE
Belgrade Dance Festival
Belgrade, Serbia
March 19, 2023
Touch of RED
UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance
Los Angeles, CA
March 3–4, 2023
BLACK HOLE
New York Live Arts
New York, NY
January 15–16, 2023
2022
BLACK HOLE
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland
College Park, MD
December 2, 2022
Touch of RED
Miami Light Project in Partnership with YoungArts
Miami, FL
November 3–5, 2022
Touch of RED
MASS MoCA in partnership with Jacob’s Pillow
North Adams, MA
October 21–22, 2022
Solace of RED – Vol. II
JACK
Brooklyn, NY
September 30–October 1, 2022
Art Residency: Solace of RED – Vol. II
JACK
Brooklyn, NY
September 20–29, 2022
BLACK HOLE
New York Live Arts
New York, NY
April 21–23, 2022
Art Residency: Touch of RED
UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance
Los Angeles, CA
April 11–16, 2022
2021
Totality of TRIBE – Virtual Benefit
Honorary Co-Chair: Ohad Naharin
New York, NY
Online Event
December 15, 2021
Solace of RED – Vol. I
Movement Without Borders – Judson Memorial Church
New York, NY
October 2, 2021
Art Residency: Touch of RED
Miami Light Project in Partnership with Jacob’s Pillow
Miami, FL
August 20–September 4, 2021
Art Residency: Touch of RED
Bridge Street Theater – Mellon Foundation
Catskill, NY
June 14–July 2, 2021
Touch of RED: Overture
Carolina Performing Arts
Chapel Hill, NC
May 21, 2021
The Motherboard Suite
Times Square / New York Live Arts
New York, NY
May 15, 2021
Black Hole 360º –Interactive Video Art
The 92nd Street Y
New York, NY – Online Premiere
February 24, 2021
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FUNDING
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon
BLACK HOLE was developed with the kind support of Trust for Mutual Understanding (TMU), American Dance Abroad, gloATL, PearlArts Studios, CrossAward (Italy), Dock 11 / Eden (Germany), Derida Dance Center (Bulgaria), Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant, Artis, New York Live Arts, and 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center. The presentation of BLACK HOLE at the Belgrade Dance Festival is supported in part by Mid Atlantic Arts through USArtists International, a program in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Trust for Mutual Understanding.
Touch of RED
Touch of RED is a National Performance Network (NPN) Creation, Development & Artist Engagement Fund Project co-commissioned by Jacob’s Pillow, YoungArts, Miami Light Project, UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance, New York Live Arts, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and NPN. The Creation & Development Fund is supported by the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. For more information, visit www.npnweb.org. Touch of RED is also made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. Developmental support and the world premiere presentation is made possible by co-presenters Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) and Jacob’s Pillow. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Marks of RED
Marks of RED was developed during a Summer Stages Dance @ The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston residency in 2024. Marks of RED was developed at MASS MoCA in Spring 2026. The work was commissioned by Northrop at the University of Minnesota and the Walker Art Center for presentation in 2026, with lead support from the Arison Arts Foundation and Marcel Przymusinski.
Creation of Marks of RED was made possible in part by a YoungArts Microgrant; by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; and with additional support from UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance, Mellon Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, SHS Foundation, TRIBE’s individual donors, and our Board of Directors. The development of Marks of RED was made possible in part by NCCAkron, Powerhouse Arts, and MASS MoCA.
Development & Technical Residencies
- Summer Stages Dance @ The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (Summer 2024)
- Orsolina28 Art Foundation (Co-produced, Summer 2025) *
- DOCK 11 EDEN, Berlin (2025) *
- Kaatsbaan Cultural Park (Creation and/or preview residency, Summer 2025) **
- Powerhouse Arts (Spring 2026)
- MASS MoCA (Spring 2026)
* Marks of RED was commissioned by Northrop at The University of Minnesota and the Walker Art Center (2026).
** Creation made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
ADDITIONAL TRIBE SUPPORT
Commissioning, development, and core operating support for TRIBE are provided by:
- Mellon Foundation
- Arison Arts Foundation
- New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
- Howard Gilman Foundation
- Dance/NYC’s Dance Advancement Fund, made possible by the Howard Gilman Foundation and the Ford Foundation
- Harkness Foundation for Dance
- National Performance Network (NPN) Creation, Development & Artist Engagement Fund Project, supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency)
- New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature