Events
BLACK VELVET Re-Premiere: 10th Anniversary
- Venue
The Flea
New York, NY
- Time
November 19–21
7:30 p.m.
Marks of RED NYC Premiere
- Venue
Lincoln Center
Alice Tully Hall
New York, NY
- Time
January 17, 2027
January 18, 2027
7:30 p.m.
Marks of RED
- Venue
UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance
Royce Hall
Los Angeles, CA
- Time
February 27, 2027
8 p.m.
PAST EVENTS
You Can Dance! with Shamel Pitts | TRIBE – FREE Movement Workshop
- Venue
Riverside Arts Center
Ypsilanti, MI
- Time
October 3, 2026
11 a.m.
Marks of RED
- Venue
UMS
Power Center
Ann Arbor, MI
- Time
October 3, 7:30 p.m.
October 4, 2 p.m.
Gaga Movement Session with Shamel Pitts
- Venue
Harvard University
Theater, Dance & Media
Cambridge, MA
- Time
September 17, 2026
6:00 p.m.
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon (Excerpt)
- Venue
New Victory Theater
New York, NY
- Time
July 15, 2026
7 p.m.
Touch of RED
- Venue
Jacob's Pillow
Doris Duke Theatre
Becket, MA
- Time
June 24—28, 2026
IN~PRACTICE | Movement Workshop with Shamel Pitts
- Venue
Hi-ARTS
Brooklyn, NY
- Time
June 18, 2026
7:30 p.m.
Touch of RED: RECOLLECTION — Film Screening — Documentary Directed by Taylor Antisdel
- Venue
Hi-ARTS
Brooklyn, NY
- Time
June 15, 2026
7:30 p.m.
SORE by Ashley Pierre-Louis
- Venue
The Flea
New York, NY
- Time
June 4—6, 2026
Marks of RED
- Venue
Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston
Boston, MA
- Time
May 15—16, 2026
8 p.m.
Movement Workshop Masterclass with Shamel Pitts
- Venue
Let’s Dance International Frontiers
Leicester, UK
- Time
May 9, 2026
10:30 a.m. – Noon
Marks of RED INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
- Venue
Let’s Dance International Frontiers
Leicester, UK
- Time
May 8—9, 2026
7:45 p.m.
Reimagining Tomorrow: New Work, Afrofuturism And Technology Conference
- Venue
Let’s Dance International Frontiers, presented by Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage
Leicester, UK
- Time
May 5, 2026
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Shamel Pitts | TRIBE presentation at 12:25 p.m.
Marks of RED World Premiere
- Venue
Presented by Walker Art Center & Northrop
McGuire Theater
Minneapolis, MN
- Time
March 20—21, 2026
7:30 p.m.
Marks of RED Open Rehearsal Experience
- Venue
MASS MoCA, Co-presented by Jacob's Pillow
North Adams, MA
- Time
March 7, 2026
7 p.m.
Spectacle of Ritual Premiere
- Venue
Odyssey Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
- Time
Jan. 30, 2026, 8 p.m.
Jan. 31, 2026, 8 p.m.
Feb. 1, 2026, 6 p.m.
Marks of RED (Lotus Showcase)
- Venue
City Center Studio 5
New York, NY
- Time
January 11, 2026
7 p.m.
TRIBE Speakeasy
- Venue
The Rockwell Place
Brooklyn, NY
- Time
November 17, 2025
6 p.m.
Luminescence
- Venue
The Flea Theater
New York, NY
- Time
November 13, 14 & 15,
2025
7:30 p.m.
Marks of RED (open rehearsal)
- Venue
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
Tivoli, NY
- Time
October 30, 2025
6 p.m.
Touch of RED: RECOLLECTION
Film by Taylor Antisdel and Shamel Pitts
- Venue
daadgalerie
Berlin, Germany
- Time
May 17, 2025
6 p.m.
CAVEDROPS | Immersive Art Installation by Lucca Del Carlo | TRIBE
- Venue
The Flea Theater
TriBeCa, New York, NY
- Time
April 24–27, 2025
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon
- Venue
UMS
Power Center
Ann Arbor, MI
- Time
March 14-15, 2025
8 p.m.
You Can Dance!
with Shamel Pitts
- Venue
Riverside Arts Center
Ypsilanti, MI
- Time
March 15, 2025
Noon
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon
School Day Performance (Grades 8-12)
- Venue
UMS
Power Center
Ann Arbor, MI
- Time
March 14, 2025
11 a.m.
BLACK HOLE: A Journey of Transformation and Potential
Museum Talk
- Venue
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Detroit, MI
- Time
March 12, 2025
6 p.m.
Touch of RED
- Venue
Presented by Northrop and the Walker Art Center
Carlson Family Stage
Minneapolis, MN
- Time
March 6–8, 2025
8 p.m.
Touch of RED
- Venue
Hancher | University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
- Time
February 28–March 1, 2025
7:30 p.m.
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon
CANADIAN PREMIERE
- Venue
Dance Victoria
McPherson Playhouse
Victoria, BC
- Time
February 20, 2025
7:30 p.m.
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon
- Venue
Center for the Art of Performance UCLA
Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater
Los Angeles, CA
- Time
February 15, 2025
8 p.m.
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon
WEST COAST PREMIERE
- Venue
On the Boards
Seattle, WA
- Time
February 6–8, 2025
8 p.m.
TRIBE's 5-Year Anniversary Benefit
- Venue
The Flea
20 Thomas St, New York, NY
- Time
November 13, 2024
6–10 p.m.
Shamel Pitts, TRIBE, and Afrofuturism
Virtual Event
- Venue
The National Arts Club
Online
- Time
November 7, 2024
6 p.m.
Artist Talk at Infinite Dream Festival 2024
- Venue
Hancher Auditorium
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
- Time
September 25, 2024
5 p.m.
FREE and OPEN to the public
Solace of RED – LIVE at The Pocantico Center
- Venue
David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center
at The Pocantico Center
of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Tarrytown, NY
- Time
September 12, 2024
7 p.m.
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon
- Venue
Bates Dance Festival
Schaeffer Theatre
Lewiston, ME
- Time
August 1–2, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Summer Stages Dance @ ICA/Boston
Sneak Preview Showing
- Venue
Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston
Boston, MA
- Time
July 21, 2024
2 p.m.
[Essence of] Touch of RED
- Venue
Park Avenue Armory
New York City
- Time
Saturday, June 1, 2024
1 p.m.
A Delicate Ritual curated by Kyle Abraham
Performance by Shamel Pitts
- Venue
Danspace Project
131 East 10th St.
New York, NY
- Time
May 2–4, 2024
7:30 p.m.
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon
- Venue
McGuire Theater, Walker Art Center
Co-presented by Northrop
Minneapolis, MN
- Time
March 21-23, 2024
8 p.m.
- In the media
Dweller 5: extracted utterance of RED & BLACK
- Venue
Paragon
990 Broadway Brooklyn, NY
- Time
February 24, 2024
9 p.m. – 3 a.m.
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon
- Venue
Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston
Boston, MA
- Time
February 9–10, 2024
8 p.m.
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon
- Venue
OZ Arts
Nashville, TN
- Time
February 2–3, 2024
8 p.m.
TRIBE VOICES | Works In Progress Residency Showing
- Venue
Baryshnikov Arts Center
New York, NY
- Time
December 6, 2023
6 p.m.
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon
- Venue
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD
- Time
October 19–20, 2023
8 p.m.
THE HOSTING – Industry Showcase: Discover Creative Expression
- Venue
Powerhouse Arts
Gowanus, Brooklyn, NYC
- Time
September 18, 2023
6:30–9 p.m.
BOFFO Performance Festival Fire Island 2023
- Venue
The Beach at Fishermans Path
Fire Island Pines, NY
- Time
Saturday,
August 12, 2023
Noon-7 p.m.
Solace of RED – Vol. IV Residency
- Venue
David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center
at The Pocantico Center
of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Tarrytown, NY
- Time
July 27–August 6, 2023
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon
- Venue
Let’s Dance International Frontiers
Leicester, UK
- Time
May 5–6, 2023
- In the media
The Guardian: Listing
The Guardian Review: Shamel Pitts: Black Hole review – fragile glimpses of an Afrofuturist world
Touch of RED
NYC Premiere
- Venue
New York Live Arts
New York, NY
- Time
April 27–29, 2023
- In the media
New York Times Review: Where a Boxer’s Clinch Is a Slow-Dance Embrace
Fjord Review: In the Ring
BODIES NEVER LIE Review: Touch of RED- TRIBE at New York Live Arts Review
The New Yorker: GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN
AFROPUNK Feature: Shamel Pitts Challenges The Idea Of Black Masculinity Through The Touch Of Red
ALL ARTS: How Art Changed Performance Artist Shamel Pitts
Gay City: Listing
Chelsea Community News: Nineteenth Street Meets the 21st Century as Diverse Dances Reclaim Local Stages
The Dance Enthusiast: New York Live Arts presents the New York premiere of “TOUCH OF RED” by Shamel Pitts / TRIBE
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon
- Venue
Kelly Strayhorn Theater
Pittsburgh, PA
- Time
April 14-15, 2023
- In the media
Dance Currents Review: On Stage: Shamel Pitts’ TRIBE
Next Pittsburgh: “14 Things to Do This Week…”
Touch of RED
- Venue
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Chicago, IL
- Time
April 6–8, 2023
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon
- Venue
Belgrade Dance Festival
Belgrade, Serbia
- Time
March 19, 2023 8 p.m.
Touch of RED
- Venue
Center for the Art of Performance UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
- Time
March 3-4, 2023
- In the media
Los Angeles Times “Culture Guide: Where to find L.A.’s best events this weekend and beyond”
Broadway World Off-Off-Broadway: “Live Arts Presents Shamel Pitts I TRIBE’s TOUCH OF RED”
Culture Spot L.A.: “Center for the Art of Performance UCLA presents Shamel Pitts and TRIBE”
Broadway World L.A.: “CAP UCLA’s 2023 Spring Programs Kick Off With Shamel Pitts”
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon
- Venue
New York Live Arts / Live Artery
New York, NY
- Time
January 15, 2023, 2 p.m. & January 16, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon
- Venue
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center – Kay Theatre
University of Maryland, College Park
- Time
December 2, 2022
8 p.m.
Touch of RED
- Venue
Miami Theater Center – Presented by Miami Light Project in Partnership with YoungArts
9806 NE 2nd Ave, Miami Shores, FL 33138
- Time
November 3-5, 2022
8 p.m.
Touch of RED
World Premiere
- Venue
MASS MoCA – Co-presented by Jacob's Pillow
North Adams, MA
- Time
October 21-22, 2022
Solace of RED – Vol. II
- Venue
JACK, 20 Putnam Ave, Brooklyn
NYC
- Time
September 30 - October 1, 2022
Solace of RED – Vol. II – Art Residency
- Venue
JACK, 20 Putnam Ave, Brooklyn
NYC
- Time
September 20-29, 2022
BLACK HOLE - Trilogy And Triathlon
- Venue
New York Live Arts
Manhattan, NYC
- Time
April 21-23, 2022
7:30 p.m.
- In the media
Critic’s Pick Review: An Afrofuturist Trip to the Lunarverse – The New York Times
5 Things to Do This Weekend – The New York Times
Goings on About Town – The New Yorker
Review: Black Hole at NY Live Arts – Bodies Never Lie
The Magical Realism in TRIBE’s Black Hole – thINKingDANCE
Beauty in Blackness – Fjord Review
Touch of RED - Movement Research Residency
- Venue
Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
- Time
April 11-16, 2022
TOTALITY OF TRIBE – VIRTUAL BENEFIT (HONORARY CO-CHAIR: OHAD NAHARIN)
- Venue
Online Event
Brooklyn, New York, NY
- Time
December 15, 2021
- In the media
Solace of RED – Vol. I
- Venue
Movement Without Borders
Judson Memorial Church, Manhattan, New York, NY
- Time
October 2, 2021
TOUCH OF RED - ART RESIDENCY
- Venue
Miami Light Project
Miami, FL
- Time
August 20 – September 4, 2021
- In the media
Touch of RED – Art Residency – Mellon Foundation
- Venue
Bridge Street Theater
Catskill, NY
- Time
June 14 – July 2, 2021
Touch of RED: Overture
- Venue
Carolina Performing Arts
Chapel Hill, NC
- Time
May 21, 2021
- In the media
Saul Williams: The Motherboard Suite
- Venue
Times Square (Father Duffy Square @ 46th & Broadway)
Manhattan, NY
- Time
May 15, 2021
BLACK HOLE 360º – Interactive Video Art
- Venue
Online Premiere – The 92nd Street Y
Manhattan, NY
- Time
February 24, 2021
- In the media
Between Darkness & Light
- Venue
Online Premiere – The 92nd Street Y
Manhattan, NY
- Time
January–March, 2021
Touch of RED - Art Residency: Inside the Pillow Lab
- Venue
Jacob's Pillow
Becket, MA
- Time
December 10, 2020
- In the media
Touch of RED – Creation Art Residency (postponed due to COVID)
- Venue
Dock 11
Berlin, Germany
- Time
October–December, 2020
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon (postponed due to COVID)
- Venue
Derida Dance Center
Sofia, Bulgaria
- Time
September 2020
BLACK BOX – Little Black Book of RED (postponed due to COVID)
- Venue
Paris, France
- Time
September 2020
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon (postponed due to COVID)
- Venue
Dance Fest Skopje
Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
- Time
September 4–5, 2020
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy And Triathlon (postponed due to COVID)
- Venue
internationale tanzmesse nrw
Köln, Germany
- Time
August 28, 2020
6 p.m.