For Presenters

Photo: Lynn Lane
For presenters

Book Open Dance Project

Contemporary dance theater for theaters, festivals, schools, libraries, and community venues across Texas. As a Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Roster artist, we make booking more affordable.

Request booking informationOur TCA roster listing
Up to 50%of our fee eligible for TCA support
2026–2028TCA Touring Roster
8programs to book
3formats: public, school, workshop
Open Dance Project dancers in DADA GERTPhoto: Lynn Lane
A dancer in A Midsummer Night’s DreamPhoto: Lynn Lane
A dancer in Red Landscape: Georgia O’Keeffe in TexasPhoto: Lynn Lane
A dancer in costume from an Open Dance Project productionPhoto: Lynn Lane
What we offer

Touring programs

Eight programs for young audiences, general audiences, and immersive venues, plus workshops.

Family and young audiences
Interactive · Young audiences

Staging Stories Live!

A comic dance theater performance in which our dancers build the show from audience suggestions.

See school offerings

Educational · Young audiences

ENGINuity!

An educational romp through engine history and science.

Family tale

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

A family tale featuring the company’s athleticism, theatrical antics, and acrobatics.

Family tale

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Open Dance Project’s adaptation of the Shakespearean classic with aerial silks, fantasy, and physical comedy.

Evening-length for general audiences
A scene from SHORTcutsPhoto: Lynn Lane
General audiences

SHORTcuts

An evening of cutting-edge works blending dance and theater.

See the current season

Immersive and ready to install

Immersive dance theater

Our immersive productions come with their own transforming sets, designed to create a world around the audience.

Open Dance Project dancers performing PanopticonPhoto: Lynn Lane
Immersive

Panopticon

A retro-futuristic dystopian love story with a set that transforms around the audience.

Open Dance Project’s Bonnie and ClydePhoto: Lynn Lane
Immersive

Bonnie & Clyde

Based on the real people behind the romanticized anti-heroes.

A scene from Red LandscapePhoto: Lynn Lane
Immersive

Red Landscape: Georgia O’Keeffe in Texas

Audience members move through a dollhouse-inspired set of O’Keeffe’s life and work during her Texas years.

Explore our immersive work · Watch work samples

Booking

Bring ODP to your stage or school

Programs, venue needs and travel vary, so we build each quote with you. Share your dates and audience, and we will help you find the right fit and the funding to support it.

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Photo: Lynn LaneAn Open Dance Project dancer leaping in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Funding

Texas Commission on the Arts support

Because Open Dance Project is on the TCA Touring Roster, Texas presenters can apply for TCA Performance Support to cover up to half of our fee for performances or workshops.

That includes our school and community workshops. See our educator offerings.

  1. Choose ODPSelect Open Dance Project from the TCA Touring Roster for performances from September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2028.
  2. Talk with usContact us about the work, your dates, and your venue. Fees vary with the program and distance.
  3. Sign an agreementObtain a contract or letter of agreement between your organization and ODP.
  4. Apply to TCASubmit the Performance Support application with the fully signed agreement by the deadline. Complete the online report after the activity.
Aug 1Activities Sept 1 – Dec 14
Nov 1Activities Dec 15 – Mar 14
Feb 1Activities Mar 15 – Jun 14
May 1Activities Jun 15 – Aug 31

Deadlines and eligibility are set by TCA, so please confirm current guidelines on the TCA program page or at accounts@arts.texas.gov. We are happy to help you plan before you apply.

Venues and audiences

We bring dance wherever people gather

Our work adapts to the space, from concert halls to library meeting rooms.

  • Concert halls
  • Medium theaters
  • Small venues, libraries, and clubs
  • Outdoor and very large venues
  • Unplugged events
  • Festivals and special events
  • Schools, pre-K through high school
  • Seniors
  • Hands-on and participatory activities
  • Audiences with disabilities

Learn about our accessibility offerings on our Access and Inclusion page.

some of the most unique, audience intensive and truly theatrical productions dance lovers can experience in Texas
Arts and Culture TexasAs quoted on our TCA Touring Roster listing

Let’s bring ODP to your stage

Tell us about your venue, audience, and dates, and we will help you find the right program.

Bookings@opendanceproject.org832-962-8982

Laura Harrell, Managing Director