Tbd. - An Omaha Based Dance Collective

Introducing BLiPSWiTCH! ✨

We are so honored to have Taryn Lavery and Alex Pruitt, co-founders and co-directors of BLiPSWiTCH join us for Making Space Dance Festival 2026!

Alex Pruitt will teach a workshop on Saturday, October 24 from 10-11:15 AM Tenaska Center for Arts Engagement!

This open-level contemporary class begins with a follow-along warm up and moves into phrase work (potentially including floor work). No matter what happens, it will be an hour and fifteen minute dance party seeking to inspire and challenge. The ultimate goal is to enjoy ourselves, muddle through, get messy, figure s**t out and sweat together in a supportive community of movers.

✅ Open to all movers 18+
✅ Workshop is free to attend with optional donation when signing up!

Graphics by Works of Anomaly

ID 1: Color block text that reads “BLiPSWiTCH” at the top of the image. The remaining 3/4 of the image is Taryn Lavery and Alex Pruitt dancing on a skate ramp. The figures appear small compared to the vast landscape.

ID 2: A smaller image of Taryn Lavery and Alex Pruitt reaching out and intertwining their arms is on the left side of the image. Other colorful shapes frame the graphic. The first part of Taryn and Alex’s bio comprises a majority of the image.

ID 3: Two colorful shapes are at the bottom of the graphic. The remainder of Taryn and Alex’s bio comprises a majority of the graphic.

ID 4: A color block takes up a majority of the graphic with the question “Why do you think dance is important?” at the top of the color block. “Making Space” stylized text and “BLiPSWiTCH” stylized text is at the bottom of the graphic.

Announcement time! We are absolutely thrilled to announce the five incredible choreographers for Making Space 2026! ✨🎉

tbd. will present five original works by this gorgeous group of artists on October 23 + October 24 at the Tenaska Center for Arts Engagement. Shows are at 7:30 each night, with doors opening at 7:00. Tickets are free with an option to donate when reserving on Eventbrite.

Not only will you get to see their creative genius displayed at those two performances, but you can also catch workshops taught by:

• Alex Pruitt of BLiPSWiTCH on 10/24
• David Calhoun on 10/24
• Olivia Emert on 10/25

And special guest Lauren Simpson will teach an installment of her wonderful Horseplay workshop on 10/25 as well!

It’s going to be a magical weekend of dance, and we hope you’ll join us! Snag your tickets and workshop spots at the link in our bio 🎟️

Graphic design by Works of Anomaly

Nicole Von Arx image credit Joan Dwiartanto
BLiPSWiTCH image credit Jade Skye Hammer

ID 1: Nicole Von Arx headshot with a light blue background. Nicole has long brown hair hanging over her right shoulder, and she looks directly into the camera. There is a light pink background separate from the image of Nicole.

ID 2: BLiPSWiTCH movement shot on the left side of the screen. Alex Pruitt and Taryn Lavern reach their left arms toward the camera, intertwined. There is a mustard yellow background separate from the image.

ID 3: Jenny Yang headshot in black and white on the right side of the screen. Jenny has her hands on her hips and smiles at the camera. There is a lime green backdrop separate from the image of Jenny.

ID 4: Olivia Emert headshot centered. Olivia’s arms are up, framing her face. She looks intensely into the camera. There is a bright blue background separate from the image of Olivia.

ID 5: David Calhoun headshot on the right side of the screen. David wears a light colored shirt and softly smiles toward the camera. There is a dark purple backdrop separate from the image of David.

It’s back! Making Space will return in October 2026 better than ever.

Save the dates: October 23-25! ✨

Now in its sixth year, Making Space is a performance festival, produced by tbd. dance collective, featuring a curation of choreographic works created by local, regional, and national movement artists. The purpose of this festival is to provide a platform for movement artists to present new work, explore the process of developing choreography, create connections among artist locally and cross-regionally, and offer educational workshops to foster a collective celebration of dance within our community.

This year, tbd. has partnered with Omaha Performing Arts to host Making Space Dance Festival at Tenaska Center for Arts Engagement. We can’t wait to continue to share more about this amazing weekend of dance!

Graphics by Works of Anomaly ✨
Photo by Ben Semisch - Photog/Filmmaker 📸

Special thanks to Omaha Performing Arts Tenaska Center for Arts Engagement Nebraska Cultural Endowment Omaha Steaks Nebraska Arts Council

ID 1: An animated infographic with a colorful sleeve that folds down to reveal the words, “tbd dance collective presents Makind Space Dance Festival, in collaboration with Omaha Performing Arts”.

ID 2: An infographic with a black and white image of a performance space as the background. The text on top reads, “featuring a curated selection of choreographic works created by local, regional, and national movement artists”. tbd.’s circle logo is at the top of the text.

ID 3: An infographic with a black and white image od three dancers huddled together on the left side of the image. There is a color block design of green and blue on the right side of the image. The text reads top to bottom, “October 23rd-25th” and “Tenaska Cenrer for Arts Engagement”.

ID 4: An infographic with a light blue background featuring logos of the organizations who helped us fund Making Space. The logos included art from Omaha Performing Arts, Omaha Steaks, Douglas County Community Involvement, Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and Nebraska Arts Council.

It seems like Passage was a lifetime ago. We danced in the vastness, shielded our eyes from the sun, and relished in the magic of the prairie.

Thank you Glacier Creek for allowing us to create in this beautiful location.

Thank you to the wonderful musicians who helped bring our vision to life. Suz Pearl Lovejoy Boyd Elyse Nelson

As always, thank you Ben Semisch - Photog/Filmmaker for capturing these special moments.

ID 1: Seven dancers all wearing red are close together, creating a shape. The sun flares, they are surrounded by green landscaping.

ID 2: Two dancers face away from each other, but also lean on one another, resting their heads on each other’s shoulders.

ID 3: Six dancers are in a column close together flanked on either side by two singers wearing light blue. The dancers have both arms extended and are looking up toward the sky.

ID 4: One dancer walks along a path running her hand through the tall grasses to her right.

ID 5: Two dancers are performing a duet in the grasses. One dancer is bent over while the other extends her leg toward the sky.

ID 6: Two dancers perform a duet in the grasses. In unison, they extend their right leg and left arm energetically.

ID 7: One dancer in the foreground of the photo is just off the path extending her back into the grasses. There are other dancers along the path in the background.

ID 8: A dancers legs emerge from the tall grasses. We can only see her legs and feet.

tbd. had quite the eventful summer! Image roundup for “Until the feeling passes”, our piece choreographed for the Omaha Mobile Stages’ sunset show back in May.

This piece was choreographed by our very own Kenzie Sawyer, and it was such a pleasure to share with the audience at the Joslyn Castle.

ID 1: Four dancers grab onto Kyan’s arm, helping her to suspend over the edge of the raised Omaha Mobile Stage.

ID 2: Kenzie sits on the stage, reaching up at an angle. Her fingers are curling in and her gaze intent toward her hand.

ID 3: Gayle pushes her foot and back against the other dancers to help suspend her body in the air horizontally. Her left arm and leg are reaching toward the sky.

ID 4: Annie in the foreground extends her bent left arm while Kyan in the background reaches her right arm out.

While our Call is always Open, we are actively seeking 2-3 dancers to join us for an upcoming performance in January of 2027.

If you or anyone you know is interested, please use the link to learn more and apply https://www.tbddancecollective.org/open-call-for-movers

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Photo by Ben Semisch - Photog/Filmmaker

ID: Gayle is inverted on an outdoor skate ramp. Her pants are blue, the ground is gray, and the words “Open Call” are yellow.

Passage begins tomorrow! REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED as audience numbers are intentionally limited for visibility and ample viewing space along the trail. If you do not have a reservation, then please do not come 🖤

We are filming dress rehearsal tonight so that everyone has a chance to see the performance in video form eventually.

If you have reserved a place and can no longer attend, please let us know or cancel your order so that we may get the next person on the waitlist your spot.

It’s going to be a beautiful show!

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ID: 7 dancers are evenly spaced on the top of a prairie hill. They have a wide stance, but are bent to their right, with arms out stretched, as if there are a “sad clown.”

We are rounding the corner to show week! Passage is officially sold out, but we highly encourage you to email or message us about hopping on the waitlist. People’s plans change and you could benefit from this truth!

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ID: 7 tbd dancers stand in an evenly spaced line in the tall, brown prairie grass. They are in a wide stance and have one arm hooked in front of their face, with the other arm hanging tensely behind them.

Passage performances are all at capacity. 🎉 However, we are compiling a waitlist in case registered audience members have a change of plans and a spot opens up.

Please email us at [email protected] to be added to the waitlist.

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ID: 7 dancers stand in a line, in the tall, yellow prairie grasses. They all bend one left while looking back behind themselves with an arm out-stretched.

Passage is quickly approaching! After selling out all four shows, we have added 3 more tickets per evening. Act fast! These tickets won’t last long.

June 11-14 at 7:30PM at Glacier Creek Preserve

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ID: 7 dancers stand in the tall prairie grasses. They are all moving through a series of stationary movement at their own pace. They each wear bright monochrome outfits, yellow, pink, green, orange, blue, red, lilac.