Exit12 + Strongpoint in Magdalena, New Mexico
Join Exit12 and Strongpoint in a 7-day creative residency at the Ranch.
This residency is a unique gathering where military veterans and military community members come together to move, create, and connect in the landscape of beautiful Magdalena, New Mexico. During the residency, you will be a part of a powerful and moving creative process with an optional culminating performance.
Led by professional artists with lived military experience, Creative-OP will use storytelling, movement exploration, and shared reflection to build In-Trench, an immersive participatory performance, with fellow military community members.
Stories of War: Workshop & Performance Series
The Intrepid Museum, Pier 86, West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036
Mondays, April & May 2026 6:30-8:30pm
Join us to create a new work to to premiere at the Intrepid Museum in honor of Memorial Day 2026.
This project is unique. Together we will sit, share stories, move, and create together over 8 weeks of workshops. The creative process will include a mix of writing, movement, and theater. No prior experience is required. All you need is a willingness to explore and express. Modifications will be offered so everyone can participate fully. The work we create will be presented as part of Exit12’s signature evening-length performance on the deck of the Intrepid, a former machine of war transformed into a place of history, culture, and education. In this tremendous setting, you and the audience will have the opportunity to engage in a post-performance discussion about the new work.
Registration Opens February 2026
Stories of War: Memorial Day Week Performance
The Intrepid Museum, Pier 86, West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036
Friday, May 29, 2026
Experience an unforgettable evening of dance, theater and spoken word as Exit12 and the Intrepid Museum present the 4th annual Stories of War performance in honor of Memorial Day 2026. After an eight-week series of movement workshop with a diverse cohort of artists, veterans and military-connected individuals, this powerful performance will explore the effects of war on both veterans and civilians. Through art and storytelling, Stories of War fosters cross-cultural dialogue, promotes empathy and encourages healing.
Link to reserve tickets goes live March 2026.
Exit12’s season is 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. Exit12’s season is also supported by Dance/NYC’S Dance Advancement Fund, made possible by the Howard Gilman Foundation and the Ford Foundation.
Exit12’s Creative-Op in New Mexico and Stories of War on the Intrepid is funded in part by Creative Forces® NEA Military Healing Arts Network, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs that seeks to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life for military and veteran populations exposed to trauma, as well as their families and caregivers. Creative Forces is managed in partnership with Civic Arts, the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, and Mid-America Arts Alliance and is also supported in part by Veterans at Ares Support Network.