Journeys Onward: Reception Performance
Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue @ 12th Street | New York, NY 10003
Thursday, July 17, 2025, 7pm
As part of Salmagundi Club of New York’s on-going dialogue with the military community, Journeys Onward is a powerful and inspiring exhibition that showcases the art and accompanying words of military veterans or their family members, shedding light on their unique experiences, both shared and individual. The exhibit seeks to be a catalyst for conversations between and within the military and civilian communities.
Curated by Omar Columbus, a U.S. Air Force veteran and photographer, and Paul M. Murray, an award-winning photographer and son of two WW II veterans, the 2025 exhibit includes about 100 works across many mediums from over 35 veteran artists.
Exit12 is thrilled to perform yet again for the exhibition’s reception alongside several veteran poets from Women Veterans Empowered & Thriving, including longtime Exit12 collaborator Jenny Pacanowski.
Lebanon VA Workshops & Showing
1700 South Lincoln Avenue, Lebanon, PA 17042-7529
Friday, August 29, 2025, Workshops: 9-10:30am, 11am-12:30pm, Showing: 2pm
Exit12 is looking forward to bringing our signature movement workshops to the Lebanon VA Medical Center in Pennsylvania on Friday, August 29th. The workshops will be followed by a showing of Exit12 repertoire open to veterans, VA staff, family members, caregivers, and members of the community.
Email info@exit12danceco.org if you would like to participate in one of the workshops or attend the showing.
Exit12: Stories of War - Missoula, Montana
Save the date - Exit12 will be touring to Missoula, Montana in October of 2025 to hold a series of workshops for the military-connected community and four public performances.
Details to come soon.
Email info@exit12danceco.org if you would like to participate in one of the workshops or attend the showing.
Exit12 + Strongpoint in Magdalena, New Mexico
Exit12 and Strongpoint are partnering on an incredible residency and performance in New Mexico. More details to come.
Email info@exit12danceco.org if you would like to participate in one of the workshops or attend the showing.
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.
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.