MashUp Contemporary Dance Company is dedicated to the movement of female bodies and feminist ideas. Prioritizing innovation, collaboration, and inclusion, MashUp uplifts female-identifying artists and builds community through contemporary dance.

MashUp Contemporary Dance Company believes that dance is a means for building community and exploring ideas that should be accessible to all, regardless of accessibility needs, age, ethnicity, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, social or financial position. Founded in 2010 as a shared artistic leadership model by two women of different backgrounds, artistic styles, races, and socio-economic statuses, the company has always been committed to exploring alternative leadership structures and organizational systems that allow for creative democratization and more voices to be heard. 

Although the female experience and feminist lens drives MashUp’s work, all community members, regardless of gender identity or any other classification, are invited to participate in the company’s programming, for Mashup values the inclusion of many voices towards building empathy, sparking meaningful conversation, increasing understanding, and driving positive change. In its programming, MashUp defines female-identifying to include trans woman, as well as non-binary individuals who identify with feminism. 

MashUp is committed to cultivating a collaborative, inspirational community that is welcoming to ALL women artists and intersectional allies, and to building and sustaining an inclusive culture of shared power, ongoing learning, active listening, transparent communication, healthy workloads, equitable treatment and pay, and support at all levels of the organization. 

MashUp leadership and staff recognize that fully embracing these beliefs, values and goals in action as well as word requires continuously examining our own biases, processes, and systems towards greater inclusivity, diversity, equity, and accessibility. MashUp is committed to continued learning, growth, and planning to ensure this statement, and any future iterations of it - is embedded in all facets of the organization. 

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