Bailes is an experiment in transmission and opening up a dance performance to let a new constellation find its rhythm. Bailes means ‘dances’, but more like La Macarena and salsa than Trio A and Swan Lake. Andrea Zavala Folache and Adriano Wilfert Jensen will work with New York based artist Malcolm-x Betts art for ten days leading up to School for Temporary Liveness, transmitting conversations, practices and materials that emerged previously from a series of intimate collaborations, each addressing problems of ‘the family.’ Living within zona de juego, all are invited along for this transmission to linger, rephrase, and situate anew these problematic bailes. 

This experiment is part of a long term research project under the title Domestic Anarchism. Its materials and practices have been developed in a series of collaborations with HaYoung, Alissa Šnaider, Paolo Gile, Emma Daniel, Lisa Schåman and Lauren Bakst.

ACCESS NOTES:
Entry: Entry is permitted at any time dependent on capacity. There are stairs or ramp access to an open door marked with The Kitchen's name, behind which there is an elevator accessible to the public. The elevator enters directly into the loft. Restrooms: Our restrooms are gender neutral. An ADA bathroom is available for our guest use in the courtyard, just one door down at Greenwich House Center for Older Adults. Please visit the facilities before entering the elevator to the loft. Duration: The program run-time is about two hours total. Exits: The space can be exited via elevator or stairs that take you to Bank street.

Photo: Emma Daniel, Andrea Zavala Folache, and Adriano Wilfert Jensen in Domestic Anarchism (2025). Courtesy of the artists.