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Donna Sternberg & Dancers

FOR PRESENTERS

Sternberg states...that it is their mission “to discover, transform, connect,” and it is indeed one of her continuing successes and contributions to the arts since establishing Donna Sternberg & Dancers in 1985. 

— Jeff Slayton, LA Dance Chronicle

Who We Are

OUR MISSION & VISION

OUR MISSION & VISION

OUR MISSION & VISION

Our mission is to discover, transform, and connect.  Donna Sternberg and Dancers (DS&D) uses contemporary dance to build bridges and discover connections between dance, science, and humankind. 

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OUR STORY

OUR MISSION & VISION

OUR MISSION & VISION

Donna Sternberg & Dancers (DS&D) is a laboratory/studio integrating contemporary dance and science.  Founded in 1985 the company has worked at the forefront of collaborating with scientists from a wide range of fields.

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OUR ARTISTS

OUR MISSION & VISION

OUR ARTISTS

Our work is brought to life by a dynamic ensemble of visionary artists and collaborators. Meet our Artistic Director and the dancers who shape our performances.

Meet the Artists

OUR REPERTOIRE

Ancestor’s Voices

A dance/theatre work that explores inherited intergenerational trauma

Length: 55 minutes

Dancers: 5


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The Vortex

A film examining race, gender and sexual orientation in the science community

Length:  35:42


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Maya

Warming

A multimedia collaboration exploring the nature of reality and how we discern what’s real and what isn’t.

Length: 26:37

Dancers: 5


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Warming

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Warming

An example of a site-specific dance performance that explores how climate change will affect both the earth in general and Santa Monica specifically, using the various elements of Tongva Park to amplify the predictions. The dance is specifically created to utilize the beauty of the site and is inspired by the scientific data on climate change. The audience follows the dancers throughout different areas in the park where are short dance sequences.

Length: 35 

Dancers: 5


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REPERTOIRE

OUR TOURING FOOTPRINT

UPCOMING TOUR - SPRING 2026

RESIDENCY

Carleton College, Fairfield, MN.


Activities: 

▪️ Master classes (Dance Department)

▪️ Creation and performance of site-specific work with students.


Contact:  Devavani Chatterjea, dchatterjea@carleton.edu

PAST TOURS

RESIDENCY

DJERASSI ARTIST PROGRAM

RESIDENCY

Macalester College, St. Paul, MN


Dates: MAY 5 - 13, 2025


Activities: 

▪️ 2 master classes culminating in site-specific student performance (Dance Department)

▪️ Lecture (Judaic Studies Department)

Community Participatory Workshop (St. Paul, MN)

▪️ Zoom participatory workshop (national)

▪️ Filming for documentary by filmmaker Morgan Adamson


Contact:  Devavani Chatterjea, 

RESIDENCY

DJERASSI ARTIST PROGRAM

RESIDENCY

Macalester College, St. Paul, MN


NOVEMBER 15 -19, 2021


Activities: 

▪️ Showing of environmental film EarthBody, Post performance discussions


Contact – Devavani Chatterjea, dchatterjea@carleton.edu

DJERASSI ARTIST PROGRAM

DJERASSI ARTIST PROGRAM

LEONARDO/ISAST 50TH ANNIVERSARY

Wodside, CA


OCTOBER 16, 2021


▪️ Performance


ABOUT DJERASSI

LEONARDO/ISAST 50TH ANNIVERSARY

LEONARDO/ISAST 50TH ANNIVERSARY

LEONARDO/ISAST 50TH ANNIVERSARY

The Convening

San Francisco Art Institute 


NOVEMBER 2 - 3, 2018


Activities: 

▪️ Workshops and performance


LEONARDO/ISAST  

(International Society for Art, Science and Technology)

VENICE BIENNALE

LEONARDO/ISAST 50TH ANNIVERSARY

VENICE BIENNALE

Palazzo Mora, Venice, Italy


NOVEMBER 18-19, 2016


ABOUT THE VENICE BIENNALE

PRESS & MEDIA

PRESS RELEASES

2025

Donna Sternberg & Dancers announces Ancestor's Voices


2024

Donna Sternberg & Dancers announces Awe & Wonder


2023

Donna Sternberg & Dancers announces Still Alive


2022

Donna Sternberg & Dancers announces Navigating the River


Donna Sternberg & Dancers announces Mending

FEATURE ARTICLES & PREVIEWS

Donna Sternberg & Dancers “Awe and Wonder” Dance/Science Fusion

CULVER CITY CROSSROADS


Pulling Back the Curtain on “Art Speaks”: A Conversation with Choreographer Donna Sternberg

CULVER CITY CROSSROADS


Preview: Donna Sternberg to Present “Life Stories”

LA DANCE CHRONICLE


Art and Science to Join Forces in Sternberg’s “Awe and Wonder”

LA DANCE CHRONICLE


Podcast, LMU On Dance: Critical Conversations

SPOTIFY

LMU WEBSITE EPISODE 4


SHAPE Brings Together Science and art n Classroom and on Stage. 

UC DAVIS COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE

PRESENTER RESOURCES

TECH RIDER

RESIDENCY ACTIVITIES

RESIDENCY ACTIVITIES

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RESIDENCY ACTIVITIES

RESIDENCY ACTIVITIES

RESIDENCY ACTIVITIES

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TECHNICAL STAFF

RESIDENCY ACTIVITIES

TECHNICAL STAFF

MEET OUR TECH ARTISTS

We are fortunate to have such a thoughtful artist still producing work that not only entertains but queries and generates the wonder of discovery. The powerful mission of Sternberg since 1985, Through inventive use of venues, great thoughts, discoveries and how to bridge them from theory to a viscer


Joanne DiVito, LA Dance Chronicle

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Donna Sternberg & Dancers

911 9th St #206 Santa Monica, CA 90403

(310) 260 - 1198

contact@dsdancers.com


Dancessence Inc. (EIN  95-4349076) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. 

Donations are fully tax-deductible.

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