July 3, 2010
Slovak premiere of the new show is coming up on July 22-23, 2010. We are working on the magic at Stanica, Zilina in Slovakia. More info here.

May 1, 2010
Pavel Zustiak is 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship recipient.

March 26, 2010
We are busy working on something brand new - a trilogy work, our largest project to date - and are ready to announce it to the world. Its development will take me and my team to my roots in Eastern Europe but eventually back to New York City. Join us for the announcement of The Painted Bird at our fundrasing event on April 26 (Monday), 7-9pm at Lyons Wier Gallery in Manhattan. Suggested donation starting at $50 (cash or check at the door) Program: Open bar and hors' devours throughout the event | 7:45-8:15pm new trilogy project announcement, musical performance by project collaborator Christian Frederickson (founding member of Rachel's)

Please RSVP by April 20 at events@palissimo.com . Our teaser on YouTube

December 1, 2009
We will perform during the upcoming APAP as follows:
Halt! on January 9 at 7pm (Sat), January 10 at 6pm (Sun) at Skirball Center NYU, reservations (only 15 per show) at tickets@palissimo.com
Weddings and Beheadings (excerpt) at Movement Research Judson Church Series, January 11 at 8pm, free

November 27, 2009
The story of ten year journey of the artistic director Pavel Zustiak is now available online.

November 25, 2009
Sound bar with audio installation from our production Halt! is on display in the lobby of Gershwin Hotel in NYC. It is located on 7 East 27th Street in Manhattan. gershwinhotel.com

September 25, 2009
We are back! This fall 2009 season, Palissimo treads new ground with Halt! Mark your calendars for step out of schedule when we get out of the theater and onto the street with free site-specific performance installation at the Staten Island Whitehall Ferry Terminal in lower Manhattan, daily between 1-5pm, October 26-30, 2009. Performances collide with ferry departures at 1pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, 3pm, 3:30pm and 4:30pm. In addition to the sound bar with audio stations we will have limited amount of free standing mp3 players with headsets that will allow you to roam the terminal or sit on benches. You can pick these up from our staff against your ID card. These are distributed on first come first serve basis. See you at the Whitehall Ferry Terminal!

July 6 , 2009
Pavel Zustiak will be teaching a choreography workshop on August 7, 2009 as part of a week long workshops:
Choreography Workshop at the Ailey Studios: Aug 3, 2009- Aug 8, 2009; Monday-Saturday.
The EMD Choreographic Workshop is a 6 day choreographic workshop that offers participants a chance to expand their choreographic ability while under the watchful eye of renowned choreographer Elisa Monte. This program is open to choreographers 18 years or older, who have at least 3 years of professional experience in dance/choreography. During this process participants will have access to daily movement labs where they can explore different ways to create and manipulate movement while receiving feedback artist to artist lead by a facilitator; discussion sessions lead by rotating guest choreographers, culminating in a performance opportunity and a chance to have your work produced by the interdisciplinary arts organization the Tank. *Guest choreographers include Alexandra Beller, Francesca Harper, and Pavel Zustiak.
To register online, visit here -OR- by phone, call 212-405-9500

May 25, 2009
CALL FOR PERFORMERS - URGENT!
Up next is a work-in-progress showing at Judson Church series of Movement Research. I am planning to draft something completely new and want to explore few ideas with a large number of performers - 25? 30? 50? So maybe this is where you move from the theater seats unto the stage. I am looking for performers - dancers and actors who have some physical training - who would like to be part of this experiment. This will be mostly task oriented performance. All performers need to be available for the dates/times below. If you are interested please email your name and contact info (preferred email, phone) to judson@palissimo.com no later than Friday May 29th. I am excited about this since it can be quite something or a complete disaster. Yes! Do you want to join me? - Pavel

May 18, 2009
Claudia La Rocco's review in The New York Times of our La Mama Moves! performance.

May 9, 2009
The New York Times documented our turbulent behind the scenes during our season in March. We are hoping that this will open up a discussion about the presenter-artist relationship. We have learned a lesson or two on the way but nevertheless it was the most successful project to date in spite of all the difficulties – and this would not be possible without you, your enthusiasm and great turnout! We appreciate your support that keeps coming in so many ways.

March 16, 2009
Palissimo will perform at LaMama Moves Festival in May 2009 as well as the Movement Research Judson Church series on June 15, 2009. Fore more details check back here or sign up for our newsletter on CONTACT page.

Thank you all who came to our premiere of Weddings and Beheadings. We love hearing your feedback - good, bad, observations, revelations..... thank you for all your emails, keep them coming!

January 31, 2009
Weddings and Beheadings premieres at 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Festival at Ailey Citigroup Theater (corner of 55th and Ninth Ave.) on March 11-15, 2009.

October 29, 2008
Blind Spot will be performed during the APAP conference in NYC as part of the COIL Festival at PS122 on January 8th at 7pm and January 9th at 10:30pm. Presenters with I.D. please email shoni@ps122.org to reserve tickets in advance.

September 21, 2008
Pavel Zustiak was selected as the 2008-09 Movement Research artist in residence. MR is is one of the world's leading laboratories for the investigation of dance and movement-based forms. Valuing the individual artist and their creative process and vital role within society, Movement Research is dedicated to the creation and implementation of free and low-cost programs that nurture and instigate discourse and experimentation. www.movementresearch.org

June 14, 2008
As many of you know the Tony winners will be announced tomorrow night. There are Tony categories that are not televised and the winners were announced yesterday. One of those categories was "The Best Performer in a Short Run on Broadway" and Yo-el Cassell, who is one of the cast members of Blind Spot currently playing at PS122, was nominated in this category. Last night, shortly before the show opened, Palissimo got the call that Yo-el won in this category. Congratulations Yo-el!

June 10, 2008
Palissimo's Blind Spot is selected as the Village Voice Choice. Keisha Franklin is calling it "a mindfuck of the best sort".

April 29, 2008
Audition Announcement
We are looking for male and female performers for a new production. We are in search for performers (dancers, physical theater performers) with strong personalities, people who have an opinion, people who live life fully. We are looking for unique individuals that stand out from a crowd - any body types, people that don't fit categories well... Previous dance or physical theater performing experience is required. Please mention any unusual abilities and additional skills (acrobatics, singing, playing instruments....) in your resume or email. Audition by invitation only on May 27th 5-9pm and callback on May 30th 2-6pm. Please email your CV/resume (any form) and pictures (portrait and full body/action picture) to: palissimoaudition@gmail.com by May 20th, 2008.

April 28, 2008
Performance Space 122 will present Blind Spot on June 11-15 2008. Checkout www.ps122.org for schedule and ticket info. We have great new T-shirts and other merchandise promoting this show at www.cafepress.com/palissimo.