1. Mission And Vision
2. Core Programs
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4. Our History
5. Board & Staff
6. Supporters

Our History

MAPP International Productions was established in 2006 by Ann Rosenthal and Cathy Zimmerman as the successor to MultiArts Projects & Productions, the much-admired company founded by Rosenthal in 1994. Rosenthal and Zimmerman share nearly three decades of experience in the contemporary performing arts field, including substantial expertise in producing complex projects at the cutting edge of organizational and artistic creation. Under their leadership, MAPP has:

• Produced 33 new multidisciplinary performing arts works with artists from New York City, from the U.S., and from around the world;
• Produced more than 65 multi-city tours, gaining national exposure for artists who were little known outside of their home communities prior to their partnership with MAPP;
• Introduced audiences in New York City and across the U.S. to artists from 25 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Caribbean;
• Co-founded and managed five programs for international exchange;
• Raised and managed over $8 Million for artists' projects.

Our completed projects include:

MAPP Productions

Nameless forest, Dean Moss/Gametophyte Inc. (New York, NY), 2011
Tyler Tyler, Yasuko Yokoshi (New York, NY/Japan), 2010
How Can You Stay..., Ralph Lemon/Cross Performance (New York, NY), 2010
Saudade, David Roussève/REALITY (Los Angeles, CA), 2009
[purgatorio] POPOPERA, Emio Greco|PC (Netherlands), 2009
Disfarmer, Dan Hurlin (New York, NY), 2009
the break/s, Marc Bamuthi Joseph/The Living Word Project (Oakland, CA), 2008
Men-Jaro, Vincent Mantsoe (South Africa/France), 2006
the 51st (dream) state, Sekou Sundiata (Brooklyn, NY), 2006
Nomad:The River, Yin Mei (New York, NY), 2005
Hiroshima Maiden, Dan Hurlin (New York, NY), 2004
The Geography Trilogy, Ralph Lemon/Cross Performance (New York, NY), 2004
blessing the boats, Sekou Sundiata (Brooklyn, NY), 2002
Black Burlesque (revisited), Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group (New York, NY), 2003
Full Cycle, Tamango's Urban Tap (New York NY), 2002
Caravane, Tamango's Urban Tap (New York, NY), 2001
/Asunder, Yin Mei Dance (New York, NY), 2001
The Geography Trilogy: Tree, Ralph Lemon/Cross Performance (New York, NY), 2000
Rome & Jewels, Rennie Harris Puremovement (Philadelphia, PA), 2000
The Shoulder, Dan Hurlin (New York, NY), 1998
Uma Historia Da Duvida, Companhia Clara Andermatt (Portugal/Cape Verde), 1998
The Geography Trilogy: Geography, Ralph Lemon/Cross Performance (New York, NY), 1997
Nova Danca Portugal 96 (Portugal), 1996
No(thing so powerful as) Truth, Dan Hurlin (Wilton, NH/New York, NY), 1995

MAPP North American Tours

Voices of Strength, Voices of Strength: A Mini-festival of Contemporary Dance & Theater by Women from Africa (), 2012
Soul Project, David Zambrano (Netherlands), 2012
more more more... future, Faustin Linyekula/Studios Kabako (Democratic Republic of Congo), 2011
Homenaje a los Ancestros, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas (Matanzas, Cuba), 2011
Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell, Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell (New York, NY), 2009
Beautiful Me, Gregory Maqoma/Vuyani Dance Theatre (South Africa), 2009
LIGA, Kassys (Netherlands), 2008
Shadows, William Yang (Australia), 2008
Le Sacre du Printemps, Cie Heddy Maalem (France/Algeria), 2008
Hell, Emio Greco|PC (Netherlands), 2007
Festival of Lies, Faustin Linyekula/Studios Kabako (Democratic Republic of Congo), 2007
KOMMER, Kassys (Netherlands), 2006
Dimi, Compagnie TchéTché (Cote d'Ivoire), 2006
Rimasto Orfano, Emio Greco|PC (Netherlands), 2005
Triptyque Sans Titre, Faustin Linyekula/Studios Kabako (Democratic Republic of Congo), 2005
Word Becomes Flesh, Marc Bamuthi Joseph/The Living Word Project (Oakland, CA), 2005
Pollen Revolution, Akira Kasai (Japan), 2004
Report On Body, Living Dance Studio/Wen Hui & Wu Wenguang (China), 2003
Los Munequitos de Matanzas (Cuba), 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001
Grupo Vocal Desandann (Cuba), 1997, 2000, 2001
Los Fakires (Cuba), 2001 & 2002
Companhia Paulo Ribeiro (Portugal), 1996 & 2001
Companhia Clara Andermatt (Portugal/Cape Verde), 1996, 1998, 2001
Dos Alas/Two Wings, featuring Grupo AfroCuba de Matanzas (Cuba) & Los Hermanos Cepeda (Puerto Rico), 1998

Artist in Community Programs

Earth Day: From Valuing Green to Sustaining Life, The America Project (New York, NY), 2012
Dialogues Across Culture, The Africa Contemporary Arts Consortium (), 2011
The People's Potlucks, The America Project (New York, NY), 2011
WeDaPeoples Cabaret 2011, The America Project (New York, NY), 2011
WeDaPeoples Cabaret 2010, The America Project (New York, NY), 2010

International Exchange Programs

U.S. Portugal Dance Exchange
Cuba Research & Exchange Program
French Cultural Pipeline (in partnership with French Cultural Services, NYC)
International Dancemakers Lab (in collaboration with Danspace Project, Pentacle and Snug Harbor Cultural Center)

Managed Projects

low: meditations trilogy part 1, Rha Goddess (New York, NY), 2006
Scourge, Marc Bamuthi Joseph/The Living Word Project (Oakland, CA), 2006
Udu, Sekou Sundiata & Craig Harris (New York, NY), 2000
File 0, Mou Sen (China), 1997
City Water Tunnel #3, Marty Pottenger (New York, NY), 1995
A double emploi/a double purpose, Wally Cardona (New York, NY) & Le Marietta Secret (France), 1997

Coordinated Festivals

New Europe '99, New York City-wide performimg arts festival, 1999
DanceLink, four-state consortium of dance service organzations and its Commissioning and Residency Exchange, 1994-1997

For more information about any of these past projects, please contact us at info@mappinternational.org