The Holding Project is a

dance company dedicated to movement language research and choreographic creation.

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Based in Portland, Oregon,

The Holding Project

has been creating thought-provoking live performance, dance for film,multi-media, and installation work since 2015. The company aims to explore gradients between effort and struggle, researching extremes of energetic physicality alongside the quiet volumes of minute detail. Led by Israeli-born founder and Artistic Director Amy Leona Havin, The Holding Project is rooted in improvisational studies, encouraging collaboration and play within the artistic process.