THE CARPET SERIES
Pigeonwing Dance’s Carpet Series is a compact outdoor performance taking place on an 8x10 Persian carpet in parks and on sidewalks across NYC. Showcasing the choreography of four highly trained contemporary ballet dancers, the Carpet Series has been performed over 200 times in all five boroughs since its 2020 premiere. It has been featured in the New York Daily News and DANCE Magazine, where critic Nancy Wozny observed, "the geometric patterns of the Persian rug echo and amplify Lamb's idiosyncratic movement vocabulary, which is both intensely intricate and unusually syncopated."
The Carpet Series 2026 premieres on August 13, with new choreography and a rotating cast.
Photo: Joe Raffanti
Photo: Thomas Wilson
2026 Schedule
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Thursday August 13: 6:30-8pm in J Hood Wright Park
Sunday August 16: 6:30-8pm in Herald Square Plaza
8/20/2026: 6:30-8pm in Gansevoort Plaza
8/23/2026 6:30-8pm in Astor Place
8/30/2026: 6:15-7:45pm Fort Tryon Park
9/13/2026: 6-7:30 pm in Isham Park
9/17/2026: 6-7:30pm in Bogardus Plaza
9/20/2026: 5:45-7:15pm in St Nicholas Park
9/24/2026: 5:45-7:15pm Location to be confirmed
10/8/2026: 5:30-7pm Location to be confirmed
10/11/2026: 5:30-7pm Location to be confirmed
This project is made possible in part with funds from Creative Engagement and UMEZ Arts Engagement, regrant programs supported by the NYC Dept of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Additional funding is generously provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation.
2026 Cast:
Robin Cantrell
Amy Saunder
Allegra Herman
Tiffany Mangulabnan
Victoria Sames
Kailei Sin
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ABOUT PIGEONWING DANCE:
"to cut a pigeon wing": The Dictionary of American Regional English. To execute intricate dance steps gracefully...to dance in a fancy way
Pigeonwing Dance was founded in 2016. The New Yorker described founder Gabrielle Lamb's movement as "eccentric," noting her "penchant for extreme segmentation of the body" and "curious forms of interpersonal connection" — which is about right.
Pigeonwing has been presented by New York City Center, 92Y, Jacob's Pillow, and Symphony Space's Selected Shorts — the first dance company ever commissioned by that beloved series. The company has performed at the New York Botanical Garden and created The Choreography of CRISPR, a dance film embodying gene-editing technology, which was on display at the MIT Museum from 2022–2025. Recent residencies include Princeton University and Rice University's Moody Center for the Arts. The company's science-art collaborations have been featured in SCIENCE Magazine and STAT News.
