bim bom studios

TIN CAN round TWO! ever-flabbergasted by this community and the generosity with which you share.

huge shout out to the performers pictured here:





and to / / for their support in making it all happen!

SAVE THE DATE! 10/22 for works by:
Wyatt Sutter



and a facilitated discussion with !
stay tuned for the ticket link~

✷ we are very, very back ✷

TIN CAN 2026_______
Started in 2024 with support from the Cook County Small Business Bureau’s Source Fund, TIN CAN offers dancemakers at all career stages a low-stakes on ramp for presenting new ideas. Three artists are selected for each showing, where they present 15 minutes of work at any stage of its development. After the showing, artists receive active, participatory and supportive feedback from the community through a facilitated conversation led in the style of Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process. These conversations offer dancemakers an active role in the critique of their own work, and offers audiences new touchpoints for experiencing art.

Folks presenting work in 2026 are a combination of our do-it-together residency artists, work/trade participants, previous facilitators, and artists currently engaged in a long-form rehearsal process at bim bom.

TIX FOR 4/16 ARE LIVE________
space is limited to 30 audience members
get em while the getting’s good
calendar link in our bio

march at bb——
deets, tix and rsvp info at
bimbomstudios.com/calendar
linked in the b

3/2
YOGA for 
6:30-7:30pm
open to all, space is limited - please RSVP in advance.
$10-25 sliding scale. $5 from every entry fee goes to National Immigrant Justice Center. 
venmo / zelle / cash @ the door

3/5
EXPANSIONS
7-9pm
a shared sonic listening experience featuring ambient, electronic + jazz-focused sounds from / and
open to all.
suggested donation of $5-15
venmo / zelle / PayPal / cash @ the door

3/7
MOONER, SICK DAY, BAD POSTURE CLUB, SAM GELBAND
7:30pm
open to all, BYOB
Mooner (chicago)
Sick Day (chicago)
Bad Posture Club (washington)
Sam Gelband (new orleans)
$15 at the door, NOTAFLOF

3/8
AMA SUNDAY FT. GREYOUT
5:30-7pm
AMA Sunday is a recurring ambient music potluck for members and friends, held every second Sunday.
open to all.
free for AMA members plus one guest with RSVP.
solo tix available at the calendar link in our bio.

3/17 + 3/31
SWARM
6:45-8:30pm
SWARM is a collaborative sound and movement lab facilitated by a rotating cast of performers and musicians.
$5-$15 suggest donation, NOTAFLOF
RSVP encouraged at the calendar link in our bio

3/19
NIGHT WORM
7-9pm
An evening of work in progress dance performances featuring Chicago dance artists - hosted by Adanya Gilmore.
free with RSVP

3/23
GAY CROCHET
5-7pm
a monthly Q***r craft club hosted by Arden Lapin.
$5 suggested donation, NOTAFLOF

3/24
GROUP SHAKE
7-8:15PM
a collective solo durational shaking movement practice, facilitated by Dana Mulligan.
suggested donation: $5-15, cash or venmo at the door, NOTAFLOF

3/26
NIGHT SCHOOL
8-10pm
an evening of improvised experimental video and music, hosted by Erez Dessel.
$10 suggested at the door, BYOB

ANNOUNCING : the « do-it-together » residency

the “do-it-together” residency is a practice of gratitude for the dance + performance artists who use the studio the most. as we enter our fifth year(!!!!), we’re thinking deeply about our place in the Chicago performance community and how we can share the resources we have a little better. for 2026, we’ve invited the artists who have called the studio home for the most hours since our inception to deepen their practice with:

-20 hours of in-kind rehearsal space
-guaranteed participation in 2026 TIN CAN (our work-in-progress series for works under 15 minutes), and first choice in performance date

we respect the commitment these artists have for their practice, and believe that commitment not only sustains the artist - but all the other artists who use the studio as well. without their time spent in the studio, we could not keep our doors open in the way that we do.

we anticipate continuing this tradition year on year with details announced each January.

stay tuned for details about upcoming TIN CAN dates〰️〰️〰️〰️

www.bimbomstudios.com/dit-residency
www.bimbomstudios.com/tin-can