Travel with us!

We invite you to experience Life Traveler on the Shibuya Bridge, in Tokyo

Saturday, July 19th from 6:30-8:30 pm

Sunday, July 20th from 9:30-11:30 am

Conceived and directed by choreographer Jody Oberfelder

Performers: Jody Oberfelder, Mei Yamanaka and Maya Takeda, Maho Takeshita (Saturday only)

Life Traveler is an interactive piece performed on bridges. Since 2018, we have traveled to Munich, London, Düsseldorf, Minneapolis, Amsterdam, NYC, Philadelphia, Portland Oregon, Berlin, and Frankfurt. Dancers tote and dance with vintage suitcases, passing one along to someone crossing the bridge and we travel together. In this moment we offer an invitation to contemplate the present moment, age, history, and journey. The goal is to give the audience a one-on-one embodied experience, connecting with the space around you, to notice the ordinary and extraordinary in the midst of traveling through our lives, a chance to pause and reflect on presence while traversing a bridge.

Press for Story Time: May 2025

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This Week in New York

Jody Oberfelder Projects presented Story Time May 16th and 17th 2025, at 7:30PM at The Center at West Park, a landmarked church full of character. This vivid dance deconstructs fairy tales and myths to reveal intricate narratives. The cast of five intrepid dancers bring to life archetypal characters whose journeys overlap: the benign, the haughty, messengers, helpers, conjurers, phantoms, bullies, and trickers.

Conceived, directed and choreographed by Jody Oberfelder, in collaboration with:

Performers: Mariah Anton, Andi Farley-Shimota, Michael Greenberg, Nyah Malone, Jody Oberfelder, Caleb Patterson

Composers: Ale Carr, Grace Bergere, Tine Kindermann, Ellen Reid, Maurice Ravel, Žibuoklė Martinaitytė, Frank London

Lighting: Connor Sale

Dramaturg: Rebekah Morin

Costumes: Katrin Schnabl

Set elements: Juergen Riehm, Tine Kindermann, Johanna Maier, Nick Cassway

JOP is grateful for the support of the NYC Department Department of Cultural Affairs, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, and generous individual donors.

‘AND THEN, NOW’

AT THE GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY

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fjord Review of 'And then, Now' (Copy)

The NY Times Preview of 'And then, Now' (Copy)

Pix11 Interview for 'And then, Now' (Copy)

News12 Brooklyn Interview for 'And then, Now' (Copy)

Broadway World article for 'And then, Now' (Copy)

This Week in NY article for 'And then, Now' (Copy)

The Brooklyn Rail review for 'And then, Now' (Copy)

Everything Immersive - The Article: New York Immersive's Spring Blooms review for 'And then, Now' (Copy)

Suddeutschland Press review for 'Walking to Present' (Copy)

About the Company

Jody Oberfelder Projects creates site-specific immersive experiences for audiences, using dance as the connecting language. Based in New York City since 1988, JOP uses movement as a forum for interactivity, contemplation of ideas, and personal connection. Jody Oberfelder Projects is committed to making dance accessible to people from all walks of life.