Mobius Presents: 1 Minute Solos

Mobius is excited to announce another round of one of our favorite annual programs, "1 Minute Movement Solos," an evening of finished, solo performances that are strictly 1 minute in length.

The 2026 edition is curated by Jimena Bermejo with Heather Kapplow and presented by Mobius.

This year, 1 Minute Solos features a whopping 18 artists!! Performance details are below (but event order is still TBD.)

September 10th, 2025 - Dear Diary

by Amanda Francis

Based on the major words and themes written in my diary on September 10th, 2025. Amanda Francis is a dancer and choreographer, a writer and storyteller.

Chè Thái

by An Hà

Chè thái is a sweet and colorful Vietnamese dessert made with tropical fruits, jellies, and coconut milk. Here, the act of serving dessert becomes a medium of hospitality and cultural memory. An Hà is an interdisciplinary artist, his work explores the poetic language within the everyday objects and gestures.

Prisoners of Our Mind

by Aparna Sud

A portrayal of the unseen currents that draw us away from our true nature. Often the mental cages we build for ourselves and noise of the world mask the edges of who we are. Aparna Sud is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, dance, and poetry, centering on the complexity and beauty of the human condition.

A Fairytale Born in the Light of the Moon

by Beckett Brueggemann

Grendelin Drag presents the Witch of the Woods and his encounter with a Swan in the Forest. Beckett Brueggemann is a fibers and performance artist using drag and folklore to create queer explorations and healing escapisms.

Hail Mary

by Betsy Miller

Hail Mary is a short improvisational solo set to Mary Oliver's poem "Wild Geese." Betsy Miller is a dance artist, educator, facilitator, and seltzer enthusiast based in Salem, Massachusetts.

Enfolded Unfolding

by Courtney Spero

Enfolded Unfolding explores the opposing yet interdependent relationship between folding and unfolding through weight shifting, alternating movements, and the establishment of bisecting lines across the body and extending into negative space as representations of vulnerability. Courtney Spero is the co-founder of Spero Dance, an emerging, project-based choreographic cohort dedicated to dissecting notions of performance through genre and musical experimentation.

TBD (To Bear Decay, To Broker Distance, To Broadcast Disaster)

by David Thacker

TBD is a performance on the fractured, spinning edge of a sound poem. David Thacker is an interdisciplinary artist, poet, and tinkerer based in the outskirts of Boston.

Spirograph

by Frances Ludwig

Spirograph is a physical manifestation of mind-body connection, marking the physical environment and revealing the infinite variations within a singular, repeated movement.

Spell

by Hey There Kapplow

I felt that I needed to learn to blink in Morse code. Just in case. Hey There Kapplow uses installation, sound, objects, text, conversation and other strategies to convert audiences into collaborators, and complex, hard-to-answer questions into tenderly co-held things, invested with transformative collective care.

Hatch

by Lei Xin

Timelapse of a baby dragon. Lei (they/them) is a butoh dancer currently exploring fire and ice.

Sound Body

by Megan Hyde

Sound Body looks at the relationship between noise, memory, and mental health in the body, exploring the body as both a vessel that makes noise and a keeper of sonic memories. Megan Hyde is an interdisciplinary artist interested in live performance as a way of engaging with the present that centers vulnerability, chance, and connection.

without context

by Michael Figueroa

Sometimes things appear random when they are not. Michael Figueroa is a dance maker, performer, and improviser currently attending Smith College.

Untitled

by Petite Mortess

I'm curious, when you look at movement through the lens of the definition of "a noticeable change in a situation," what happens in a room full of people if I invite us all to stay there? Petite Mortess is a Boston-based burlesque artist exploring what it means to be an embodied, emboldened, expressive being who invites us all into the present moment.

Noise Heels

by Pleasure Coffin

Demonstration of electronic shoes that amplify the sounds of steps. Pleasure Coffin is a music producer and performance artist who explores interactions between noise and the body.

Mother in the Window, Mid-Pandemic.

by Shari Caplan

A movement poem. Shari Caplan is a poet, performer, art witch and event activator with a passion for invigorating our collective imaginative potential.

untitled horn

by Simon Montalvo

Simon explores breath work as the center of both movement and french horn. Simon Montalvo (they/them) is a non-binary/transgender movement artist, researcher, and archivist based in Jamaica Plain, MA. Simon is largely focused on experimental improvisation, dance theatre, and radical community care.

Going on a Bear Hunt

by Sophie Nash

Going on a Bear Hunt is a solo romping and frolicking through the backdrop of a brave adventure. Sophie Nash (she/her) is a Boston-based artist who uses quirky motifs and play to construct dreamscapes that navigate emotional heaviness in a lighthearted manner.

every{me}one

by Xray Aims

Xray Aims is not usually solo.

The performances will start at 8pm at the Lilypad in Cambridge, MA. $15 suggested donation but no one turned away for lack of funds.