SCORES FOR MOVING AT ASSEMBLY
Saturday, June 13, 2026
7:00–8:00 PM
Plaza of the Americas
702 S Denver Ave. Tulsa, OK 74119
Join us for an evening of movement, sculpture, and public gathering in downtown Tulsa.
Scores for Moving at Assembly is an improvisational dance performance by choreographer Maree ReMalia that activates the public sculpture Assembly by Richard Zimmerman in the Plaza of the Americas. Performed by nineteen movers — some experienced dancers and some new to movement practice — the work explores live choreography through curiosity, deep listening, and spontaneous response to sculpture, environment, and one another.
The 30-minute outdoor performance is followed by a public reception and refreshments. Free and open to all.
SCHEDULE
7:00-7:10 PM | Pre-program refreshments
7:10–7:40 PM | Performance
7:40–8:00 PM | Audience reception
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
Developed specifically for Assembly, ReMalia’s choreography responds directly to the sculpture’s vertical forms, colors, pathways, and rhythms. The performers move through a series of live “scores,” or movement prompts, creating a collaborative composition that unfolds in real time. The work invites audiences to witness movement as an act of attention, gathering, and shared presence within public space.
Scores for Moving at Assembly is a collaboration between curator and Urban Core Art Project team member Kate Green, choreographer and dancer Maree ReMalia, and artist Richard Zimmerman.
Performers include: Aniq, Vondell J. Burns, Meg Chang, Alicia Chesser, Élle Evans, Kate Green, Carrie Holmes, Jolie Hossack, V Kyle Tyson, Michelle Marie, Avery Marshall, Susan Nichols, Carissa Pankey, Sierra Pruitt, Maree ReMalia, Natalia Rojas Lozano, Gabriela Rojas, Brinneisha Thompson, and Richard Zimmerman.
This program was made possible with generous support from the Tulsa Artist Fellowship.
ABOUT ASSEMBLY
Assembly by Richard Zimmerman is a temporary public artwork presented by non-profit Urban Core Art Project at Plaza of the Americas from September 2025 through September 2026. The artwork consists of twenty-one sculptures made from thousands of locally-upcycled plastic and metal objects affixed to metal armatures and wrapped in colorful fiberglass cast tape, interspersed with three circular wooden viewing benches. Installed like a synthetic field popping up in the concrete plaza, the sculpture both harmonizes and contrasts with its surrounding public park, where people can and do assemble.
ABOUT THE ARTISTIC ORGANIZERS
Kate Green, Ph.D. is a curator, educator, art critic, and consultant based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Over a twenty-year museum career, Green has held curatorial leadership roles in museums across the Southwest, including Artpace, El Paso Museum of Art, Marfa Contemporary, Oklahoma Contemporary, and Philbrook Museum of Art. As a junior in the field, she worked in curatorial at MoMA PS1 and in education at Dia Art Foundation in New York. Green holds an M.A. from the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, and a Ph.D., Modern and Contemporary Art History from the University of Texas at Austin. She was co-curator of Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego’s Celia Alvarez Munoz: Breaking the Binding, recognized by Hyperallergic as one of the 50 most important exhibitions in the world. Her writing is published in many catalogues and magazines, most recently in a monograph on Alvarez Munoz’s work by Radius Books and in ArtForum. She has developed art history and museum studies courses for museums and universities, including Austin Contemporary, Trinity University, and University of Texas at Austin. Green currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at University of Tulsa, is on the Urban Core Art Project team, and produces exhibitions and arts programming for museums, civic organizations, and independently, including Adult Art History.
Maree ReMalia is a dance-maker, performer, and teaching artist who welcomes seasoned dancers and curious newcomers into shared movement practice. An adoptee born in South Korea and raised in Ohio, her work explores the body as a site of memory, presence, and possibility. Her solo WITH OURSELVES, WITH EACH OTHER, a National Performance Network Creation & Development Fund project, premieres at Kelly Strayhorn Theater in 2026. Her choreography has been presented at venues including Cleveland Public Theatre, NYLA Live Artery Festival, and Daegu International Dance Festival, as well as in experimental and site-responsive spaces. ReMalia was the 2015–2017 Andrew W. Mellon Interdisciplinary Choreographer for Middlebury College’s Movement Matters Residency and has taught with Bates Dance Festival, Brown University, and Dreams of Hope Queer Youth Arts. She is currently a performer in slowdanger’s STORY BALLET and Lida Winfield’s Moving Dialogue Project. Since relocating to Tulsa, she has enjoyed collaborations with Madsen Movement, Temple of Dance, Transitive State, Tulsa Modern Movement, and Riff Raff Community Theater. ReMalia earned her MFA from The Ohio State University.
Richard Zimmerman is an interdisciplinary artist whose work spans various media, including sculpture, photography, sound, video, and drawing. His work focuses on exploring the intersection of subjectivity and the built environment. He holds an MFA in Studio Art from Cornell University and BFA in Painting from Pratt Institute. He received the John Hartell Graduate Award, a Cornell Council for the Arts Grant, and a nomination for The Dedalus Foundation Master of Fine Arts Fellowship in Painting and Sculpture. His work has been exhibited at various venues, including Miami Art Basel, Artlot, Shore Institute for Contemporary Art, Signal Gallery, Royal Nonesuch Gallery, Enter Enter, and Center on Contemporary Art in Seattle. He has been an artist in residence at Real Time and Space in Oakland, California, Zero Foot Hills in Durham, Connecticut, and the Tulsa Artist Fellowship. Currently, he lives and works in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
Aniq is a local filmmaker, actor, and photographer in Tulsa, OK. He is excited to stretch his creative muscles in a new way through working with Scores for Moving and is excited to work with several of his favorite talents in Tulsa.
A melodic storyteller from Tulsa, Avery Marshall is a singer-songwriter weaving heartfelt stories of the human experience into songs you won't be able to get out of your head. He has appeared in three stage productions - RUR, Hairspray, and Antigone & Ismene.
Vondell J. Burns is a narrative infrastructure strategist, filmmaker, and founder of Thankless Production, building at the intersection of storytelling, community, and economic development. Through projects like Saturday Scribe and NDA Haus, she creates spaces, systems, and stories that help creatives and founders move from vision to execution while reimagining what thriving communities can look like.
Meg Chang is a lifelong dancer. Currently teaching in the Lesley University Dance/Movement Therapy Low-Residency Program. Co-located in Tulsa and New York City; appreciate milder Winters, stunning cloud formations & dear friends.
Alicia Chesser is a Tulsa-based movement artist, writer, and mother. She is a member of the Transitive State movement collective, culture editor at The Pickup, and a contemporary dance teacher at Temple of Dance.
Élle Evans is thrilled to be performing with Scores for Moving at Assembly. Trained in theatre, Élle brings a strong background in storytelling and character to her movement practice, most recently appearing in Antigone & Ismene with Riff Raff Tulsa and For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf with World Stage. She is excited to expand her artistry into the world of dance and physical performance, and has a short film releasing later this year. She hopes this performance moves you — in every sense of the word.
Carrie Holmes is a Tulsa-based performer and dance artist whose work spans hip-hop, jazz, heels, and street dance styles. She’s danced in and led multiple crews, taught Hip-Hop for over twenty years, and built Temple of Dance into a home for Tulsa's movement community.
Jolie Hossack is an interdisciplinary artist based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Born in Northern California, she grew up training in classical ballet, which brought her to various schools across the United States. After arriving in Tulsa to study with Tulsa Ballet, she began experimenting with modern and contemporary movement. She furthered her education at the University of Tulsa, where she received a minor in dance and expanded her artistic practice to include forms of visual art, video, and craft while earning a BFA in graphic design in 2020. Hossack continues to blend artistic practices and has exhibited and performed in a variety of galleries and arts organizations across the United States.
V Kyle Tyson is a trailblazing dance educator, advocate, and performing artist dedicated to making the arts accessible to all, proudly representing LGBTQIA+ and disabled communities. With a BFA in Theatre Performance focused on disability integration, she is redefining arts education through inclusion, passion, and a mission to ensure everyone has the chance to dance.
Michelle Marie is a Tulsa artist and registered nurse. She studied dance at the University of Illinois and has taught, exhibited, and performed nationwide. When she’s not studying for nurse practitioner school, you can find her making shapes and sounds around town and online at @ohmichelleyeah on Instagram.
Natalia Rojas Lozano is both a name and a question. Her name means all things Christmas, with chocolate caliente by the quiet winter fire. The question lingers. She suspects her life is a trial-and-error attempt to find possible answers.
Carissa Pankey is a soap and candle maker and one of the original vendors of the Tulsa Farmers Market (Cherry Street Farmers Market). She is a human who loves to experience new and different things and live in joy as she enjoys life. @3psoap @carissapankey
Sierra Pruitt is a dancer, choreographer, and dance teacher. She loves sharing dance with all people in all ways, incorporating the whole person just as they are, and acknowledging that dance is for everyone. She received her BA in Dance Performance and currently dances with Motus Dance Collective and Transitive State.
Susan Nichols views dance as an invitation back to the body. Long live experimental practice in public space!
Gabriela Rojas is a Bolivian feminist practitioner, artist, and movement-builder working at the intersections of body autonomy, migration, community care, and collective memory. With a background in contemporary dance, music, and decolonial organizing, she explores movement as a practice of connection, listening, and embodied storytelling. She is currently spending a season in Tulsa, where she is connecting with local artists and community-rooted creative practices.
Singer, dancer, violinist, pianist, poet, Manic Panic Disco Diva Brinneisha Thompson is a Tulsa-based freelance artist. She has no limits and is your soldier in disguise. She comes from shooting arrows coming down from the sky.
ABOUT URBAN CORE ART PROJECT (UCAP)
The Urban Core Art Project (UCAP) was established with a mission to develop site-inspired temporary public art in the heart of historic downtown Tulsa. The goal of the program is to animate downtown with ongoing temporary public art designed to activate pedestrian space, encourage a lively urban core, foster economic development, and contribute to the adaptive reuse of empty office buildings.
VISITOR EXPERIENCE
Tulsa Artist Fellowship is committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible experience for every visitor. All exhibitions and events are free and open to the public.
Scores for Moving at Assembly is a free outdoor public performance at Plaza of the Americas, located at 702 S Denver Ave. in downtown Tulsa, featuring contemporary improvisational movement in a casual, family-friendly atmosphere. Audience members are welcome to come and go throughout the evening, with standing and accessible viewing areas available via both stairs and ramp access.
Street parking along W 7th and W 8th Streets is free on weekends.
Guests are encouraged to dress comfortably for the weather. A public reception with refreshments will follow the performance.
For accessibility questions or accommodation requests, please email info@tulsaartistfellowship.org or call (539) 302-4855.