About This Show

This is a Networking Event for everyone creative at Dixon Place Cocktail Lounge!
Starting the evening with “MAX4” Performance Segment.  MAX4 presents 4 live performances of maximum 4 minutes each.

* Free entry.
* $2 off drink coupon for one drink.
* Light snacks.

MAX4 Performers:
*Sarah Yasmine Marazzi-Sassoon – Choreographer @sarah_yasminems
*Michelle Williams – Choreographer @the_freedom_fairy
*Jasmine “JRose” Rosario – Literary artist @my_crumbled_thoughts
*Keys Will – Literary artist @onlykeyswill__

Calling everyone Creative of all background, all discipline – artists, dancers, choreographers, designers, musicians, actors, writers, comedians, photographers, and everyone in-between and beyond….to come and network, explore ideas, connect, share your events/projects, learn about other projects and learn how to be involved, and have fun!

This is a great opportunity for creative people to come together to find ways to collaborate, cross-pollinate. And may be you will go back home with renewed enthusiasm about a project or come up with new ideas for a new work/production or may be you will find that collaborator to work with that you did not know how to meet. You just never know!

ABOUT THE MAX4 ARTISTS: 

Jasmine “JRose” Rosario, is a dynamic Spoken Word Artist from Queens, NY, who began performing poetry at 16 and hasn’t stopped since. She is the visionary behind The Rose Garden Events and Executive Producer of The JRose Experience Talk Show. In 2023, JRose became the BRIC Brooklyn Grand Slam Finals champion and now hosts the Nuyorican Poets Cafe Monday Night Slam.
JRose has performed across the U.S. on stages like WAN Poetry and Busboys and Poets, while also collaborating with brands like Samsung, Boost Mobile, and NYPL. As a freelance Teaching Artist and Mentor, she works with youth and incarcerated women at Rikers Island. In 2024, she released her debut album and poetry collection, “Pieces of My Crumbled Thoughts”, continuing her mission to empower others and #KeepGrowing.

TheFreedomFairy (Michelle Williams), a Los Angeles native now based in NYC, is an Indigenous American dancer making ballet accessible by performing in public parks and streets. Her unique style blends ballet technique with emotional expression, connecting deeply with communities. A backup dancer for freak-pop artist Ångel004, Michelle trains at Steps on Broadway, Broadway Dance Center, and Peridance. She holds certifications in RAD, Progressing Ballet Technique, and a BA from UC Riverside. Rejecting restrictive dance conventions, Michelle performs her intuitive, story-driven dance 3-5 times a week on NYC and LA streets, bringing art directly to the people.

 

 

Keys Will is a Spoken Wordsmith, Lyricist, Teaching Artist and published author from Queens, NY. She has been writing poetry for over 20 years and performed on many stages including “The Bowery”, “Nuyorican Poets Cafe”, “Lehman College”, “Poetry Me Please” and “JCAL” to name a few. Keys is also the published author of, “Chrysalis: Not Quite The Butterfly”, a poetic memoir available on Amazon. https://a.co/d/ddWDcna . Instagram: Onlykeyswill__

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sarah Yasmine Marazzi-Sassoon, a New York-based choreographer, explores human behavior through the lens of animal ancestors, blending evolutionary biology, storytelling, and dance. A Barnard College graduate with a self-designed area of study, her work challenges anthropocentrism by centering animal behavior in meaning-making. Raised in Paris, she trained in ballet at the Académie Américaine de Danse and the San Francisco Academy of Ballet. An apprentice with The Tango Company, her choreography has been staged at venues like Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theatre and Palace of Fine Arts. Currently, she develops “Fables for the Future,” eco-inspired dance narratives, including a 2024 NYC firefly tribute.