Biennial Foundation

The Biennial Foundation, based in New York City, is a non-profit interdisciplinary arts organization that focuses on the critical role of live performance in twentieth-century art and encourages new directions in performance for the twenty-first century. Founded in 2004 by art historian and curator RoseLee Goldberg, the foundation awards and produces Performa Commissions, presents the international Performa Biennial of live performance every other year, offers public education programs and exhibitions through the Performa Institute, and disseminates performance-related content through its archives and digital channels.

Performa, the organization's flagship event, is the first biennial to give special attention to the history of performance in art. Held in New York City every other November since 2005, the Performa Biennial transforms the city into the world capital of artists' performance. The biennial showcases the work of a diverse range of artists, providing a selective but broad overview of multidisciplinary contemporary art and performance. With its commissioning program at the heart of its success, Performa encourages collaborations between artists from different fields and areas of performance expertise, resulting in the production and presentation of influential works by some of today's most prominent figures in the art and performance worlds.

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