Brave New Works Lab 2025
May 15-17
Tickets from $20
See more and save! This performance is included in the 5-Show Spring Package ($120) and Flex Package (from $165). Learn more.
“A sure sign of a thriving arts ecosystem is when you see people collaborating across genres, responding to each other’s work and creating something new.”
– Nashville Scene
Celebrate local innovation and creativity with a bold evening of entirely original short-form performances featuring dance, theater, music, and multimedia. The fourth-annual Brave New Works Lab invites daring Nashville artists to transform OZ Arts into a laboratory for the creation and premiere of new works and works-in-progress. Encouraging multimedia experimentation and collaboration across disciplines, the lab creates a safe space for high-risk artistic adventures. Following up on the success of 2024’s ambitious Lab presentations, this year’s event promises to be the biggest and bravest Lab yet.
Artist Applications for the 2025 Brave New Works Lab have closed. 2026 Lab applications will open in Fall 2025. Sign up for our email list to receive announcements and updates about future opportunities.
Through the Brave New Works Lab and other local programs, OZ Arts strives to create meaningful opportunities for artists from Middle Tennessee to imagine, develop, and premiere new performance works. We hope artists can focus on the creative process and collaboration, without being overly burdened by the normal trappings of self-production, such as marketing, administration, detailed technical matters and venue management.
Questions about the Brave New Works Lab?
Contact OZ’s Associate Director of Programming & Partnerships Daniel Jones at daniel@ozartsnashville.org.
