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A performer wearing a short white wig stands flexing their muscles triumphantly on a red, foggy backlit stage. They hold a tall stick with a colonial wig on the top. Several skulls are on the ground.
Ligia Lewis, A Plot / A Scandal. Photo: Moritz Freudenberg.

Since the 1960s, the Walker has supported the creation of new performance work by providing artists with financial support and often other resources such as space, time, and technical or curatorial expertise. By commissioning performance work, the Walker is able to play an active role in encouraging performing artists to expand their practice, forge new types of collaborations, and/or realize works at a scale or complexity that would not otherwise be possible.

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To date, the Walker has commissioned more than 300 new works by some of the most influential performing artists of our time, including: