The Mantis Project

The Mantis Project was founded in 1996 by Geoffrey Doig-Marx.

He had just returned to New York City after being on tour for a couple of years. To save on his dwindling funds, he returned to his work scholarship at a dance school. This allowed him to take unlimited classes in exchange for a ten hour work week.

It was at this time that the dance school had created a new program that let scholarship students show their work at the studio. The Performance was to be held in studio 2. This was a studio that students would take class in during the day and at night it was converted into a theater. They performed two nights during the weekend.

His first piece entitled “Madison-N-57th” was met with acclaim. Several of the students from the studio became early company members and have returned to perform with the company several years later. Mr. Marx’s Assistant Rachel Grisi originated the role of “Death” in “Madison-N-57th” and still works closely with him today.

Mr. Marx teaches Master Classes throughout the United States and abroad. His company often performs and travels with him. He has created several different dance programs that have evolved out of “The Mantis Project”.

A new program founded by Geoffrey Doig-Marx and Tracie Stanfield of “Synthesis Dance Project” entitled “In the Mix” debuted in March 2001 . “In the Mix” is a collabrative effort by both choreographers to bring dance into the school systems through lecture demonstrations and performances.

Geoffrey Doig-Marx is a member artist of Dance Theater Workshop, Inc., a non for profit tax-exempt organization.

Contributions in support of Geoffrey Doig-Marx’s work are greatly appreciated and may be made payable to Dance Theater Workshop, Inc. earmarked for “the DTW member project” of “The Mantis Project” or Geoffrey Doig-Marx.

A description of the work and current project activities for which such contributions will be used are available from Geoffrey Doig-Marx at: (themantisproject@aol.com) or DTW upon request. All contibutions are fully deductible to the extent allowed by law. (note: a copy of DTW’s latest annual financial report filed with the New York State Department of State may be obtained by writing to the N.Y.S., Dept. of State, Charities Registration, 162 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12231, or to Dance Theater Workshop, 219 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011)