welcome to campfire

is the story-making platform of creators and performers Tony Bordonaro and Ingrid Kapteyn. Merging dance and theater, their live and film productions immerse performers and audiences in dystopian futures that both endanger and engender human intimacy.

Since 2017, Bordonaro and Kapteyn have collaborated to conceive, direct, produce, and perform original danceplays in Shanghai, New York City, Chicago, and London that have been featured in TimeOut Shanghai, TimeOut NY, Playbill, TodayTix, Medium, and No Proscenium. Their films The Pigeon & The Mouse and Subject are available to stream globally on Broadway On Demand and the Emmys® OTT platform, and their production of The Pigeon & The Mouse at The Space Theatre in London was a 2023 OFFIE (The OffWestEnd Theatre Awards) Nominee.

The company has developed work in residence at Baryshnikov Arts Center, The Mercury Store, and the New Directions Choreography Lab at The Ailey School; received support from City Artist Corps and Dance in Sacred Places; and partnered with The Moinian Group, The Real Estate Board of New York, Callahan Real Estate, Emursive, TRAVERSE32, The National Performing Arts Funding Exchange, Manhattan Plaza, and The Empty Circle Gallery to present bespoke events.

Welcome to Campfire is funded by a combination of one-time and recurring donations from a steadfast and ever-growing support system of generous people who believe in sustaining live original storytelling. This giving season, your donations will manifest the premiere of an all-new evening-length duet in early 2026, as well as the first workshop of a large-scale free-roam production in the fall.

Thanks for tuning in. We can’t wait to meet you!