NET has assembled a temporary NETneXt Bridge Ensemble (a transitional team drawn from the NET membership) to work alongside our staff and Board to design and lead the NETneXt process for change.

The Bridge Ensemble has been meeting since Fall 2022 to begin our NETneXt investigations as a small group, and to collectively imagine and shape the community-centered, public engagement process at the heart of the initiative: the NETneXt National Circle-Up series.

Activating NETneXt’s broader “collaborative research and development (Co-R&D)” phase, these Fall 2023 National Circle-Up events are a call to action. We invite all current and past NET members to come “circle up” with us online and in-person — help turn the transformational practices of ensemble creation on NET itself, and co-create what’s NEXT!

Introducing the NETneXt Bridge Ensemble

NETneXt Bridge Ensemble Members

  • A headshot of Severin Blake

    Severin Blake

    Writer /
    Interdisciplinary Artist;
    Company Member,
    Applied Mechanics
    (Philadelphia, PA)

  • A headshot of Dante Green

    Dante Green

    Director / Writer /
    Composer / Performer;
    Founding Artistic Director,
    The Makers’ Ensemble
    (Brooklyn, NY)

  • A headshot of Todd London

    Todd London

    Writer / Gatherer /
    Teacher / Artist Advocate; former NET Board member;
    Founding Director,
    The Third Bohemia
    (Brooklyn, NY)

  • Headshot of Alex Meda

    Alex Meda

    Director / Facilitator / Cultural Strategist;
    Artistic Director, Studio Luna
    (Los Angeles, CA)

  • A headshot of Rad Pereira

    Rad Pereira

    Cultural Worker /
    Performing Artist /
    Healer / Educator / Author
    (Kingston, NY)

  • A headshot of Daniel Pruksarnukul

    Daniel Pruksarnukul

    Producer / Teacher;
    Creative Producer & Director,
    Mondo Bizarro
    (New Orleans, LA)

  • Headshot of Nicole Shero

    Nicole Shero

    NET Finance &
    Operations Manager
    (Pittsburgh, PA)

  • Headshot of Alisha Tonsic

    Alisha Tonsic

    NET Executive Director
    (Portland, OR)

  • A headshot of Denise Uyehara

    Denise Uyehara

    Interdisciplinary Performance
    Artist / Writer / Director;
    Co-Founder/Member,
    Propagation Project;
    Program Manager,
    Southwest Folklife Alliance
    (Tucson, AZ)

Additional NETneXt Collaborators

  • Headshot of Murielle Borst-Tarrant

    Murielle Borst-Tarrant

    INDIGENOUS ADVISOR &
    PHASE 1 BRIDGE ENSEMBLE
    Kuna/Rappahannock Nations
    Author / Playwright / Director /
    Producer / Cultural Artist / Educator;
    Artistic Director, Safe Harbors NYC
    (New York, NY)

  • A headshot of Patricia Garza

    Patricia Garza

    PHASE 1 FACILITATOR
    Producer / Advocate / Educator /
    Facilitator; former NET Staff;
    Director of L.A. Programs + Producer,
    Los Angeles Performance Practice
    (Los Angeles, CA)

  • A headshot of Meena Malik

    Meena Malik

    PHASE 2 NATIONAL CIRCLE-UP
    SESSION LEADER &
    PHASE 1 FACILITATOR
    Musician / Arts Consultant /
    Facilitator / Mediator
    (Torrance, CA)

  • Headshot of Monica Montoya

    Monica Montoya

    PHASE 2 NATIONAL CIRCLE-UP COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
    Producer / Project Manager /
    Digital Marketing &
    Communications Professional;
    Creative Producer, Studio Luna;
    Membership & Communications Manager, National New Play Network
    (Pasadena, CA)