Physical-Theater, Dance-theater & Dance Dramaturgy
The troupe embrace the freedom to experiment, reflect, and take risks while collectively navigating the challenges and rewards of the creative process. Through movement-driven storytelling, D.10 Project celebrates the cultural richness of underrepresented communities— particularly Hispanic voices— while fostering meaningful connections with audiences in Upper Manhattan, especially in East Harlem.
On stage, their bold aesthetic—marked by dramatic lighting, vivid imagery, immersive staging, and audience engagement—turns each performance into a powerful, memorable experience driven by the visual force of truth.
Dance 10 Project
Physical-theater
& Dance
A collective of diverse, multigenerational artists, D.10 Project is united by a shared vision and creative exchange. The troupe stages bold, visceral works of dance and physical-theater, transforming movement into embodied storytelling rooted in emotion, diverse voices, and social justice—shaping a ‘multicultural-dance’ language through a dramaturgical perspective.
D.10 Project Led by Artistic Director & Choreographer Elliott Ortiz; He transforms choreography into a theater of bodily presence, where physicality carries the narrative.
Fall 2027 :
De amores y Despechos: A funeral for love. A party for despecho...
a damn satirical, physical-theater piece created by Elliott Ortiz, that turns heartbreak into a visceral ritual of dark humor.
D.10 Project continues to build new audiences with every production, reaching around 350 audience members each season and bringing dance-theater directly into the cultural / entertainment life of East Harlem.
Over the past 10 years, D.10 Project has created opportunities for more than 30 performers, 16 tech team members, and 8 different designers, building a growing network of artists and collaborators around its productions. Through this work, D.10 gives Latino and immigrant artists a platform while offering local audiences access to original, culturally rooted performances close to home.
For many audience members in East Harlem, D.10 Project’s productions have become a kind of “Broadway from El Barrio”—ambitious, accessible, and deeply connected to the community it serves.
Next on Stage: De Amores y Despechos
A new D.10 Project is starting to come together. De Amores y Despechos is still in the very early stages
Mission :
Dance 10 Project is a collective dedicated to redefining movement through multicultural, dramaturgical Dance/Physical-theater that places the body at the center of storytelling and embraces diversity and social justice, honoring the cultural histories of underrepresented communities, especially Hispanic voices. Through truthful storytelling and experimentation in both traditional and artist-initiated works, they create performances that entertain, challenge, inspire, and connect diverse audiences in transformative ways.
Artistic Awards & Recognition:
Dance10 Project received in 2002 a recognition from the Valleyfield- Quebec Mayor’s Office for their contribution to the Québécois community. In 2010, Fresh Fruit Fest Award in NYC for Best Choreography (Future Imperfect). In 2022, they won 3 L.A.T.A. (Latin Alternative Theater Award), including Standing Choreography and Best Dance-theatrical Production, for the dance-theatrical piece: 5 Paths To Uptown Stories. In 2023, D10 Project was awarded with L.A.T.A. as Best Production Dance-Theatrical for Spanish Harlem Dance Fest 2022. In 2024 they were awarded with Premio Arte Internacional for the dance-theatrical piece: Arepa Coalition Project and a Talia Award as Best Dance-theater Production.
In 2025, the piece: Babel Movements of Contradictions got : 7 L.A.T.A. and 3 Talia, including Best Director Dance-Theater Performance.
For 2026 the performance: Cuentos de Miedo y otras pendejadas got 5 L.A.T.A. including Outstanding Choreographer, Best Dance-theatrical production. While 3 Talia Awards including Best Dance-Musical performance. Fall 2026, D.10 Project received Premio Arte Internacional recognizing years of creating, producing, and staging dance and physical-theater work alongside Latino and immigrant artists from many different backgrounds. And, an official civic recognition from the City of Union City, New Jersey, presented by Mayor Brian P. Stack and the Board of Commissioners in recognition of D.10 Project’s accomplishments in dance.
*Recognition & Impact: The LATA Awards were among the first independent Latino theater recognitions in New York to open their categories to dance and dance-theater, beginning with the recognition of Elliott Ortiz and D.10 Project, for the dance-theatrical piece: 5 Paths To Uptown Stories. That visibility helped create space for dance artists within the independent awards ecosystem, a practice later embraced by Premios Talía NY and Premio Arte Internacional. Today, both LATA and Premios Talía NY recognize a broad range of Latino and Hispanic performing artists, including dance, theater, and multidisciplinary work.
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