Bombshell Dance Project

What Bombshell Dance Project does

Bombshell Dance Project is a Dallas-based 501c3 nonprofit contemporary dance theater company founded in 2017 by Artistic Directors Emily Bernet and Taylor Rodman. The company produces immersive, female-driven dance-theater works that reinterpret familiar stories and pull audiences into the narrative — including signature productions such as FLIES (an all-female adaptation of Lord of the Flies), In the Conservatory with the Knife (an immersive murder mystery at the Wyly Theatre that returned by popular demand), The Great 30, No Man's Land, and LIKE A GIRL. Beyond staged productions, Bombshell operates The Creation Lab, a recurring collaborative devising program that pays stipends to local artists across dance, theatre, music, and visual arts to experiment together and culminate in public performances and parties curated by the artistic directors.

The company's underlying technology is its creative process rather than software: a choreographic and producing methodology that integrates site-specific venues (Dallas Museum of Art galleries, Dallas Contemporary, Wyly Theatre, Sons of Hermann Hall, Moody Performance Hall, Jacob's Pillow) with audience-participatory formats. The Creation Lab functions as both a talent pipeline and a community engagement engine. SPRING R&D Lab workshops at Southern Methodist University extend the model into educational programming.

Bombshell's revenue model combines ticketed performances (typical $20 advance, $25 at door, with VIP upgrade options) distributed through TicketDFW, AT&T Performing Arts Center, Eventbrite, and SimpleTix, alongside tax-deductible donations and grants from individual donors and institutional funders including the Dallas Office of Arts and Culture and TACA. Distribution is venue-partner-driven and event-driven across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, with selective regional and national festival appearances. The company operates with 1-10 employees and serves Dallas arts audiences, local multidisciplinary artists, and partner cultural institutions.

Name

Bombshell Dance Project

Legal name

Bombshell Dance Project

Website

https://bombshelldanceproject.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bombshell Dance Project is a Dallas-based 501c3 nonprofit contemporary dance theater company that produces immersive productions and the Creation Lab collaborative residency program for local multidisciplinary artists, reaching audiences through ticketed events and institutional venue partnerships across DFW.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue from ticketed performances at various venues. Events range from free community performances to paid productions with VIP ticket options.
2. Donations and Grants: As a 501c3 organization, all donations are tax-deductible. Funded by individual donors and granting organizations including Dallas Office of Arts and Culture and TACA.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bombshell Dance Project is a contemporary dance theater company that produces original immersive dance-theater productions that reimagine familiar stories through fresh, female-driven perspectives. The company also operates the Creation Lab, a collaborative devising program that brings together local artists from various mediums (dance, theatre, music, visual arts) to create new work through paid stipends and culminating performances.

Product overview

Bombshell Dance Project is a contemporary dance theater company offering live performances and educational programs. The core offerings include signature production works (FLIES, In the Conservatory with the Knife, The Great 30, No Man's Land, LIKE A GIRL), the Creation Lab collaborative devising program for local artists, and R&D Lab workshops. The company creates immersive, audience-engaging experiences and reimagines familiar stories from fresh perspectives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Creation Lab: Collaborative devising process that brings local artists together to create something new. Each Creation Lab includes a performance + party curated by Emily Bernet & Taylor Rodman that invites audiences to take part in the creative process.

Products and services

• Creation Lab
• FLIES
• In the Conservatory with the Knife
• The Great 30
• No Man's Land
• LIKE A GIRL
• SPRING R&D LAB

Quantifiable outcome

• 19+ past Creation Lab artists listed with diverse backgrounds
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Dallas All Stars Project and D Town BoogieminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2025Collaboration on the All Stars Hip Hop Cabaret at Arts Mission Oak Cliff, bringing together hip hop dance communities.
• Pegasus Contemporary BalletminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 March 2025Collaboration on a bold reimagining of Swan Lake at Kalita Humphreys Theatre, bringing together two contemporary dance companies.
• Dallas ContemporarycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 July 2024Partnered with Dallas Contemporary to present the first installment of the Dallas Creation Lab. Project included a week of creative process in the gallery, ending with a one-night-only performance experience.
• The Dallas Arts DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 August 2021Supported The Great 30, a performance that took place in and outdoors moving through the Arts District as part of the 2020/2021 Elevator Project Season.
• Keshet Dance & Center for the ArtsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2020Creation residency at Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts in New Mexico, expanding the company's geographic reach.
• The Boston ConservatoryminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 February 2018Commissioned for the resetting of Below the Belt, performed by the graduating class of 2018.
• Contemporary Ballet DallasminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 February 2018Created a new work commissioned by Contemporary Ballet Dallas, premiered May 17-18 at the Latino Cultural Center.
• Wanderlust Dance ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 July 20172017 Company in Residence. Emily Bernet and Taylor Rodman choreographed and performed KISMET. Commissioned for new work.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pilobolus: A contemporary dance-theater company renowned for immersive, audience-engaging formats and cross-medium collaborations. Closely aligned with Bombshell's identity-driven, narrative-immersive productions and similar scale profile as a touring ensemble.
• Rennie Harris Puremovement: A leading hip-hop dance company and a direct collaborator with Bombshell (All Stars Hip Hop Cabaret at Arts Mission Oak Cliff). Comparable as a small-to-mid-size culturally-rooted dance ensemble with cross-genre programming.
• Contemporary Ballet Dallas: A Dallas-based contemporary ballet company that has commissioned and premiered work by Bombshell's directors. Operates in the same city and overlapping venue ecosystem (Moody, Wyly), making it both a peer and a past commissioning partner.
• Pegasus Contemporary Ballet: Dallas-based contemporary ballet ensemble that Bombshell directly collaborated with for a reimagining of Swan Lake at Kalita Humphreys Theatre. Functions as a same-market peer at comparable scale.

Broad incumbents

• Mark Morris Dance Group: A larger, established contemporary dance company producing narrative-driven and repertory works. Comparable in contemporary programming and touring breadth, though significantly larger in scale and scope.
• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: The preeminent American modern dance company with broad national and international touring. Comparable in the contemporary/modern dance category and nonprofit mission but operating at a much larger scale and reach.
• Paul Taylor American Modern Dance: A legacy American modern dance company operating in the same genre and nonprofit structure, presenting a touring repertory. Comparable in performing-arts-company model but with substantially larger scale and institutional history.
• Batsheva Dance Company: Internationally recognized contemporary dance company with an emphasis on repertory richness and artistic-director-driven creative direction. Comparable in identity-led programming model and nonprofit structure.

Regional players

• Dallas Black Dance Theatre: The leading professional contemporary dance company based in Dallas. Operates in the same DFW market, competes for the same venue slots, audiences, and civic arts funding (TACA, City of Dallas), making it the most direct local market peer.
• Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts: Albuquerque-based contemporary dance company and presenting organization where Bombshell has held creation residencies. Comparable in mission (community-driven contemporary dance) and functions as a regional peer within the same collaborative network.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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