NEW INC Holiday Party

​Join us for a night of (un)traditional office antics, music, and performances. As a space incubating experimental work and artistry, it's our turn to tap into corporate shenanigans. Except there may be cocktails in the water coolers and DJ decks on the desks...

​Our hosts for the night, Julio Torres and Ana Fabrega will be introducing you all to their newest venture, New Grape City, a company that creates the stories of the people in architectural renderings.

​Our DJs, Swami Sound, x3butterfly and Oscar Nñ will be trading their briefcases for USBs. And our performers ms. z tye, West Dakota, Monica Mirabile, and DonChristian Jones will scale the corporate ladder, taking our company culture to new heights.

​The host committee clocking in for the night includes: Andy Baraghani, Mallory Contois, Peyton Dix, Naima Green, Mohammed Iman, Dede Lovelace.

​Looks encouraged. Dress code inspo: biz with a twist, from the boardroom to the club, the tie comes loose, 80s FiDi, fiscal (ir)responsibility.

​Tickets start at $50

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​Talent Bios:

​Ana Fabrega
Ana is the co-creator and star of the HBO cult hit comedy LOS ESPOOKYS, alongside Julio Torres and Fred Armisen. Ana also directed two episodes of season 2, which has subsequently garnered Peabody and GLAAD awards, and was named one of New York Times “Best Shows of 2022.” Most recently, Ana could be seen in HBO’s FANTASMAS, created by Julio Torres. She can also be seen in the Plan B/Warner Bros./HBO Max remake of FATHER OF THE BRIDE, written by Matt Lopez and directed by Gaz Alazraki, starring Diego Boneta and Matt Walsh. Ana previously wrote and frequently appeared on TruTV’s THE CHRIS GETHARD SHOW and Hulu’s HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART II, and she has appeared on IFC’s PORTLANDIA, HBO’s HIGH MAINTENANCE, and TruTV’s AT HOME WITH AMY SEDARIS. In addition, she has sold an animated feature, ZIPER, with Julio Torres to Sony Animation with Rodney Rothman producing. Most recently, Ana sold a pilot to 20th Television.

​Julio Torres
Julio Torres is an Emmy®-nominated, Peabody-winning and WGA-winning writer, director and comedian from El Salvador.

​Torres made his directorial feature film debut with A24’s Problemista, which premiered at SXSW in March 2023 to high praise. Torres also wrote the film and stars alongside Tilda Swinton, Isabella Rosselini, and RZA. The film, produced by Emma Stone and Dave McCary via their Fruit Tree banner, was released in March 2024.​

​Most recently, Torres wrote, directed, executive produced and starred in HBO’s six-episode series Fantasmas, which premiered on June 7th. In Fantasmas, Torres tells the tale of when he lost an oyster earring. The people he encounters as he searches for it and the musings he has along the way become points of departure for little films, as Torres navigates weaving in and out of these introspective, often eerie comedic stories. Dave McCary executive produced alongside Emma Stone for their Fruit Tree banner. Irony Point and 3 Arts Entertainment served as additional executive producers. ​

​Torres can be seen in both seasons of his HBO series Los Espookys, which he co-created with Fred Armisen and Ana Fabrega. A Spanish-language (with English subtitles) comedy, Los Espookys follows a group of friends who run a business orchestrating fake supernatural happenings for a series of peculiar clients. The show is set in an unnamed Latin American country where the strange and eerie are just part of daily life. Both seasons were received with critical acclaim and season two was awarded a 2023 Peabody Award in Entertainment, GLAAD Award and Dorian Award, in addition to being named one of the New York Times’ Best TV Shows of 2022.​

​Last year, Torres released his first picture book, I Want to Be a Vase from Simon & Schuster. Illustrated by animator and designer Julian Glander and inspired by Torres' first standup special, My Favorite Shapes, which was released on HBO in 2019; the book takes readers on an essential and visually stunning journey through the lives and intimate dramas of often-overlooked household appliances.  ​

​Torres received four Emmy® nominations for his work on Saturday Night Live, on which he has served as a writer from 2016 to 2021. In 2023, he was recognized as an honoree in TIME Magazine’s TIME100 Next list, under the “artists” category. The annual list, inspired by the publication’s flagship TIME100, recognizes 100 rising individuals from across industries who are shaping the future of their fields and defining the next generation of leadership.​

​Torres’ additional acting credits include Search Party, The Great North, Shrill, Together Together, and The Other Two. He currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.

​Monica Mirabile and DonChristian Jone

​Monica Mirabile (b. Clearwater, Florida 1988) is an Artist, Choreographer, Movement Director and Curator living in NYC. Her work is multi-practice; converging performance, painting, installation, composition and social process. Her choreographic productions are deeply collaborative and aim to blur the lines between performance and practice.
Mirabile’s performances have been on view at the Guggenheim, Performance Space New York, The Broad Museum, PS1, Miami Art Basel, HAU Berlin, NADA, Performa, The Queens Museum and others. She has Choreographed and Movement Directed live tours and music videos for musicians SOPHIE, Mitski,
The Weeknd, Yaeji, Kenya Grace, Zsela & Maggie Rogers among others. 
Mirabile is the Director of Open Movement at Performance Space New York in the East Village, coFounded THIS IS A PERFORMANCE school in 2023 with Colin Self, Founded a rehearsal space in Bushwick: Otion Front Studio in 2014 and is one half of the performance duo FlucT with Sigrid Lauren since 2010.

​DonChristian Jones is an artist, musician and director. His work spans painting, music, and performance, greatly informed by his time spent painting murals on Rikers Island with incarcerated youth and teaching at Harvey Milk High School/Hetrick-Martin Institute.  Don has exhibited and performed in spaces such as The Whitney Museum, New Museum, Brooklyn Museum, MoMA and The Shed. In 2020, Don founded Public Assistants Inc., a mutual aid network, and community design lab headquartered in Brooklyn. 

​ms. z tye
ms. z tye is a Brooklyn-based artist who is interested in physical investigations, including but not limited to movement, voice, sculpture, and theater. z explores concepts through ancestral praise. She is intrigued with somatic relations and how they associate with emotional connectivity. She has been included in exhibitions with Bronx Museum of Arts, Volta/Armory Art Fair, Swivel Gallery, Untitled Art Fair, Cierra Britton Gallery, The Living Gallery, Long Gallery Harlem, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, Postmasters Gallery, Fridman Gallery, Art in Buildings, and Participant INC. Choreographic work has been commissioned by The Kitchen, BMW, The Shed, Danspace, Lotto Royale, MQBMBQ, BOFFO, Jack, Gibney, Movement Research, and Dance Canvas ATL. 

​Oscar Nñ
Oscar Nñ is a Brooklyn-based artist, DJ, and producer, and one of the co-founders of the art collective Papi Juice. His extensive musical knowledge has garnered attention from platforms such as RinseFM, Boiler Room, Fader, The Lot Radio, and Crack Magazine. With residencies at stations like NTS Radio and performances at important club venues in NYC and abroad, Oscar's sonic journey is expansive. Beyond the music scene, his soundscapes have been included in exhibits for Company Gallery and The Storefront for Art and Architecture, and he has graced the stages of institutions such as MoMa, MoMa PS1, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Brooklyn Museum, and Palm Springs Art Museum. Oscar has spent over a decade crafting immersive experiences that amplify the voices of queer and trans artists of color around the globe. Through his dynamic curation with Papi Juice and other projects, he champions both emerging and established figures across the intersecting worlds of music, nightlife, art, and performance. For this work, he has attracted the spotlight of publications like Vogue, W Magazine, Document Journal, and New York Magazine, further placing him at the intersection of culture and creativity.

​Swami Sound
Synthesizing two-step with a New York City sheen — the Bronx born, NY-based DJ, producer, and artist Swami Sound has made his presence known by enticing listeners and clubgoers globally with his distinct take on Garage music. Having distinguished himself from NYC’s Post-COVID club scene, Swami has had his ascent chronicled in DJ Mag, Mixmag, Soundcloud and beyond. Bolstered by beloved collaborators and supporters, Swami stands at the edge of this present, stirring era of dance music.

West Dakota
West Dakota (they/them) is a mixed-Filipinx drag artist based in Brooklyn, NY. West is the producer of several shows including Oops! with drag performer Chiquitita, Femmes! Femmes! Femmes! a cabaret exploring feminine archetypes through drag and burlesque; and Work! a reimagining of famous art historical works through the lens of drag. In 2019, West was named Drag Queen of the Year at the Brooklyn Nightlife Awards. They are one of the lead organizers of the Brooklyn Liberation march, which has been described as the largest action for Black Trans lives in history. For this, West was a recipient of the Stonewall Vision Award in 2020, and named an inaugural Logo Legend.

​x3butterfly
In the past year, Paragon resident x3butterfly took flight with tour dates in Australia, China, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, plus all around Europe and North America. Mixes for Paper, Rinse FM, and MOM n Dad Radio. A return to production with the self-released “Leave it on the Floor” and “inert nature” on a compilation for Steam Room. Opening for Fatboy Slim and debuting at Panorama Bar. Shows at Boiler Room New York, Herrensauna Pride and festivals like Wire, Dripping, and Sustain Release.  x3butterfly is beloved for their mix of anything from fast and hard breaks, seductive percussion, and cross-genre blending, to soulful, euphoric house that ramps up to techno.

​Claire Hentschker
Claire Hentschker is a Brooklyn-based artist and creative strategist investigating the possibilities and failures of technological interfaces through installation, video, and participatory events. She is the founder of Chaotic Interface Design Lab (CIDL), an online experimental media lab, and co-founder of LARPA, a DIY art space in Brooklyn reimagining digital culture through participatory events. Recent events include 'High Concept Low Effort Cinema' with Sam Lavigne - where blockbuster films are reduced to their essence - and 'Dataset Farmers Market' - a reimagining of AI training data as shared artisan goods.