BREAKING FORM is an award-winning feature documentary about choreographer Jane Comfort. A maverick of New York City’s downtown dance scene, Comfort is known for her issue-oriented works that integrate text and movement since the late 1970s. Directed by Peabody Award-winner Alexandra Nikolchev, “Breaking Form” delves into a creatively rich yet under-examined chapter in American dance, charting Comfort’s transformation from a polite Southern transplant to a globally celebrated performer renowned for her bold political and irreverent social commentary. The film invites viewers to be inspired by an artist who defies expectations and challenges audiences to engage with the social injustices of the day.

Produced by Comfort and co-produced by award-winning artists Sean Donovan and Leslie Cuyjet, Breaking Form features a talented cast from over 40 years of Jane Comfort and Company, with an original score by Obie Award-winning composer Heather Christian.

Photo Credit: Jane Comfort, 1978. Photo by Renee Graubart.