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title: 2028 Deep Space Performance Residency
description: >-
  Week-long performance residency in New York's southwestern Catskills for
  artists and ensembles developing new work, with performance hall, housing and
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type: program
status: open
createdAt: '2026-09-03'
updatedAt: '2026-09-30'
programType: Residency
organization: North American Cultural Laboratory (NACL)
organizationUrl: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/north-american-cultural-laboratory'
deadline: '2027-01-31'
location: 'New York, NY, United States'
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compensationRange: >-
  Artist stipend; travel and material stipends; partially-subsidized residency
  with housing, all meals and use of the performance hall
disciplines:
  - acting
  - dance
  - music
  - opera
  - performance art
  - theater
careerStages:
  - Emerging artist
  - Mid-career
  - Established
---

# 2028 Deep Space Performance Residency

**Hosted by:** North American Cultural Laboratory (NACL)

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** New York, NY, United States | **Deadline:** January 31, 2027

## About This Program

> "New performance work along the fringes of the mainstream — creator-performer, performer-driven and collaborative creation models"

DEEP SPACE is a performance residency program for artists and groups who are experimenting and making new works along the fringes of the mainstream. We believe performance that pushes the envelope in form and content requires time and space beyond what is customary, in order to allow artists to dig deeply into the processes of creation and production. DEEP SPACE provides artists with use of the NACL performance hall and artist residence for a period of rehearsal and development (one week residencies are typical, April-November) culminating in a public sharing with an invited audience.

Deep Space Performance Residencies support artists or ensembles creating new works at any stage in the development process, from concept through technical production. Each year we attempt to schedule a mix of early-phase, mid-phase, and late-phase projects for week-long residencies at our Cultural Laboratory and Artist Residence in New York's southwestern Catskills.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Career Stage:** Emerging artist, Mid-career, Established
- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** acting, dance, music, opera, performance art, theater
- **Note:** Open to artists based anywhere in the world. Any stage of career. The Deep Space program is open to groups or ensembles as well as individual performing artists engaged in the creation of new work. Each residency can accommodate up to 15 participants. We prioritize projects that stand to gain the most from the resources of space and time that the NACL residency center uniquely provides.

The Deep Space Residency Program is designed expressly to accommodate the needs of ensembles and group projects, and is inclined to support creator-performer, performer-driven, or collaborative creation models over standard script-based productions. Languages: English. Pets are not allowed.

## Compensation & Benefits

Artist stipend; travel and material stipends; partially-subsidized residency with housing, all meals and use of the performance hall

**Includes:** Stipend, Travel grant, Materials budget

Artist Stipend. Travel Stipend/Material Stipends. All residencies are partially-subsidized by NACL. The level of subsidy is based on fluctuating availability of public and private funding. Upon selection as a Deep Space Artist, the applicant will review the financial forecast with NACL staff, and may be asked to help raise funds to support a portion of their residency costs.

Currently, at minimum, all artists/companies are responsible for arranging and funding their own transportation to/from NACL and for covering a portion of food costs at $12/person/day. Residency fee of $72 USD is the current minimum fee for meals for each individual at the rate of $12 per day, based on a 6-day residency.

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - Private bedroom in a shared housing facility on campus; shared bedroom. Accessible housing is ADA compliant.
- **Travel Support:** Available - Travel Stipend/Material Stipends offered, though at minimum all artists/companies are responsible for arranging and funding their own transportation to/from NACL.
- **Materials Support:** Available - Travel Stipend/Material Stipends
- **Studio Access:** Provided - Use of the NACL performance hall and artist residence. Dedicated Studio/Shop Technicians - Part Time. Performance/Presentation Facilities: Theater. Piano.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** September 3, 2026
- **Deadline:** January 31, 2027

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://www.nacl.org/deep-space-performance-residency