A residency program providing commissioning support, rehearsal space, performance and related opportunities designed to support the individualized creative process of early-career dance and movement-based artists.
Six (6) artists will be selected to participate in the 2027-2028 Movement Research Artist-in-Residence program via this application process. Applications will be reviewed and selected through a peer artist review process.
Selected artists will be invited to participate in the 18 month long residency which will begin on July 1, 2027 and conclude on December 31, 2028.
Artists selected through the panel review process will receive residency fees funded, in part, by the Jerome Foundation, the Davis/Dauray Family Fund, the Harkness Foundation for Dance, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Through the Artist-in-Residence Program, Movement Research supports rigorous and wide-ranging artistic investigations that are dance and movement-based, but that may incorporate other disciplines and collaborations, with a focus on experimentation. Artists who reflect a range of directions and approaches to making work such that there is an interesting confluence of artistic ideas being explored over the course of the coming years.
Movement Research continuously seeks to engage a more diverse and inclusive participant body and strives to recognize individuality and create equal opportunities for all, regardless of race, class, gender, disability, ethnicity, sexuality, immigration status or age. MR is committed to maintaining a strong connection to an existing diverse community of experimental artists and audiences, while at the same time expanding its definition of experimentation to more broadly include working within and pushing the boundaries of all movement-based forms. Movement Research recognizes the incredible need to diversify the range of aesthetics, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds represented on NYC stages and strongly encourages applications from individuals aligned with this vision.