A group of dancers in a light space lift their right leg in unison, bringing their right foot to their left knee. Lifting their right arm up at a right angle with the left arm just below.

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Valuing the individual artist, their creative process and their vital role within society, Movement Research is dedicated to the creation and implementation of free and low-cost programs that nurture and instigate discourse and experimentation.

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What's upcoming at Movement Research

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Klein Technique™ / Movement Class

Barbara Mahler

Fri, Jan 3 - Jun 27, 2025

Graphic with text over an image. Barbara Mahler teaches a class. She sits on the floor with one arm reaching for the sky, her gaze following. Students surrounding her lie with their backs flat on the floor and knees bent. Photo by Rachel Keane.
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Pilates

Amelia Heintzelman

Tue, Jan 7 - Feb 25, 2025

Amelia is white and has brown curly hair. She does a backbend on the ground with her feet on a stool. She has on a short unitard and dance sneakers and is in an empty space. Photo by Jenna Westra.
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Alexander Technique

Kari Ostensen

Wed, Jan 8 - Apr 30, 2025

Kari Ostensen teaches a class. Kari faces the students demonstrating a position they attempt to replicate it. They all balance on one leg while the second leg is bent at 90 degrees in front of them. Their arms are bent at the elbows and fingertips touch their shoulders, their elbows reach to their sides. Photo by Didi Zacks.

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Text over a gray background reads, Winter Break, Movement Research Offices will be closed December 23, 2024 to January 5, 2025
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Our offices will be closed to the public from Dec 23, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025. We will reopen to the public on Monday, January 6, 2025 at 9:30am ET. Check the schedule for class availability.

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2025 Winter MELT

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A graphic of the 2025 Bates Dance Festival Train and Create faculty: Gerald Casel, Cynthia Oliver, Kimani Fowlin, Christina Jane Robson and Shayla- Vie Jenkins.

Train and Create

Classes and Workshops
Graphic with text over an image. Barbara Mahler teaches a class. She sits on the floor with one arm reaching for the sky, her gaze following. Students surrounding her lie with their backs flat on the floor and knees bent. Photo by Rachel Keane.

Klein Technique™ / Movement Class