A dancer in red pants and an orange top has their arms out in a T, one leg is hovering over the ground, and they look down at the Judson Church.
ID: A dancer in red pants and an orange top has their arms out in a T, one leg is hovering over the ground, and they look down at the Judson Church.

Movement Research at the Judson Church

Movement Research at the Judson Church is a high visibility, low-tech forum on Monday nights at Judson Memorial Church throughout the fall and spring seasons. Movement Research at the Judson Church series is one of a number of Movement Research (MR) programs intended to serve as a creative laboratory and incubator for wide-ranging artistic investigations in movement-based forms; this series is a platform for artists at various stages of their creative development.

Movement Research at the Judson Church is a free event and draws audiences from the dance community and general public. Because Movement Research supports creative practice and process, not final product, the Movement Research at the Judson Church series is for exploration of ideas, not a venue for fully produced work on a season’s presentation.

Artists are selected by a rotating selection committee of peer artists. Work shown in this series must not exceed a maximum of 15 minutes. Artists selected for the series will receive a $300 performance fee.

Please note** Due to the high volume of applications we receive for this series, anyone who showed or will show their work on the Movement Research at the Judson Church 2023/2024 season (September 2023 – June 2024) is ineligible to apply for this round.

Open Performance

What is Open Performance?
A program of non-curated shared showings of experimentation and work-in-process, for artists at all stages of their development. The events are centered around a discussion, moderated by a Movement Research Artist-in-Residence or guest artist, where we will experiment with different feedback methods to support and inform the artists’ process.

OPEN CALL for Open Performance is CLOSED!