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A leading laboratory for the investigation of dance and movement-based forms

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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Category: Class

Alexander Technique and Improvisation: letting the dance dance you

Emily Faulkner

Wed, Nov 6 - Dec 18, 2024

A group of dancers are on the floor in sitting and lying down positions, in the midst of moving. the photo is taken from a low angle. Photo by Lucy Sydel.
Category: Class

Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement

Marilyn Maywald Yahel

Wed, Nov 6 - Nov 20, 2024

Black contour line drawing on white background delineating the outline of a torso with both arms lying one on top of the other across the chest. Image by Kamila Baimukasheva
Category: Events

Movement Research at the Judson Church | November 11, 2024

Luxury Bones, Iris McCloughan

Mon, Nov 11, 2024

Annie Ming-Hao Wang performs for Movement Research at the Judson Church. Two dancers stand in front of the altar. They are mid step with their torsos curved forward and their arms open and reaching forward. Another performer sits talking into a mic at the altar. Photo by Iki Nakagawa

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Registration for 2025 Winter MELT is now open!

Movement Research’s Winter and Summer intensives feature innovative teachers and creators exploring pertinent topics in dance today. Workshops include technique, composition, somatic practices, and improvisation as well as non-studio topics like lighting design, reading groups, and “movie” nights.

Classes and Workshops
Peter Sciscioli leads participants in an exercise helping to connect their voices into space, extending through their arms and hands. Photo by Nikola Gyulmezov.

Sounding Body Series: Your Voice is a Movement

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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
A group of dancers are on the floor in sitting and lying down positions, in the midst of moving. the photo is taken from a low angle. Photo by Lucy Sydel.

Alexander Technique and Improvisation: letting the dance dance you