MR@Judson MR AIR Maho Ogawa and dancers in various shapes. Photo by Rachel Keane.

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What's upcoming at Movement Research

Category: Events

Movement Research at the Judson Church | Mar 16, 2026

Ariana Speight, Andrea Soto, Nattie Trogdon + Hollis Bartlett

Mon, Mar 16, 2026

Sasha Vega's performance for Movement Research at the Judson Church. Three dancers wear blonde wigs and black berets. they move around the space. One dancer stands in the forefront a reaches. Photo by Rachel Keane.
Category: Class

Morning Class

Ogemdi Ude

Mon, Mar 16 - Apr 6, 2026

Dark skinned Black woman with a 4c puff of hair looks swings her leg through the air while leaning back. She is wearing a purple graffitied shirt and green pants. Photo by Elyse Mertz
Category: Workshop

AoCC Pilot Workshop Series

Sukanya Burman

Mon, Mar 16, 2026

Four dancers with their arm extended up in a seated cross legged position with tan tank tops. Photo courtesy: DSJPhotography.

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Featured

Performance of TERRANEA at Hammana Artist House (Lebanon 2022) with Leila Awadallah, Natasha Karam, and Andrea Fahed - image by Zaynab Mourad
Critical Correspondence

echoes that rumble through a rooted vessel: on Palestine, Lebanon, and the ground between us, with Noora Baker, Natasha Karam, and Leila Awadallah

This conversation between Noora Baker, Natasha Karam and Leila Awadallah took place on January 27th, 2026 in a ‘gathering’ that defied multiple occupations and imperial and settler

Critical Correspondence

Translation and Freedom: A Conversation between Riven Ratanavanh and Shannon Yu 余香儒

When I was introduced to Riven Ratanavanh’s practice, I was first struck by how radically personal yet so critical his writing is. He has a beautiful way of honestly reflecting his

About our Classes and Workshops
Four dancers with their arm extended up in a seated cross legged position with tan tank tops. Photo courtesy: DSJPhotography.

AoCC Pilot Workshop Series

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Okwui Okpokwasili & Peter Born/Sweat Variant, and Eleanor Savage

MR Gala 2026

Join Movement Research and the 2026 Gala Co-Chairs on Tuesday, May 19 in honoring Okwui Okpokwasili & Peter Born/Sweat Variant, and Eleanor Savage!