Rachel Keane

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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What's upcoming at Movement Research

Events

Movement Research at the Judson Church | Mar 9, 2026

binbinFactory / Satoshi Haga & Rie Fukuzawa, Blaze Ferrer, Margot Mae, mik phillips + tor breen

Mon, Mar 9, 2026

Lu Yim's work for Movement Research at the Judson Church. Dancers move around the space. One dancer in the forefront stands leaning sideway with their arms outstretched. Two dancers one in green and the other in red share weight. At the altar a person wears all black and sits near a music stand. Another person stands in a slight lunge with hands in their head pulling a white fabric Photo by Rachel Keane.

Events

Artists of Color Council Town Hall Meeting

Jelani Taylor

Wed, Mar 11, 2026

AoCC Cookout attendees are active in conversation, outside in courtyard space. Photo by Emily Farthing.

Workshop

Sounding Body Series

Tatyana Tenenbaum

Thu, Mar 12 - Mar 26, 2026

Tatyana gestures energetically with her arms and fingers, her mouth opened, as a student looks on. Photo by Anna M. Maynard.

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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

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