In the foreground, a silhouette of a person running to the left. In the background someone is swinging a light on a cable around. Behind them, musicians play the drums and a keyboard.

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

Category: Class

Pilates for Movers

Kayla White

Tue, Sep 3 - Dec 17, 2024

a white woman is balancing on her hips with legs pointed up towards the ceiling, her arms are pressed behind her supporting her. She is seated on a cream mat inside of a Pilates studio. There are wood floors and wallpaper with tree trunks and golden pears on the wall behind her.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Sarah White-Ayón

Wed, Sep 4 - Oct 30, 2024

Two white women are face down in a diagonal line on a silver rooftop with irregular black markings crawling through child’s pose. The woman closest to the camera wears a black long-sleeved sweater shirt and hot pink metallic leggings with black bikini briefs over them. The woman farthest from the camera wears a black top with irregular, vertical gold lines and black bikini briefs. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Topf Technique/Dynamic Anatomy®

Jaime Ortega

Thu, Sep 5 - Dec 19, 2024

A photo of Jaime Ortega Holding a Human skull model. He holds the top of the head in his hands turning it upside down and pointing to the center with his other hand. His arm is wrapped around a model of the ribs and spine. Photo by Tori Lawrence.

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Featured

Graphic art with text over a photo. A dancer in the foreground lies on the floor with their head resting on one arm, loosely holding their other hand above their head. A dancer in the background lies on their back against the wall with their feet up in the air. Text reads Movement Research, Summer Break, Movement Research Offices will be closed Aug 19-Sep 3, 2024.
Type of postAnnouncement

Offices Closed for Summer Break

Our offices will be closed to the public from August 19 to September 3, 2024. Ongoing classes will continue during this time. Photo Credit: Photo by Harry Shunyao Zhang.

Classes and Workshops
a white woman is balancing on her hips with legs pointed up towards the ceiling, her arms are pressed behind her supporting her. She is seated on a cream mat inside of a Pilates studio. There are wood floors and wallpaper with tree trunks and golden pears on the wall behind her.

Pilates for Movers

Type of postPublications

Critical Correspondence

On Afro-Boricua Identity, Bomba and the Tela: a Conversation between Megan Curet and Milteri Tucker Concepcion

Type of postPublications
A word cloud created with post-it notes spread out on the floor. Some of the words and phrases include: roots vs. branches, rolling, rough hands, and ribcage. Image courtesy of the artist.

Critical Correspondence

A Response to Dream Space/Activating Pedagogies