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.

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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: Workshop

Dancing

Jennifer Nugent

Jul 29 - Aug 2, 2024

An action shot of Jennifer Nugent in a bright space. A light spotlights behind her as she holds her arm out and balances on one foot. She wears a pink top and grey striped pants.
Category: Workshop

Waves

mayfield brooks

Jul 29 - Aug 2, 2024

Brown skinned person with short black kinky hair, moving sideways in the ocean, engulfed by waves. Photo by Nir Arieli
Category: Workshop

A Spell for Utopia

luciana achugar

Jul 29 - Aug 2, 2024

A photo of luciana in performance of PUROTEATRO. She is bent over with her body uncovered and her head resting on the floor. there are piles of clothing all around and a green wall behind her. In the foreground there is a large pile with a green fabric draped over it. Photo by Brian Rogers.

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Featured

Pink graphic that reads, movement research MELT, Reading Group, Movement Research Publications, In-person July 23, 2024, 7-8:30pm.
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MELT Reading Group: words/bodies/melt

As our words, our bodies, and our world melt into and all around us — join this collective reading group co-curated by the Movement Research Performance Journal and Critical Correspondence editorial teams (Nicole Bradbury, Joshua Lubin-Levy, John Arthur Peetz, Londs Reuter, Takahiro Yamamoto).

Classes and Workshops
A photo of students practicing movement during a class. They lie on their backs on blue mats. One leg extended downward and the other leg was propped up with their knee bent and the foot pressed into the floor. Photo courtesy of the faculty.

Feldenkrais Method®: Awareness Through Movement®

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