2023 Summer MELT with K.J. Holmes; several dancers at Judson Church engaged in various shapes and forms, some making contact with each other while others lay on the floor, another pair in the foreground of the photo is upside down supporting themselves with the ground. Photo by Rachel Keane

Rachel Keane

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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

Talk Your Shit

Ogemdi Ude

Jul 7 - Jul 11, 2025

Ogemdi Ude, a dark skinned Black femme is wearing a white button down dress, her hair in long twists; She is on her knees and looking towards a fluffy white couch in a room full of people. Photo by Cherlynn Tsushima courtesy of The Kitchen.
Category: Workshop

MAKING our way

Jeanine Durning

Jul 7 - Jul 11, 2025

Full body image of Jeanine in black clothing with multi-color socks, books at her feet, and worn out Van sneakers, in the midst of laying down while holding onto the edge a long folding table with the word
Category: Workshop

Embodied Photography: Sensing through the lens

Rachel Keane

Jul 7 - Jul 10, 2025

Rachel is dancing in front of a bright blue background with a globe. Their face and body is captured sharply, but they leave a trail of motion behind them. Self Portrait by Rachel Keane.

Check the calendar for a full listing of events, classes and workshops

Featured

A red graphic with Summer MELT dates. Jul 7 through Aug 1.
Type of postWorkshops

Summer MELT

Movement Research’s Winter and Summer intensives feature innovative teachers and creators exploring pertinent topics in dance today.

Critical Correspondence
A dancer (devika) extends their right arm to the sky while perched on the ball of their right foot. Below them is a square of a reflective surface, and they face a soft green, lavender, and yellow backdrop. Photo credit to Kameron Herndon. Big Dance Theater,

I’m an Artist, I’m a Channel: A Conversation between Miguel Angel Guzmán and devika wickremesinghe

A dancer (devika) extends their right arm to the sky while perched on the ball of their right foot. Below them is a square of a reflective surface, and they face a soft green, lave

Type of postArtist Opportunities and Programs
A photo of the new studio at 122CC. An empty studio with grey marly and bright fluorescent lights. Photo by Raychel Ceciro.

Subsidized Rehearsal Space

The Movement Research Subsidized Rehearsal Space Program provides subsidized rehearsal space to artists involved in dance or movement-related processes at a rate as low as $10 per hour. Bookings now available through August 31!

Movement Research Performance Journal

Issue #60