HomeClasses and EventsEventsMovement Research at the Judson Church | Jan 12, 2026
Kiera Bono, Michelle Mantione and Krista Miranda perfoming for Movement Research at the Judson Church. One dancer sits on the ground holding one crutch above their head and resting the other on the ground. Two other artists stand nearby. One waves their arm upwards. Photo by Rachel Keane.
ID: Kiera Bono, Michelle Mantione and Krista Miranda perfoming for Movement Research at the Judson Church. One dancer sits on the ground holding one crutch above their head and resting the other on the ground. Two other artists stand nearby. One waves their arm upwards. Photo by Rachel Keane.

A free, high visibility low-tech forum for experimentation, emerging ideas, and works-in-progress held in the Fall and Spring seasons. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists, and join Movement Research Artists-In-Residence and international guests each season in performing at the historic Judson Church.

Please enter at 243 Thompson St.

 

Accessibility Notes

  • This event includes auditive guidance.

The accessible entrance is located at 243 Thompson St. and the elevator at Judson Church is currently working. Personnel from the Judson Church will be at the entrance. The elevator connects Level 1 (street access) to Level 3 (Meeting Room where performances take place) and Level B or basement (where restrooms are located).

For accessibility-related information or requests, please contact accessibility@movementresearch.org with the subject “MR at Judson.”

Location

Judson Memorial Church
243 Thompson St
New York, NY 10012

  • Get the Yellow - BMT Broadway Line numbers: N , R to 8th Street - NYU
  • Get the Blue - IND Eighth Avenue Line numbers: A , C , E to West 4th Street
  • Get the Orange - IND Sixth Avenue Line numbers: B , D , F , M to West 4th Street

Artists

NAKA Dance Theater

NAKA Dance Theater

Founded in 2001 by José Ome Navarrete Mazatl and Debby Kajiyama, NAKA Dance Theater creates experimental performance works using dance, storytelling, multimedia installations and site-specific environments.

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Jody Oberfeler Projects

Jody Oberfeler Projects

Jody Oberfelder is a New York-based director, choreographer, and filmmaker whose work explores how dance can illuminate life. She creates immersive, site-specific performances across stage, film, and public spaces—ranging from train stations and cemeteries to historic landmarks and city bridges.

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Symara Sarai

Symara Sarai

Symara Sarai (They/She), a Portland, Oregon native currently residing in Brooklyn, has immersed herself in interdisciplinary and choreographic studies globally.

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