Movement Research 2026 Gala

Dinner, Performance & Party (6pm entry)

Benefactor Ticket – $2,500
Patron Ticket – $1,000
Dinner Ticket – $500
Artist/Arts-Worker Sliding Scale Dinner Ticket – $200-$300

Performance & Party Only (8pm entry)

Reserved Seating – $100
Standing Room – $50

*For information on how to purchase a table, see “Movement Research 2026 Sponsorship Packages” below.

If you are unable to attend, please consider purchasing a ticket for an artist or making a tax-deductible donation!

Movement Research is an accredited 501(c)3, Tax ID: 13-3041403

Movement Research is able to accept payments through: 

• Credit Card at the 2026 Gala Ticketing & Donation Platform
• Zelle by emailing gala@movementresearch.org
• ACH by emailing ellecherry@movementresearch.org
• or by check payable to:

Movement Research
Attn: Gala
150 First Avenue, New York, NY 10009

For more information, please contact Development Manager, Elle Cherry by email at ellecherry@movementresearch.org

Each year Movement Research offers our community the opportunity to make a gift towards specific initiatives that our Gala honorees strongly believe in. We hope that you’ll join our honorees in speaking up and supporting what needs our care and support. It’s just one more way that Movement Research’s Gala facilitates connections amongst our art-loving family, and beyond.

If you are unable to attend the Gala on May 19th, this is a great way to show your support. If you are able to attend and want to make an additional gift, please do! All donations of $500 and above will be acknowledged in the Gala program (if received by May 1st) and on our website.

Sweat Variant, the collaborative practice of Okwui Okpokwasili & Peter Born, believes that a thriving arts ecosystem depends on cultivating a network of mutual support among artists. Residency programs are vital support for artists, allowing them to stay in a fruitful entanglement, providing time to reconnect and sustain each other in the process. The MR Artists Residencies Fund will support Movement Research’s suite of residency programs, which offers artists space, resources and time to research their artistic interests and practices through an interconnected community.

Click here to donate to The MR Artist Residencies Fund!

In these vulnerable times, artists need more than resources—they need an artistic home rooted in trust, experimentation, and collective care. Movement Research sustains a living infrastructure that holds space for dialogue, shared inquiry, and community conversation, while affirming artists’ agency to question, disrupt, and reimagine the very systems that shape their work. The Future of MR Fund will strengthen the long-term sustainability of this vital ecosystem, ensuring Movement Research can continue to support a diverse and intergenerational community of dance artists, with a deep commitment to resourcing and amplifying artists from historically underserved communities.

Click here to donate to The Future of MR Fund!

• Artist Hosted Tables for up to 10 guests for full evening events;
• Two-Page Spread Advertisement in Gala Program;
• Logo prominently displayed in Gala print and digital materials;
• Logo prominently displayed on event signage;
• Recognition from the stage at the Gala.

• VIP table seats for up to 10 guests for full evening events;
• Full-Page Spread Advertisement in Gala Program;
• Logo prominently displayed in Gala print and digital materials;
• Logo prominently displayed on event signage;
• Recognition from the stage at the Gala.

• VIP table seats for up to 8 guests (includes dinner and performance);
• Half-Page Advertisement in Gala Program;
• Logo prominently displayed in Gala print and digital materials;
• Logo prominently displayed on event signage;
• Recognition from the stage at the Gala.

• VIP table seats for up to 8 guests (includes dinner and performance);
• Quarter-Page Advertisement in Gala Program;
• Logo prominently displayed in Gala print and digital materials;
• Logo prominently displayed on event signage;
• Recognition from the stage at the Gala.

• 2 Dinner Tickets
• Quarter-Page Advertisement in Gala Program;
• Logo prominently displayed in Gala print and digital materials.

If you are interested in being an event Sponsor, please contact Elle Cherry, Development Manager, for questions and contributions at ellecherry@movementresearch.org.

The Gala Program will include a listing of the evening’s festivities and supporters and will be distributed at the event to over 300 guests. As an advertiser, your organization or business will also be included on the list of Gala Sponsors with a link to your website.

Deadlines for 2026 Gala Program:

Reservation: Wednesday, April 29
Ad Copy: Friday, May 1

2 page spread 5” x 8” (2) $1,000
full page 5” x 8” $500
1/2 page 5” x 3.875” $250
1/4 page 2.5” x 3.875” $125
50-word classified ad, text only $50
25-word classified ad, text only $25
Design assistance available for $50
Color available for an additional $100 (full page) OR $50 (1/2 page)

Ads should be at a resolution of 300dpi, and designed to fit specified dimensions.
Please note that the dimensions listed are width by height.
The following file types are acceptable: jpeg, tiff, or pdf. All ads should be in grayscale unless you purchase the color upgrade.

To reserve your regular or classified ad, email marketing@movementresearch.org.

Please include with your reservation:

• size of ad(s)
• text for 50-word or 25-word classified ad if you selected that option
• name of organization to be listed
• your mailing address, and billing address (if different)
• the names, email addresses, and roles of 2 contacts at your organization
• preferred method of payment: check or credit card