HomeClasses and EventsEventsMovement Research at Judson Church | April 21, 2025
A photo of Earthworks Performing for Movement Research at the Judson Church. Two dancers carry and support a large bundle of plastic bottles. Photo by Rachel Keane.
ID: A photo of Earthworks Performing for Movement Research at the Judson Church. Two dancers carry and support a large bundle of plastic bottles. 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 Memorial Church.

 

Accessibility Notes

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

Location

Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square S
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

Paris Cullen

Paris Cullen

Paris Cullen is a queer movement artist whose creative endeavors connect them with presence and flow— contact improvisation, breaking, aikido, visual art, singing. Originally from San Diego, they lived in Singapore for 10 years before returning to UC Santa Barbara and earning dual degrees in dance and psychology and relocating to NYC in 2018.

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Johnnie Cruise Mercer/TheREDprojectNYC

Johnnie Cruise Mercer/TheREDprojectNYC

Johnnie Cruise Mercer, a 2022 Dance Magazine Harkness Promise Award Recipient, and a 2021 Princess Grace Award Recipient (Choreography), is a queer-black think-maker; a choreographer, an educator, and producer based in Brooklyn, New York.

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Morgan Gregory

Morgan Gregory

Morgan Gregory, originally from Richmond, Virginia, is an interdisciplinary performer and choreographer focusing on Afro-diasporic storytelling. She is a graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA program and majored in Africana Studies and Dance with Magna Cum Laude honors.

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