Movement Research at the Judson Church

Be prepared to provide the following information when submitting your online application. Your form will auto-save every few seconds, so you don't need to worry about losing your information. Once applications are submitted they cannot be edited. Movement Research will accept only one application per artist or artist collaboration, collective or company; artists can only be a lead artist on ONE application per cycle.

1. Artist(s), Collective OR Company Name: This is how you would credit yourself in marketing or publicity materials.
   • If applying under a Collective or Company Name and there are multiple lead artists on the project, please list their full names and provide an email address for each artist.
   • If there are multiple lead artists on an application, it is possible to invite others to collaborate on an application. For instructions, visit Submittable’s how-to-guide.
2. Contact Information: If applying as a Collaboration or Collective, please determine who is the main contact.
3. Summary of Proposed Project (suggested 50 words or less) 1-2 sentences clearly and concisely describing the proposed project indicating what type of performance work you consider it to be, if it is a collaborative project, whether it is a solo or group work, and any other relevant factual information about the proposed work.
4. Project Description (suggested 250 words or less) that briefly and clearly elaborates the ideas/process you will be investigating.
5. Brief Statement of Intent (suggested 100 words or less) Movement Research at the Judson Church is a low-tech in-process series. What do you hope to gain or understand by showing work in this context?
6. Artist(s), Collective or Company Bio (suggested 200 words or less).
7. One (1) Work Sample that represents your current artistic process. Your sample need NOT be of the work you are proposing for this series. It may be a performance sample or a sample of ideas in progress (for example, rehearsal footage of new research).
   • We only accept online videos. Please provide a link to a URL, preferably YouTube or Vimeo.
   • Sample may be footage from a performance, rehearsal, or in-process showing. When possible, choose a sample that unfolds in “real time”, as opposed to multiple clips edited together. Please do not submit “promo videos,” “teasers,” or “choreography reels”.
   • Include one cue point of a 2 minute section. Be aware that, due to the volume of applicants, we cannot guarantee that the committee will watch more than 2 minutes of your sample. Please choose your cue point accordingly.
   • Sample should contain as much of the full work as possible in case the committee wants to watch more than the cued selection.
8. Work Sample Information
   • Is this sample a version of the work you are proposing to perform on the Movement Research at the Judson Church series?
   • Work Sample Information (suggested 75 words or less) please share context and details about your Work Sample. If the Sample is the project that you will share on the MR @ Judson series, please share the stage of development of your project this work sample represents. If the Sample is of another project, please share why you chose this specific work sample and how it relates to the work you propose to perform on the series.
   • Please list any collaborators, performers, composers, designers, etc. or additional credits that are applicable to your Work Sample.
9. Completed Demographic Information Form (accessible via the link at the end of the online application).
   • If you are applying as a collaboration or collective, all lead artists included on application must complete the demographic form.
   • Movement Research collects demographic information for internal use only. This information is used to evaluate the reach and access of our programs and in reporting to our funders. Internal demographic evaluation and reporting with funders will be done anonymously. We acknowledge the complexities inherent in this type of information collection and are committed to the ongoing examination of the language used around demographics.
   • We request that the Demographic Information Form be completed and submitted to consider your application complete.
   • This information will NOT be made available to the Selection Committee as a part of your application. The Selection Committee will be provided anonymous aggregated data of the full applicant pool.
   • Please select “Artist-in-Residence Applicant” when asked to specify your present engagement with Movement Research.
   • We realize that you may have filled out this form before, but we ask that you take a moment to complete it again at this time. It is important that we collect this information each time that you engage in a Movement Research program in order to evaluate this information in relation to specific programs.

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The application is now Closed.
The Fall 2023 application will open in Spring 2023.

In keeping with Movement Research’s mission to support the development of ideas (vs. fully produced finished works), there is only standard lighting and a sound system that connects via an auxiliary cord to devices such as iPhone (6 and lower), iPod, laptop, etc. available. No other technical equipment will be available for use unless you provide and operate that equipment independently. The dance floor dimensions are 46’7” wide by 49’5” deep. This measurement does not include the altar, audience, or back of house.