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Studies Project

An artist-curated series of panel discussions, participatory dialogues and community conversations that focus on provocative, timely issues of aesthetics and philosophy at the intersection of dance and social politics.

All Studies Project events are free and open to the public.

Proposals for Studies Projects are accepted and reviewed on an ongoing basis. Please include a description of the issues to be investigated, the format (panel discussion, film screening, etc), and a list of potential artists involved. Send your proposals, in any stage of development, to [email protected]



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[Virtual] Studies Project: Redefining our place as Mothers, Artists, and Immigrants in the NYC Landscape

Anabella Lenzu, Christine Jowers, LuLu LoLo, Ara Fitzgerald, Iréne Hultman, Gabriela Ammann
April 29, 2023 1:00pm - 2:30pm

[In-Person] Studies Project - Dynamic Embodiment of the Sun Salutation- a book talk on a somatic resource manual for healing

Shakti Smith, Martha Eddy
March 28, 2023 6:30pm - 8:00pm

[Virtual] Studies Project: DECOLONIAL emBODYments (2)

Sage Ni’Ja Whitson, Alicia Díaz Concepción, Marielys Lely Burgos Meléndez
December 06, 2022 3:00pm - 4:30pm

[Virtual] Studies Project: DECOLONIAL emBODYments (1)

Anito Gavino/ Malayaworks, devynn emory, Marielys Lely Burgos Meléndez
, 2023 6:30pm - 8:00pm

[Hybrid] Studies Project: A Guide to a Somatic Movement Practice The Anatomy of Center - The life work of Nancy Topf

Hetty King, Jaime Ortega
October 25, 2022 6:30pm - 8:00pm

[In-person] Studies Project: ONE SHOT: BOOK LAUNCH & PERFORMANCE

Meg Stuart, Mark Tompkins
Sep 20, 2022 6:30pm - 8:00pm

[In-Person] Studies Project: Listening Foundations

Grace Osborne
Jun 14, 2022 6:00pm - 7:30pm

[Virtual] "Cultivating Genius" Reading Group

Diana Crum
Jan 27, 2021 7:30pm - 8:45pm

[Postponed] Studies Project: Mountains Connect Us

Te Ao Mana
Mar 23, 2020 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Studies Project: "Are Y'all Really Feeling Me?" How Black Performance moves beyond just Matter(ing)

André Daughtry, Jonathan Gonzalez, NIC Kay, Angie Pittman, Joe Tolbert Jr., Nehemoyia Young
Jan 22, 2020 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Studies Project: Re-presenting Asian-America

Rebecca Fitton, ​Mena Sachdev, Alexis Convento, zavé martohardjono
Dec 11, 2019 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Fall Festival | Social Wounds in the BodyMind: Somatic & Trauma-Informed practices for Collective Healing

Cheryl Clark, Martha Eddy, Kayvon Pourazar, Sangeeta Vallabhan, Sage Ni’Ja Whitson
Dec 8, 2019 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Fall Festival | The art of healing: Screening and discussion on embodied practices for self and social healing

Nicole Soto Rodríguez, Despina Sophia Stamos
Dec 4, 2019 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Studies Project: Modes of Embodiment: An Expressive Toolkit for Chronically Ill Bodies: Part 2

Yo-Yo Lin, Lara Marcin, Pelenakeke (Keke) Brown
Nov 10, 2019 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Studies Project: “Another world is not only possible...” // Artistry during challenging times

Raha Behnam
Oct 21, 2019 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Studies Project: Modes of Embodiment: An Expressive Toolkit for Chronically Ill Bodies

Yo-Yo Lin, Lara Marcin
Jun 9, 2019 11:00am - 2:00pm

Studies Project: Memory Moves!

Layla Zami, Oxana Chi, Sheldon Raymore, Performing Memory Students
Apr 9, 2019 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Studies Project: Dance Makers in Schools: "Kids Need Dance"

Diana Crum, Becky Serrell Cyr, Nicholas Leichter, Olivia Occelli
Feb 26, 2019 6:30pm - 8:30pm

[email protected] – Studies Project: Tracing Beyond

Ambika Raina, ​Parijat Desai, Miguel Gutierrez, Tara Aisha Willis, David Thomson
Jan 24, 2019 6:30pm - 8:30pm

[email protected] – Studies Project: Creating the Score

mayfield brooks, Ishmael Houston-Jones, Jennifer Monson, Lisa Nelson, Angie Pittman, Kayvon Pourazar
Jan 17, 2019 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Studies Project: CLASS ENTWINES

Lorene Bouboushian/UNDOING AND DOING, Dominique Duroseau, ray ferreira, Esther Neff
Dec 12, 2018 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Studies Project: Immigrants for immigrants: taste of home

Christopher Unpezverde Núñez, Lisa Parra, Naomi Elena Ramirez, Raha Behnam, Rina Casero Espiritu, Remi Harris
Oct 15, 2018 6:30pm - 9:00pm

MELT Reading Group

jill sigman/thinkdance
Aug 2, 2018 7:00pm - 9:00pm

MELT Reading Group

mayfield brooks
Jul 23, 2018 7:00pm - 9:00pm

MELT– FREE ADVICE

Evvie Allison, Alice MacDonald
Jul 12, 2018 6:30pm - 9:00pm

Studies Project: An ethics of (talking about) watching

Kristopher K.Q. Pourzal, Jaime Shearn Coan, André Daughtry, Yvonne Montoya, Mark Travis Rivera, Eva Yaa Asantewaa
May 8, 2018 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Studies Project: All Together Now: Artist-Parent Community Meet-up

Sita Frederick, Paloma McGregor, Anthony Romero, Abbey Williams
Mar 17, 2018 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Studies Project: Decolonial Design, Indigenous Choreography, and Multicorporeal Sovereignties: A Womanist/Queer/Trans Indigenous Movement Dialogue

Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán, Rasha Abdulhadi, Anthony Aiu, Vaimoana Niumeitolu, Melissa Iakowi:he'ne' Oakes, Kaina Quenga
Feb 18, 2018 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Studies Project: Making Sense of Each Other—Embodied Practices

Claire Cunningham, Jess Curtis
Jan 20, 2018 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Fall Festival | Studies Project: Diasporic Interventions

Chinatown Art Brigade, The South Asian Women's Creative Collective, Yellow Jackets Collective
Nov 29, 2017 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Studies Project: interdisciplinary responses to the political moment

Pramila Vasudevan, Piotr Szyhalski, Salome Asega, jill sigman/thinkdance
Nov 7, 2017 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Studies Project: Stories, Strategies and Practices

Stephanie Acosta, Arthur Aviles, Stanley Gambucci, Ebony Noelle Golden, lily bo shapiro, Eli Tamondong
Oct 10, 2017 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Studies Project: Epic Memory Lab

nia love
Sep 14, 2017 6:30pm - 8:00pm

MELT Reading Group

Thomas F. DeFrantz
Aug 10, 2017 7:00pm - 9:00pm

MELT "Movie" Night

luciana achugar
Aug 8, 2017 7:00pm - 9:00pm

MELT "Movie" Night

André M. Zachery
Aug 1, 2017 7:00pm - 9:00pm

MELT "Movie" Night

iele paloumpis
Jul 25, 2017 7:00pm - 9:00pm

MELT Reading Group

Clare Croft
Jul 20, 2017 7:00pm - 9:00pm

MELT "Movie" Night

Jennifer Monson
Jul 18, 2017 7:00pm - 9:00pm

MELT Reading Group

Mariana Valencia
Jul 13, 2017 7:00pm - 9:00pm

MELT "Movie" Night

Jul 11, 2017 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Reza Abdoh: Theater Visionary

Anne Hamburger, Adam Soch
Jun 4, 2017 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Studies Project: Precarious Collaboration and Equitable Conflict

Chloe Bass, Tiona Nekkia McClodden, Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste, Justine Williams, André M. Zachery, Eleni Zaharopoulos, Queer Scouts, Matthew Dicken
May 9, 2017 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Studies Project: Does the Dance Field Make Room for Dancer-Parents?

Anna Azrieli, Peggy Cheng, nia love, Heather Olson Trovato, Samantha Speis, Sarah White-Ayón
Apr 29, 2017 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Studies Project: Appropriate Citations

Hadar Ahuvia, Yoshiko Chuma, Malik Gaines, Will Rawls, Ali Rosa-Salas, Alexandro Segade, Rosy Simas, Reggie Wilson
Apr 11, 2017 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Studies Project: Talking Heads: What’s Your How?

Lydia Bell, ​Siobhan Burke, Yve Laris Cohen, Esther Neff, Ali Rosa-Salas, Jaime Shearn Coan, DeeArah Wright
Mar 15, 2017 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Fall Festival | Financial and Personal Wellness in Dance: A Panel Discussion

Juliana May, Aaron Mattocks, Kay Takeda, Antonio Ramos, Katy Pyle
Nov 30, 2016 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Diversity and Accountability: A conversation with the MR Artists of Color Council

jaamil olawale kosoko, Alicia ayo Ohs, Lisa Parra, Marýa Wethers, Tara Aisha Willis
Nov 2, 2016 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Does the Dance Field Make Room for Parenting?

Yanira Castro, Rebecca Davis, Ursula Eagly, Shannon Hummel, Craig Peterson, Stacy Matthew Spence, Donna Uchizono, Nami Yamamoto, Netta Yerushalmy
Oct 11, 2016 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Back to School with Teaching Artists

Diana Crum
Sep 13, 2016 6:30pm - 8:00pm

MELT Reading Group

Tara Aisha Willis
Aug 11, 2016 7:00pm - 10:00pm

MELT "Movie" Night

luciana achugar
Aug 9, 2016 7:00pm - 10:00pm

MELT "Movie" Night

Miguel Gutierrez
Aug 2, 2016 7:00pm - 9:00pm

MELT Reading Group

Myriam Van Imschoot
Jul 28, 2016 7:00pm - 10:00pm

MELT "Movie" Night

Jennifer Monson
Jul 26, 2016 7:00pm - 10:00pm

MELT Reading Group

Biba Bell
Jul 21, 2016 7:00pm - 10:00pm

MELT "Movie" Night

K.J. Holmes
Jul 12, 2016 7:00pm - 10:00pm
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