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MELT Summer 2019

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July 8 – August 9, 2019

MELT Intensives are a series of daily workshops in technique, somatics, improvisation, composition and other areas offered each summer and winter. Taught by Movement Research’s internationally recognized faculty as well as acclaimed guest artists, these workshops provide students with the unique opportunity to engage with some of the most highly regarded and innovative artists in the field of dance today.

$125-$250 for individual workshops.

We currently have multi-workshop pricing available, so you receive a discount when you register for 3 or more workshops:

Register for 1-2 workshops here.

Register for 3-5 workshops and receive #10% discount here.

Register for 6-8 workshops and receive 12% discount here.

Register for 9-14 workshops and receive 15% discount here.

PLEASE NOTE: “drop-in” classes are not available.

Danspace Project
131 E 10th St
New York, NY 10003
Danspace Project's main entrance is fully wheelchair accessible via ramp.

Movement Research, 122 Community Center
150 First Avenue
New York, NY 10009
122CC is a fully ADA compliant facility

For further accessibility questions, please contact Martita Abril at [email protected] **Requests for reasonable accommodation should be made no later than two business days in advance of the workshop.**


  • EARLYBIRD registration discounts are available through April 30.
  • Drop-ins are not available.

MELT–Morning Class

Vicky Shick
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July 8 – July 12

10:00am – 12:00pm
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MELT–Contact Improvisation Practices

K.J. Holmes
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July 8 – July 12

1:00pm – 3:00pm
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MELT—i, abject: queer objectivities, or the art of ma(s)king dances

Kristopher K.Q. Pourzal
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July 8 – July 12

3:30pm – 6:00pm
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MELT Reading Group: the body that loses its chair

Kristopher K.Q. Pourzal
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July 11

7:00pm – 9:00pm
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MELT – Choreography for Warming-up to Dance

Irene Dowd
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July 15 – July 19

10:00am – 12:00pm
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MELT–Inspired Movement Practice

Michelle Boulé
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July 15 – July 19

10:00am – 12:00pm
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MELT—Advanced Releasing into Scores

Yvonne Meier
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July 15 – July 19

1:00pm – 3:00pm
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MELT–Choreographic Shift

Tere O'Connor
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July 15 – July 19

3:30pm – 6:00pm
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MELT–BIG BODY: Experimental J-Sette Performance Workshop

Jermone Donte Beacham, Jumatatu Poe
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July 22 – July 26

10:00am – 12:00pm
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MELT – Imagining Liberation - A Conversation, A Game, A Study, A Process, A Meeting, An approach to making dances

Marjani Forté-Saunders
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July 22 – July 26

1:00pm – 3:00pm
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MELT–Klein Technique™/stretch and placement

Barbara Mahler
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July 22 – July 26

1:00pm – 3:00pm
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MELT–Dance Making

Beth Gill
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July 22 – July 26

3:30pm – 6:00pm
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MELT–listening to pleasure at the boundary

Jasmine Hearn
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July 29 – August 2

10:00am – 12:00pm
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MELT–Dancing Text/Texting Dance

Ishmael Houston-Jones
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July 29 – August 2

3:30pm – 6:00pm
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MELT–The Sounding Body: Voice as Movement

Peter Sciscioli
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July 29 – August 2

1:00pm – 3:00pm
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MELT Movie Night

Ishmael Houston-Jones
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August 1

7:00pm – 9:00pm
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MELT–Moving, Dancing & Performing: Some Strategies

Neil Greenberg
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August 5 – August 9

10:00am – 12:00pm
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MELT–MAKING WORK

Miguel Gutierrez
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August 5 – August 9

1:00pm – 5:00pm
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MELT–Feldenkrais Method

Jimena Paz
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August 5 – August 9

1:00pm – 3:00pm
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