2026 Movement Research Gala

Join Movement Research and the 2026 Gala Co-Chairs on Tuesday, May 19 in honoring Okwui Okpokwasili & Peter Born/Sweat Variant, and Eleanor Savage!

 

2026 Gala Honorees

Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born/Sweat Variant

Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born/Sweat Variant

Eleanor Savage

Eleanor Savage

2026 Co-Chairs

Sharon Bridgforth

Sharon Bridgforth

Katie Dixon

Katie Dixon

Ralph Lemon

Kaneza Schaal

Kaneza Schaal

Peggy Shaw

Peggy Shaw

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Location

Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South New York, NY

Judson Memorial Church is an accessible venue. If you require assistance, please contact gala@movementresearch.org or (212) 598-0551 (voice only).

Past honorees

  • 2024AUNTS, Justine Simons, and Lucien Zayan
  • 2023Sarah Michelson and Ralph Lemon
  • 2019Stephen Facey and David Thomson
  • 2018Yoshiko Chuma, Dona Ann McAdams, and Lori E. Seid
  • 201725 Years of Movement Research at the Judson Church and 50 Issues of the Movement Research Performance Journal
  • 2016Anita Durst & Nicky Paraiso
  • 2015Moira Brennan, Bebe Miller, Tere O’Connor
  • 2014Simone Forti & Mark Russell
  • 2013Cathy Edwards, Sam Miller, Jennifer Monson
  • 2012Anne E. Delaney, Ishmael Houston-Jones, Yvonne Meier
  • 2011Carla Peterson & the Original 1983 Cast of Trisha Brown’s Set and Reset: Trisha Brown, Iréne Hultman, Eva Karczag, Diane Madden, Stephen Petronio, Vicky Shick, and Randy Warshaw
  • 2010Cynthia Hedstrom & DANCENOISE
  • 2009Molly Davies & Steve Paxton
  • 2008Joseph V. Melillo & Meredith Monk
  • 2007Yvonne Rainer
  • 2006Marion Koltun Dienstag
  • 2005Laurie Uprichard
  • 2004Micki Wesson