Movement Research Gala - Movement Research

2026 Gala Honorees

Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born/Sweat Variant

Eleanor Savage

2026 Co-Chairs

Sharon Bridgforth

Katie Dixon

Ralph Lemon

Kaneza Schaal

Peggy Shaw

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2026 Gala Honorary Committee Members

(as of Mar 9, 2026)

Adrienne Edwards, Ana Javneski, Annie Dorsen, Connie Butler, David Thomson, Emil Kang, Janet Wong, Jordana Leigh, Judy Hussie-Taylor, Katherine Profeta, Kevin Beasley, McKenzie Frye, Michelle Coffey, Philip Bither, Saidiya Hartman, Stacy Lynn Smith, T. Lax, Wanjiru Kamuyu

Location

Judson Church
55 Washington Square South New York, NY

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

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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

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2026 Movement Research Gala