A silhouetted figure moves dynamically in a hazy, backlit space, their arm raised toward their head and body angled forward with intensity. The air appears thick with fog or humidity, diffusing the bright light behind them. Two additional figures are visible in the background, partially obscured, also engaged in movement. The image conveys exertion, atmosphere, and collective physical practice emerging through heat, density, and motion. Photo by Nir Areli.
ID: A silhouetted figure moves dynamically in a hazy, backlit space, their arm raised toward their head and body angled forward with intensity. The air appears thick with fog or humidity, diffusing the bright light behind them. Two additional figures are visible in the background, partially obscured, also engaged in movement. The image conveys exertion, atmosphere, and collective physical practice emerging through heat, density, and motion. Photo by Nir Areli.

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HEAT is a choreographic workshop centered on endurance, exertion, and devotion as collective practice. Working indoors and outdoors, participants will engage in physically demanding movement scores that explore sweat, humidity, repetition, and accumulation as conditions shaping both individual and group experience.

Devotion is approached as sustained physical commitment—to movement, to the group, and to the shared conditions we inhabit. Through repetition, insistence, and extended duration, participants move beyond momentary effort into longer arcs of engagement, where endurance becomes a practice of remaining present.

The workshop emphasizes group formations and collective momentum. Participants will align, disperse, and reorganize in space, constructing temporary social architectures through shared physical labor. Heat and humidity function as active collaborators, intensifying sensation and requiring participants to negotiate energy, attention, and care in real time.

Through sustained exertion, participants will explore how force accumulates, how collective momentum is generated, and how devotion emerges through repeated return to action. This workshop welcomes movers of all backgrounds and experience levels. Participants are encouraged to work at their own pace and attend to their individual needs within a shared field of practice.

What to expect:
HEAT is a choreographic workshop centered on endurance, exertion, and devotion as collective practice. Working indoors and outdoors, participants will engage in physically demanding movement scores that explore sweat, humidity, repetition, and accumulation as conditions that shape both individual and group experience.

For MELT-related questions, please email melt@movementresearch.org.

 

Accessibility Notes

  • This workshop includes auditive guidance.
  • This workshop includes digital readings.

To request ASL interpretation or Audio Description, please email accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “ASL/Audio Description Request, MELT Jonathan González” at least three (3) weeks prior to the first date of the workshop.

For access-related questions and requests, please contact accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “MELT Jonathan González.”

Location

The Bob (previously known as 9th St Studio)
150 First Avenue
New York, NY 10009

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Artists

Jonathan González

Jonathan González

Jonathan González is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice spans choreography, sound, image, writing, video, and collective forms.

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