Works & Process, a non-profit performing arts organization that champions creative process from studio to stage so that performing artists can create with dignity, announces the recipients of fully-funded week-long, out-of-town creative residencies.

 

Each year, Works & Process produces more than 25 fully-funded creative residencies via a network of over a dozen partner venues in seven states. Artists and projects are curated as well as selected through an open call. Residency support can span the entire life of a project, from first explorations in the studio to final rehearsals for the premiere and even touring.

 

A cornerstone of its support for the creative process, in tandem with a commitment to building collaboration across the arts ecosystem, Works & Process residencies center artists and their specific needs, providing them with focused time and space that is critical to develop work. Each residency supports up to eight artists for seven days. Each artist receives an industry-leading fee of $175 per day ($1,225 per week). New this year, each lead artist will receive an additional $1,000 fee in recognition of their administrative labor. Residencies also include 24/7 studio access, on-site housing, a travel stipend, and health insurance enrollment access. Awarded residencies will take place 2026–2027 and may be used to start a new project or continue developing an existing work.

 

To date, Works & Process has produced 100+ residencies that have supported 1,000+ artists, incubating works that have been recognized with Bessie Awards, National Dance Project grants, and toured nationally and internationally with the U.S. State Department. 

 

In Spring 2026, professional choreographers were invited to apply for the Open Call, capped at 300 applications, which were reviewed by a panel comprised of Works & Process staff including Caroline Cronson, Duke Dang and Caleb Teicher, board member Virginia Johnson, along with Renae Williams Niles and Omari Wiles.

 

OPEN CALL RESIDENCY ARTISTS

Adia Tamar Whitaker & Àṣẹ Dance Theater

Ahtoy Juliana / Baila Society

B. Starke

Doug Varone and Dancers

Iman Brooks

J. Bouey Dance Projects

Jessee Leigh Robinson

Jessica Lang

John Manzari

Julia Antinozzi

KR3TS (Keep Rising To The Top)

Quaba V. Ernest / Venza Dance

Sekou McMiller & Friends

Soles of Duende

 

Tino and Rajika Puri Creative Residency

Jeevika Bhat: Clothesline

 

CURATED RESIDENCY ARTISTS

Alex Edelman & Michael R. Jackson

Broken Box Mime Theater

Chrybaby Cozie

Hudson Valley Shakespeare: The Minotaur by Luis Quintero

KEIGWIN + COMPANY: Stage Door – ArtYard

Limón Dance Company: The Moor’s Pavane by Akram Khan

Trisha Brown Dance Company

Works & Process Production:

Brokeback Mountain, The Ballet by Pontus Lidberg and David Conte

Princess Lockerooo’s The NutWAACKer: A Dance Concert

 

In collaboration with Lincoln Center

Pasculano Collaborative for Contemporary Dance

2nd Best Dance Company

SCHEDULED RESIDENCIES

(additional to be confirmed as matches are made)

Alex Edelman & Michael R. Jackson

July 14–19: Hutton Hotel

 

Works & Process Production: Brokeback Mountain, The Ballet

July 27–Aug 16: Green Box Arts

Oct 3–8: Modern Accord Depot

Jan 4–10: The Campus at Marlboro Music

 

Works & Process Production: Princess Lockerooo’s The NutWAACKer: A Dance Concert

Nov 15–21: Bridge Street Theatre

Nov 30–Dec 6: Rhythmic Arts Center

 

KEIGWIN + COMPANY: Stage Door – ArtYard

Sept 13–26: ArtYard

 

Trisha Brown Dance Company

Oct 6–10: Catskill Art Space

 

Sekou McMiller & Friends

Dec 4–10: Bethany Arts Community

 

Jessica Lang

Dec 8–15: Kaatsbaan Cultural Park

 

B. Starke

Dec 14–18: Peridance

Jan 4–10: The Campus at Marlboro Music

 

2nd Best Dance Company, in collaboration with Lincoln Center Pasculano Collaborative for Contemporary Dance

Dec 16–19: Catskill Mountain Foundation

 

Chrybaby Cozie

Jan 4–10: The Campus at Marlboro Music

 

John Manzari 

Jan 4–10: Guild Hall of East Hampton 

 

Quaba V. Ernest / Venza Dance

Jan 4–10: The Church in Sag Harbor

 

J. Bouey Dance Projects

Jan 4–10: Bethany Arts Community

 

Hudson Valley Shakespeare: The Minotaur by Luis Quintero

Jan 5–10: Eugene O’Neill Theater Center

 

Limón Dance Company: The Moor’s Pavane by Akram Khan

Jan 10–17: The Campus at Marlboro Music

 

KR3TS (Keep Rising To The Top)

Jan 11–Feb 1: Bethany Arts Community

 

Ahtoy Juliana / Baila Society

Feb 21–28: Bethany Arts Community

 

Julia Antinozzi

May 18–24: Modern Accord Depot

 

RESIDENCY PARTNERS

CO – Green Box Arts

CT – Eugene O’Neill Theater Center

MA – The Adams Theater

NJ – ArtYard

NY – Abrons Arts Center, Bethany Arts Community, Bridge Street Theatre, Catskill Art Space, Catskill Mountain Foundation, The Church in Sag Harbor, CUNY Dance Initiative, Guild Hall of East Hampton, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Modern Accord Depot, Peridance, The Pocantico Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, PS21: Center for Contemporary Performance, Rhythmic Arts Center NYC, The Watermill Center

TN – Hutton Hotel

VT – The Campus at Marlboro Music

 

Past Resident Artists & Projects

Abdiel Jacobson, Adesola Osakalumi, Alethea Pace, Andy Blankenbuehler, Ayodele Casel, Arturo Lyons, Baye & Asa, Beatbox House, BOCA TUYA | Omar Román de Jesús, Brian Henry "HallowDreamz" & the Krump Community, Caged Birds by Kash Gaines, Cal Hunt, Caleb Teicher, Cassandra Trenary, Chase Brock Experience, Chroma, Chrybaby Cozie and Harlem Lite Feet, Courtney “Balenciaga” Washington, Emily Coates, Ephrat Asherie Dance, Experiments in Opera, The Fabulous Waack Dancers, Gabe Stone Shayer, Heather Christian, Hope Boykin Dance and Mahogany L. Browne, Indian Letters by Preeti Vasudevan, It's Showtime NYC, Jamar Roberts, Jazz as Movement with Gaby Cook, Johnny Loves Johann, Kamala Sankaram, Kayla Farrish, Kinetic Grace by Ryan McNamara, KR3TS, Mai Lê Hô, Ladies of Hip-Hop, LayeRhythm, Les Ballet Afrik, Lloyd Knight, Jack Ferver, Jeremy Jacob, Maimouna Keita School of African Dance, Marie Basse-Wiles, Martha Graham Dance Company, Masterz at Work Dance Family, Music From The Sole, Naomi Funaki, New Chamber Ballet, New Jersey Ballet with Roderick George, Omari Wiles, Orlando Hernández & the Knee-Heart Connection, Passion Fruit Dance Company, Pontus Lidberg, Princess Lockerooo, Raja Feather Kelly, REYNA, Rokafella and Kwikstep, Samantha Figgins, Sekou McMiller, Seven Deadly Sins (Joshua Bergasse, Justin Vivian Bond, Jeffrey Guimond, Marc Happel, and Sara Mearns), Shen Wei Dance Arts, South of Houston (Charles Turner), SPEAK with Rachna Nivas, Michelle Dorrance, Dormeshia, and Rukhmani Mehta, Stefanie Batten Bland, Sun Kim Dance Theatre, Sydnie L. Mosley Dances, Taylor Stanley and Alec Knight, Terrence McNally Recovery Commissions: Craig Lucas and Jake Brasch, Thang Dao Dance Company, The Missing Element, The Reckoning by Francesca Harper, Third Bird by Isaac Mizrahi and Nico Muhly, Williamstown Theatre Festival with Jeremy O. Harris, Xin Ying, Yin Yue, and more.

 

Works & Process Lead Donors

Lead funding provided by AG Foundation, Stuart H. Coleman and Meryl Rosofsky, Adam and Abigail Flatto, Christian Humann Foundation, Leon Levy Foundation, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Tino and Rajika Puri, Stephen Kroll Reidy, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Denise and Andrew Saul, The Evelyn Sharp Foundation, and The SHS Foundation. Additional support provided by Jody and John Arnhold, Jeff and Susan Campbell, Cate Caruso, Paul Cronson, Lucy and Philip Dobrin, Elizabeth Sharp Edens and Wes Edens, The Fanwood Foundation, Bart Friedman and Wendy Stein, Nina Matis, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, Leon Polsky, Caroline M. Sharp, Randall Sharp, The Shubert Foundation, and Eugene and Jean Stark. Works & Process is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

 

About Works & Process

The magic is in the process. We let you in on the secret. Works & Process supports creative process from studio to stage so that performing artists can create with dignity. We produce fully funded residencies and present behind-the-scenes events that blend artist discussion and performance highlights. Our events go beyond the stage, so that audiences can spectate, participate, and continue the conversation at hosted receptions. Each year, Works & Process produces more than 25 creative residencies with over a dozen partners in seven states. These out-of-town residencies provide 24/7 studio access, on-site housing, access to health insurance enrollment, industry-leading artist fees, and a transportation stipend to facilitate uninterrupted creative process. In over 100 Works & Process residencies, supporting over 1,000 artists, incubated works have gone on to receive awards, grants, and tour nationally—and internationally, with the U.S. State Department. Beyond Guggenheim New York, we also partner with organizations across New York City, including 92NY, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Jerome Robbins Dance Division, and Free Food Refettorio Harlem. During the summer, we curate and present free outdoor dance programs with Manhattan West. Works and Process, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID: 13-3592291

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