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Works & Process, a non-profit performing arts organization that champions artists and their creative process from studio to stage, has announced its 2025-26 residencies.
Each year, Works & Process produces more than 20 creative residencies via a network of over a dozen partner venues in five states. Artists and projects are curated and – starting in 2025 – also 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. The 2025-26 resident artists and projects represent a wide range of dance traditions, from ballet to contemporary, percussive, street and club forms.
Works & Process residencies include fees of $1050 per artist/per week, 24/7 studio access, on-site housing, a transportation stipend, and health insurance enrollment access. The residency partners are located in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont, and offer studios or theaters to artists. Most residencies are for one week and culminate in an open rehearsal or showing for the local community. Between now and May 2026, Works & Process will produce 22 weeks of residencies, supporting over 150 artists.
“These residencies provide an environment where artists can deeply tap into their creative potential,” says Duke Dang, Executive Director of Works & Process. “Artists need focused time and space to have the freedom to experiment without interruptions, along with financial support. We guarantee all three.”
“Residencies are a critical piece of our commissioning support,” notes Caroline Cronson, Producer of Works & Process. “We typically provide commissioned projects with multiple residencies over several years – truly ‘studio to stage.’ For example, The 24/7Diner, an evening-length dance and community celebration by ballroom legend Courtney "Balenciaga" Washington, will have been developed through three Works & Process residencies by the time it premieres with us in January 2026 – and we are thrilled it’s been selected for a 2025 National Dance Project production award.”
Works & Process also cultivates partnerships with organizations in New York City, with an eye towards providing expansive support to artists: collaborations in 2025-26 include projects with the 92Y, CUNY Dance Initiative, Onassis ONX, and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Fall 2025 Residencies
Ayodele Casel: Freedom…In Progress | September 8-21, 2025: Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
Shen Wei Dance Arts | September 22-26, 2025: Eugene O’Neill Theater Center
Johnny Loves Johann: Johnny Gandelsman with John Heginbotham, Caili Quan, Jamar Roberts, & Melissa Toogood | September 29- October 6, 2025: The Yard *Works & Process commission
Sun Kim Dance Theatre: Alien of Extraordinary | October 27-November 2, 2025: Modern Accord Depot
Parsons Dance with Courtney “Balenciaga” Washington: New work | November 2-9, 2025: Catskill Mountain Foundation *Works & Process co-commission
SPEAK featuring Rachna Nivas, Rukhmani Mehta, Michelle Dorrance, and Dormeshia | November 21-25, 2025: Eugene O’Neill Theater Center *in partnership with the 92Y
Princess Lockarooo: The NutWAACKer | December 8-12, 2025: Peter B. Lewis Theater at Guggenheim New York *Works & Process commission
Xin Ying: In the Folds of Her Purple | December 8-14, 2025: PS 21: Center for Contemporary Performance *In partnership with Onassis ONX
Winter/Spring 2026 Residencies
Chrybaby Cozie & Harlem Lite Feet | January 2-7, 2026: The Campus at Marlboro Music *Works & Process commission
Courtney “Balenciaga” Washington & The Masterz at Work Dance Family: The 24/7 Diner | January 2-7, 2026: The Campus at Marlboro Music *Works & Process commission
New Chamber Ballet: New work | January 2-9, 2026: The Campus at Marlboro Music
New Jersey Ballet: SoulCry (New work by Roderick George) | January 2-9, 2026: ArtYard *Works & Process commission
Adesola Osakalumi: Akinola | January 3-10, 2026: Bethany Arts Community
Baye & Asa: At the Alter | January 5-10, 2026: Catskill Mountain Foundation
Kristine Bendul & Abdiel: The Lineage Project | January 5-10, 2026: The Church
BOCA TUYA | Omar Román de Jesús: SaYAHAIRA YAHAIRA | January 5-12, 2026: The Watermill Center
Arturo Lyons: Vogue Orchestra | January 10-16, 2026: Bethany Arts Community
Orlando Hernández & the Knee-Heart Connection: Too soon to discover planets, too late to discover islands. | February 8-14, 2026: Bridge Street Theatre
Chase Brock Experience: Come Home | March 30 – April 5, 2026: Catskill Mountain Foundation
REYNA: New work | May 4-10. 2026: Bethany Arts Community
Sydnie L. Mosley Dances: New work | May 11-17, 2026: Bethany Arts Community
CUNY Dance Initiative and Works & Process Joint Residency
A Lady in the House Dance Company/Nubian Néné: New work
August 2025-June 2026: CUNY Dance Initiative rehearsal residency at Queens College
May 4-10, 2026: Works & Process residency at Bethany Arts Community
RESIDENCY PARTNERS
Connecticut | Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Waterford, CT
Massachusetts | Prior Performing Arts Center at College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA; The Yard, Chilmark, MA
New Jersey | ArtYard, Frenchtown, NJ
New York | Bethany Arts Community, Ossining, NY; Bridge Street Theatre, Catskill, NY; Catskill Mountain Foundation, Hunter, NY; Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY; The Church, Sag Harbor, NY; CUNY Dance Initiative, New York City, New York; Guild Hall William P. Rayner Artist-in-Residence, East Hampton, NY; Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Tivoli, NY; Modern Accord Depot, Accord, NY; Onassis ONX, New York City, NY; The Pocantico Center, Tarrytown, NY; PS21: Center for Contemporary Performance, Chatham, NY; The Watermill Center, Water Mill, NY
Vermont | The Campus at Marlboro Music, Marlboro, VT
Past Resident Artists & Projects | Abdiel Jacobson, Alethea Pace, Andy Blankenbuehler, Beatbox House, Brian Henry "HallowDreamz" & the Krump Community, Caged Birds by Kash Gaines, Cal Hunt, Caleb Teicher, Cassandra Trenary, 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, History of The Beatbox House, Hope Boykin Dance and Mahogany L. Browne, Indian Letters by Preeti Vasudevan, It's Showtime NYC, Jamar Roberts, Jazz as Movement with Gaby Cook, 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 with Baye & Asa, Masterz at Work Dance Family, Music From The Sole, Omari Wiles, Passion Fruit Dance Company, Pontus Lidberg, Princess Lockerooo, Raja Feather Kelly, Rokafella and Kwikstep, Samantha Figgins, Sekou McMiller, Seven Deadly Sins (Joshua Bergasse, Justin Vivian Bond, Jeffrey Guimond, Marc Happel, and Sara Mearns), South of Houston(Charles Turner), Stefanie Batten Bland, Taylor Stanley and Alec Knight, 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, Yin Yue, and more.
Works & Process Lead Donors | Lead funding provided by Adam and Abigail Flatto, Christian Humann Foundation, Leon Levy Foundation, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Stephen Kroll Reidy, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Caroline M. Sharp, The Evelyn Sharp Foundation, The SHS Foundation, and Eugene and Jean Stark.
Additional support provided by Jody and John Arnhold, Jeff and Susan Campbell, Cate Caruso, Stuart H. Coleman and Meryl Rosofsky, Paul Cronson, Duke Dang and Charles E. Rosen, Lucy and Philip Dobrin, Elizabeth Sharp Edens and Wes Edens, The Fanwood Foundation, Bart Friedman and Wendy Stein, Agnes Gund, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, Barbara Ritchin, Denise and Andrew Saul, and Randall Sharp.
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.
Championing performing artists and their creative process from studio to stage, Works & Process features artists from the world’s largest organizations and emerging new talent. With a unique program format that blends artist discussion and performance highlights, Works & Process encourages audiences to spectate, participate, and continue the conversation beyond the stage. Founded in 1984 by Mary Sharp Cronson at Guggenheim New York, Works & Process has evolved into an independent non-profit organization with an extensive network of residency partners and presenting partners, including Guggenheim Bilbao, Guggenheim New York, National Sawdust, and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Jerome Robbins Dance Division. During the summer, Works & Process curates and presents free outdoor dance programs with Manhattan West and City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Works & Process pioneered the bubble residency model, and this has grown into an expansive program with a network of over a dozen partner venues in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont. To date, Works & Process has produced 100+ residencies. Projects that have been incubated through these residencies -- and in many cases commissioned and premiered by Works & Process -- have been recognized with Bessie Awards, National Dance Project grants, and toured nationally and internationally with the U.S. State Department.
Works and Process, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) organization.
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