Sekou McMiller & Friends rehearsing during their Works & Process Residency at The Watermill Center, January 2026. Featuring Sekou McMiller and Selena Tornez. Photo by Lindsay Morris
Works & Process, a non-profit performing arts organization that champions artists and their creative process from studio to stage, announces an open application for week-long, out-of-town residencies for NYC-based choreographers and dance companies.
Each year, Works & Process produces more than 25 creative residencies via a network of over a dozen partner venues in five states. Artists and projects are curated and – as of 2025 – 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. To date, Works & Process has produced 100+ residencies that have supported 700+ 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.
Lite Feet with Chrybaby Cozie during their Works & Process Residency at Potash Hill, February 2025. Featuring Raymon Red Ink Padro, Ry Ry, Ray “Uno” Cortes, and KENSAKI 10 (Mok Lite). Photo by Miles Mazel
Works & Process supports creative process for companies of eight (or fewer) artists for seven-day residencies. Each artist receives an industry-leading fee of $175 per day ($1,225 per week). Residencies also include 24/7 studio access, on-site housing, a travel stipend, and health insurance enrollment access. Awarded residencies will take place between October 2026 – May 2027 and may be used to start a new project or continue developing an existing work.
Applications will be accepted from March 24-April 21, 2026 at 5:00pm EST, or close earlier if the submission limit of up to 300 applications is reached. Works & Process will award up to 15 residencies, and all applicants will be notified by June 30, 2026.
Information on applying, including eligibility and application guidelines, is available here.
“One of the true highlights of the residency was having the dancers live together in the house that was provided for them. This created a wonderfully collaborative environment and allowed them to build deeper connections with one another outside the studio.” – Kotoe Kojima-Noa, Artistic Coordinator, NJ Ballet, Works & Process residency at ArtYard
Naomi Funaki in her work Ikigai during her Works & Process Tino & Raja Puri Creative Residency at Guild Hall of East Hampton. Photo by Jessica Dalene
“I LOVED having the whole day, from morning to night to think and work in different modes. I started the morning conditioning my body, spent the afternoon rehearsing relentlessly with the dancers, and closed the evening working on lighting design, editing audio/video, and having some quality time with the company members.” – Sun Kim, Director/Choreographer of Sun Kim Dance Theatre, Works & Process residency at Modern Accord Depot
“It felt like a week in paradise, and the dancers and I will remember it for a very long time!” – Miro Magliore, Artistic Director of New Chamber Ballet, Works & Process residency at The Campus at Marlboro Music
You can apply for a residency between March 24 through April 21, 2026 online here.
WORKS & PROCESS RESIDENCY PARTNERS
Connecticut - Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center, Waterford, CT
Massachusetts - The Adams Theater, Adams, MA; 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; The Church, Sag Harbor, NY; CUNY Dance Initiative, New York, NY; Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY; Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Tivoli, NY; Modern Accord Depot, Accord, NY; Onassis ONX, New York, 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, Adesola Osakalumi, Alethea Pace, Andy Blankenbuehler, Arturo Lyons, Ayodele Casel, Baye & Asa, 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, Naomi Funaki, New Chamber Ballet, New Jersey Ballet, Omari Wiles, Orlando Hernandez and The Knee-Heart Connection, Parsons Dance, 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, Shen Wei Dance Arts, Sun Kim Dance Theatre, 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 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. Tax ID: 13-3592291
