RESIDENCIES
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.
2026 OPEN CALL
Works & Process invites New York City-based dance artists and dance companies to apply for week-long, out-of-town residencies. Residencies will take place between October 2026 – May 2027 and may be used to start a new project or continue developing an existing work.
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. Each residency culminates in an open rehearsal or showing for the local community. In addition, the project may potentially be presented by Works & Process in New York City.
Applications will be accepted from March 24- April 21, 2026 at 5pm EST, or close earlier if the submission limit of up to 300 applications is reached. We will award up to 15 residencies, and all applicants will be notified by June 30, 2026.
ARTIST ELIGIBILITY
- Lead artist identifies as a choreographer/dancemaker, with a sustained artistic practice and history of at least five years of performing activity in the New York City metropolitan area.
- All participating artists must live in the five boroughs of New York City.
- All participating artists must be 18 years or older.
- All participating artists must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident who can be paid for work.
PRIORITIES
- Professional artists working in all dance styles and forms are invited to apply, especially those who represent broad perspectives, continue or re-invent traditions, and/or identify as community leaders and tradition bearers.
- We are interested in projects that go beyond the stage and invite audience participation.
- We encourage projects based in street, club, cultural, percussive, rhythmic or social dance styles, along with other forms that come from the circle/cipher.
- The two work samples are considered the key component of the application.
CLICK TO APPLY FOR A RESIDENCY (March 24 - April 21, 2026)
ARTIST ELIGIBILITY & APPLICATION GUIDELINES (PDF)
RESIDENCY FAQ’S (PDF)
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
BIOGRAPHIES for 2025-26 OPEN CALL ARTISTS
2025–2026 RESIDENT ARTISTS
(+ open call artist)
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 2–8, 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
*Works & Process commission
Tino and Rajika Puri Creative Residency
Naomi Funaki: Ikigai
January 4–11, 2026: Guild Hall
Baye & Asa: At the Altar
January 5–11, 2026: Catskill Mountain Foundation
+Kristine Bendul & Abdiel: The Lineage Project
January 4–10, 2026: The Church
Sekou McMiller & Friends' Palladium Nights
January 5–11, 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 7–13, 2026: Bridge Street Theatre
Signature Theatre: Animal Wisdom by Heather Christian
March 2–8: Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
+Chase Brock Experience: Come Home
March 30–April 5, 2026: Catskill Mountain Foundation
Terrence McNally Recovery Commissions
Craig Lucas and Jake Brasch
April 14–18, 2026: Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
+REYNA: New work
May 4–10. 2026: Bethany Arts Community
+Sydnie L. Mosley Dances: A Side Of The World For A Canvas
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
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
LayeRhythm
November 16-22, 2025: Prior Performing Arts Center at College of the Holy Cross
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 Lockerooo: 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
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
Naomi Funaki
January 3-11, 2026: Guild Hall
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: YAHAIRA 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: A Side Of The World For A Canvas
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