RESIDENCIES
Each year, Works & Process produces more than 20 creative residencies via a network of more than a dozen partner venues in five states. Artists and projects are curated and – starting in 2025 – also selected through an open call. Open call artists were selected by a panel comprised of Works & Process staff, board member Virginia Johnson, and artists Ephrat Asherie, Mai Lê Hô (LayeRhythm), and Michele Byrd-McPhee (Ladies of Hip-Hop).
Our residency support can span the entire life of a project, from first explorations in the studio to final rehearsals for the premiere, and touring. Expanding from our bubble residency program, pioneered during the COVID-19 pandemic, Works & Process has produced 100+ residencies to date. 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.
Our week-long residency package includes fees of $150 per artist/per day (up to $8,400 for a maximum of 8 participants), 24/7 studio access, on-site housing, a transportation stipend, and health insurance enrollment access. Each residency culminates in an open rehearsal or showing for the local community. Check our calendar for details.
BIOGRAPHIES for 2025-26 OPEN CALL ARTISTS
2025–2026 RESIDENT ARTISTS
(+ open call artist)
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
WORKS & PROCESS RESIDENCY PARTNERS
Connecticut
Eugene O’Neill Theatre 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, NY
Guild Hall William P. Rayner Artist-in-Residence, East Hampton, NY
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Tivoli, NY
Modern Accord Depot, Accord, NY
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