Movement Research at the Judson Church Fall 2017/Winter 2018
a free, ongoing, Monday night performance series of experimentation and works-in-progress
The Fall 2017/Winter 2018 season starts September 18, 2017, and runs through January 29, 2018. Performances are held on Mondays at 8pm (doors open at 7:45pm) at the Judson Memorial Church. Admission is free. There are no reservations, so arrive early.
Movement Research at the Judson Church is a free, weekly forum for the exploration of movement-based ideas, held at the beautiful Judson Memorial Church. Throughout its 25 year history, the acclaimed Monday night series has provided a safe haven for experimentation and investigation for dance and performance artists from New York and beyond. Since 1991, Movement Research at the Judson Church has hosted generations of dance artists often at critical moments in the development of their work and careers. The program presents over 100 artists in roughly 30 evenings of performance each year. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists, and join Movement Research Artists-In-Residence and international guests each season in performing at the historic Judson Memorial Church.
For updates to the schedule, please visit www.movementresearch.org.
Please note: When referring to this series, or any performance in the series, we request that you use the full title, Movement Research at the Judson Church, to distinguish this as a program separate from activities and events sponsored by Judson Memorial Church.
Movement Research thanks the clergy, staff and congregation of Judson Church — Judson continues to be a beacon for free spirits in the arts and politics and a leader among progressive faith communities in the city and nation for over 100 years.
NO RESERVATIONS and ADMISSION IS FREE
NOT OPEN TO REVIEW
Mondays at 8pm
September 18
October 2, 9, 16, 30
November 13, 20, 27
December 11, 18
January 8, 15, 22, 29
Judson Memorial Church Meeting Room
55 Washington Square South
Selection Committee for Fall 2017/Winter 2018:
Stephanie Acosta, Talya Epstein, Camilo Godoy, Lisa Parra, Eli Tamondong
All artists’ bios are available now on our website. Click on a date to learn more!
September 18
Oxana Chi, Feng Jiang, Melanie Maar, Zac Mosely, Nia & Ness
Followed by Friends of MR reception & Performance Journsl #50 Release Party — open to all. Click here for more information.
October 2
Tinying Ma, Kensaku Shinohara, Ea Torrado‖, Zhaxi Wangjia‖
October 9
massimiliano balduzzi, HECTOR CANONGE, Fana FraserΔ, The Olimpias^
October 16
Aye Eckerson, Audrey Elaine Hailes#, Lailye Weidman
October 30
Jaimé Yawa Dzandu#, Havanna Fisher, Mina Nishimura, kris seto+shoey sun | v e s s e l s |
November 13
Rachel Bernsen + Kyoko Kitamura, Malcolm-X El-Shabazz Betts#, nia love**, Canan Yücel Pekiçten&
November 20
Kyle Marshall Choreography, EstadoFlotante, Melinda Ring^, Tatyana Tenenbaum*
November 27
MR Festival Fall 2017 Opening Event, curated by Jonathan Gonzalez, Zavé Martohardjono, and EmmaGrace Skove-Epes
December 11
Malcolm-X El-Shabazz Betts with Snoggybox (Andy Kobilka), Anna Nowicka@, Robin Pritchard, Katarzyna Sitarz@
December 18
Aeternus Dance Company, Stanley Gambucci, Julie Mayo*, Mei Yamanaka Works
January 8
Anat Danieli%, Beth Graczyk, lily bo shapiro, STAYCEE PEARL dance project, Anna Westberg↔
January 15
Justin Cabrillos*, Gerald Casel, Leslie Cuyjet*, EmmaGrace Skove-Epes
January 22
Deborah Conton (Afro-Mosaic Soul Dance Collective), Yoshiko Chuma and Jodi Melnick^, Marsha Parilla, Angie Pittman**
January 29
devynnemory/beastproductions, Alyssa Gersony, Patricia Hoffbauer*, Ma’at Works Dance Collective, Nami Yamamoto
*2017 Movement Research Artist-in-Residence
**2016 Movement Research Artist-in-Residence
Δ 2017 Van Lier Emerging Artist of Color Fellow
# Curated by Ebony Noelle Golden through the Artists of Color Council
^ Workshop Presentation
‖ Asian Cultural Council Fellow
& GPS in partnership with CEC Arts Link
@ GPS in partnership with Art Stations Foundation (Poznan), Institute of Music and Dance (Warsaw) and Polish Cultural Institute New York (NYC)
% MRX/Israel in partnership with Kelim Choreography Center
↔MRX/Sweden in partnership with Konstnärsnämnden/The International Dance Programme, Sweden
Movement Research’s Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program is a two-year residency that provides commissions, rehearsal space, performances, professional development opportunities and peer dialogue, all of which are designed to support the individualized creative process of movement-based artists.
Artists of Color Council (AOCC): Each season the AoCC invites a member of the community to curate three artists to participate in Movement Research at the Judson Church. The Fall 2017/Winter 2018 curator is Ebony Noelle Golden, who has curated Audrey Elaine Hailes, Jaimé Yawa Dzandu, and Malcolm-X El-Shabazz Betts performing on October 16, 30, and November 13. Click here to read Ebony’s curatorial statement and essay.
Movement Research’s Global Practice Sharing (GPS) provides a platform for the international exchange of ideas, processes and reflective practices surrounding dance and movement based forms. GPS consists of an informal network of partners currently supporting exchange projects between the U.S. and Eastern and Central Europe. The GPS/Global Practice Sharing program of Movement Research is supported by funding from the Trust for Mutual Understanding.
Movement Research Exchange (MRX), through institutional partnerships, spurs interaction and exchange among independent choreographers and their peers from within and outside the U.S.
The Van Lier Emerging Artist of Color Fellowship is a program providing year-long creative research support, rehearsal space, mentorship, performance and related opportunities designed to support the individualized creative process of movement-based artists.
Other Movement Research Events at Judson Memorial Church:
Movement Research Festival Fall 2017, Opening Event
November 27
curated by Jonathan Gonzalez, Zavé Martohardjono, and EmmaGrace Skove-Epes
For schedule updates, please visit:
www.movementresearch.org
MISSION STATEMENT
Movement Research is one of the world’s leading laboratories for the investigation of dance and movement-based forms. Valuing the individual artist, their creative process and their vital role within society, Movement Research is dedicated to the creation and implementation of free and low-cost programs that nurture and instigate discourse and experimentation. Movement Research strives to reflect the cultural, political and economic diversity of its moving community, including artists and audiences alike.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Movement Research gratefully acknowledges public support from the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency); the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council as well as City Council Member Rosie Mendez; Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer’s Manhattan Community Award Program; and Materials for the Arts (a program of NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, NYC Department of Sanitation, and NYC Department of Education). Movement Research also gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions of private support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Davis/Dauray Family Fund; Harkness Foundation for Dance; Howard Gilman Foundation; James E. Robison Foundation; Jerome Foundation; Marta Heflin Foundation; Mertz Gilmore Foundation; New York Community Trust Edward & Sally Van Lier Fund; NYU Community Fund; Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation; Trust for Mutual Understanding; Valentine Perry Snyder Fund; from MRX partners Asian Cultural Council; CEC ArtsLink; and Konstnärsnämnden/The Swedish Arts Grants Committee; and from all of the dear Friends of Movement Research, who contribute financial support, labor and love.
Thanks always to the clergy, staff and congregation of Judson Church; Judson continues to be a beacon for free spirits in the arts and politics and a leader among progressive faith communities in the city and nation for over 100 years. Enormous gratitude to Frances Alenikoff (1920–2012), founder of Eden’s Expressway, and to her daughter Francesca Rheannon and family, for their continuing belief in the mission of Movement Research and for keeping alive Frances’ spirited example of what lifelong artistry is. Special thanks to Abrons Arts Center, Danspace Project, and Gibney Dance Center for their ongoing partnerships; and to East Village Dance Project and GOH Productions, owners and operators of Avenue C Studio.
