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10/09/2026

🌷 Movement Research Schedule: Oct 12-18, 2026 | Classes, workshops, and events!

Register TODAY on our website: movementresearch.org or view our weekly newsletter

First time taking a class with MR? Please review our locations page on our website before you join us: https://movementresearch.org/classes-and-events/locations/

💻 All virtual classes take place in (EDT).

🌱 Please note all Physical Inquiries & Somatic classes will take place at 280 Broadway

🌷Save on classes and purchase an MR class card!
Class Cards: A 10-class card is available
for $160, or $16/class. Class cards can be used for any classes labeled “class card eligible.” OR ⏥ on our weekly schedule released every Friday. Class cards are nonrefundable and expire 6 months after the purchase date. If you encounter any issues with purchasing or using your class card, please email [email protected].

Events:
Sat | 12-4pm | Movement Research Open House

[ID: Dancers move during 2026 Summer MELT workshop with Angie Pittman. In the foreground a dancer kicks their leg up. Photo by Rachel Keane.]

10/09/2026

💕WORKSHOPS WITH THE AOCC! | Elasticity: Nourishing Strength in Difficulty AoCC Pilot Workshop with Alexis Diggs

Learn more and register today: https://movementresearch.org/workshops/3052/

When: Sat, Oct 24, 2026 | 1-2:30pm
Location: MR Studios, 150 First Avenue
Price: Donation-based, A suggested $5 donation is encouraged and appreciated!

About this workshop:
Elasticity is a choreographic workshop that will investigate vocabularies that stem from contemporary and modern dance traditions filtered through a Black lens; phrasework will prioritize deep musicality, artistry, and technical rigor. Implementing open dialogue and diverse movement explorations, we will examine narrative and choreographic themes of rebound, recovery, and relentlessness through which artists can examine their relationship with expansion, risk, and “finding their edge”. Using this time to discover new ways of navigating through moments of physical and mental fatigue, these applications of movement are meant to mirror and encourage communal pursuits of liberty and freedom, while incubating joy, exchange, and education for all participants in the space.

For workshop-related questions, please email [email protected].

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[ID: Workshop image: Alexis Diggs, back to the camera, in dialogue with artists during rehearsal in a black box studio at the Royal Conservatoire. Photo by Jan van de Putte. Bio photo: Alexis Diggs mid-gesture, standing in front of a projection screen during her Curriculum in Motion™ Institute Public Presentation. Image by Jamie Kraus.]

10/09/2026

💗 RSVP today for the Artists of Color Council Monthly Meeting | Sat, Oct, 10

For more details visit our full calendar via the or visit: https://movementresearch.org/events/1386/

Join the AoCC monthly meeting where we discuss current events, upcoming programs, and opportunities to support our communities! We are excited to welcome you!

When: Sat, Oct 10, 2026 | 12:30-1:30pm EST
Location: Online via Zoom
Price: RSVP required

💗 About the AoCC:
The Artists of Color Council (AoCC) is a cohort of artists of color addressing cultural diversity, equity, and sustainable structural integration in MR’s operations, programming, outreach, and throughout its extended communities. The council aspires to increase visibility, opportunities, and engagement with resources for artists of color within the field.

Reach out to AoCC Coordinator, Jelani Taylor, with any questions
[email protected]

[ID and photo credit: Attendees of the 2026 AoCC Summer Cookout gathering and mingling. Photo by Aisha Bee Photography.]

10/07/2026

🔥Application open NOW! | Movement Research 2027-28 Artist-In-Residence

Join a vibrant cohort of early career movement artists and enjoy all the benefits of being a Movement Research AIR!

Submit your application today!

To learn more about this program and APPLY click the or visit: https://movementresearch.org/artist-opportunities-and-programs/residency-programs/artist-in-residence/

The MR Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program was founded in 1989 in direct response to the needs of early career dance artists. The MR AIR program provides NYC-based early career generative dance artists with resources including residency fees, rehearsal space, professional development, and other opportunities for discourse surrounding their creative process in a supportive and generative environment over an 18 month period.

🔥Important Dates:
Application Closes: Nov 10, 2026 | 11:59pm EST
Residency Period: Jul 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2028.

Resources provided by Movement Research during the AIR residency:
A residency fee of $5000.
125 hours of free rehearsal space in Movement Research Studios.
Up to two free workshops in each MELT intensive series.
Access to reduced rates for MR classes and workshops.
Consultations with Movement Research Staff in individual and group settings.
Engagement with Movement Research Artist-in-Residence program’s Artist Advisor in bimonthly Cohort Meetings.
Access to administrative resources provided by Movement Research.
Invitations to attend special events (receptions, etc.)

The Movement Research Artist-in-Residence Program is funded, in part, by the Jerome Foundation, the Davis/Dauray Family Fund, the Harkness Foundation for Dance, and 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.

[ID: Carousel with three images from Movement Research 2026-27,AIR Benin Gardner performing for Movement Research at the Judson Church. each image contains information and text detailed in the caption. PhotoS by Rachel Keane.]

10/07/2026

🎃 It's spooky season! | MR Monthly Moves: October newsletter

Join us for classes, workshops and events in October. Be the first to know about our offerings by signing up to our newsletter!

Visit our website or visit the link in the bio: https://mailchi.mp/movementresearch/2026-monthly-moves-october

Become an MR Friend today for just $25 ! All MR FRIENDS receive
these base perks:
- early registration for MELT + Workshops
- first looks at upcoming MELT + Workshop dates
- sneak peeks at MELT + workshop faculty members
- invitations to special events at Movement Research
- curated monthly newsletter

[ID: Photo from Movement Research at the Judson Church Spring 2026 performance by Yinx Zhou. A dancer sits in darkness holding a piece of plastic in front of their face. Assorted items and light strips are scattered beside them. Photo by Rachel Keane.]

10/07/2026

🌊TOMORROW: Sounding Body Series - Breath, Water, Memory: a vocal workshop for dancing bodies and bodies of water
mayfield brooks

Move with us for the full workshop series or DROP IN! We're excited to welcome you!

When: Thursdays | Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 | 4-6pm
Price: Registration is available for all four sessions on a sliding scale of $65-$165, OR as a drop-in for $18 per session.
Location: MR Studios, 150 First Avenue

About this workshop:
This workshop will focus on moving the body and breath to move the voice. We start with the breath, we dive deep into the expansiveness with movement and voice supported by breath. The invitation is to create soundscapes that awaken and expand the scope dancing while also vocalizing or vice versa. We will play with nuanced sounding, listening, and moving with the element of water as our guide. There will also be an optional visit to Rockaway Beach to continue this practice of dancing with breath, water and memory.

What to expect:
Participants can expect an exploratory approach to vocal work and improvised dance. There will be some writing and optional readings. If the class agrees we will visit the ocean as an optional field trip to deepen this practice.

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10/06/2026

FALL into ongoing classes at MR with Contact Improvisation with Bradley Teal Ellis!

For more details visit our website via the or visit: https://movementresearch.org/classes/3033/

When: Tuesdays | Sep 15 - Dec 15, 2026 | 10am - 12pm
Price: $18 (Class card eligible!)
Location: Sep 15 class at Joyce’s New York Center for Creativity and Dance (Studio 3) | MR Studios at 150 First Avenue

🍂 Contact Improvisation (CI) is a dance of improvising/partnering based on physics of touch, weight, balance, momentum, stillness, flow, resistance, and perceptual play. Initiated by dancer Steve Paxton in 1972, CI continues to evolve as a dance research and artistic process. In these classes we will learn specific lifts and rolls and practice developmental patterns, body puzzles and forms which shape the body and space with odd timings and unusual perspectives. We will create duet dances that are dynamic and alive in the moment, becoming more tuned to center, subtleties of touch, direction, and intention, and explore musicality and phrasing. We will not only learn skills but continue to explore and discover reflexive actions of improvising.

These classes will illuminate the legacies of past pioneers as well as articulate and reform practices as experienced by the individual artist faculty.

What to expect:
Partnering, soloing, touch, momentum, resistance, body politic.

Bradley Teal Ellis is a New York City-based dance artist and educator specializing in Contact Improvisation. He has researched & practiced Contact Improvisation for 28 years. Since 2009, he has been faculty at Movement Research, one of the world’s leading laboratories for dance and improvisation. Since 2013 he has been teaching at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts/Experimental Theatre Wing, SUNY Purchase’s Conservatory of Dance, and has served as guest lecturer at Columbia University’s MFA Acting Program...

Faculty includes:
Chisa Hidaka and Bradley Teal Ellis

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10/06/2026

🌨️MONDAY VIRTUAL CLASS WITH MR | Register for Releasing with Teresa Smith!

For more info, including teaching schedule click the or visit https://movementresearch.org/classes/3068/?event=46777

When: Mon | Sep 14 - Nov 30, 2026 | 10 - 11am ET
Price: Sliding scale, Class card eligible
Location: Online via Zoom

Please note: There will be no class on Oct 12 and Nov 23.

In OSF classes we enter a creative process; letting go of outer layers of holding to find primal energy and ease. Guided by embodied imagery as a powerful tool for transformation we’ll access moving with agility, transparency and depth. Through alignment studies, movement exploration and group improvisation we’ll cultivate a deep connection to our inner and outer environments. In this series we’ll explore three unique states of dancing; I move, it moves me, It moves! A remarkably effective way of learning, the OSF approach can catalyze transformation in many kinds of practice, in unique movement virtuosity, and in daily life.

What to expect:
This is an improvisational movement class for all levels of movers, and can be done with any amount of energy. Kinesthetic insight is approached in multi-directional, structural and poetic ways. Music and silence is interwoven with (spoken) poetic imagery, deep meditations and active, focused improvisation. Open Source Forms™ was developed by Stephanie Skura and is deeply rooted in the seminal work of Joan Skinner / Skinner Releasing Technique™. I’ll also draw material from studies with Yvonne Meier and my Earthbody research.

Teresa Smith brings to her teaching a warm appreciation of each person’s essence and delights in awakening the creative spirit. She is a certified teacher of Open Source Forms™ and practiced the root form Skinner Releasing™ for three decades. Through her dance company ‘Earthbody’ she presents performance, artwork and workshops emerging from an intimate conversation with the body, psyche and natural environment...

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10/05/2026

🍂REGISTER TODAY! | Morning Class: Vortex with Christopher Unpezverde Núñez

For more info each class and to register visit our full calendar via the or visit: https://movementresearch.org/classes/3067/

When: Fridays | Oct 16 - Dec 4, 2026 | 10:00am - 12:00pm
Price: $18/Card eligible
Location: The Bob (Previously known as 9th street studio)

About this class:
Vortex translates visual-motor-spatial concepts into sensory-motor-spatial experiences. Dancers learn about alignment, positioning, orientation, and improvised movement through proprioceptive breathing and bioelectricity, linked through the nervous system, which controls the electrical signals that regulate bodily functions, such as the voluntary movement inherent in dance. Angular and curved movement emerges from five (ventral/dorsal) points in the body: the third eye/lambda, sternum/thoracic vertebrae, p***c symphysis/sacrum, volar/dorsal wrist, and calcaneus/talus, along the Anteroposterior, Laterolateral, and Longitudinal body axes, and across the Sagittal, Transverse, and Frontal planes.
In essence, Vortex is sensorial dancing.

What to expect:
Guided breath work, vocalization, and movement
Sound experience and stimuli
Writing and drawing
Spontaneity and choreographed phrases
Inclusion, care and solidarity

About the Artist:

Christopher “Unpezverde” Núñez is a BESSIE Award-nominated choreographer who works on movement and spatial relationships from a sensory perspective, on themes of disability, immigration, indigeneity, and accessibility. Originally from Costa Rica but based in NYC, he is a recognized educator for his “Vortex” methodology, which works from axes and planes, using respiratory proprioception and bioelectricity as triggers of bodily movement. He is in faculty at Movement Research, and has lectured at Princeton University; The New School; NCCAkron,The National Center for Choreography; University of Michigan; Dance/USA Conference; and Rutgers University.

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10/05/2026

🍂REGISTER TODAY! | Morning Class: Dancing with Jennifer Nugent .jenn

For more info on each class and to register visit our full calendar via the or visit: https://movementresearch.org/classes/3077/

When: Mon/Tue/Thu | October 5 - December 10, 2026 | 10:00am - 12:00pm
Price: $18/Card eligible
Location: The Bob (previously known as 9th St Studio) | Danspace Project (at St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery) | The Joyce Theater Foundation’s New York Center for Creativity and Dance

About this class:
How does movement become the language in which to express ourselves? What does movement do and what can it become? How do we practice our unfolding ecology and dance for each other, for ourselves? I would like to propose living in the questions and experiencing what they reveal. Through partnered movement explorations and modes of physical listening as a way to heighten our responsivity, we will improvise and learn set movements and phrase material. While creating and navigating physical landscapes, the work we will do together holds an intention and an invitation to experience conversing intimately with movement, with dance, and with each other.

What to expect:
Class begins slowly and does pick up in pace during the second hour within the mix of improvisation and set material.

About the Artist:

Jennifer Nugent is a performer, educator, mother, and partner. Jennifer addresses her body, mind and being through questioning. Articulating internal experiences through performance and teaching, she augments these practices by sharing and refining ideas in front of others—a transmission of spoken and gestural language.

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