Movement Research at Judson Church Application, Fall 2025/Winter 2026 – Spring 2026
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What is Movement Research at the Judson Church?
Movement Research at the Judson Church is a high visibility, low-tech performance series on Monday nights at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan throughout the fall and spring seasons. Movement Research at the Judson Church series is one of a number of Movement Research (MR) programs intended to serve as a creative laboratory and incubator for wide-ranging artistic investigations in movement-based forms; this series is a platform for artists at various stages of their creative development.
Movement Research at the Judson Church is a free event and draws audiences from the dance community and general public. Because MR supports creative process, not final product, the Movement Research at the Judson Church series is for exploration of ideas, not a venue for fully produced work on a season's presentation.
Artists are selected by a rotating selection committee of peer artists. Work shown in this series must not exceed a maximum of 15 minutes. Artists selected for the series will receive a $300 upon performance.
About the Application Process
Please note that at Movement Research, we collect and review submissions via Submittable. The first step of the submission process is to create a Submittable account, or sign into your existing account. When creating an account, you will be asked for your name, your email address, and a password of your choosing,
Individuals for whom access to an internet- or wifi-enabled device and/or a reliable Internet connection is unavailable should contact Movement Research at 212-598-0551 (voice only) for guidance.
For accessibility purposes, the application and the Demographic Information Form can be sent as attachments by email to apply@movementresearch.org. Acceptable file types: .doc, .docx, .pdf.
To receive the full list of application questions and a fillable .pdf Demographic Information Form, send an email to apply@movementresearch.org.
Please note that the deadline for submitting both the application and the Demographic Information Form as attachments is the same as the deadline for submitting an application online through Submittable.
For questions regarding accessibility, please email accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line "Movement Research at the Judson Church Application."
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the high volume of applications we receive for this series, anyone who showed or will show their work in the Movement Research at the Judson Church 2024/2025 seasons (September 2024 – June 2025) is ineligible to apply for this round.
Application opens: Monday, December 16, 2024
Application deadline: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 11:59pm EST
Performance Season dates: mid-September 2025 – mid-June 2026
In the application, artists are asked to indicate date ranges for which they are applying. Artists can only select one of the following three options.
- ONLY Fall 2025/Winter 2026 Season (performance dates mid-September 2025 – January 2026)
- ONLY Spring 2026 Season (March – mid-June 2026)
- BOTH seasons – Fall 2025/Winter 2026 AND Spring 2026
Notification: Applicants will be notified of selection committee decisions in mid-April 2025.
Performance dates for artists invited to perform on the Movement Research at Judson Series will be confirmed as follows:
- Fall 2025/Winter 2026 season dates will be confirmed by May 2025.
- Spring 2026 dates will be confirmed by December 2025.