This Open Performance lottery entry form will go live at midnight on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 and will close at 5:00pm on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.

Please note that the OP lottery process is done 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 not possible should contact Movement Research at (212) 598-0551 (voice only) for guidance.

For accessibility purposes, if you have issues accessing the application through Submittable, the application can be sent as an attachment by email. Acceptable file types: .doc, .docx, .pdf. Please note that the deadline for submitting the application as an attachment is the same as the deadline for submitting your application.

About Open Performance:

A program of non-curated shared showings of experimentation and work-in-process, for artists at all stages of their development selected through a randomized lottery. The events are centered around a moderated discussion between the artists and audience providing an opportunity to experiment with different feedback methods to support and inform the artists’ process.

Open Performance artists are selected through a lottery system.

Open Performance events will take place in March, April, May, and June 2026 at the Movement Research Studios at 122 Cultural Center. These events are open to the public.

Applications and Demographic Information Form must be submitted online by 11:59pm EST on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

Criteria for participation in the MR Artist-in-Residence program include:

• Artists must apply as individuals. Movement based artists who are working collaboratively in an ongoing collaborative or collective structure should contact apply@movementresearch.org for eligibility consideration as a collaborative team on a case-by-case basis.
• Applicant must be a resident of New York City. Resident means that your permanent mailing address is in New York City/one of the five Boroughs and have been a resident for at least one year prior to applying for the program.
• Applicant must be working in the field of dance or other movement-based forms.
• Applicant must be in the early stages of their creative development with a minimum of 2 and maximum of 10 years of generative experience as defined by the Jerome Foundation. Please see below for further information on what constitutes an early career generative artist for the Jerome Foundation**.
• Applicant must not be enrolled in any full-time degree-granting programs (K-12, undergraduate, graduate) in any field
• Past Movement Research Artists-in-Residence are not eligible to apply for this opportunity.

Please note:

• 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 not possible should contact Movement Research at (212) 598-0551 (voice only) for guidance.
• For accessibility purposes, the application can be sent as an attachment by email. Acceptable file types: .doc, .docx, .pdf. To receive the full list of application questions send an email to apply@movementresearch.org. Please note that the deadline for submitting the application as an attachment is the same as the deadline for submitting your application.
• If you have questions regarding accessibility, please email accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line "2026-2027 MR Artist-in-Residence Application."

About the Movement Research Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Program

• A residency program providing commissioning support, rehearsal space, performance and related opportunities designed to support the individualized creative process of movement-based artists.
• Five (5) artists will be selected to participate in the 2026-2027 Movement Research Artist-in-Residence program via this application process. Applications will be reviewed and selected through a peer artist review process.
• Selected artists will be invited to participate in the 18 month long 2026-2027 residency which will begin on July 1, 2026 and conclude on December 31, 2027.
• Artists selected through the panel review process will receive residency fees supported through The Jerome Foundation and additional resources supported by 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.
• Through the Artist-in-Residence Program, Movement Research supports rigorous and wide-ranging artistic investigations that are movement-based, but that may incorporate other disciplines and collaborations, with a focus on experimentation. Artists who reflect a range of directions and approaches to making work such that there is an interesting confluence of artistic ideas being explored over the course of the coming years.
• Movement Research continuously seeks to engage a more diverse and inclusive participant body and strives to recognize individuality and create equal opportunities for all, regardless of race, class, gender, disability, ethnicity, sexuality, immigration status or age. MR is committed to maintaining a strong connection to an existing diverse community of experimental artists and audiences, while at the same time expanding its definition of experimentation to more broadly include working within and pushing the boundaries of all movement-based forms. Movement Research recognizes the incredible need to diversify the range of aesthetics, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds represented on NYC stages and strongly encourages applications from individuals aligned with this vision.