Works & Process, a non-profit performing arts organization that champions artists and their creative process from studio to stage, announces the awarded artists from its first-ever residency open call.
In Spring 2025, professional choreographers were invited to apply for a fully-funded, out-of-town residency at one of Works & Process’s 12+ partner organizations. The open call was capped at 250 applications, which were reviewed by a panel comprised of Works & Process staff, board member Virginia Johnson, and artists Ephrat Asherie, Mai Lê Hô, and Michelle Byrd-McPhee.
“Recognizing our blind spots, we initiated this open call to gain a greater perspective on NYC-based artists and their work,” said Caroline Cronson, Producer of Works & Process.
“We originally planned to award five residencies from this open call,” added Duke Dang, Executive Director of Works & Process. “Given the termination of NEA grants in May and broader concerns about support for the performing arts sector, Works & Process decided to double the number of awarded artists from five to 10. Now, more than ever, it is essential to resource artists, and these creative residencies are a cornerstone of our commitment to the dance field.”
The 10 awarded artists and their host residency venues are:
Adesola Osakalumi – Bethany Arts Community
Arturo Lyons – Bethany Arts Community
BOCA TUYA | Omar Román de Jesús – The Watermill CenterSo
Kristine Bendul & Abdiel – The Church
New Chamber Ballet – Bethany Arts Community
Orlando Hernández & the Knee-Heart Connection – Bridge Street Theatre
Sun Kim Dance Theatre – Modern Accord Depot
Sydnie L. Mosley Dances – Bethany Arts Community
REYNA – Bethany Arts Community
Xin Ying – PS21: Center for Contemporary Performance
These artists, who represent a wide range of dance traditions, from ballet to street and club forms, will each receive a one-week residency between October 2025-May 2026. Located in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont, the partner residency venues provide a focused environment that deeply supports the creative process. Residencies include fees of $150 per artist/per day (up to $8,400 for a group of 8), 24/7 studio access, on-site housing, a transportation stipend, and health insurance enrollment access. Each residency will culminate in an open rehearsal or showing for the local community.
In addition to providing residencies for these 10 artists selected via the open call, Works & Process will support more than a dozen curated residencies for commissioned artists/projects in 2025-26.
Residency Partners
ArtYard (Frenchtown, NJ); Bethany Arts Community (Ossining, NY); Bridge Street Theatre (Catskill, NY); Catskill Mountain Foundation (Hunter, NY); Chautauqua Institution (Chautauqua, NY); The Church (Sag Harbor, NY); Eugene O’Neill Theater Center (Waterford, CT); Guild Hall William P. Rayner Artist-in-Residence (East Hampton, NY); Kaatsbaan Cultural Park (Tivoli, NY); Modern Accord Depot (Accord, NY); The Pocantico Center (Tarrytown, NY); PS21: Center for Contemporary Performance (Chatham, NY); Potash Hill (Marlboro, VT); Prior Performing Arts Center, College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA); The Watermill Center (Water Mill, NY); The Yard (Chilmark, MA)
Past Resident Artists & Projects
Abdiel Jacobson, Alethea Pace, Andy Blankenbuehler, Beatbox House, Brian Henry “HallowDreamz” & the Krump Community, Caged Birds by Kash Gaines, Cal Hunt, Caleb Teicher, Cassandra Trenary, Chroma, Chrybaby Cozie and Harlem Lite Feet, Courtney “Balenciaga” Washington, Emily Coates, Ephrat Asherie Dance, Experiments in Opera, The Fabulous Waack Dancers, Gabe Stone Shayer, History of The Beatbox House, Hope Boykin Dance and Mahogany L. Browne, Indian Letters by Preeti Vasudevan, It’s Showtime NYC, Jamar Roberts, Jazz as Movement with Gaby Cook, Kamala Sankaram Kayla Farrish, Kinetic Grace by Ryan McNamara, KR3TS, Mai Lê Hô, Ladies of Hip-Hop, LayeRhythm, Les Ballet Afrik, Lloyd Knight, Jack Ferver, Jeremy Jacob, Maimouna Keita School of African Dance, Marie Basse-Wiles, Martha Graham Dance Company with Baye & Asa, Masterz at Work Dance Family, Music From The Sole, Omari Wiles, Passion Fruit Dance Company, Pontus Lidberg, Princess Lockerooo, Raja Feather Kelly, Rokafella and Kwikstep, Samantha Figgins, Sekou McMiller, Seven Deadly Sins (Joshua Bergasse, Justin Vivian Bond, Jeffrey Guimond, Marc Happel, and Sara Mearns), South of Houston(Charles Turner), Stefanie Batten Bland, Taylor Stanley and Alec Knight, Thang Dao Dance Company, The Missing Element, The Reckoning by Francesca Harper, Third Bird by Isaac Mizrahi and Nico Muhly, Williamstown Theatre Festival with Jeremy O. Harris, Yin Yue, and more.
Works & Process Lead Donors
Lead funding provided by Adam and Abigail Flatto, Christian Humann Foundation, Leon Levy Foundation, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Stephen Kroll Reidy, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Caroline M. Sharp, The Evelyn Sharp Foundation, The SHS Foundation, and Eugene and Jean Stark.
Additional support provided by Jody and John Arnhold, Jeff and Susan Campbell, Cate Caruso, Stuart H. Coleman and Meryl Rosofsky, Paul Cronson, Duke Dang and Charles E. Rosen, Lucy and Philip Dobrin, Elizabeth Sharp Edens and Wes Edens, The Fanwood Foundation, Bart Friedman and Wendy Stein, Agnes Gund, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, Barbara Ritchin, Denise and Andrew Saul, and Randall Sharp.
Works & Process is supported, in part, 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.
About Works & Process
Championing performing artists and their creative process from studio to stage, Works & Process features artists from the world’s largest organizations and emerging new talent. With a unique program format that blends artist discussion and performance highlights, Works & Process encourages audiences to spectate, participate, and continue the conversation beyond the stage. Founded in 1984 by Mary Sharp Cronson at Guggenheim New York, Works & Process has evolved into an independent non-profit organization with an extensive network of residency partners and presenting partners, including Guggenheim Bilbao, Guggenheim New York, National Sawdust, and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Jerome Robbins Dance Division. During the summer, Works & Process curates and presents free outdoor dance programs with Manhattan West and City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Works & Process pioneered the bubble residency model, and this has grown into an expansive program with a network of over a dozen partner venues in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont. To date, Works & Process has produced 100+ residencies. 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.
Works and Process, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID: 13-3592291
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