Championing artists and their creative process at each step from studio to stage, Works & Process announces its dynamic fall 2025 season. Taking place at Guggenheim New York, Manhattan West, and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the season includes premieres, rotunda dance parties, creative residencies, and performances that bring audiences closer to the artistic process. Three Works & Process commissions will premiere in the Guggenheim’s Peter B. Lewis Theater: Food Opera: Carême: The Taster, a first-of-its-kind collaboration by Sensable, Alchemist Restaurant, and Studio Simkin; Tell Me Where It Comes From by Emily Coates, tracing early Balanchine archives through performance; and The NutWAACKer, Princess Lockerooo’s reimagining of the holiday classic through the lens of New York City’s underground dance culture.

Works & Process rotunda dance parties return to Guggenheim New York featuring Dance Theatre of Harlem and Ailey Extension. Each evening includes a performance and conversation in the theater, followed by participatory dance lessons in the rotunda. This season, Works & Process will present two rotunda projects. On October 15, a tribute to Robert Rauschenberg’s dance collaborations with Trisha Brown and Paul Taylor, in conjunction with Robert Rauschenberg: Life Can’t Be Stopped. On December 17, a presentation of The Hikers, directed by Rashid Johnson with choreography by Claudia Schrier, in conjunction with Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers.

The season kicks off on September 3 with Gather Round: Let’s Dance!, a free outdoor series presented in partnership with Brookfield Properties Arts & Events at Manhattan West. Every Wednesday in September at 5 pm, New York City–based dancers and choreographers will celebrate social dance traditions through performance, instruction, and open dance parties.

Beyond New York City, Works & Process continues its commitment to artist development through more than 25 fully funded creative residencies annually. Spanning Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont, the program builds on the acclaimed bubble residencies launched during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since its inception, Works & Process has supported over 1,000 artists through more than 100 residencies, many of which have received prestigious awards and toured nationally and internationally––including with the U.S. State Department. This fall, five Works & Process commissions will continue to tour, further amplifying the voices and visions nurtured through these residencies. 

General ticketing starts August 4 at worksandprocess.org.

SEASON AT A GLANCE

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Peter B. Lewis Theater: Performance Highlights, Illuminating Discussions, with Artist Receptions
Lar Lubovitch: Art of the Solo: September 7
The Metropolitan Opera: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Mason Bates, libretto by Gene Scheer: September 8
New York City Ballet: Jamar Roberts: September 14
Beth Morrison Projects/PROTOTYPE Festival, LA Opera, and Aspen Music Festival and School: HILDEGARD by Sarah Kirkland Snider: September 15 
Ayodele Casel, in partnership with Kaatsbaan Cultural Park: September 21
Dance Theatre of Harlem: Art of the Duet: September 22
Shen Wei Dance Arts, in partnership with American Dance Festival, Katonah Museum of Art, and The Pocantico Center: September 28
American Ballet Theatre: September 29
Up Until Now Collective: Fellow Travelers by Gregory Spears, libretto by Greg Pierce, based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, with Seattle Opera, Portland Opera, San Diego Opera, Glimmerglass Festival, and more: October 19
Eugene O’Neill Theater Center: Night Fawn by Adam Rapp: October 26
The Santa Fe Opera: Lili Elbe by Tobias Picker, libretto by Aryeh Lev Stollman: October 27
San Francisco Ballet and The Joffrey Ballet: Yuri Possokhov’s Eugene Onegin: November 1 
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater with Alicia Graf Mack: November 10
W&P Commission Food Opera: Carême: The Taster, co-produced by Sensable, Alchemist Restaurant, and Studio Simkin, featuring Stewart Matthew, Rasmus Munk, Daniil Simkin, and Jason Graves: November 13–17
W&P Commission Tell Me Where It Comes From by Emily Coates: November 23
Peter & the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev with Isaac Mizrahi, Dance Heginbotham, and Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect: December 5, 6, 7, 13, 14
W&P Commission Princess Lockerooo’s The NutWAACKer: December 12