The magic is in the process. We’re letting you in on the secret. Throughout spring 2026, Works & Process will present a full slate of dynamic programs at Guggenheim New York, along with a special Martha Graham Dance Company performance at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice on May 8, coinciding with the opening of the Venice Biennale.

The season begins with the fourth Works & Process Underground Uptown Dance Festival at Guggenheim New York, featuring six Works & Process commissions January 9–13 as part of JanArtsNYC. Beyond New York City, Works & Process will also present Dance Out East on Long Island January 9–11 in partnership with The Church in Sag Harbor, Guild Hall of East Hampton, and The Watermill Center. All featured projects in both festivals are supported through fully funded Works & Process residencies that champion artists and their creative process.

In the Guggenheim’s Peter B. Lewis Theater, programs illuminating the creative process by blending artist discussion and performance will feature Opera Philadelphia, Signature Theatre, American Ballet Theatre, CATS: The Jellicle Ball, Miami City Ballet, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Martha Graham Dance Company, the Metropolitan Opera, Philadelphia Ballet, Terrence McNally Recovery Commissions with Craig Lucas and Jake Brasch, a new work by Martha Graham dancer Xin Ying, and a preview of Jacob’s Pillow’s summer 2026 season.

Works & Process Rotunda Dance Parties will return as well, including a salsa social with Sekou McMiller & Friends and queer country line dancing with SCUFF, presented in partnership with Guggenheim Member Mondays.

The Uptown Rhythm Dance Festival also returns for two evenings, co-presented with 92NY and Dormeshia’s Ladies in the Shoe Tap Conference, featuring Naomi Funaki, Kukai Dantza, and Xianix Barrera.

As part of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival, Guggenheim New York and Works & Process will present rotunda performances of Early Works by Lucinda Childs.

Championing artists and their creative process from studio to stage, Works & Process supports more than 25 fully funded creative residencies each year across Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont, in collaboration with a network of over a dozen partners. Since the program’s expansion from its innovative bubble residency program launched during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 1,000 artists have participated in over 100 Works & Process residencies. Many of the works developed have gone on to receive awards grants, and tour nationally­­—and internationally, with the U.S. State Department. Four Works & Process commissions will continue to tour this fall.

General ticketing starts December 9 at worksandprocess.org.