Residencies
Dance Place is proud to offer creative, space and technical residencies dedicated to supporting the community of emerging choreographers right here in the DMV throughout the season. This season, we are thrilled to welcome the cohort of Chitra Subramanian/chitra.MOVES, Javier Padilla & The Movement Playground, ThimS Dance Company, Amber Lucia Chabus, Miss Grace David, DC Dance Network, and J&C Dance Project. Through residency, these artists will receive dedicated studio space and invaluable time to cultivate their practice. Beyond providing a creative home, the residency also offers mentorship opportunities, connecting them with experienced dance professionals. Artists may also share works-in-progress through informal showings, offering audiences a glimpse into their creative process and fostering community dialogue.
September 14-18, 2026 Space Residency
Be among the first to see new work take shape. Join us for an informal showing from Chitra Subramanian of chitra.MOVES. After the showing, you’ll have the chance to share feedback directly with the artists.
This free event is a chance to support our Residency Program and experience dance in its earliest, most exciting stages — before it’s finished, before it’s polished, just as it’s coming to life.
More information coming soon.
December 14-18, 2026
Core to this collaborative series are the ideas of exploration, experimentation, exchange, and creative risk. This pairing of Javier Padilla & The Movement Playground and ThimS Dance Company contextualizes and conceptualizes these themes through a queer lens built from storytelling, embodied memory, and bleak humor. Narratives and scenarios are formed as this collection of queer artists revisit their past, their truths, and their delusions—stylized for this new collaborative work.
Click here to get tickets to the informal showing!
January 10-14, 2027 Creative Residency
March 22-26, 2027 Technical Residency
May 24-28, 2027 Technical Residency
March 1-5, 2027 Creative Residency
Stay tuned for more information!
March 29-April 2, 2027 Space Residency
Julianna and Chloe of J&C Dance Project will be in residence to develop, tender collateral is an evening-length performance that explores the delicate, often painful negotiations of personal, professional, and national identity. At its core, this project asks: Who are we when stripped of external expectations, and what do we lose when we conform to survive?
Thank you to our 2026-2027 Season Supporters!
