ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

Video of 2024 Artist-In-Residence Christian Warner with Lighting Design by Emily Clare Garcon

Our Artist-in-Residence program provides artists with the time, space, and support to deeply engage with their creative process. This residency is tailor-made for those whose artistic practice benefits from an intensive and immersive studio experience.

  • •Studio rehearsal residency from DEC 2024-JUNE 14, 2025

    •Technical Rehearsals the week of JUNE 9, 2025

    •Three evening performances on JUNE 12-14, 2025

    SUBMISSION DUE DATE: SEPT 27, 2024 11:59pm EST
    NOTIFICATION DATE for all applicants: MID-OCT 2024

  • •The purpose of this residency program is for those whose artistic practice benefits from an intensive and immersive studio experience.

    •The focus of this residency program is on the creation of entirely new works rather than the expansion of pre-existing ones.

    The program includes:

    •150 hours of fully subsidized rehearsal space to be used in any of our studios from DEC-JUNE 14, 2025

    •$500 stipend

    •Lighting Design

    •Open rehearsal: two hours of studio rehearsal in the theater with our technical team and designers

    •Trisk Mini Tech: two hours of technical rehearsal prior to the start of the production week with our technical team and designers

    •Twenty hours of technical rehearsals during the production week of JUNE 9, 2025

    •On-site prop and equipment storage

    •Dressing room lockout for the production week

    •Video documentation of all performances

    •Marketing meetings to discuss strategy and details

    •Website and social media marketing

    •Press releases and invitations to presenters, publications, and content creators

    •Virtual and printed program

    •A comprehensive digital packet, The Trisk Blueprint, consolidating marketing strategies, technical plans, and financial resources, as a tool for future productions and career growth

    •Unlimited free access to the Trisk “Think Tank” workspace

    • a three-evening performance series in our theater from JUNE 12-14, 2025. This series will feature the premiere of a newly developed work, crafted during the residency, presented as an evening-length performance.

    •Box office management and ticketing support

    •50% of the Box Office Sales

  • To be considered for this opportunity, artists should be:

    •Engaged in a creative process with the intention of creating new work to premiere as the culmination of the residency

    •Living in NYC within the five boroughs during the time of the application and the residency

    •Actively engaged in the field of dance and movement-based forms

    •Available the week of JUNE 9, 2025, for technical rehearsals and three evening performances, JUNE 12-14. 2025

    •Available DEC-JUNE, 2025 for the studio rehearsal residency

    •Applicants must not be enrolled full-time in a school or university and/or a program that offers rehearsal space and performance opportunities.

    •Individual artists, companies, collaborative projects, or collectives are welcome to apply as a single applicant.

    All artists presented in Trisk’s Fall 2024 programming, those presented in evening-length productions by Trisk in 2023, 2024, or 2025, and any past Trisk Artists-in-Residence are not eligible.

  • We are committed to a transparent and inclusive selection process for our residencies. Each year, we invite artists to apply through an open application process, and our selection process is conducted in collaboration with a rotating panel and advisory board, which ensures that the selection process is comprehensive and unbiased. This inclusive approach ensures diverse viewpoints and gives a wide range of artists the opportunity to contribute and be heard.

Photo of 2019 Artist-in-Residence, 2nd Best Dance Company, Lighting Design by Matt Morris.

The Trisk Artist-in-Residence Program is made possible with the generous support of our funders: New York State Council on the Arts and NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.