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.Â
Here are the En Face Ballet Collection members that you can catch as part of this unique season:Â
Dance Theatre of Harlem: Art of the Duet
Monday, September 22, 7 pmÂ
Ticket purchase includes admission to the Rotunda Dance Party with Dance Theatre of Harlem at 8 pm, presented in partnership with the Guggenheim’s Member Mondays.
Arthur Mitchell, founder of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, was renowned for his artistry in adagio, or partnering work—a skill that made him a frequent muse of choreographer George Balanchine.
Dance Theatre of Harlem’s beloved Firebird returns in 2026, revived from its 1982 premiere featuring John Taras’s choreography, Stravinsky’s iconic score, and Geoffrey Holder’s dazzling sets and costumes. Be among the first to experience the ballet’s signature duet—an unforgettable moment—performed alongside other striking pairings from the company’s repertory, with commentary from Jonathan Stafford, Artistic Director, New York City Ballet, and Donald Williams, former Dance Theatre of Harlem Principal Dancer and original Firebird cast member.
Get ready to groove with Dance Theatre of Harlem in the Guggenheim rotunda after the onstage program! Dancing In The Streets brings ballet-inspired warm-ups, classic soul beats, and a joyful cipher to the floor. Presented by Works & Process for Member Mondays, this high-energy event ends in a Soul Train–style celebration that will have everyone dancing.
The evening also includes a viewing of the exhibition Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers.
American Ballet Theatre
Monday, September 29, 7 pm
Experience the extraordinary range of American Ballet Theatre’s fall 2025 season—from timeless classics to bold new works—as the company returns to the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. Members of the artistic team will share insights into the lineup, and dancers will perform highlights from featured works. Continue the conversation at a post-performance reception in the rotunda.
Gala featuring Paul Taylor Dance Company
Wednesday, October 15
Opening October 10, 2025, Robert Rauschenberg: Life Can’t Be Stopped marks the centennial of the artist’s birth and is presented as part of Guggenheim New York’s Collection in Focus series. In celebration of opening week, Works & Process presents a one-night-only rotunda project exploring Rauschenberg’s boundary-pushing collaborations with choreographers Trisha Brown and Paul Taylor.
The Trisha Brown Dance Company will perform an excerpt from Astral Converted (1991), originally commissioned by the National Gallery. The work incorporates Rauschenberg’s gleaming towers outfitted with motion sensors, lighting, and sound designed to detect the presence of dancers and respond to their movement John Cage’s score, an eight-track recording of live musicians, emanates from tapes embedded in mobile towers. When the work premiered, the audience was seated on the National Gallery’s gradually rising steps. For this iteration, the audience will stand on the spiraling ramps of the Guggenheim rotunda, offering a unique 360-degree perspective.
The Paul Taylor Dance Company will perform 3 Epitaphs (1956), a humorous yet brilliant exploration of posture and gesture set to early New Orleans jazz and featuring a parade of faceless dancers in gray leotards. In Tracer (1962), Taylor’s refined elegance and simplicity is joined by Rauschenberg’s spinning bicycle wheel, adding an amusing touch of anti-utilitarian art. The piece is an austere, experimental work where movement unfolds independently of the wheel’s presence, showcasing a playful yet thoughtful blend of gesture and décor.
San Francisco Ballet & The Joffrey Ballet: Onegin
Saturday, November 1, 7 pmÂ
San Francisco Ballet artistic director Tamara Rojo CBE, The Joffrey Ballet artistic director Ashley Wheater MBE, and San Francisco Ballet resident choreographer Yuri Possokhov come together to discuss their co-production and first co-commission between the two companies, Eugene Onegin, featuring an original score. Explore how Possokhov, in this world premiere, plans to bring new depth to Alexander Pushkin’s classic, where a single choice alters the course of a life. Set in the final days of imperial Russia, this cautionary tale follows a jaded aristocrat forced to face the weight of his choices after a fateful encounter with the earnest Tatiana. The program includes selected excerpts performed by company dancers. Continue the conversation at a post-performance reception in the rotunda.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater with Alicia Graf Mack
Monday, November 10, 7 pm
Ticket purchase includes admission to the Rotunda Dance Party with Ailey Extension at 8 pm, in partnership with the Guggenheim’s Member Mondays.
See a preview of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s new season before they raise the curtain at New York City Center on their next era under the leadership of new artistic director Alicia Graf Mack in December. Following the performance, Ailey Extension director Lisa Johnson-Willingham and West African dance instructor Maguette Camara lead a dynamic dance class in the rotunda open to all. Accompanied by an ensemble of drummers, the class builds toward a collective group dance and provides the opportunity to learn steps from Revelations.
Presented by Works & Process in conjunction with the Guggenheim’s Member Mondays, the event also includes access to the exhibition Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers.
About Works & Process
Championing performing artists and their creative process at each step from studio to stage, Works & Process produces fully funded residencies and presents events that go behind the scenes, blending artist discussion and performance highlights. Works & Process events transcend the proscenium, encouraging audiences to spectate and participate beyond the stage, and culminate in receptions in the Guggenheim rotunda to continue the conversation.
Works & Process produces over 25 creative residencies annually. Expanding from our bubble residency program created during the COVID-19 pandemic, Works & Process now has a network of over a dozen partners in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont. In over 100 Works & Process residencies, supporting over 1,000 artists, incubated works have been recognized with awards and grants, and have toured nationally—and internationally with the U.S. State Department. These out-of-town residencies provide 24/7 studio access, on-site housing, access to health insurance enrollment, industry-leading artist fees, and a transportation stipend to facilitate uninterrupted creative process.
Beyond the Guggenheim, we also partner with organizations across New York, including 92NY and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Dance Division. During the summer, we curate and present free outdoor dance programs with Manhattan West and City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage.
For a detailed schedule of events and tickets, visit worksandprocess.org. Tickets start at $25.
Featured Image: Photo by Yi-Chun Wu.
Image 1: Dores Andre and Victor Prigent rehearsing Possokhov’s Eugene Onegin // © San Francisco Ballet, photo by Lindsey Rallo.Â
