Throughout spring 2026, Works & Process will present a full slate of dynamic programs at Guggenheim New York, including the fourth Works & Process Underground Uptown Dance Festival; performances by American Ballet Theatre, Miami City Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, Philadelphia Ballet; and a preview of Jacob’s Pillow’s summer 2026 season.
Othello: A Dance in Three Acts by Lar Lubovitch
Monday, January 26, 7 pm
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) offers a preview of Othello: A Dance in Three Acts. Choreographed by Lar Lubovitch with an original score by Elliot B. Goldenthal, the ballet will be presented at the Company’s Spring season in March at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. This reimagining of Shakespeare’s tragic tale tells the story of the Moorish general Othello, who is manipulated by his soldier Iago to believe that Desdemona, his beloved wife, has been unfaithful. Consumed by jealousy, Othello spirals into madness and kills Desdemona before learning of her innocence.
ABT Artistic Director Susan Jaffe will moderate a discussion with Lar Lubovitch, and ABT dancers will perform excerpts.
Saturday, February 7, 3 pm and 7 pm
Miami City Ballet (MCB) presents a first look of world-renowned choreographer Alexei Ratmansky’s new commission celebrating MCB founder Toby Lerner Ansin’s 85th birthday, before its February premiere in Florida. This work blends history, tradition, and forward-thinking creativity, with a score by Johann Strauss.
Miami City Ballet’s new artistic director Gonzalo Garcia moderates a discussion with Ratmansky, and MCB dancers perform excerpts.
Early Works by Lucinda Childs
Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15, 7:30 pm
Lucinda Childs is a preeminent figure in American postmodern dance and one of the most influential artists in the history of contemporary performing arts. Her important choreographic body of work is distinguished by a distinctive movement language—complex, abstract in structure, and built from a deliberately pared-down physical vocabulary.
Early Works is a collection of pieces that traces Childs’ artistic evolution, from the solo works she created during her time with the Judson Dance Theater beginning in 1963 to the earliest works made for her own company, founded in 1973. In these works, rhythm and geometry are highlighted. Using a vocabulary of pure movement—walking, running, turning, skipping, and leaping—Childs explores rapid shifts in direction and the impact of minimal shifts in movement patterns. These displacements, both physically and mentally demanding, illuminate the rigor and precision at the core of her practice. These geometric and mathematically structured dances laid the groundwork for DANCE, her first work choreographed to music in 1979.
Founded in 2020, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is guided by the values of creation, transmission, and education. Its mission is to support artists and institutions in sharing choreographic heritage while encouraging new productions. Since its launch, Dance Reflections has accompanied numerous companies in their creations as well as multiple institutions in the presentation of their works on the international stage. The program is reinforced each year by major events, such as the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival. In addition to supporting the creation and promotion of choreographic works, Dance Reflections places increasing importance on issues of transmission and education. With its partners, the initiative organizes residencies for professional dancers as well as actions to raise awareness of choreographic culture, open to all. Its network, now consisting of more than 60 partners from 17 different countries, continues to grow with each project.
Sunday, March 22, 7 pm
Martha Graham Dance Company presents a first look of a new work by Jamar Roberts in advance of the company’s 100th season at New York City Center in April. Created in part at a residency at The Church in Sag Harbor for leading Graham dancer Lloyd Knight with a commissioned score by Stahv Danker, the new work is joined by excerpts from Roberts’ We The People performed by Knight and other top dancers of the Graham Company. Roberts and Knight also join a moderated discussion with Martha Graham Dance Company artistic director Janet Eilber.
Sunday, April 19, 7 pm
Before its premiere in April, Philadelphia Ballet presents a preview of a new interpretation of Shakespeare’s ubiquitous tale of star-crossed lovers, set to the renowned score by Sergei Prokofiev. Reimagined by Philadelphia Ballet’s resident choreographer Juliano Nunes, Romeo and Juliet follows the story of two young lovers from feuding families whose intense passion leads to their untimely tragic end. Nunes joins a moderated discussion, and dancers perform excerpts from the production.
Sunday, April 26, 7 pm
Martha Graham Dance Company principal dancer Xin Ying presents excerpts from her new work In the Folds of Her Purple, in partnership with Onassis ONX and PS21. An interdisciplinary artist, Ying explores the intersection of movement, technology, and digital legacy in her works. In the Folds of Her Purple draws inspiration from Martha Graham’s iconic solo Lamentation. Created with generative AI and volumetric film, the piece is not a recreation, but a response—a contemporary performance shaped by the living bodies who have stretched, trembled, and breathed inside her purple tube. Ying joins a moderated discussion and excerpts are performed.
Monday, April 27, 7 pm
Located in Becket, Massachusetts, Jacob’s Pillow is a treasured 220-acre National Historic Landmark, a recipient of the prestigious National Medal of Arts, and home to America’s longest-running and largest international dance festival. See excerpts of works incubated by the Pillow that will culminate in Festival 2026 presentations this summer, to be announced. Between performance excerpts, Pamela Tatge, executive and artistic director of Jacob’s Pillow, moderates a discussion with the artists.
About Works & Process
The magic is in the process. We’re letting you in on the secret.
Works & Process champions performing artists and their process from studio to stage by producing fully funded creative residencies and presenting behind-the-scenes events that blend artist discussions and performance highlights. Our events transcend the proscenium, so audiences can spectate, participate beyond the stage, and culminate in receptions to continue the conversation.
In Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont, Works & Process produces over 25 creative residencies annually with over a dozen partners. In over 100 Works & Process residencies, supporting over 1,000 artists, incubated works have gone on to receive awards and grants, and tour 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 Guggenheim New York, we also partner with organizations across New York City, 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. In conjunction with the opening of the Venice Biennale, Works & Process will present the Martha Graham Dance Company at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
For a detailed schedule of events and tickets, visit worksandprocess.org. Tickets start at $25.
Featured Image: Works & Process Commission Courtney “Balenciaga” Washington & MasterZ at Work Dance Family with DeAndre Cousley. Photo by Titus Ogilvie Laing.
Image 1: Sandra Brown and Desmond Richardson in Othello. Photo by Roy Round.
Image 2: Jack Thomas and Nayara Lopes. Photo by Alexander Iziliaev.
