WOODWORKS ARTIST RESIDENCY

PERFORMANCE RESIDENCY

THIS SUMMER

Woodworks SEASON 5 Performance Residency invites professional choreographers, dancers, and composers who are passionate about collaborative, multidisciplinary performance creation. This three-week residency offers a unique opportunity to engage deeply in a collective creative process, drawing inspiration from the natural beauty and community of Traverse City, Michigan.

With daily company classes, in-studio rehearsals, nature labs, feedback sessions, community workshops, round table discussions, and more, the three-week residency culminates with a weekend of fully produced and filmed donation-based performance events.


This is a space to play, try the crazy ideas, fall on your face, find something curious, share with others, connect the dots, and question everything. Woodworks is designed to light up and challenge patterns of process and personal voice.

Dates: June 9-30, 2025

What We Provide:

  • $1,200 artist stipend

  • Inner-city housing and transportation 

  • Daily company classes and rehearsal space

  • Fully produced and filmed performance events

  • Nature immersion, labs, and workshops

  • Community teaching opportunities

  • Photos and video media documenting the creative process and performances

If you are ready to indulge in a breathtaking environment and a stimulating collaborative process, we encourage you to apply. Applications are now open!

“The value I have derived from my time at Woodworks is truly compounding everyday. I have so much more clarity about my purpose as a creator, and I know that I have a network of people who feel the same way.”

— Michael Naffier

“The residency was a gift unlike anything I could have even dreamt up. I have never felt so connected to my purpose as a creative as I did during the Woodworks Residency.”

— Sophia Oddi

“It felt like a part of me that hasn’t had a home in a long time was offered a home again. It felt joyful and full and energetic everyday. ”

— Richa Krishna

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Any questions? Don’t hesitate to reach out!