NYC SUMMER WORKSHOP
July 20-30, 2026
Ages 18+
Join us this summer July 20th-30th, 2026 at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center’s Theatre 2 for a 10 day workshop experience diving into the company’s creative process. Led by NVA & Guests collaborators, the intensive will feature sessions in floorwork, repertoire, partnering, acting for dancers, improvisation, and Q&As. The workshop will also culminate in a Friends & Family showing on Thursday July 30th from 6.30-7.30pm. This advanced workshop is ideal for professional dancers eager to engage with the company’s distinctive choreographic voice, exploring their physicality and storytelling, and connecting with the NVA & Guests community. Dancers interested in auditioning for future projects are especially encouraged to join.
Important Dates & DEADLINES
Registration Opens: March 12th
Scholarship Deadline (more details below): Friday May 1st at 11.59PM ET
Early Bird Deadline: Monday June 1st at 11.59PM ET
Registration & Pro Rate Deadline (more details below): Sunday June 21st at 11.59PM ET
NYC Summer Workshop: July 20-30 (no classes Sunday July 26th)
Friends & Family Showing: Thursday July 30th at 6.30PM ET
TUITION
Early Bird Tuition: $649 USD
Standard Tuition: $709 USD
Please note there is a $50 registration fee for all participants. This fee covers the cost of Stripe payment processing and NY State sales tax.
REGISTRATION FORM INCLUDES
Registration Form
Please upload your one page PDF Resume and Headshot
Refund Policy
Assumption of Risk, Waiver, and Release of Liability
Photography & Audio/Visual Release
Tuition Payment Link
Pro Rate or Scholarship Application
LOCATION
The workshop will take place at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center on July 20-23rd and July 27-30th. The only exceptions are Friday July 24th and Saturday July 25th. The workshop will take place at another location which will be communicated with the participants at the beginning of the summer.
SCHEDULE*
The workshop will take place:
2PM - 7PM - Week One July 20-25 (Monday through Saturday)
2PM - 7PM - Week Two July 27-29 (Monday through Wednesday)
1.45PM - 7.30PM - Week Two Last Day Thursday July 30
*All teaching artists and schedules are subject to change
Friends & Family showing
The workshop will culminate in a Friends & Family showing Thursday July 30th from 6.30-7.30pm at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center. Participants will be dancing alongside NVA & Guests and dancers from our new Youth Creation Program.
BMCC Tribeca TPAC - Theatre 2
ABOUT THE CLASSES
Contemporary Forms
Each day will start with a Contemporary Forms warm up class with NVA & Guests. This is an advanced-level dynamic class that incorporates elements of floor work and improvisation. It encourages you to embrace physical and emotional effort and explore the extent of your body and mind’s capacity. The warm-up is a series of challenging exercises focusing on isolating, strengthening, aligning, and balancing the body. This will lead into improvisation tasks emphasizing sensation, timing, and space. The class culminates in a complex phrase work allowing dancers to discover NVA’s movement vocabulary.
Repertoire
Throughout NVA & Guests’ NYC Summer Workshops, participants will dive into sections of the company’s newest production, Cry Wolf and YOUTH (working title). They’ll not only learn choreography from the piece but also explore the creative process and intention behind each movement, understanding how the work was developed from the inside out. This segment will be led by members of the original cast, offering a rare opportunity to experience the material directly from the artists who helped bring it to life.
Partnering
Another major focus of the NVA & Guests Summer Workshop is an in-depth exploration of the company’s distinctive partnering vocabulary, an essential element present in all their works. Dancers will dive into the physicality, sensitivity, and trust required in partnering, discovering new ways to share and receive weight through tactile feedback and responsive engagement. This immersive experience will not only deepen participants’ understanding of connection and collaboration but also offer creative tools to expand their movement vocabulary while learning excerpts from Cry Wolf and YOUTH.
Acting For Dancers
Acting for Dancers, Moving Into Language, is an approach to acting created specifically for trained dancers; taking what they know & understand so deeply about their bodies and using that as the foundation for their acting explorations. Dancers will learn how to use movement as a launching pad for building character, unlocking a scene and arriving at a unique interpretation of dramatic work. They will gain greater access to their voice by seeing it as simply a natural progression of a character's physical expression. And they will acquire the necessary tools to independently prepare theatrical material so they can arrive at an audition or rehearsal creatively full & ready to play.
Led by NVA & Guests acting coach, Charlotte Bydwell.
Q&As
We’ll close our first week with Q&As featuring members of NVA & Guests and beyond. These informal conversations are a space for dancers to ask questions about navigating a freelance career in New York City, exploring opportunities for choreography, and understanding the differences between freelancing in Europe and the U.S. Each chat will be shaped by the guest artist and the interests of the group.
OPPORTUNITIES
PRO RATE
NVA & Guests is happy to offer a special rate designed to support professional dance performers in their training, training for auditions, and performance jobs. Our Pro Rate is a 30% discount on our Standard tuition! Please remember to complete the registration form and await your confirmation email before finalising your payment. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please expect to receive an email within a week or less about your application.
We are limiting this offer to only 5 successful Pro Rate participants. Once we receive the first 5 eligible applications, the Pro Rate application will be closed.
Eligibility and Proof of Employment:
NVA & Guests recognizes the diverse professional dance community in New York City, including full-time company dancers, union members, and freelancers. The Pro Rate is available to those actively working as professional dance performers. Acceptable proof of employment for professional dance performance includes:
A signed letter of employment from a company/choreographer/director on letterhead, stating the start and end date of the project or term of work (rehearsal period, performance dates, etc.)
A signed contract stating the start and end dates of the project
The following documents will NOT be accepted:
Union cards/proof of union membership, dance videos/photos, resumes, recommendation letters, contracts from talent agencies, contracts/proof of employment for choreography or teaching work, performance flyers/ads, photos on websites, Instagram accounts, W9, etc.
Contracts that have expired before September 1st, 2025.
Contracts with no dates.
SCHOLARSHIPS
There are two scholarships for artists who identify as Black, Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Latino/a/x, Immigrant, and/or Trans available for this intensive. These scholarships come with a few responsibilities to support the intensive before, during, and after the program dates, including arriving 30 minutes early every day, setting up and staying an extra 30 minutes cleaning up the studio at the end of each day, and taking photos and videos for social media and archival content.
All scholarship applicants, please prepare to upload the following to the registration form:
Video Reel: Share a Vimeo or YouTube link to a 2-minute video reel that best represents you and the works you’ve been a part of as a dance artist.
Letter: Upload a letter of motivation (1 page, PDF only) answering the following questions:
Please explain clearly why you require a scholarship.
What is your character and work ethic?
How could this particular workshop, hosted by NVA & Guests and teaching artists involved, serve your future aspirations as a dancer/artist?
Please date and sign the letter
IMPORTANT: So many dancers deserve a scholarship! It's always terribly hard to pick. Make it easier for the panel of teaching artists to understand: Why YOU and why do you need this opportunity NOW. (See here for tips on how to best write a motivational letter.)
CONTACT
Please look at our Frequently Asked Questions webpage for any questions you might have. If you can’t find any answers, please email us at workshop@nvonarx.com.
Space is limited. Incomplete registration will not be accepted. We encourage early registration – first come, first served – subject to availability.