Baryshnikov Arts Center
$2,000 stipend + studio space, invited work-in-progress showing, video/photo documentation
The Baryshnikov Arts Center Residency Program offers performing artists in dance, music, theater and multimedia one or two weeks of exclusive studio space in Manhattan (up to 48 hours per week), a $2,000 stipend, an optional invited work-in-progress showing, and professional video and photo documentation. Applicants must be at least 22, not enrolled in school, and may come from anywhere, though travel and housing are their own responsibility. Applications for 2027 residencies are open August 31 to October 2, 2026 with decisions by December 19; an invitation-only Artist Labs program supports alumni projects further.
Age 22+; not enrolled in school; open geographically but travel/housing at artist's expense; performing artists in any combination of disciplines.
Up to ~20 residencies per year; 2026 residents include theatre makers Tina Satter/Half Straddle and actor-writer Reynaldo Piniella. Artist Labs by invitation for alumni.
Baryshnikov Arts Center will present the New York premiere of THE LESSON, an evening-length music and dance work by Perfume Genius's Mike Hadreas and choreographer Kate Wallich, inspired by Elfriede Jelinek's The Piano Teacher.
Baryshnikov Arts Center will present three productions in fall 2026, including a reading featuring Jessica Hecht and Alfred Molina, a solo show by Andrey Burkovskiy about the Soviet space program, and pianist Sullivan Fortner in concert.
Baryshnikov Arts Center will present GREEF, created and performed by internationally acclaimed clown artist Christina Gelsone, one of Big Apple Circus's celebrated headliners.
Baryshnikov Arts Center has revealed its Fall 2026 season, featuring performances by BAC Residency Alumni, three world premieres, and a live podcast launch celebrating LGBTQ+ history and performance.
Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) presents a two-part BAC Salon: AMOC* (American Modern Opera Company) featuring eleven core ensemble members and guests, including GRAMMY Award-winning countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, recent Avery Fisher Grant recipient and flutist Emi Ferguson,
Baryshnikov Arts Center will present the New York premiere of Miguel Gutierrez's I as another on May 4-7, 2023 at BAC's Jerome Roberts Theater.
Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) presents two multidisciplinary premieres during February 2023, continuing its long term commitment to nurturing theatrical presentations of concerts.
Baryshnikov Arts Center has announced the Spring 2023 season of dance, music, and multimedia performances.
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