Programs
2026 Session
NYCI is seeking applications for participation in our 2026 choreographic session. Three choreographers will be selected to become resident Fellows creating new work with dancers from New York City Ballet. Fellows will have the opportunity to choose their own music and access resources that deepen engagement with those musical selections. Each Fellow will be paired with a consulting dramaturg to support the creative process and will collaborate with a filmmaker to produce a dance film of their work in progress.
Next Session: August 3- 16, 2026
SAB Session
The SAB Session is part of a six-week collaborative partnership between the Institute and the School of American Ballet (SAB) that invites an emerging choreographer to develop and set a new work on the advanced students of SAB. Over the course of the residency, the selected choreographer works closely with students in the studio, offering an immersive creative process that emphasizes experimentation, musicality, and artistic voice.
The session culminates in a week-long in-studio showing as part of SAB’s Winter Choreographic Showcase for invited guests.
The SAB Session also includes supplemental workshops and artist engagements designed to deepen students’ artistic exploration and strengthen the ongoing partnership between the Institute and the School of American Ballet.
Next Session: December 2026- Exact dates TBD
Both Sessions culminate in studio showings for an invited audience and the production of a dance film of the work in progress.
Applications for the 2026 Sessions open on January 20. Selected artists will be announced on April 13. Please apply below.
The following resources are provided to participating Fellows:
Travel to and from New York, housing accommodation during the two-week session, and per diem
Approximately three hours per day of rehearsal time in New York City Ballet’s rehearsal studios with either New York City Ballet dancers or advanced students from the School of American Ballet
Opportunities to attend live performances throughout NYC with facilitated dialogue between Fellows and established artists and industry leaders
The production of a dance film for each new ballet created with NYCI
An informal showing of the works-in-progress for an invited audience
Additional networking opportunities
