Boston Dance Theater - The Choreographic Lab

Join Boston Dance Theater for five days of movement research, artistic mentorship, and collaborative creation.

Unlike a traditional dance intensive, WIP invites participants to work side by side with BDT's professional artists in a non-hierarchical creative laboratory.
Each morning, Founder & Director Jessie Jeanne Stinnett and BDT's Core Members facilitate choreographic investigations drawn from the company's evolving artistic practices. Afternoons are dedicated to peer-to-peer co-creation, with participants and company artists generating original material together.
Guided by BDT's Equitable Guidelines for Discussion, artists exchange ideas, challenge creative habits, and develop new approaches to making dance.

The week culminates in an informal showing.
January 4–8, 2027 | Watertown, MA
Optional BDT audition: January 8.

Who Should Apply

Students and professionals ages 18 years and older who wish to jumpstart or expand their own dance making process through the practice of choreographic and compositional tools. Participants will engage in solo research and also have the opportunity to set work on other WIP participants. Applicants must have an interest in expanding compositional expertise through advanced improvisational tasks, used to generate movement material. It is highly recommended that prospective participants research the choreographers whose works are part of the company's repertory before completing the application.

Tuition: $600 + No application fee (does not include meals or housing)

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