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The National Center for Choreography–Akron (NCCAkron) is thrilled to celebrate 10 years as a national hub for dance research and development: an incubator for artists and a hyperagent for the national dance field.

 

NCCAkron has redefined what it means to support artists—working with 800+ choreographers from 100 U.S. cities as they explore, experiment, and shape the future of the art form.

 

This anniversary celebration filled with public events, research and development residencies, and national as well as regional convenings.

10th Anniversary of NCCAkron 

Public Events

All events below are open to the public. Check back for additional event registrations opening up.

  • Studio to Screen with Mitchell Rose
    Studio to Screen with Mitchell Rose
    Studio to Screen with Mitchell Rose
    Thu, Sep 10
    The Nightlight
    Join us for Studio to Screen, an evening of film screenings and conversation with North Carolina-based filmmaker and choreographer Mitchell Rose.
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Programming subject to change.

Past Events

  • Making Moves: Houston, TX (Brazos Bookstore) | January 14, 2026

  • Midwinter Event, Akron, OH (Akron Art Museum) | February 7, 2026

  • Making Moves: Miami, FL (YoungArts Jewel Box) | March 4, 2026

  • Dancing Conversation: The Creative Process in Nature | Akron, OH (F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm) | April 17, 2026

  • Making Moves: Memphis | Memphis, TN (Memphis Listening Lab) | April 25, 2026

  • Making Moves: Boston, MA (Jean Appolon Expressions Dance Center) | May 3, 2026

  • Dancing Conversation: Aging as Action | New York, NY (Ballet Hispánico) | May 5, 2026

  • Dance Party Through the Decades | Akron, OH (The Bank at the East End) | June 20, 2026

  • Making Moves: DMV | Baltimore, MD (Red Emma’s) | August 6, 2026 

  • Studio to Screen with Pioneer Winter | Akron, OH (Summit Art Space) | August 13, 2026

Research & Development

Over the past decade, NCCAkron has invested nearly $3 million in dance artists, performing arts thought leaders, and arts workers. Hosting 105 Research, Creative, Technical, and Dancing Lab residencies for artists across the U.S., in addition to 62 Creative Admin Research Investigative Retreats. And we are not stopping! 

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Pioneer Winter

Research Residency (Akron, OH) | August 2026

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Mitchell Rose

Research Residency (Akron, OH) | September 2026

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Dance Heginbotham

Research Residency (Akron, OH) | October 2026

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Vie Boheme

Research Residency (Akron, OH) | November 2026

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Stefanie Batten Bland

Research Residency (Akron, OH) | January 2027

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Katherine Helen Fisher

Research Residency (Akron, OH) | February 2027

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Kate Weare

Research Residency (Akron, OH) | March 2027

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Cara Hagan

Research Residency (Akron, OH) | April 2027

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Ali Kenner Brodsky & Andy Russ

Research Residency (Akron, OH) |
May 2027

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Kinetic Light

Creative Residency (Akron, OH) | May/June 2027

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Bridgman | Packer Dance

Research Residency (Akron, OH) | June 2027

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Heart Stück Bernie

Dancing Lab (Akron, OH) |
March / April 2027

Past Research & Development

  • CAR Admin Experiment: Leveraging Revenue | (Virtual) | November 2025 - February 2026

  • Ashwini, Aparna & Ranee Ramaswamy | Research Residency (Akron, OH) | February 2026

  • CAR Admin Experiment: Tech Support | (San Francisco, CA and virtual) | February-May 2026

  • Shamel Pitts | Technical Residency (North Adams, MA) | March 2026

  • Michael J. Love | Creative Residency (Akron, OH) | March 2026

  • Yayoi Kambara | Research Residency (Akron, OH) | March 2026

  • Angelina Ramirez & Carlos Menchaca | Creative Residency (Akron, OH) |  May-June 2026

  • Chris Coles & Monika Bowman | Creative Residency (Akron, OH) | October 2025-April 2026

  • Sole of Duende | Dancing Lab: Kitchen Kiki (Akron, OH) | November 2025

  • CAR Summit Convening | (Akron, OH) | June 2026

  • Dancing Lab: MoBBallet Writing Workshop (Akron, OH) | July 2026

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NCCMedia

Season 7 of Inside the Dancer’s Studio Episodes Available Now

With seven seasons and 60 episodes to date, Inside the Dancer’s Studio is an NCCAkron podcast that brings listeners into the creative process and navigating an artistic life. 


Hosted by NCCAkron’s Executive/Artistic Director Christy Bolingbroke who poses a set series of questions about craft, process, and perseverance.  This short-form podcast documents and archives the artists who engage in various NCCAkron research and development activities. 

Great for the creatively curious and open-minded as well as making an excellent addition to dance syllabi across higher education to hear directly from today's working artists.

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Now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts. For episode transcripts, visit our Simplecast page.  ​

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Help NCCAkron Continue to Put Ideas in Motion

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