On May 8th, we celebrated a truly momentous occasion with our dear client Movement Research—the opening of their new consolidated and collaborative space at Performance Space New York!
Our renovation design delivers two new rehearsal and performance studios—one named "The Bob" in honor of Robert Rauschenberg, the other named for Ishmael Houston-Jones—along with a resource room and lounge, dubbed the “Content Corner” for Lisa Nelson, Steve Paxton, and Nancy Stark Smith.
Despite being previously scattered in different spaces across the city, their tight-knit community has been together for over four decades, fostering inclusive and low-cost programming as one of the world’s leading laboratories for the investigation of dance and movement-based forms. And through this project, we are happy to say we've become true partners with them in every sense of the word.
Principal Angel Ayón reflected on the project—and the partnership—at the ribbon cutting ceremony. “The entire process has been extremely satisfying and personal for me. Coming from a dance family, and knowing the needs of this place, of this organization, it was extremely important to me to work and participate in a project like this and really help fulfill YOUR vision, YOUR desire to create here.”
Now united in place as well as mission, Movement Research has the opportunity to more wholly fulfill their mission to nurture and instigate discourse and experimentation, while reflecting the socio-political diversity of its artists and audiences alike.
This is a purpose we at AYON Studio can get behind, and we are so very proud to have designed their new home!
(As you know, the arts need more support than ever. If you can, please donate to their ongoing fundraising campaign.)