A two week creative process, culminating in a live performance, lead by choreographers Diego Vega Solorza, Mike Tyus and Dolly Sfeir.

Where: L.A. Dance Project, Los Angeles, USA

When: July 27th – August 9th

Deadline for applications: May 4th, 2026

The Performance Lab is a two-week creation incubator for professional and pre-professional dancers who want to work inside the choreographic process with leading artists.

This Summer MovementFest LA offers two
Performance Labs: Performance Lab 001 led by Mike Tyus & Diego Vega Solorza, and Performance Lab 002 led by Dolly Sfeir.

Participants train and rehearse with the resident choreographers while contributing to the development of new work created during the festival. In addition participants receive access to open classes and workshop programing, featuring artists such as Laja Field, People Watching, Rosanna Tavarez (Countertechnique), Majella Bess, Jessie Lee Thorne, and Jobel Medina.

Performance LAB 001:
Choreographers Mike Tyus and Diego Vega Solorza lead a two-week creation process blending contemporary dance, acrobatics, and physical theater with a focus on partnering, weight sharing, and dynamic movement research. Participants work closely with the artists through improvisation, physical tasks, and rehearsal to develop new material that will premiere during the MovementFest LA Showcase.

Performance Lab 002 led by Dolly Sfeir.
Participants train and rehearse in a two-week creation process that challenges habitual patterns of moving and being. This work is rooted in a movement language that is grounded, specific, richly detailed, and carries a distinctly Middle Eastern aesthetic. Expect to be pulled into visceral states and interrupted sharply out of them, a process dedicated to uncovering the jewels that live inside the artists in the room. Together we’ll weave it all into a highly theatrical, cinematic world. The work will then premiere during the MovementFest LA Showcase

How to apply
Application is available on the MovementFest LA website.
https://www.movementfestla.org/performace-lab

Costs for participants:
Early Bird: $925 (April 6th) Regular: $1125 (May 4th)

Contact details: connect@movementfestla.org

For further information, please visit https://www.movementfestla.org/performance-lab

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