National Women’s Equality Day Residency
August, Annually
Historically for this National Holiday MashUp had joined forces with female-identifying creative teams, ideological partners, and/or social justice organizations for a public performance or event. Now merged with MashUp’s annual residency program, this event empowers a female-identifying, nonbinary, and/or trans choreographer to deepen their artistic practice, and includes a stipend, studio time with MashUp company dancers, a fully produced culminating work-in-progress performance, and professional documentation. An investment in the future of the dance field, this program is for early/mid-career artists who are historically not provided resources at this scale.
National Women’s Equality Day Residency Program
MashUp’s Choreographic Residency Program supports an early- to mid-career female-identifying, non-binary, or trans choreographer in the creation of a new original work developed in collaboration with MashUp company dancers over the course of one month.
The selected resident artist receives:
• A $1,500 stipend
• 30 hours of dedicated studio time with MashUp dancers
• A fully produced culminating showcase
• Professional video and photography documentation of the work
The residency culminates in a public performance as part of MashUp’s annual celebration of National Women’s Equality Day, amplifying bold artistic voices and honoring the ongoing pursuit of gender equity in the arts.
Deadline to apply: May 22, 2026
Finalists announced: July 1, 2026
2026
Past Residency Recipients
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Jessie Lee Thorne
2024
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Tess Hewlett
Fall 2022
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Waeli Wang
Spring 2022
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Shenandoah Harris
2019
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Haley Bergeson
2018
