By Kyle Turner  

But such a crucial part of the artistic gestation period is simply having space and resources. The Center for Performance Research’s Executive Director Jaclyn Biskup noted how rare that baseline level of support is, without the pressure of presenting something complete.

“For our residents, we tell them, you can present work or you don't have to present work,” she said. “We have something we call an OPEN AiR, which is a work-in-progress showing, but we also have something called an OPEN LAB that is another opportunity for them, in which they can engage with audiences or participants to come and be a part of the process.” Artists can share their skills with one another, as interdisciplinary artist and dancer Ogemdi Ude did via movement workshops, and use space for their needs and, as Biskup put it, “generate data for their own projects.”