Rentals

CPR – Center for Performance Research’s flexible, column-free, sprung floor studio spaces are designed to inspire artistic exploration and process. CPR’s studio spaces are available for rental for rehearsals, open rehearsals and auditions, live performances and streaming, film and streaming production, classes and workshops, and other events.

CPR’s Subsidized Space Rental Program continues to ensure that artists can access CPR’s studios and performance space at affordable rates to create and share their work. The rates under this program are listed below, and are intended for independent artists and small dance and performing arts companies (with annual operating budgets under $100k). Please contact us at spacerentals@cprnyc.org about hourly rates for larger companies and commercial projects.

CPR’s studios are open from 9am - 9pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Please visit the Booking page to check availability on the booking calendar, and for information on how to request a rental at CPR.

• Rehearsals

• Open Rehearsals and Auditions

• Live Performances

• Classes and Workshops

• Film Production

• Other Events

Be sure to review our Covid-19 health and safety protocols at the bottom of this page.

CPR’s Large Studio and Small Studio are available for hourly rehearsal rentals.

BOOKING
Rehearsals must be booked for a minimum of 2 hours, between the hours of 9am-9pm. If only a smaller increment of time remains on a given day, the studio may be booked for that time.

Rehearsal rental requests may be made by email up to 3 months in advance, with each new month opening on the 1st of three months prior (e.g. on January 1, the calendar is open through March; on February 1, it is open through April). Requests are confirmed on a first-come basis via email. Please consult the Booking Calendar to check availability, and email spacerentals@cprnyc.org with your request.

Renters who work within percussive dance forms may rent the Small Studio between the hours of 9am-4pm on weekdays and 11am-4pm on weekends.

RATES
Large Studio:
$20/hour (artist/small company rate)
$10/hour (subsidized rate)

Small Studio:
$12/hour (artist/small company rate)
$6/hour (subsidized rate)

As a core part of CPR’s mission to provide affordable space for artists, rehearsal rental rates are already subsidized for independent artists and small dance and performance companies with annual operating budgets under $100k.

CPR offers additional subsidies (noted as the “subsidized rate) for New York-based performing artists with support from the New York State Council on the Arts, and for dance and movement based artists from Dance/NYC's Rehearsal Space Subsidy Program made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Artists who qualify may now book up to 25 hours at the “subsidized rate” between July and December 2023.

Please contact spacerentals@cprnyc.org to inquire about rehearsal rates for larger non-profit organizations and commercial productions, or for lock-out rentals.

NEW RENTERS
We are happy to welcome new artists to CPR’s studios! New renters – or artists returning to CPR’s studios after a long hiatus – should complete the Rehearsal Rental Intake Form to qualify for subsidized hours and to get started with the booking process. New renters will have a brief contract meeting with a member of CPR’s staff before their first rental to go over basic studio policies.

Artists may hold open rehearsals or auditions, with a full-capacity invited audience (or audition group) in the Large Studio. An open rehearsal is considered invitation-only, connected to a rehearsal process, and not open to the public.

BOOKING
Open rehearsals and auditions must be booked at a 2-hour minimum. For an invited audience of more than 10 people, and for auditions, both the Large and Small Studio must be rented together and visitors will enter through the Small Studio. For a small guest list of up to 10 people for an open rehearsal, CPR may welcome people through its office so that only the Large Studio is required to rent.

RATES
Large Studio: $35/hour
Small Studio: $20/hour

A CPR Event Manager may also be required on site to check in visitors, billed at $30/hour at a 4-hour minimum.

CPR’s Large Studio is available to individual artists and small companies to rent for live, in-person performances as part of the @CPR Performance Series.

CAPACITY
CPR can support a total capacity 73 people, which will include all artists, performers, company members, CPR staff, and audience. CPR’s seating riser system seats 53 people, with some additional seats available depending on the layout of the production.

RATES
These base rates for the @CPR Performance Series are part of CPR’s Subsidized Space Rental Program, which provides independent artists and small dance and performance companies with operating budgets under $100k with affordable space, production, and front of house support to produce and present their work. Additional rates may apply.

Space Rental: $165/hr, which includes: 

• Use of Large Studio and Small Studio

• 1 Production Coordinator and 1 Event Manager

• Access to CPR’s lighting and sound equipment, and rep projector

• Online ticketing via Eventbrite, with 85% of net ticket sales paid to artist

• Listing on CPR’s event calendar and inclusion in monthly newsletter 

• This rate is billed at a 4-hour minimum

• Additional tech-only rates in the Large Studio are billed at $90/hr, and includes 1 Production Coordinator

Additional flat fees will apply for cleaning, ticketing/listing, and tech materials. These are base rates, while additional support may be needed depending on the scale and complexity of your performance, such as additional tech time, additional production staff, documentation, storage, and reconfiguration of CPR’s space.

Please contact Alexandra Rosenberg, Executive Director, at alexandra@cprnyc.org with your proposals for the @CPR Performance Series.

Hold your next class or workshop series at CPR! Artists and teachers can now access subsidized, affordable rates to teach small one-time or recurring classes as part of Class @CPR.

BOOKING
Space for classes must be booked at a 2-hour minimum, with 30 minutes reserved before and after the class for participant arrival and departure. [for example: if you are holding a 1-hour class from 2-3pm, your booking will be from 1:30-3:30pm].

RATES
Large Studio: $35/hr
Small Studio: $20/hr

These rates are for independent artists and small non-profit companies with annual budgets under $100k. Different rates will apply for larger companies or commercial rentals.

One-time classes with a maximum of 12 participants may rent the Large Studio only, and will not require a CPR Event Manager to be present. Longer workshops will require rental of both the Small and Large Studios, and will require a CPR Event Manager to be on site at all times, at a rate of $30/hr.

EVENT LISTING & MARKETING
CPR can list your class or workshop opportunity on our Event Calendar, with an administrative fee of $25 per listing. This fee is required for classes booked as part of Class @CPR, whether or not they are listed, so that CPR can manage attendance through Eventbrite. For any CPR-listed workshops and all Class @CPR events, the renter will receive 85% of net registration fees. Classes booked at least 5 weeks in advance may also be listed in CPR’s monthly newsletter.

LIVE-STREAMING
CPR can provide a hard-wire internet connection to assist with live-streaming classes from the Large Studio.

Please contact Rebecca Gual, Rentals Manager, at spacerentals@cprnyc.org with inquiries for workshops and Class @CPR.

CPR’s Large Studio is available for Film Production projects, and is an ideal backdrop for film – a large, unobstructed space with white walls and a white marley floor (can be changed to black for a fee), and an LED lighting grid.

Thanks to a grant from the Howard Gilman Foundation, CPR’s Large Studio is outfitted with a suite of filming equipment and live-editing technology, to support multi-camera film production. CPR may provide skilled technicians and camera operators to support your project, or can welcome your team to operate our equipment under the supervision of CPR staff.

Commercial and independent film projects are welcome. Subsidized rates are available for independent artist sand small performing arts companies. Please contact us at spacerentals@cprnyc.org to share more information about your project and to discuss rates and booking.

CPR is available to rent for a variety of events, such as:

• Exhibitions

• Meetings

• Play readings

• Conferences

• Panel discussions

• Small gatherings and fundraisers

• Film screenings

• Holding for commercial film and television shoots

Please contact us at spacerentals@cprnyc.org about your project or event to discuss details and rates!

Covid-19 Health and Safety

The health and safety of artists, visitors, and staff is CPR’s top priority.

CPR requests that:

• If you have a fever or are feeling sick, please stay home, get tested, and take care!

• If you develop symptoms and/or test positive for Covid-19 and have been at CPR within the last 5 days, that you inform us so we can help trace potential transmission.

• You wash your hands frequently with soap and water or use hand sanitizer liberally.

• You remain up-to-date with Covid-19 vaccination to help protect yourself and others, and in accordance with CDC guidelines.

CPR has taken additional health and safety measures in light of the Covid-19 pandemic:

• Our HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system brings in fresh air through Merv-13 filters, and the Large Studio, Small Studio, and CPR’s Offices are serviced by separate ducts and have constant airflow.

• CPR hires regular professional cleaning services, and staff regularly cleans and disinfects studio floors, bathrooms, and common areas.

• A 30-minute break is scheduled between rentals in each studio, to prevent overlapping between renters.

• Artists entering CPR for rehearsals and public programs verify they do not have symptoms or have been exposed to Covid-19 on a daily check-in form.

VACCINATION AND MASKS
As of January 1, 2023, proof of full vaccination and vaccine booster is no longer required to enter CPR. As of July 1, 2023, masks are optional for all activities at CPR.

COVID-19 INFECTION, EXPOSURE, AND CANCELLATION
If you or someone in your group tests positive for and/or is exposed to Covid-19 within 10 days of your rental or program, you are required to inform CPR. Entry will be permitted once each individual meets the guidelines according to the CDC’s Isolation and Exposure Calculator, and presents a negative Covid test to CPR. Cancellation timelines vary for each rental contract, and will remain in effect even if someone tests positive for or is exposed to Covid-19 and does not clear the CDC calculator. Cancellation policies will only be altered in the event of a government-mandated closure. CPR will make all best efforts to help reschedule your rental.