About the Artist
Madison Hicks holds a BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School and an MFA in Choreography from California Institute of the Arts. She is the Director and Founder of The Moving Forward Collective where she presents original work by herself and her collaborators. She has received choreographic residencies at Orsolina28, 14StreetY, Chez Bushwick, DanceLabNY, and was a Jacob’s Pillow Ann and Weston Hicks Choreographic Fellow. Madison has been commissioned by universities such as Loyola Marymount, The Fordham Ailey BFA program, Peabody University, University of Texas, and Wayne State University. She has also been commissioned by companies such as Vitacca Ballet, Ballet Arkansas, Avant Chamber Ballet, Mash-Up Contemporary Dance company, Ballet Project OC, and Water Street Dance Milwaukee. Most recently, she worked alongside Tony Yazbeck and Chip Abbott as Associate Choreographer for Manhattan Concert Production’s Children of Eden at Lincoln Center.
2024 Ardsley Choreographer in Residence
Madison Hicks
2024 Ardsley Choreographic Residency
Residency Dates: October 6-13, 2024
As of 2022, we are excited to extend this residency to a week long, all-inclusive residency - offering travel from NYC, accommodations, 1800SF of rehearsal space, artist stipend and a community showing at the end. Artists selected for this residency are invited to present the finished work at the Dance Gallery Festival. The residency will culminate in a showing of work followed by a Q&A with the choreographer.
The Details
A week long residency in Livingston Manor, NY from October 6-13 including:
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$3000 Artist stipend
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Exclusive access to an 1800 square foot rehearsal space for the entire week.
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Housing near downtown Livingston Manor
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Transportation from NYC to Livingston Manor
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Invitation to show the work at a future Dance Gallery Festival in NYC
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Mentorship and feedback during the residency from our Young Artist Advisory Board and/or the director of festival, Astrid von Ussar
Schedule to be announced:
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Community class for the students of the local elementary school
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Open rehearsals through out the week
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End of residency showing (30-40 mins of material, can include rep in addition to work made during the residency) + Q&A