Winter Intensive: Dance Your Purpose

Week-long multi-genre residency on the Jacob’s Pillow campus directed by Maleek Washington, for dance artists 18+ in any genre. Multi-genre technique, choreographic research, collaborative projects, guest-artist seminars and time in the Jacob’s Pillow Archives. Tuition covers five full working days (January 4 and 10 are travel days), onsite housing, three meals a day and snacks, on-call health services and archive access; travel is not included, though a charter bus runs to and from an NYC-area airport. A separate refundable $100 housing deposit applies. College credit is available through UMass Amherst’s University Without Walls. Entry is by application with a video audition. There is a fee-free priority application deadline of Sunday 15 November 2026; the regular deadline is Tuesday 1 December 2026 with a $25 fee. Scholarships are not offered for this program.