Ashwini Ramaswamy at NCCAkron. Photo by Dale Dong Photography

From 2015 to 2020, the McKnight Fellowships for Choreographers offered a choreographic residency program in partnership with six national partners: the American Dance Festival (Durham, NC), the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (Tallahassee, FL), The National Center for Choreography (Akron, OH), Tofte Lake Center (Ely, MN) and a trio of New York City partners (Gibney Dance, Movement Research, and The Playground).

Beginning in 2020, all McKnight Artist and Culture Bearer Fellows will be offered a residency opportunity through the Artist Communities Alliance (ACA) to further support their artistic practices. The McKnight Artist Residencies Consortium is designed to build equitable capacity in the artist communities field, and connect the McKnight Artist and Culture Bearer Fellows with national and international residency opportunities. This multi-year regranting partnership between the McKnight Foundation and ACA provides direct support to artists to attend residencies and to residency programs to host artists.

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2022-23 national residencies

  • Aparna Ramaswamy and Ranee Ramaswamy: NCCAkron

  • Kaz Sherman: NCCAkron

  • Jinza Thayer: MANCC

2021 Dancer Fellow residencies facilitated by Artist Communities Alliance (ACA)

  • Ananya Chatterjea –BOOM Universe Residency (Pittsburgh, PA)

  • Alex Eady – Art Omi (Ghent, NY)

  • Darrius Strong – Crosstown Arts  (Memphis, TN)

2020 Dancer Fellow residencies facilitated by Artist Communities Alliance (ACA)

  • Melissa Clark: Hyde Park (Chicago, IL)

  • Non Edwards: Ragdale (Lake Forest, IL)

  • Marciano Silva dos Santos: Montalvo Arts Center (Saratoga, CA)

2021-22 National Residencies

  • Paula Mann: NCCAkron

  • Ashwini Ramaswamy: NCCAkron

  • SuperGroup: MANCC

  • Laurie Van Wieren: MANCC

2020-21 National Residencies

  • Taja Will: NCCAkron

 2018-19 National Residencies

  • DejaJoelle: Tofte Lake Center

  • Deneane Richburg: Movement Research, NYC

  • Susana di Palma: MANCC

  • Megan Mayer: NCCAkron

2017-18 National Residencies

  • Chris Schlichting: Lumberyard/American Dance Institute

  • Pramila Vasudevan: NYC

  • Rosy Simas: MANCC

2016-17 National Residencies

  • Vanessa Voskuil: American Dance Festival

2015-16 National residencies

  • Patrick Scully: MANCC

  • Penny Freeh: Camargo Foundation

  • Karen Sherman: American Dance Institute

  • Emily Johnson: MANCC

2014-15 National Residencies

  • HIJACK: MANCC

  • Aparna and Ranee Ramaswamy: MANCC

  • Joanie Smith: Tofte Lake Center

  • Wynn Fricke: American Dance Festival

2013-14 national Residencies

  • Carl Flink: American Dance Festival

  • Ananya Chatterjea: Tofte Lake Center

2012-13 National Residencies

  • Chris Yon: MANCC

  • April Sellers: MANCC

2011-2012 National Residencies

  • Megan Mayer: MANCC

  • Penelope Freeh: MANCC