James Ray residency
Assisting Local Artists:
>>Since 2017, the James Ray Residency Project has been providing Seattle-area based dance artists time and resources to fully develop their work, steward and grow new and current donors and patrons, and create better systems to facilitate the creative-performance cycle. It fosters the local dance ecology and enriches the city’s cultural landscape by helping artists put their best work forward, extend their reach through touring, and help them increase organizational capacity and sustainability.
2025 Artists in Residence
Artists: Vikas Arun & Apoorva Natarajan
Project Convergence
Project Convergence is a collaborative platform that integrates dance, technology, and social commentary. Their interdisciplinary approach challenges conventional boundaries and invites audiences into immersive, thought-provoking environments.
Previous Artists in Residence
2018
Coriolis Dance Company
Techtonic Marrow Society – Coleman Pester
Version Excursion – Erin Boyt
Julie Tobiason
Daniel Costa Dance
2019
Cameo Lethem
Forthun + Rome – CarliAnn Forthun Bruner & Ethan Rome
House of Verlaine – Lily Verlaine
Petra Zanki
SOTO + TOWER – Maya Soto & Nico Tower
2022
Alana O. Rogers Dance Company
PRICEarts N.E.W. Dance Company – Noelle Price
The Gray – Beth Terwilleger
Intrepedis Dance – Holly Livingston & Samantha Weissbach Williams
3rd Shift Dance – Xaviera Vandermay
2023
Degenerate Art Ensemble
Karin Stevens Dance
Mary Sigward + Artists
SLOWBURN Dance – Meredith Pellon
2024
Audrey Rachelle and Alex Oliva
Maia Melene D’urfé
Margaux Gex
Vania C. Bynum
2025
HYPERNOVA/Rainbow Fletcher
Project Convergence
Leah Russell
Rhea Kellere
Apply to the Program
Where and When to Apply
We will accept applications for the 2026 residency program starting October 6, 2025. The online application form will be available on our applications page. Please contact us at catherine@seattleidf.org if you have any questions in the meantime.