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📣 ECS 2027 CHOREOGRAPHER APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! 

After almost four years, Mare Nostrum Elements’ Emerging Choreographer Series (ECS) is back—and applications for the ECS 2027 cohort are now open!

Five NYC-based choreographers will be selected to create and premiere a new 8–12 minute work at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center - @lpacinnyc
 
ECS provides the time, resources, mentorship, and production support to move your idea from its earliest stages to a fully produced performance: 

• $1,000 choreographic fee 
• $18/hr rehearsal fee for dancers
• $300 performance stipend for dancers
• Up to 35 hours of free rehearsal space 
• Professional development and one-on-one dramaturgical mentorship 
• Work-in-progress feedback from peers and industry leaders 
• Professional photo and video documentation 
• Two fully produced performances at LPAC 

No application fees. No production fees. No rental costs. 

We welcome emerging choreographers across all dance forms, styles, and cultural perspectives.

You don’t need a finished piece—we’re looking for a compelling new idea, a clear artistic vision, and the potential for growth. 

📅 APPLICATION DEADLINE October 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET 

💻 APPLICATION Q&As VIA ZOOM 
September 30 · 11 AM–12 PM ET 
October 3 · 1–2 PM ET 

Have a new choreographic idea you are looking to bring to the stage?

🎯 Find the application, complete information packet, and Q&A sign-up at the link in our BIO and on our website.

Questions? ecs@mnelements.org

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Photos from Euphonic Connection by ECS choreographer Mikaela Morisato

#ecs #ecs2027 #opencall #application #NYCChoreographers #NYCDance #DanceOpportunity #ArtistOpportunity #NewWork #QueensArts by @mnelements

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Happening today at 3 PM!

Mare Nostrum Elements presents The Wave Within Method: Human Rights in Motion as part of the IHRAF Queens Festival.

Join us today, Saturday, September 19 at 3:00 PM for an afternoon of movement, storytelling, and human rights.

🎟️ Get your tickets! link in bio. by @mnelements

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23 days ago

TODAY AT 3 PM!

Join us this Saturday, September 19 at 3 PM for The Wave Within Method: Human Rights in Motion, presented by Mare Nostrum Elements.

A performance that brings human rights into movement, the body, and the stage.

Tickets Available!

Come experience Day 2 of the IHRAF Queens Festival and support artists using their work to explore human rights.

#IHRAFQueens #HumanRightsArt #MareNostrumElements #DanceAndTheater #QueensNYC by @mnelements

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24 days ago

Celebrate Nicola’s birthday and Mare Nostrum Elements’ 25th anniversary with us! 🎉

Join us for The Wave Within Method: Human Rights in Motion, an immersive lecture-demonstration presented as part of the International Human Rights Art Festival - @ihrartmovement

Witness ECS alumni choreographers transform real-life concepts, emotions, and experiences into physical storytelling through MNE’s signature movement theater method.

📅 Saturday, September 19 at 3:00 PM
📍 Court Square Theater
44-02 23rd Street, Long Island City

Can’t join us?
You can still celebrate this milestone by contributing to MNE’s 25th Anniversary Campaign. Every donation, big or small, supports our continued work with dance and theater artists.

🎟 Tickets, event information, and donations are available through the link in our bio.

🙌Use discount code FOIHRAF for $10 off your ticket.

We hope to see you there! by @mnelements

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25 days ago

This Saturday 🙌!!

Join MNE at the International Human Rights Art Festival in Queens for The Wave Within Method lecture-demonstration - @ihrartmovement

Led by Nicola Iervasi, the event invites audiences to watch ECS alumni choreographers explore compositional tools and develop movement in real time. A Q&A with the artists will follow.

Saturday, September 19 3:00 PM Court Square Theater 44-02 23rd Street, Long Island City

Tickets are available at humanrightsartmovement.org and mnelements.org

Featured work: Le bleu déchirant du ciel / The Tearing Blue of the Sky by Caroline Brethenoux (ECS 2025)
Photo by Garrett Parker by @mnelements

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Our hearts are with our dear friend and Chair of our Board of Trustees, Amy Harrison, as she mourns the loss of her beloved mother.

Through the years, we came to know of Amy’s mother through the love and stories Amy shared with us, and we know how deeply she supported and encouraged Amy and her work in the arts.

Mare Nostrum Elements sends its deepest condolences, love, and strength to Amy and her family during this difficult time. by @mnelements

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Experience the choreographic process in real time 🌊

Join MNE on Saturday, September 19 for a special Wave Within Method lecture-demonstration, presented as part of the International Human Rights Art Festival in Queens - @ihrartmovement

Led by Nicola Iervasi, the event offers audiences an inside look at how ECS alumni choreographers use the method to transform ideas, emotions, and lived experiences into movement. Watch as they explore compositional tools and continue developing their material live, followed by a Q&A with the artists.

Saturday, September 19 3:00 PM Court Square Theater 44-02 23rd Street, Long Island City

Tickets are available at humanrightsartmovement.org and mnelements.org.

Photos from past ECS performances:
1. resonant;remnant — Ameeya Singh (ECS 2023)
2. Below the Bottom — Susanne McHugh (ECS 2025)
3. The Devil’s Advocate — Rohan Bhargava (ECS 2016)
4. They Were Once — Jacqui M Dugal (ECS 2025)
5. Zoo! — Grace Yi-Li Tong (ECS 2024)

#MareNostrumElements #IHRAFQueens #NYCDance #NYCArts #choreography by @mnelements

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DAY 2! SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 | IHRAF FESTIVAL: QUEENS

Saturday at the IHRAF Festival: QUEENS is all about movement, creativity, human rights, and the incredible diversity that makes Queens one of the most vibrant places in the world. 🌎

Join us for a full day of powerful performances and inspiring stories:

3:00 PM, The Wave Within Method: Human Rights in Motion
 Presented by Mare Nostrum Elements, this immersive lecture-demonstration explores how real-life experiences, emotions, and human rights concepts can be transformed into physical storytelling through dance and theatre.

📅 Saturday, September 19 📍 Court Square Theater 44-02 23rd Street, Long Island City, NY

🎟️ Come for one program or make a day of it, and bring your friends!

Queens is diverse. Queens is creative. Queens is human rights in motion.

#IHRAF2026 #IHRAFFestival #IHRAFQueens #HumanRightsThroughArt by @mnelements

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A beautiful weekend celebrating the @rovacodance Festival 2026, founded and directed by Rohan Bhargava—ECS alum, MNE Programs & Marketing Manager, and Founder & Artistic Director of Rovaco Dance Company. ✨ 
It was wonderful to see Rohan’s choreographic work take the stage at The Mark O’Donnell Theater, brought to life by the incredible Rovaco dancers, alongside work by @ishitamili and @imgedance , a short play by @nationalqueertheater ; and live music by @compass_trio and the duo @iamsonnysingh and @miwilalupa
 And, of course, the celebration wouldn’t have been complete without the incredible Indian snacks and drinks by resident chef @ashmita_91 ! 
We loved seeing so many familiar faces from the MNE family there to support Rohan and celebrate a weekend of dance, music, food, and community.
 💛 One of the things we value most about ECS is staying connected to our artists and continuing to support the work they create and produce. 
Congratulations to Rohan, the Rovaco dancers, and all the artists and collaborators who made this year’s festival possible!

More from @rovacodance coming soon 🙌 taken in The Mark O'Donnell Theater at Entertainment Community Fund Arts Center by @mnelements

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SHOW ALERT ✨ 
As Mare Nostrum Elements celebrates its 25th anniversary, it is proud to continue its collaboration with FINI Dance NYC by presenting the work by alum of the Emerging Choreographer Series (ECS): Tilted Glass by @isaac.j.iskra  ⠀ Originally presented as part of ECS #7 in 2020, Tilted Glass by Isaac Iskra explores aspects of the Autistic experience, including light sensitivity, unusual movement patterns and isolation. The work invites audiences to develop greater understanding and empathy for perspectives different from their own. ⠀ Presented at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as part of the Fini Dance Festival International Dance Awards Gala, this work celebrate the lasting impact of ECS and the continuing artistic exchange between New York and Italy. ⠀ —
 A Legacy That Continues ⠀ The presentation of Tilted Glass at the FINI Dance Gala is a celebration of the connections that can emerge when artists are given a platform to experiment, create and establish lasting relationships. ⠀ As Mare Nostrum Elements marks its 25th anniversary, the organization looks not only at the history of the Emerging Choreographer Series, but also at the artists who have carried that experience forward. ⠀ The FINI Dance Festival Gala underscores the enduring power of artistic collaboration—and the importance of creating opportunities for emerging choreographers to become the established artists of tomorrow.

@finidancenewyork
at Alvin Ailey Theater
August 30th
8 PM by @mnelements

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The Emerging Choreographer Series is more than a performance opportunity.

As part of MNE’s continued commitment to supporting ECS artists, alumni have the opportunity to participate in Work-in-Progress Residencies, receiving choreographic residencies, one-on-one mentorship, professional development workshops, and a public showing at @lpacinnyc to continue developing new work.

These photos capture this year’s 2026 ECS Work-in-Progress Residency Showing, featuring works by Heather Dutton, Emory Ferra Campbell, Maria Angela Talavera-Tejeda, and Isaac Iskra.

🎯Interested in joining the next ECS cohort? Stay tuned for the 2027 Emerging Choreographer Series Open Call, coming later this summer.

Photos by: Garrett Parker taken in LaGuardia Performing Arts Center by @mnelements

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