BAX x CDI: CUNY Dance Initiative x BAX Arts & Social Justice Residency
BAX and the CUNY Dance Initiative partner with Brooklyn College School of Visual, Media and Performing Arts to support a two-year arts & social justice oriented creative development residency with opportunities for teaching & public showings.
The residency includes:
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50+ hours studio space each year for use at either of BAX’s two locations (primary space: 421 5th Avenue in Park Slope and/or BAX’s Annex at 80 Hanson Place in Downtown Brooklyn, a ground floor and wheelchair accessible studio)
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25+ hours studio space at Brooklyn College each year
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Mentorship from BAX Senior Staff
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Free fiscal sponsorship via BAX throughout residency
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Residency honorarium of $3,000 each year
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Teaching opportunities at Brooklyn College and BAX
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Public engagement component, as appropriate for the selected artist/project
2025-2027, Chrybaby Cozie
Daniel “Chrybaby Cozie” Holloway is a Harlem-born pioneer of the Lite Feet movement—a high-energy freestyle dance that emerged in the early 2000s as part of the continuum of hip-hop culture. Deeply influenced by Harlem’s rich cultural legacy, he has dedicated his life to uplifting youth through dance, education, and community…
2023-2025, Enya-Kalia Jordan
Enya-Kalia Jordan, PhD ABD, is a choreographer, researcher, scholar, and teaching artist from Brooklyn, New York. She received a BA in Arts & Letters Dance from Buffalo State University and MFA from Temple University in choreography and performance. In 2023. she was named an “Artistic Visionary,” honored as Temple University’s 30…
2018-2019, Anna Gichan
Born deaf and raised hearing, Anna Gichan (she/her) is a performing artist and choreographer. Anna grew up as a competitive gymnast and contemporary dancer and received a BFA in Dance from Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts. Anna has been a member of the Movement Research Accessibility Advisory Team…