The Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC) at Florida State University seeks an Assistant Director of Creative Research and Operations. This multifaceted role is responsible for the administration of artist residencies, including supporting choreographic research, coordinating research-driven activities, public showings and managing post-residency evaluations. Beyond artist support, the Assistant Director supports grant management—providing administrative support for the end-to-end proposal process and assuring budget compliance—while assisting with media strategies to disseminate artist research through social media, publications, and the MANCC archives.
Embedded within the FSU School of Dance, this position additionally serves in a mentorship role providing students with access to Arts Administration experience. Candidates should possess a Master’s degree in Arts Administration, Dance, or a related field (or 7+ years of equivalent professional experience) and demonstrate a proven track record in budget management, complex logistics, and personnel supervision. This is a faculty-rank position “Assistant in Research” offers the opportunity to support nationally significant artists and aspiring students.
FSU is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Job Opening ID: 62562
https://jobs.fsu.edu
Photo: Community visioning session during Emily Johnson’s “Then a Cunning Voice and a Night We Spend Gazing at Stars” residency.
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Jeanine Durning came first to MANCC in 2008 as a performer with Deborah Hay and returned in 2018-2019 to develop her solo work "dark matter, selfish portrait" over multiple residencies. At MANCC she met with experts in physics, philosophy, and English literature, investigating the theory of dark matter, discussing Samuel Beckett’s influence on the search for meaning, and exploring feminist philosophy.
As part of the embedded writer's program, writer Jenn Joy accompanied Durning’s second residency. The resulting book, commissioned by MANCC, “nonstopping” featuring essays, a glossary, photos from the residency, and reflections on the process of making “dark matter, selfish portrait.”
Multi-residency and embedded writer support was provided by the Mellon Foundation.
20 years of movement. 20 years of process. 20 years of artist support.
Photo Captions:
Photo 1: 2018 Jeanine Durning
Photo 2: 2018 Durning
Photo 3: 2018 Durning, composer Tian Rotteveel, and writer Jenn Joy
Photo 4: 2019 Durning and Rotteveel
#Mancc #manccresidency
Alice Sheppard came to MANCC in 2017 to further the development of "DESCENT", a work that explores the experience known to all users of wheels: the raw pleasure of flying free down a slope. As part of the residency, Sheppard worked with collaborators to refine the lighting and the construction of the ramp, an architectural set piece integral to the work. "DESCENT" premiered in 2018 at New York Live Arts. Photos and video available on mancc.org
20 years of movement. 20 years of process. 20 years of artist support.
Photo 1: Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson of Kinetic Light rehearse on their ramp while at MANCC for "DESCENT" in 2017.
Photo 2: Sheppard and Lawson partnering on the ramp.
Photo 3: Technical Director Joe Fustal and Alice Sheppard in conversation about the ramp.
@kineticlightdance
#mancc #manccresidency #kineticlight
Congratulations to Mariana Valencia on the premiere of "Jacklean (Jacklean)" at ODC Theater in San Fransico this past weekend. We are honored to have supported Valencia and musician Jazzy Romero during their March 2024 residency, where they explored improvisatory choreographic scores, music, and text. Photos and video from the making of the work are available on mancc.org.
#mancc #manccresidency
@mmmarianavvvalencia@jazzygirl______
Image 1: Mariana Valencia during 2024 MANCC residency
Image 2: Musician and collaborator, Jazzy Romero
Image3: Jazzy Romero and Mariana Valencia
DaEun Jung engaged in a post-premiere residency in 2024 to further develop her evening-length dance project, "NORRI". Video footage from her residency is now available on mancc.org. Hear about Jung's creative process and her "NORRI" residency —an exploration of Korean folk dance, mathematical synchronization, and communal play.
Jung's residency was funded, in part, by the Mellon Foundation and the Sustainable Arts Foundation.
Image 1: DaEun Jung in rehearsal with performers Jack Ironstone, Arletta Anderson, Chantal Cherry, and Tulsi Shah.
Image 2: Performers in costume for rehearsal with Melody H. Shim singing.
Image 3: Jung, Anderson, and Shah in rehearsal.
Image 4: Musician Daniel Corral leads recording session with performers.
Image 5: Shim during recording session.
Image 6: "NORRI" performers in rehearsal.
@daeunychum
#mancc #manccresidency #daeunjungdance
20 years of movement. 20 years of process. 20 years of artist support.
Bay Area native Antoine Hunter, Purple Fire Crow, and his San Francisco-based Urban Jazz Dance Company—California’s only Black Deaf-led professional dance company gathered at MANCC to forward their work in 2023.
During their residency, Hunter and his collaborators pushed the boundaries of ASL Dance, a powerful genre that, for Hunter, merges American Sign Language with Jazz and unique Deaf rhythms. Visit mancc.org to check out the recently released residency highlight video.
The work developed at MANCC went on to be featured in the 11th Annual Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival!
Many thanks to the National Endowment for the Arts and the Mellon Foundation for supporting this residency.
@thegreatdancerah@neaarts@mellonfoundation
Image 1 - Urban Jazz Dance Company dancers rehearse in the Black Box Theater during MANCC residency.
Image 2 - Antoine Hunter, Founder and Artistic Director of Urban Jazz Dance Company, in the studio.
Image 3 - Urban Jazz Dance Company rehearses.
Image 4 - Urban Jazz Dance Company rehearses.
#mancc #antoinehunter
20 years of movement. 20 years of process. 20 years of artist support.
Celebrating over two decades of supporting the national dance field, we are turning our focus inward—to our archive.
For the past several months, we’ve been deep-diving into our history to preserve and celebrate the creative work that has unfolded within our studios. As one of only two national residency centers of our kind, our archive is more than just a record; it is a living history of choreographic creative process.
Stay tuned as we bridge the gap between our foundational past and our generative future.
Find details on featured artists at mancc.org
Featured Artist Image 1: la Convivencia - Spring 2024
Featured Artist Image 2: DaEun Jung's "NORRI" residency - Spring 2024
Featured Artist Image 3: Antoine Hunter's residency - Spring 2024
Featured Artist Image 4: Miguel Gutierrez's "Super Nothing" residency- Fall 2024
#mancc #manccresidency
Congratulations to the 2026 Guggenheim Fellows! Sending extra love and applause to MANCC artists Kyle Abraham, Silas Riener, Yanira Castro and nia love.
Your dedication to the craft and your contribution to the field is nothing short of inspiring. MANCC is honored to have been part of your creative journey!
Image 1: Headshots (clockwise) of Kyle Abraham, Yanira Castro, nia love, and Silas Riener.
Image 2: Kyle Abraham 2012 "Pavement" Residency. Photo by Al Hall.
Photo 3: Yanira Castro 2013 "Court/Garden" Residency. Photo by Simon Courchel.
Photo 4: Silas Riener 2018 "Desire Lines: translation" Residency. Photo by Chris Cameron.
Photo 5: nia love 2022 "underCURRENTS" Residency. Photo by Chris Cameron.
#GuggenheimFellows #MANCC
“la convivencia”, an artist-fueled, intergenerational exchange of movement-based performing artists who self-identify as puertorriqueñxs, having ancestry in the archipelago and living in Puerto Rico (Borikén) or in los Estados Unidos (Turtle Island) took place at MANCC in 2024. Excited to share the video and photos from this transformative gathering. Visit mancc.org to see more - link in bio.
“la convivencia” was made possible, in part, with support from the Mellon Foundation.
@acanarytorsi@nibia.pastrana.santiago@mellonfoundation@alejandramartorell@pepitomiente@diazalalicia1@edri_tuhermana@laperformera@xabielpr@healer_antonio@tallerdeotracosapr@crystal_sepulveda
#LaConvivencia #mancc #manccresidency
Photo 1: Antonio Ramos, Yanira Castro, Javier Cardona Otero, and Viveca Vázquez at MANCC during “la convivencia.”
Photo 2: Edrimael Delgado Reyes in the studio.
Photo 3: Yanira Castro lifted up by “la convivencia” group members.
Photo 4: nibia pastrana santiago leading a session in the studio.
Photo 5: Ramos, Castro, and Alejandra Martorell engaged in a group discussion.
Photo 6: Long table group discussion.
Excited to see Dance Magazine honoring the career and legacy of Ronald K. Brown in their latest feature.
In 2022, MANCC had the honor of hosting Brown as a Living Legacy Artist. During his residency, he furthered the development of "The Equality of Night and Day (TEND)"—a work exploring balance and equity.
Since its premiere at Jacob’s Pillow, TEND has moved audiences at the Joyce Theater and beyond. Congratulations, on four decades of transformative storytelling!
@evidencedance@dancemagazine
Photo 1: Cover photo of Dance Magazine featuring Ronald K. Brown
Photo 2: Demetrius Burns performing "The Equality of Night and Day (TEND)" during Ronald K. Brown's 2022 MANCC residency.
Photo 3: Breana Moore and Christopher Salango during "TEND" MANCC residency.
Photo 4: Isaiah K. Harvey, Austin Warren Coats, Christopher Salango, Breana Moore, and Stephanie Chronopoulos during the showing of "TEND" at MANCC.
#mancc #ronaldkbrown #evidencedance #dancemagazine #manccresidency #contemporarydance #fsudance #fsu #floridastateuniversity #artist #CoverFeature
nia love @nialovedance developed her work "UNDERcurrents", in part, at MANCC while in a UBW Partnership Fellow residency in 2022. While in residence, she collected footage experimenting with a variety of different techniques for both 360-degree and conventional filming methods along the Florida shoreline. Tuesday night she accepted a Bessie Award for Outstanding Choreographer/Creator for this work. Her residency was supported, in part, by The Mellon Foundation.
Congratulations nia, we are honored to have supported your work!
Photo 1: nia love (right) and Makeda Lily Love-Roney (left) at Cape San Blas, FL while in residency at MANCC.
Photo 2: nia love at Cape San Blas while filming and researching with collaborators during MANCC residency.
Photo 3: nia love experiments with projections at MOFA FSU while in residency at MANCC.
Edisa Weeks @delirious_dances developed her work "3 Rites: Liberty", in part, during a MANCC residency in 2020. During her residency she visited the Knott House Museum, where a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation took place in 1865, hosted a "roots party" where community contributed to the making of 1,865 roots out of paper and twine, and held two work-in-progress showings. Last night she accepted a Bessie Award for Outstanding Performer for this work. This residency was supported, in part, by The Mellon Foundation.
Congratulations Edisa, we are honored to have supported your work!
Photo 1: Edisa Weeks rehearsing at MANCC for "3 RITES: Liberty".
Photo 2: Edisa Weeks at the Knott House Museum.
Photo 3: FSU School of Dance FSU School of Dance students constructing roots with Weeks and company at the ROOTS Party.
Photo 4: Weeks performs a work-in-progress showing of "3 RITES: Liberty".
