ARTIST RESIDENCY
Spring SEASON 2025
We are excited to announce this season’s Artist in Residency has been awarded to Cori Marquis.
Photo Credit: Steven Pisano
Cori Marquis is a movement artist and theater-maker. Under the name Cori Marquis + the Nines [IX], Cori presented work at numerous venues in California, Massachusetts, Arizona, Oregon, Connecticut, Michigan, and New York. Marquis has received residencies at Gibney/NY Community Trust, Fourth Arts Block, Duo Multicultural Arts Center, Chen Dance Center, and was granted the Bessie Schönberg Fellowship at The Yard, Martha’s Vineyard. Cori spent five years making comedic dance theater with Deborah Lohse and Donnell Oakley as the trio, LMnO3. Their first evening-length piece, B.A.N.G.S.: made in america, was commissioned by Dance Now NYC and premiered in 2016 at Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater. LMnO3 performed at American Dance Festival, SUNY Brockport's Summer Dance Festival, Dance Now Boston, Denver’s Clocktower Cabaret, The Yard, Dance Place in DC, Ringling International Arts Festival in Sarasota, FL, and Judson Church, Triskelion Arts, and 92Y. LMnO3 was granted residencies through Dance Now’s Silo, American Dance Institute/Lumberyard, SUNY Brockport, Fourth Arts Block and The Joyce Theater/Gibney Dance Center. Cori dances with Guggenheim Fellows and Bessie Award-winning choreographers Doug Elkins (since 2010) and Jane Comfort & Company (since 2015). Marquis also works in education and politics. BA: Stanford University
This 10-week long seasonal program provides 35 total hours of subsidized studio space over the course of 3 months. In addition to studio space, the Artist in Residence will receive a 10-class package and a 3 month Video Library Membership. Our hope is to offer an artist the time and space to develop work in a safe environment.
Our next season will run June-August 2025. Sign up below to be notified when applications open.
The Artist in Residency Program is supported by Community Members of The Floor and independent donations. Make a tax deductible donation to support the Artist in Residence Program.
