MOVO Space is a practice and performance incubator based in Minneapolis, MN, supporting the Twin Cities dance and movement ecology since 2018. 

Artist-run by co-leaders Valerie Oliveiro and Morgan Thorson, MOVO is rooted in the belief that dance and movement are practice-in-continuum—something tended over time with care and intention. Located in the Ivy Building for the Arts in the Seward neighborhood, MOVO offers studio space, programs, and community to experimental, process-based dance and movement makers, with a specific commitment to BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ artists of all abilities. Through programs including Major Maintenance, ALT/Pedagogies, and MOVO Company-in-Residence, MOVO creates conditions for artists to go deep into their own practices and inquiries—to value process, permission, and the slow work of artistic growth—while building a broader ecosystem where dance artists have the resources and community they need to thrive

Jerome Foundation supports a range of MOVO’s development programs, initiatives, and entry points for early career Minnesota-based choreographers and movement-based performing artists, including Major Maintenance, Alt/Pedagogies, and MOVO Company-in-Residence. 

• Major Maintenance is an open-ended space grant for BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA+ artists for one year to develop new work
• Alt/Pedagogies offers research time and a stipend for artists to delve into their own pedagogies and create a response for the field outside of dominant/normative structures
• MOVO Company-in-Residence provides a fledgling BIPOC and/or Queer performance collective with a consistent rehearsal and administrative home.

Across all programs, MOVO prioritizes artists whose practices challenge dominant forms and narratives.