Hi-ARTS is thrilled to welcome Kevin Alicea, Elinor Kleber Diggs, Anichi Moon (Ching-I Chang), and Camille Simone Thomas as their 2026-27 Artists in Residence. Through CRITICAL BREAKS and SKY LAB, this group of Artists will spend the season experimenting, researching, and developing new work at Hi-ARTS.

This season, Hi-ARTS turns its attention to the possibilities of solo, duo, and quartet performance, bringing together projects spanning theater, movement, and performance. As CRITICAL BREAKS artists, Kevin Alicea, Elinor Kleber Diggs, and Anichi Moon (Ching-I Chang) will continue developing The Line, Oceans Between Our Names, and DUEL; and Camille Simone Thomas will concentrate on the research and development of Bad American. These works explore family, migration, memory, identity, love, connection, and abolition through distinct approaches. CRITICAL BREAKS is a residency program for artists who are in a pivotal phase of developing new theater and/or performance work. SKY LAB is a residency for artists who center the community in the development of their work.

Hi-ARTS is thrilled to announce its Spring 2026 Artists in Residence. Following Echoes of the Future, Hi-ARTS’ 25th Anniversary Celebration, and the organization’s timely return to Brooklyn, this artist cohort represents a milestone in Hi-ARTS' continued commitment to supporting artists of the Global Majority in the growth and development of new work.

Joining Hi-ARTS as CRITICAL BREAKS Artists are Nikhil Mahapatra, Maleek Rae, and Luz Lorenzana Twigg. CRITICAL BREAKS supports artists at a pivotal point in the development of their work. This season's SKY LAB Resident is MODArts Dance Collective, and their residency projects Collective Thread Residency and Move to Change. SKY LAB supports artists who center community at the root of their creative development. Nathan Yungerberg also joins the cohort as a Space Grant Recipient. Nathan will have access to Hi-ARTS’ rehearsal spaces and conference rooms for the ongoing development of his work.