After nearly a year-long hiatus, Same Planet returns to the studio to devise movement for future projects, inviting guest artists to participate in the company’s creative process. Over six weeks, an emerging Chicago based dance artist will participate in an experimental incubator with the ensemble, culminating with video documentation of the material generated over the course of the residence. The Work Room provides those in Chicago with an active interest in project-based dance the opportunity to garner experience working alongside Same Planet while expanding the company’s network and audience through new relationships with rising dance talent. Rather than returning to the company’s usual process of producing one evening-length dance examining a larger topic for a year, The Work Room encourages “quick and dirty” collaboration, creating with and for the bodies present in the room. The company will host four individual guest artists for six-week paid residencies, leaving each session with a surplus of material for future stage performance adaptations and a network of prospective ensemble members.